A LONG silence ensued after Victoria revealed the contract in front of everyone.
So, this is the sweet taste of success, she thought.
She was about to speak again when Franklin laughed mockingly, breaking the silence no one dared to do.
“Victoria, Victoria, my dear cousin, Victoria,” said Franklin.
She did not like the tone of his voice. It seemed like there was a hint of evilness in it. Well, wasn’t this cousin of hers evil? The devil might feel ashamed if she started to count Franklin’s wicked deeds.
“What now?” She still held her head high. But hid her hands inside her pocket when she felt them trembled.
“Do you really think we are dumb to buy this charade of yours?” Her cousin sneered.
She felt all her blood went up to her head. Victoria was not dumb, too, not to understand what Franklin meant by that.
“Charade?” Maximillian chimed in. “Don’t you have anything—”
“You better shut your mouth, Maximillian. You may be Victoria’s husband, but when it comes to business and internal family matters, you have no right to interfere,” Franklin cut him off without looking in his direction.
pockets. She could
to say… this contract is fake?” Her cousin raised her
what he was about to do. And before her husband could even reach Franklin and Iris, she met him halfway
She shook her
“But—”
grasped his arms. “Don’t do
her. However, she also knew the weight of the consequences if she let him do
her grandmother said
in her
is
check the authenticity of this contract,” Franklin chimed in and grabbed the folder from Iris’s hands. “We never know what Victoria could do just to get the
eyes
no longer control her
don’t know.
her hair and let out an exasperated sigh. She was about to curse at
“Take a look at this. The LS Group once again announced something
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