Chapter 127
Chapter 127
This was a high–end area, a location where the elite often gathered.
Most of the people passing through were powerful figures, their faces scrunched in displeasure, occasionally murmuring in hushed tones.
Chloe caught snippets of conversations, something about the Baker Family and the Stewart Family.
Her face flushed with embarrassment, the sensation of shame almost making her want to cover her face with her hands.
These people were some of the most influential figures in Virelia, people she could never hope to associate with, even if she spent her entire life trying.
She had been planning to climb the social ladder in Virelia’s upper circles, and now, she didn’t want to become the subject of everyone’s ridicule.
Chloe’s gaze shifted, and it landed on Ethan, who had been silent all this time, his face dark with a brooding expression as he stared at Raffle Hotel.
She noticed something.
When Ethan had gone to the garden with Howard and Griffin earlier, his eyes had immediately fixed on Sophia
Even though the security had held him back, he hadn’t resisted. His brow furrowed, his gaze unwavering, focused entirely on Sophia.
Chloe had clearly seen the fleeting look of admiration in Ethan’s eyes when he looked at her.
Chloe clenched her brows in frustration, her eyes filled with resentment, which she struggled to suppress. Finally, she casually whispered, “Why is Sophia treating us this way? Even if that manager likes her, she shouldn’t use him to humiliate us like this.”
Her voice wasn’t loud, but it was clear enough for Gloria and Felicity to hear.
Felicity, whose mouth had been forcibly covered by the security and who had been struggling ever since now looked completely disheveled. Her makeup was ruined, and she appeared utterly wretched.
Hearing Chloe’s words, she suddenly remembered that Chloe had been following them the whole time.
Felicity scowled, eyeing Chloe, who seemed completely unharmed and felt a strange sense of unease. But she didn’t dwell on it She grabbed Chloe and pulled her closer. “What did you just say?”
Chloe was dragged in front of the group, her delicate face streaked with tears, looking pitiful and somewhat frantic. I. I’m just so angry and heartbroken for you. Mom and Dad, you raised her with so much care.
“Even if she’s not blood–related, you still raised her. And yet, she’s using Finn to kick you out. Does she want to make enemies of the Roscente Family for you and Mr. and Mrs. Baker?”
Her words enraged Felicity, who had already been despising Sophia. Her face, smeared with makeup, twisted into a grotesque expression of fury. “That bitch is nothing but an ungrateful snake. She’s trying to destroy us. Destroy us all.”
Gloria, supported by Ethan, trembled uncontrollably when she heard Chloe’s final words.
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Right now, the Baker Group was on the verge of collapse, under attack from the Roscente Family. And now, due to Sophia, they also offended the Stewart Family. Things were going from bad to worse.
Gloria couldn’t bear to think about what kind of terrifying life awaited her if she lost her position as the lady of the Baker
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Her eyes reddened with rage, and she lunged at Felicity, trying to tear her hair out. “It’s all your fault. The two daughters raised by the Stewart Family, always looking for ways to use men to get ahead. You want to ruin the Baker Family, don’t you? You shameless woman. If you can’t raise your daughters properly, don’t even bother having them!”
“Mom” Ethan, hearing his mother’s vile words, furrowed his brow and immediately grabbed hold of her, trying to stop her from spiraling into madness.
Felicity, enraged, turned to Gloria with burning eyes, shouting. “What does this have to do with us? If you want someone to blame, blame your bastard son who plays with women’s feelings. I bet the Baker Family will be bankrupt soon. That’s Sophia’s revenge on you all the Stewart Family’s mess is all because of you!”
The two women were locked in a shouting match at the entrance of the Raffle Hotel.
Several security guards, holding iron rods, approached them. The sound of two slaps echoed in the air.
Crack! Howard and Griffin each delivered a harsh slap to their wives‘ faces.
“Isn’t it bad enough already? How much more humiliating do you need this to be? Stop making a scene!” said Howard.
“Today’s mess is all because of you two. And now you still have the nerve to argue here?” Griffin warned.
Both of them ran major corporations, each controlling a listed company, so their thinking was far more complex than that of the two women
If it were just a manager of Raffle Hotel, there was no way they would have the power to drive them out or represent the Roscente Group in banning them from all the restaurants under the group.
Clearly, there was something else behind it.
Howard and Griffin exchanged a dark look, their expressions grim.
The three of them had already discussed their mutual interests in the private room.
As long as Chloe could help the Baker Family establish a connection with Xandra when Chloe married Ethan, the Baker Family would add another 10% of Baker Group shares to the previously agreed–upon dowry. Once Chloe became pregnant, that 10% would automatically go to the child growing in her belly.
This arrangement wasn’t exactly ethical. It meant that 10% of Baker Group shares were effectively being handed over to the Baker Family’s future grandchildren.
But as long as the mother of that child was Chloe, the assets would still belong to the Stewart Family. Griffin had eventually agreed to this deal.
They were here playing their own strategic game for mutual benefit, but neither of them had expected their wives to get into such a messy fight.
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Now, discussing the two families’ marriage was pointless.
So, both families left Raffle Hotel, going their separate ways.
“Ethan…” Chloe, her eyes swollen and red, was being pulled into an Uber by her mother. Today was supposed to be the day she and Ethan set their wedding date, but she never imagined things would end up like this.
“Stop shouting” Felicity, her face bruised from the slap Griffin had given her, vented her frustration directly onto Gloria “Didn’t you hear what she said about you earlier? And you still went up to her. Are you going to offer the other cheek after being slapped on the left?”
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Ethan, his face as dark as thunder, had been holding onto Gloria. He kept his gaze fixed on the opulent Raffle Hotel, his eyes stormy, as though lost in thought.
It wasn’t until he heard Felicity’s enraged voice that he seemed to snap back to reality, turning his attention to Chloe, who had been forcibly dragged into the car, her face streaked with tears
He parted his lips as if to say something, then finally spoke. “Chloe, don’t cry. I’ll call you when we get back”
The car sped off, carrying with it Felicity’s angry tirade. “You still want to call Chloe? She’s out of her league with the Baker Family.”
Gloria, watching the car room away, her face turning pale with rage, whirled around and snapped at her son. “Did you hear that! Now that the Baker Family’s collapsing, they don’t even look at us. Why do you still have the gall to call her!”
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