“Are you Mr. Cox’s cousin?” Neera asked.

The woman lifted her chin arrogantly, as if she were looking down on everyone. “Yes, what about it?”

She was Phoebe Cox, the adopted daughter of the third elder of the Cox family.

Neera observed her domineering manner and a mysterious smile played at the corner of her lips.

“Mr. Cox is such a polite gentleman. It’s surprising that his cousin lacks manners. She yells at guests and speaks rudely, yet no one in the Cox family reprimands her. The conduct of the Cox family is truly eye-opening,”

Phoebe’s sarcasm instantly infuriated her.

“Who are you calling ill-mannered? Do you even have the right to say such things? My cousin has been so helpful to you before, but what about you? How did you repay my cousin? The Cox family is now facing such a big issue-”

Before she could finish her sentence, Albert interrupted her, “Pheebs, watch your mouth.”

Phoebe quickly changed the subject, remembering Avery’s instructions not to mention the matter of reclaiming the Jagger family.

again, and what did you do in return? You’re off cozying up with other men, leaving my cousin out in the cold! What do you take my cousin for? Someone you can use and then discard? Now that you hold such great power, you don’t even consider my cousin anymore.

about Neera’s affair with Avery a long time ago, and it made her

their impending marriage, bound by an engagement, filled her

angry. She thought

she realized that she

Neera, which was why she couldn’t wait to

someone who could be easily bullied.

for a while now. Seeing that Neera was no longer stopping him, he didn’t waste any more

over Phoebe, her face twisting in agony. She thrashed wildly

Let go. Let

as she struggled to utter a few incoherent words.

still, his expression stern and

If you’re

even more, like an

face turned ashen. She was on the verge of suffocation, unable to utter a single

get involved. He had hoped that Phoebe would

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