Chapter 42 A Scandal
Chapter 42 A Scandal
Three days later.
On the day of Daniel's grandfather's birthday party.
Wearing a dark green V-neck dress, with black hair, Kate gracefully came to the lively central Hall of
the Gu Family's mansion with flowers in her hands.
Rich people gathered inside.
Every woman was dignified!
When Daniel's grandfather had a rest, Kate walked towards him and said, "Grandfather, happy
birthday! Wish you a lot of luck, happiness and health!" Her voice was loud and clear.
"Wow, she is beautiful!"
"I heard she is Daniel's fiancee!"
"I must say that Daniel has good taste!"
Everyone applauded the performance of Kate.
"Your granddaughter-in-law is very beautiful!"
"She is good looking with a decent manner!"
"Yes, I must say, she wasn't at all what I imagined."
It turned out that Daniel's grandfather thought Kate wouldn't be so decent. If she was in such an
occasion before, her legs would have been soft. He didn't expect her to be so beautiful and have a very
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He was gratified that his grandson had a good taste.
Kate keenly observed the people around her. She knew that there were too many relatives of the Gu
Family, and then the elders of the five great families, who represented ninety percent of the wealth of
the city.
"Kate, sit here." The shrewd Ruby greeted Kate warmly.
Daniel's grandfather nodded with satisfaction. He waved at Kate and said, "Kate, your grandmother
have prepared a gift for you!"
Ruby patted on Kate's shoulder and gestured for her to go towards Daniel's grandfather.
"Grandfather, I can't accept this. This is too extravagant." Kate shook her head, pretending to be shy.
At this time, Daniel, dressed in a suit, came to the middle hall. He saw the delicate and beautiful Kate
at the first sight. Her dress was very fashion, very simple and decent. Long hair draped over her
shoulders, bright eyes and bright teeth, and light makeup suited her.
She looked pure and sweet.
She was acting like a pretty little highborn girl.
Hearing what Daniel's grandfather said, his grandmother was stunned. She lowered her head and
asked, "What gift?"
Daniel's grandfather turned his head and whispered to a servant, beckoning him to go back to the
backyard. The servant quickly took a beautifully packaged box, opened it with a snap, and then took
out a crystal clear green bracelet from it.
The bracelet looked quite valuable.
It was so delicate that made people cannot take their eyes off it.
Kate got a sneak peek at the bracelet.
'This is the Rolls-Royce of bracelets!'
Kate thought. She quickly glanced at them and shook her head. "Grandpa, grandma, it's too expensive.
I can't accept it!" As she spoke, she took a step back and deliberately glanced at the direction of Daniel
from the corner of her eyes.
Daniel was stunned. He didn't expect that she would turn to him for help, and he didn't expect that his
grandfather would give this bracelet to Kate. It was the heirloom of the Gu Family, which meant that his
grandparents acknowledged Kate as the daughter-in-law of the Gu Family.
So he strode forward to persuade Kate, "Take it. It's grandpa and grandma's love."
"Thank you, Grandpa and grandma!"
Kate nodded and took over the gift with her hands.
She didn't feel she could say no.
All of a sudden, she felt a kind of bone devouring coldness rolling over from the back of her head, like
carrying the ice in the North Pole. The coldness made the blood all over her body freeze, which made
her four feet numb. She turned her head, but found nothing.
She touched her neck and felt a little cold.
But no one turned on the air conditioner in the room.
'What's going on?' Kate was confused.
At this moment, more people gathered here.
Someone shouted, "Mr. Gu, I'm waiting for their wedding."
"I'm waiting for Mr. Gu to have a grandson!"
"We should choose a good day!"
"Can we have a big wedding party?"
"No, problem!" Daniel's grandfather talked happily with everyone.
He was in high spirits because he involved in so many happy events.
Betty and her mother were standing not far away from Daniel's grandfather.
Betty, who was dressed in white, looked at the middle hall with her mother jealously. She was so angry
that she gritted her teeth. "Mother, why does the Gu Family like that bitch?"
"I will tell you a story that I don't know before.
Yesterday, your father told me that the little bitch's mother had saved Daniel's grandfather's life, so the
two families got married. I heard that Daniel's grandfather values friendship and he doesn't want to
cancel the marriage," Carla told his daughter the whole story of her stepdaughter's engagement.
"What about Ruby and Daniel's grandmother's attitude?" Betty asked.
"Of course his grandmother will listen to her husband. As for Ruby, she is a cunning fox who will bite
people to the bone. Behind her is the Leng's Group, the powerful man in the capital. You can't offend
her in the future," Carla said to his daughter.
"It's so troublesome!" Betty was a little annoyed.
"Gu Family has immense wealth. If you can marry Daniel, you can have a better life." Carla sighed,
"Your father's wealth is almost running out these years, so you have to marry into the Gu Family. Do
you know? If you want to have a better life, you must marry Daniel."
"I know. I will try my best to do it," Betty said and touched her belly. She was also worried.
She had planned to have a shotgun marriage.
But... She was not pregnant.
As soon as they looked up, they found that Kate was walking towards the bamboo grove. Betty
immediately followed her and walked behind her in a few steps.
There was only a quiet lake beside the bamboo forest, and no one was around.
Standing by the lake, it was very cold. Knowing that her sister was following her, Kate said coldly,
"Come out. I know you are there." She didn't even need to turn her head.
The two then stood side by side of the lake.
Betty turned her head to look at Kate and said fiercely, "You have extorted so much money from me.
Why don't you let my brother-in-law go? No, he is not my brother-in-law. He is Daniel." Betty didn't want
to call Daniel brother-in-law now. After all, she had a relationship with Daniel.
"The money is mine!" Kate stared coldly at the shameless Betty.
"But that's my card!" Betty shouted.
"The money belong to the Xiao Family! But your last name is Chen!" Kate fought back.
"You!" Betty was so angry that her face turned pale. She pointed at Kate without saying a word for a
long time. Finally, she had to sarcastically say, "Do you want to know how I cured my face?" I thought
you were really something! But I'm wrong."
"It's not a big deal! I don't care. I just know you have a cosmetic surgery," Kate said calmly.
"Whether my face is natural or man-made, Daniel likes it," Betty said jealously, trying to irritate Kate
deliberately. On the contrary, Kate was not angry at all.
"I want to negotiate with you today,"
Betty continued.
"You propose to break off the engagement right away," she said.
"What if I don't do it?" Kate asked.
"Then I won't be so polite to you!" Betty shouted.
"I don't care," Kate replied.
Looking at the green lake, a thought came to Betty's mind.
Gritting her teeth, Betty closed her eyes and jumped into the lake.
"Help!
Help!
Help! I can't swim!"
Betty shouted as she struggled in the water, wishing that everyone in the world could hear her.
Carla appeared at once and shouted, "Kate, why did you push your sister into the water? Why? Tell me
why? What if anything bad happens to her? Why are you so cruel?"
Many people were attracted by her crying.
Kate chuckled. It turned out that they were going to play tricks.
When Daniel rushed over, he saw Betty, who had been saved ashore, lying in Carla's arms with a pale
face and trembling all over.
"Daniel... Don't blame my sister. I slipped into it by accident," Betty stammered.
Daniel was so angry after hearing this.
Daniel turned his head and walked straight to Kate. He raised his big hand and directly slapped her
face. Kate didn't move. When his palm was close, she slightly turned her head and dodged his big
palm.
Hatred and coldness burst out from her eyes. The one who dared to beat her had not been born yet.
Everyone was stunned and started to talk, "Kate framed her sister!"
"So cruel!"
"Did she want to make her sister drown in the lake?"
"Kill her to keep her mouth shut!"
"What a mess!"
"I mean, you think you know someone."
Suddenly, a big screen captured the public's imagination.
A video was displayed on a large electronic screen of dozens of meters high by the lake. It was
supposed to be used to show the photos of the birthday party, so it was very high and everyone could
see it.
Someone started to show the video.
The scene was filmed in a hotel.
In a room, there were two people.
A woman and a man were having sex on the bed. They were naked.
They were kissing each other again and again.
The woman's voice was very inelegant. The scene was very unsightly.
Some children immediately covered their eyes and ears.
Everyone was stunned, but they said differently, "Is it because Kate's sister colluded with her brother-
in-law?"
"So Kate was angry and she wanted to drown her sister for revenge?"
"No, I don't think so.
It's obvious that Kate's sister is scheming!"
"Yeah, I agree with you. Kate's sister looks very scheming."
The pictures on the electronic screen were still going on, very clear!
"Enough! Stop it! Immediately!" A majestic voice resounded through the bamboo grove by the lake.
Daniel's grandfather was so angry that he stared at Daniel not far away and pointed at him with his big
hand. "Come here!"
He regretted that Daniel didn't live up to his expectations.
A few seconds later.
The video stopped.
Daniel stood there in astonishment, at a loss what to do. How could this be?
He was stunned.
Wasn't this the day he had sex with Betty?
How could this be?
Who recorded it?
He stood there with his head down.
"Daniel, is it true?" His grandfather asked sternly.
"Grandfather... I..." Daniel felt guilty.
"Don't call me grandfather!" His grandfather was so angry that he raised his crutch and hit his grandson
hard. With a bang, he hit Daniel hard.
Ruby was so frightened that she closed her eyes and her chest trembled.
"I want to call off the engagement!" Daniel shouted.
"No way!" His grandfather was furious.
Looking at the scene in front of her, Kate thought, 'Mr. Gu, beat Daniel a few more times to relieve my
hatred!' The she deliberately showed a look of grievance on her face.
She looked delicate and touching.
A few seconds later, Daniel's grandfather wanted to hit Daniel again.
When he raised his crutch again, Kate rushed over on purpose, stopped him with both hands and
begged bitterly, "Grandpa, it's all my fault. Don't hit him." Her face was full of pain and tear stains.
The people around them twitched their mouths, "So Kate really loves Daniel!"
"Why does she still plead for her sister and her fiance?"
"Maybe she is still so infatuated with Daniel."
"It's really difficult for her!"
"Yes, her sister has a secret affair with her fiance. It is a hard story to take on board."
Everyone around Kate was defending her.
"I think she should drown her sister again!"
"I heard that Kate is as timid as a mouse. How could she drown her sister? Maybe her sister jumped
into the lake by herself." "If Kate wants to ruin her sister, she might not do it today."
"Do you mean that her sister is a secret mistress and was playing tricks?"
"Can't you see that?" People continued to talk with each other.
There was only one eye that emitted a faint cold light. The cold light fluctuated, like a lake blown by the
wind.
His eyes liked a spotlight on the lake.