Chapter 27
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But the moment she saw Rosalie sitting there, utterly indifferent and showing not even a shred of remorse, a cold sneer flickered in Claudia’s eyes.
Claudia thought. Julian’s right here, and she can’t even be bothered to put on a show? Does she really think she can do whatever she wants just because she’s Mrs. Galloway now?
Tssac’s dead. There’s no one left to keep Julian in check. And I called Rosalie young on purpose, yet Helena is even younger than her by a few months, and look how sweet and considerate she is
Every word out of Claudia’s mouth was a carefully laid trap, designed to make Rosalie look bad.
If Rosalie were still the same foolish girl who couldn’t live without Julian, she might’ve been worried about how they were trying to turn him against her. But now, she couldn’t care less.
Rosalie thought, a slow, amused smirk tugging at the corner of her lips, ‘Go on, keep up the performance. I have to admit, these two are damn good at playing their roles.
Sure enough, the moment Claudia finished speaking, Edward’s face darkened with irritation. “Young? She’s twenty years old. How is that still young? Helena is even younger than her, and just look at the difference between them.”
Claudia put on a bitter smile, her expression tinged with helplessness. She even cast Rosalie an apologetic glance, as if silently conveying that she had done everything in her power as a stepmother–if Edward refused to listen, there was nothing more she could do.
After all, Edward was Rosalie’s biological father. It was only natural for him to discipline her.
Rosalie, completely unmoved by Claudia’s sickeningly insincere display, simply stirred her coffee in a slow, idle rhythm, the tiny silver spoon clinking softly against the porcelain.
Edward ignored Claudia’s supposed attempts to mediate and proceeded to recount the entire matter to Julian in detail. Julian finally spoke, his voice calm but laced with an edge of something unreadable, “She said all that?” His expression remained impassive, but the slight furrow of his brows gave him away–he was displeased.
Everyone in the Graham family immediately perked up, feeling a surge of satisfaction.
Especially Claudia and Helena. They were practically reveling in the moment, convinced that they had finally made Julian see Rosalie’s cruel, sharp–tongued nature. The thought of him growing disgusted with her filled them with unspeakable joy.
