Chapter 271 He Is Taken
Shifting his gaze on the pair of hands that were grabbing tightly onto his arm, Samuel discreetly shrugged off Susan’s hands.
Back then, he did not mind that she held his arm this way since he treated her as his sister, and more importantly, he did not have a beloved woman then.
But it was no longer the same now.
He was now taken.
He had to steer himself away from any ambiguous behaviors or situations.
In contrast, Susan was both shocked and upset by Samuel’s action. But on second thought, she felt better after comforting herself that Samuel would soon see Natalie sleeping with another man.
And when that happened, she would stay by his side so that she could make the heartbroken man fall in love with her.
Shortly after, some people from the Leister family made their way over too.
There were Alfred, Wyatt, Joycelyn, and Phoebe’s parents.
Contrary to the crowd, Alfred had humiliation written all over his face. He was furious to learn that such a disgraceful act had happened in the Leister family’s territory.
“Hurry! Separate this scumbag and wench, Edwin!” Alfred was infuriated.
“Got it.”
Edwin went up to the couch and pulled the man and woman, who were both still in a groggy state, apart.
At one glance, Edwin immediately recognized that the woman was Phoebe. Puzzlement swamped him so much he stood frozen at the spot for a long time. Having served the Leister family for so many years, he could not bear to see them in embarrassment. He wanted to do what he could to protect Phoebe from everyone’s view.
“Edwin, why are you standing there?” Alfred yelled.
“I-I…” Edwin could not bring himself to say anything.
“Move aside. I want to see for myself who these two imbeciles are!” Edwin’s silence only made Alfred blow his top off.
Despite so, Edwin clenched his teeth tight and did not budge.
Noticing Edwin’s reaction, Susan frowned. What on earth is he doing over there without moving?!
A vortex of anger swirled inside Alfred as Edwin still stood motionless, refusing to move at all.
“Get lost!” Alfred shoved Edwin aside.
Following that, the crowd squeezed closer to get a better look at the faces of the pair.
The man was unattractive and had hideous facial features. What made it worst was how he had a raunchy and indecent vibe from head to toe.
However, everyone could recognize the woman with one glance.
“Oh my gosh! Isn’t that Phoebe?”
“Yeah! Wow, I can’t tell she’s such a person! Why would she do such a shameless act?”
“She looks so innocent; yet, she engages in such a shameless thing behind everyone’s back!”
“That guy looks so horrible, but Phoebe still sleeps with him. Wow. Is she just not picky? Or does she have a peculiar taste for men?”
Upon realizing that it was Phoebe, George and Winnie dashed over to the couch. George hurriedly took off his coat and put it on his daughter.
“Phoebe, why would you…”
“Phoebe, get a hold of yourself.”
Winnie was pinching Phoebe so tightly the latter was eventually jolted back to realization and gradually opened her eyes.
The only thing she remembered was that she was preparing to leave after seeing Natalie lying unconscious on the couch. Anything after that was a hazy memory to her.
“Dad, Mom, why are you all…”
Before she could complete her sentence, Phoebe suddenly realized that she had George’s coat draped over her body. She had nothing on below that. Beside her, the man was also undressed and trying to catch his breath.
She quickly swept her gaze across the crowd, where she spotted countless pairs of eyes filled with contempt and mockery fixated on her.
At once, Phoebe began shuddering in fear, seemingly recalling what had happened.
“N-No… Things aren’t like what you think… I-I didn’t do it!”
Tears were rolling down her face uncontrollably as she tried to defend herself. However, everyone present seemed to trust their eyes more than her words.
As a man who had married into the Leister family, George had spent years earning his respects from the others gradually. It was not an easy feat for him; unfortunately, his daughter had become his greatest shame now.
Unable to restrain his rage any longer, he served a merciless slap across Phoebe’s face.
“Phoebe Leister, shut up!”
