Chapter 149
Chapter 149
Chapter 149 Lori never expected her son, Jamie would shun her, too. Content © NôvelDrama.Org 2024.
“Hang on,” came a cold voice that pierced the silence. It was Cedrick, and he was not about to let Lori go that easily. The organizer, Jones turned to look at him in fright. “M–Master Cedrick, do you need anything else?” Cedrick’s eagle-like eyes pierced through the air and scanned past Catelyn, landing on Lori.
One look from him was all it took for Lori to feel as though someone had grabbed her by the throat; her blood ran cold as it became increasingly difficult to breathe. She shivered and was instantly overwhelmed by the urge to leave as soon as possible. However, what Cedrick said next shattered her completely.
“Missus Mason has disrupted the order of the ball and assaulted a person in public. Isn’t it far too casual for you to leave just like this?”
Lori turned to face Cedrick without a trace of her earlier smugness, and she had nothing but fear left.
Cedrick was the eldest son of the Mason family. Lori, too, could not afford to cross him when even her father-in-law had to obey him.
Edwin’s lips curled into a faint smile as he said to Catelyn, “Kitty, since Ced has spoken out, why don’t you do the honor?” Catelyn was surprised to be mentioned suddenly and asked shyly, “What would you like me to do, Mister Atherton?”
“Didn’t this madam slap you across the face? Slap her, and make it double,” spoke Edwin carefreely, his eyes narrowed, as though he was merely speaking of the weather.
Lori jumped as chills ran down her spine.
‘Double?’ She thought, ‘Those two slaps are by Catelyn too, no less! If that happens, there will be no place for me in the elite community!’ “Are we supposed to bite a dog if it bites us? Just let her leave,”
said Catelyn carelessly and looked away. Lori felt anger boiling within her. Although Catelyn did not slap her, what she said had placed Lori in an even more humiliating situation. All the mocking stares she received from the guests left her in shame and she struggled to catch her breath. Her eyelids felt like they were as heavy as stones, and she fainted out of rage. Jamie and Queenie immediately called someone over to carry her to the corner to rest, and Catelyn had no intention of pressuring these people. The host eventually got to work and lightened the mood, and everyone put the incident
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In the corner, Queenie stared daggers at Catelyn, who was standing in the center of the hall. Louella came over to apologize, saying that she had not known that it was fake and that she would hold the auction organizer responsible for it. Queenie did not blame her for it and, instead, resented Catelyn. Lola’s face remained pale as she clenched her fists. Her eyes lit up when she suddenly came up with an evil plan. Pretending to feel guilty, she looked over at Queenie and said, “I’m sorry, Queenie. It’s not that we don’t want to help your mother, but it’s just that we couldn’t.”
“I know. This is all Catelyn’s fault,” Queenie said in frustration.
At this moment, Lola lowered her voice as she leaned toward Queenie’s ear, whispering,” What if I tell you that I have a way to destroy her reputation?” Queenie instantly stopped sobbing, and her expression slowly brightened. “Really? How?”