Chapter 1011

Madelyn, holding the plate of peeled grapes, stood up and approached the woman who had earlier

commented. The crowd watched in surprise as Madelyn, unperturbed, placed the plate on the table. She

said gracefully, “I’m on a diet and can’t finish these alone. Please, consider this a gift from him, and I hope

you enjoy them.”

The woman, who had been joking, was taken aback and stammered, “N-n-no… Mrs. Jardin, I was just

joking.”

Kevin frowned as he observed from a distance, curious about Madelyn’s intentions.

Madelyn reassured the woman softly, “It’s okay, please share them. I’m going to wash my hands in the

restroom.”

When another woman offered to accompany her, Madelyn declined with a polite smile, “No need, I can

manage. Enjoy yourselves.”

At that moment, Cecilia interjected sharply, “Ms. Jent, if you’re trying to humiliate someone, pick a more

a company event, not a

confronted Madelyn. It

had risen from an assistant, had

replied with measured calm, “Ms. Stamford, you might

others. It could seem like you lack basic social etiquette. A

before you speak. But do tell me ladies, do you feel

a poised smile, starkly contrasted

with the grapes, oblivious to the brewing tension, cheerfully said, “No, not at all. Mr. Jardin

them, and Mrs. Jardin

“Shut up. It’s not your place to speak.”

the woman fell silent.

continued, “Ms. Stamford, she’s an employee here. You’re humiliating her without cause. If this is

Corporation behave, it’s

Cecilia sneered, “You…”

Madelyn interrupted, “Ms. Stamford! Please, address me as Mrs. Jardin.”

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ring, her tone gentle yet assertive, effortlessly

hostility.

confidence, retorted, “What’s there to

even

company? You’ve always held in contempt those like her,

the home, serving no real purpose. In the previous lifetime, Madelyn was never

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