“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.

has helped you and the Gordon family time and 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

Avery a long time

by an engagement, filled her with jealousy,

She thought it was

she

Neera, which was why she couldn’t wait to humiliate

who could be easily bullied.

had been holding back for a while now. Seeing that Neera was no longer stopping him, he didn’t

wave of overwhelming urgency washed over Phoebe, her face twisting in agony. She thrashed wildly against. Zephyr’s grip, scratching

You… Let go. Let

turned a mixture of red and purple as she

Zephyr remained completely still, his expression

have fared well after speaking ill of Ms. Garcia. If you’re so eager to court death, I’d be more than happy to

grip even more, like

blink of an eye, Phoebe’s face turned ashen. She was on the verge of suffocation, unable to

involved. He had hoped that Phoebe would give Neera a hard

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