“Are you trying to start a fight with me? Don’t think that you’re superior just because you got a spot in the family. If not for Justin, how long do you think you’ll be able to stay on the throne? Either way, I’m still impressed.” Amber suddenly lowered her body. “Hans already got his leg broken, yet you’re still attending the banquet with the assailant himself like nothing happened.”
Instantly, Rachel’s pupils contracted.
How did you know about it?
Even Julian had no clue that it was Justin who broke Hans’ leg, but Amber knew everything about it!
It was you!
Rachel immediately straightened her back.
The whole episode of Hans being beaten up and sent to the hospital-it was all part of Amber’s plan!
It must have been her!
To avoid the shares in her hand from getting transferred away, Amber came up with a plan to take Hans out to delay the transfer. Hence, she was always observing the entire incident, and that was also how she knew that Justin broke his leg afterward.
How could I have not seen this coming?!
As she stared straight at Amber, Rachel struggled to stand up by herself.
In response, her younger sister forcibly pressed her shoulder, shoving her back on the couch as she muttered, “Do you really think that Justin’s not aware of this? Do you know what he’s even more aware of? The fact that I’m the real heir to the Hudsons, and you’re but a worthless accident!”
Like a blade that pierced through her chest to the heart, those devastating words hit Rachel’s deepest wounds,
At once, Rachel’s eyes reddened with tiny blood vessels.
Curse you, Amber!
“Hmph!” Amber replied scornfully. “If curses actually work, nobody would be able to live in this world. Since you’re not doing anything about Gloria, I’ll do it myself, so you just wait and see!”
As she watched her sister’s leaving figure, Rachel couldn’t stop trembling as drops of tears flowed down her cheeks.
It’s because of me… It’s all because of me!
I shouldn’t have dragged Hans along in the first place!
Everything is too late now!
At this time, a person in a tailcoat walking across the room came into Rachel’s line of sight.
After regaining her senses, she seemed to have an epiphany. She swiftly held onto the couch as she struggled to get up.
After comforting Tina, Noah had exited the dressing room with a delighted face, clearly satisfied with the engagement party.
Although it was merely a business engagement, it was still a boost to his name as his fiance was known by the public to be exceptional in terms of looks, academics, and capabilities.
All of a sudden, he was blocked by a simple figure.
“You are?”
In front of him was a woman that appeared rather gentle with a pair of eyes that seemed to have wept earlier. Everything about her invoked pity.
Despite his history as a lady charmer, he had never seen one with such a look. At first glance, he had a slight indecent urge, to which he quickly took control of. “Rachel?”
‘I have something to tell you!
Rachel showed him her phone’s screen.
After adjusting his collar, Noah peeked around. “That’s not good, is it?”
‘It’s important, and it’s about Tina.
Upon reading that, he was slightly taken aback.
From the center of the banquet hall, the timbre of the piano graciously resonated throughout the air.
Meanwhile, every guest was awaiting the arrival of the lady of the night.
After fixing his bowtie, Jason, who was among the crowd, joyously waited for the official declaration of the integration between the Burtons and the Hindenburgs. Once that was accomplished, he would be even more respected among the board members in the Burton Group.
On the other hand, Gloria said, “I haven’t seen Rachel in a bit-let me go and get her.”
“Save it. She doesn’t like such gregarious atmospheres.”
Gloria peered at the man beside her in a daze. “You seem to know very well about her.”
At that, Justin slightly tensed his brows.
Even he himself was unaware that trivial matters had started popping up in his mind, such as her liking for sweet and sour foods, her love for desserts, and her preference for silence over merriness.
“I remember how you didn’t know how to read sign languages. Did you learn it for her sake?” Gloria’s voice pulled him from his thoughts.
“How do you really feel about her?”
Her volley of inquiries forced him to question his own subconscious, yet after a long time of thinking about it, he didn’t have a definite answer either.
“You’re in love with her.”
“No.”
Justin answered rather quickly.
Upon that, Gloria’s eyes dimmed. “In linguistics, when people give an answer so quickly without giving the question any thought, the person is most likely telling a lie.”
At that, Justin’s frown became deeper.
Before they could proceed with the conversation, music thundered across the banquet hall.
When they heard the music, the guests simultaneously turned toward the spiral staircase.
As she donned a snowy engagement dress, Tina appeared like a queen as she walked down the stairs to the platform of flowers, waiting for Noah to come and get her.
Noah, who came out from a door at the opposite side of the room in his ebony tailcoat, appeared as if he was particularly full of energy.
However, his expression was somewhat hideous as he furiously paced toward Tina.
A loud slap soon pierced through the banquet hall, leaving the masses’ jaws wide open.
Noah sent Tina falling against the railing with one smack as he yelled furiously, “You b*tch! Has it been fun toying with me for so long?”
Tina pressed her face and stared at him in disbelief. “How dare you hit me?”
“That’s not the only thing I want to do. I’m declaring that this engagement is officially canceled!”
“What?”
Jason rushed toward Noah in a panic. “Are you mental, Noah?”
“Am I mental?” Noah let out a disdainful scoff before he proceeded to pull Tina’s hair and violently strangled her neck. “This woman is so shameless! Despite our engagement, she’s been seeing another man behind my back, and she even bore a child for that imbecile! How bold of the Burtons to present such an unfaithful lady to the Hindenburgs! Tell me, who’s the crazy one here?”
Immediately, the guests gasped in shock and their whispers started filling the banquet hall.
At once, Jason’s face stiffened. “That’s nonsense, Noah! Who told you such crap? Don’t defame Tina like that!”
“Is that so?” Noah continued to tug Tina’s hair. The woman couldn’t stop shrieking as she yelled, “Ahh!”
“Enlighten me, then-whose child is it that’s inside you? Do you dare to take a DNA test?”
Instantly, Tina’s face turned pale as she covered her abdomen, too afraid to voice a word.
After he finished speaking, Noah shoved her away from himself.
When she fell to the ground, Tina let out yet another scream of pain as she held onto the rail of the spiral staircase, unable to help herself up.
Jason was deeply embarrassed by this, and he attempted to stop Noah’s frenzy. “Come on, Noah. Let’s talk about it properly afterward, okay?”
“Zip it!”
Noah shouted furiously. With a swing of a hand, he grabbed Tina by her face. “This must be the reason you tried so hard to intoxicate me, wanting to f*ck me so hastily that night, huh?”
As those humiliating words were loudly announced, the Burtons lost every trace of pride they had left.
