Silly Bride

Chapter 279

even tolerate that? What a petty woman you are.”Her excuses were so terrible that even Helen found them a bit unacceptable.As the older cousin, Helen believed she had the obligation to persuade the arrogant Margaret.After she coaxed Margaret for a while, the latter finally gave in.“Fine!” Margaret took a deep breath. “It’s just an apology. I’ll do it.”“Okay.” Winnie took a step back and stood beside Emily. “Please give my grandmother a sincere apology right now.”Margaret lowered her head and began, “I’m sorry, Lady Joshua. I misspoke earlier, and my attitude wasn’t exactly nice. I hope you can forgive me. Aside from that, I’d like to apologize to the entire Speiser family. I shouldn’t have made those claims without even knowing the truth. Please forgive me.”Not wanting to make things difficult for someone younger than her, Emily patted Margaret’s shoulder and said, “It’s inevitable for you young people to be prideful. I accept your apology.”With that, Emily linked arms with Winnie. “Let’s head to the third floor.”The VIP lounge of Champes was located there. Emily could not wait to see the gown, for she was certain that Winnie would look gorgeous in it.Just then, Margaret called out to them from behind, “Wait, I have one more question!”Winnie knitted her brows, feeling impatient.On the other hand, Emily looked calm without any trace of annoyance on her face.Helen couldn’t help breaking out in cold sweat when she heard Margaret. She’s so fearless, huh? I can’t believe she dares to provoke the one and only duchess of Yartran. “Margaret, what are you up to?” Helen asked in a low voice.Margaret huffed and tightened her fists. “I have to clarify something with them in person.”As she spoke, Winnie and Emily had turned back to them.“Is there anything else, Ms. Margaret?” Winnie demanded with a frown.“Yes, there is.” Margaret glanced at the two staff members beside them and asked, “I have a question. Isn’t it stated in your rules that you only accept one VIP guest every day? I remember that very clearly. I even received a call from you before I came here today, confirming my time of arrival. I’m sure you can’t deny this fact, right?”The staff members knew right away what Margaret was up to, but they could not lie. “Yes, that is true. We cannot deny that.”“Very well!” Margaret raised her chin proudly. “Then I want you to explain something to me. You already knew that I will be visiting today. How come Lady Joshua and her granddaughter, Ms. Vivian, were able to enter this place at the same time as me? You clearly saw that Ms. Vivian didn’t come here just to visit the showroom. She was going to head to the third floor! Since when did you start contradicting yourselves?”“Uh…” One of the staff members looked troubled. It was obvious that he didn’t know how to deal with the situation.However, the other staff member immediately answered, “Ms. Margaret, please let me explain. Your personal designer, Ms. Caroline, will be attending to you soon. As for Lady Joshua, she will be received by Mr. V personally. Although you’re here at the same time, you won’t be affecting each other in any way. Moreover, it is worth mentioning that Lady Joshua is our VVIP guest. She is entitled to this privilege.”“What?” Margaret was stunned when she heard the words “VVIP” and “Mr. V.” She ranted, “I have never heard that you have a VVIP tier here. Are you looking down on me? Had you mentioned it to me before, I would have secured myself a slot.”“Ms. Margaret, just because you’re not aware of it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Besides, the VVIP tier is not available to everybody. We hope you can understand.”“I don’t! Why should I understand? This is unfair. I’ve waited for an entire year for this opportunity, and now, you’re telling me that someone else can cut in line and even see the chief designer. This is unacceptable!”Margaret’s outburst left the staff members speechless. Yartran is a capitalist country, and this young lady was born an elite. While she enjoyed the convenience and privileges her status brought her, has she ever considered how unfair this is to ordinary citizens? Lady Joshua is a duchess. What makes this young lady think that they can be compared to each other?“I don’t care!” Margaret was so irritated that she almost burst into tears. “I want a reasonable explanation. Otherwise… Otherwise, Helen will expose this outrageous situation!”This time, it was Helen’s turn to be stumped for words.“Margaret, this is how business works. They didn’t break any laws or morals. Nothing will happen even if I expose them,” Helen advised Margaret in a soft voice.“Fine. Just let me meet Mr. V, the man who owns half of Champes. I have to ask him what I should do to become a VVIP member.”“But you don’t have an appointment with him, Ms. Margaret,” the staff member reminded.“That’s because I didn’t know you have a VVIP tier! I would have made a reservation early on if I had known!”“But becoming a VVIP member is not as easy as you think, Ms. Margaret.”“Then what am I supposed to do?” Margaret had always acted courteous whenever she visited before, but on this day, she lost her composure out of her rage and embarrassment. “Explain everything clearly all at once!”Feeling helpless, the staff member said, “I’m sorry, Ms. Margaret. We’re not quite sure about it either.”Margaret laughed out of exasperation upon hearing that. “Are you kidding me? How could you tell me you’re not sure about it?”“That’s enough!” Winnie could not stand it anymore. “Why are you giving the staff a hard time? Since you want to find out