Chapter 697 The Grudge Between Us
That was the first time someone ever called Charlotte stupid, and she snapped angrily, “Hey, you can’t call your own niece an idiot, you… you old git!”
“I don’t seem to recall you ever respecting me as your uncle.”
“You…”
Leanna couldn’t stand by anymore, and she pulled Charlotte away. “Okay, things are getting stuffy here, so why don’t you come with me?” Charlotte was dragged away from the battlefield.
Once they were gone, Joseph said, “Never thought we’d meet under these circumstances. Fate is an odd mistress indeed.”
Aidan said coolly, “This is what you wanted to see, isn’t it?”
Joseph smiled, staring ahead silently. Justin had arrived, and his assistant pushed him over to them. Justin said, “Hello, Aidan. Hello, Mr. Woodley.” He then turned to Lachlan. “And who might this be?”
Joseph didn’t tell him it was Lachlan. “He’s my brother.”
Justin smiled. “The Woodleys sure are filled with talented people.” He turned to Aidan. “Is Leanna not here?”
“She just left.”
Justin said, “Mr. Woodley told me that the ring we’ll be auctioning off belonged to Leanna’s mother. I’ll take the ring off the list so you can give it to her.”
smiled. “It’s alright. I’ll win the bid
left before the ball starts. It’s a rowdy place here, so why don’t
Joseph nodded. “Of course.”
ahead, and Joseph walked
“Did
left Jamesdon, Joseph’s been staying in another
he leave the
…
they left the hall, Charlotte asked, “So, what
silent. She stared into Charlotte’s beautiful eyes,
grasp her heart. She asked,
and Leanna said, “I’ll tell you once we get
light in Charlotte’s eyes dimmed. Something
to say something, she saw Theodore leaving the hall as well, and he was skulking toward the corridor on
after all he’d
Charlotte asked dumbly, “Why?”
looked at Theodore and whispered something to Charlotte, then she followed Theodore. Charlotte quickly went back into
Daphne. She strolled around the ballroom when she came, but since the celebration
as
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