The Mysterious Billionaire

How could he see through the meaning behind her words?

Joseph completely ignored what Elizabeth had said, it was as if she wasn't even there.

Elizabeth on the other hand wanted to disappear into thin air out of embarrassment as she had gotten no reply. Did Joseph think that she would give up just because he had ignored her?

Elizabeth was clear about the feelings Paisley's feelings towards Joseph. Paisley should be burning with jealously now as Joseph and Paige were flirting with each other in front of her.

All she needed to do was to give Paisley a little push and she could get into Paisley's good graces. Paisley must be desperate for someone to step in and back her up right now.

Elizabeth decided to suck up to Paisley instead by filling up her plate, "Miss Anthony, I hope you're enjoying the food. How is it working with Joseph?"

"It's alright," Paisley replied coldly, having heard about all of Elizabeth's cunning tricks.

Paisley was smart enough not to fall into Elizabeth's trap. Taking Elizabeth's side would be the most foolish thing to do as she would be offending both Hayden and Joseph.

Elizabeth did not give up even though she was met with a cold reply.

"Are you getting along with Joseph?"

"Yeah, Mr. Dawson has been kind enough to take care of me," Paisley couldn't believe that Elizabeth was actually asking about her relationship with Joseph when everyone had their eyes on the new couple.

Had Joseph not embarrassed Elizabeth enough after blatantly ignoring her in front of everyone?

She had planned to ignore Elizabeth throughout the dinner too, but Elizabeth's remark had crossed the line.

Paisley moved the food that Elizabeth had given her to the side of the plate.

Elizabeth was furious.

This meant that Paisley was indicating that she was refusing to go along with Elizabeth's plans.

Even though she appeared calm on the surface, she was actually secretly enraged at how both Paisley and Joseph had ignored her. Elizabeth tried to approach Paisley once more after calming herself down.

"Ms. Anthony, please continue to take care of Joseph at work. Despite his cold appearance, he's actually a warm-hearted person! He might not be as capable as you but this is Joseph's first job after all. He might be a little stubborn as well because he has been spoiled by Mr. Dawson, but please just bear with him for a little bit."

Paige had been planning to ignore their conversation but Elizabeth's words had piqued her curiosity, "Why Joseph, I didn't know that you were so close with Madam Dawson?"

Joseph returned her smile as he handed a bowl of soup to her, "Leave her be. She reminds me of crow. Those creatures enjoy the attention given to them. The more you pay attention to her, the louder she caws."

Elizabeth felt that she was about to explode with rage when she heard that she was being compared to a crow. If she could not convince Joseph or Paisley to side with her, she would have a go at Paige instead.

Elizabeth turned to Paige and glared at her coldly, "This is a dinner for the senior executives of the Dawson Group. Even if you were still an employee, you would have no right to attend. Oh right, that reminds me, you've already resigned..."

Joseph cut her off almost immediately, "Don't you dare question my authority. Are you saying that I can't bring my girlfriend along with me to events now?"

Silence had fallen upon the once boisterous hall. Elizabeth couldn't believe that Joseph was going against her in front of all the other senior executives.

Elizabeth had never had a solid position in the Dawson family as Hayden never paid any attention to her. However, Joseph had never meddled in her affairs and he had always put up a polite facade in front of her, until now.

Elizabeth immediately snapped at Joseph out of shame, "Joseph, watch your attitude! Why are you being so rude to me?"

"My attitude? Please, if you wanted someone to follow your every order, you should've gotten yourself a pet instead! Oh wait, is this because my brother not giving you enough attention that you want reassurance from being in the spotlight of every single event that you attend?"

Charles was flustered at Joseph's question, "Hey Joseph, Elizabeth is your sister-in law, you shouldn't embarrass her in front of others just because of a few words she said right?"

"That b*tch doesn't deserve to be my sister-in-law. I only have one and she's dead! Dad clearly stated that this woman would have no authority in the Dawson family because of her past actions, and now she's trying to comment on everything that I do! Can't I defend myself now?"

Joseph smiled coldly as his gaze fell on Elizabeth's pale face.

"Elizabeth, this is my final warning, do not cross the line. I am not as forgiving as Charles, so you better watch your words in front of me. The next time you decide to comment on my actions again, I will not let it go." Joseph's warning rang through the silent hall clearly.

Charles was fuming with anger at his words, but Hayden continued eating as he ignored the whole scene.

Once Joseph was done, he put down his chopsticks before saying, "Enough of this, let's enjoy our meal."

The senior executives were shocked as how Hayden had not spoken up even though Joseph had embarrassed Elizabeth in front of everyone. This clearly showed that Elizabeth had no solid authority in the Dawson Group after all.

After this incident, everyone present knew that it was useless to get in her good graces now as she was not the Lady of the Dawson Family.

This was a turning point for her. Elizabeth would be treated as a commoner from now on.

Both Charles and Elizabeth had lost their reputation in a quick moment. In front of Hayden, Charles could not even protect Elizabeth as he had to keep up the 'brotherly' pretense with Joseph.