“Mere employee? What about you?” Jared continued relentlessly, “You have forgotten about your past, haven’t you?”
Rylee had been a helpless orphan before being adopted by Cameron and Zachary.
Upon hearing those words, Rylee felt humiliated and could not hold back her anger. “Screw you! Are you seriously getting mad at me because of her?”
Jared sneered, “You expect others to be submissive and tolerate you just because you are now part of the Moore family, don’t you?”
“Jared, shut up!” Joe interrupted and glanced at Kristina in annoyance. “What a scheming little mind you have! Why are you deliberately creating a scene and upsetting everyone over such a simple request?”
Shaking her head vigorously, Kristina was aggrieved at his allegation. “Mr. Quinn, that’s not true! I didn’t mean it!”
Jared scoffed at the statement, “Why are you blaming her? Is there a need to make her life so difficult? Why don’t you buy it for Rylee if you care for her so much?”
His words aggravated the situation and infuriated Joe. “Jared, what do you mean? Did Rylee offend you? Are you looking for trouble?”
The tit for tat continued and made the atmosphere tense.
Bam! Anthony slammed his glass on the table and looked at them coldly. “Did you guys invite me here to watch you quarrel with each other?”
Joe immediately pointed at Kristina and directed all blame at her. “Anthony, it’s all because of her!” He screeched while looking utterly disgusted at her.
I had gotten used to Joe’s habit of insulting others who annoyed him.
Though Kristina and I did not get along well, I sympathized with her at that moment.
Anthony frowned and glanced at Kristina. Then he asked impassively, “Are you reluctant to buy?”
She immediately shook her head and denied, “No, it’s not like that!”
Anthony raised his eyebrows and ordered, “Then go buy it now!”
Hearing Anthony’s order, Kristina shot a glance at Jared. However, seeing that even he chose to remain silent, she reluctantly stood up and left.
“What are you? In love with her?” Seeing that Kristina had left, Anthony looked at Jared and asked blatantly.
“No!” Jared immediately denied the accusation and took a sip of wine, refusing to say anything else.
“Then don’t let her ruin your relationship with Joe!” Anthony chided softly. He then shifted his gaze to Joe, “And you, play nice next time!”
Joe nodded and raised his glass towards Jared. “Jared, I’m sorry for losing my cool just now!”
Without saying a word, Jared toasted to him and emptied the glass. That was considered as a reconciliation.
The relationship between men was not complicated, and they let bygones be bygones.
The three of them continued to chat, and it seemed like they have chosen to forget about the ruckus relating to Kristina.
Rylee pursed her lips and was obviously unhappy. She stayed in the room for only a while longer before she stood up and left.
Having sat for a prolonged period of time, I was starting to feel uncomfortable, so I approached Anthony and whispered in his ear, “I need to get some air!”
He nodded and stood up. “I’ll go with you!”
However, I shook my head and refused. “It’s all right. I’ll go by myself.”
I then gently pushed him down to his seat and smiled before I left.
With all kinds of people coming to Paramount Club, I dared not travel too far and chose to stroll along the corridor.
Rylee saw me wandering along the corridor when she came out of the bathroom. So she approached me and sarcastically remarked, “It looks like your baby is due soon! But it’s hard to say if it will be safely delivered, nor will it survive!”
I frowned and immediately leaned against the wall to steady myself. After ensuring my own safety, I looked at her and replied, “Ms. Lorraine, I thought you would be gracious and become more gentle after joining the Moore family. But it seems like you are getting worse instead. No wonder Anthony is getting more tired of you!”
Rylee was speechless with rage for a moment. She then glared at me. “Sienna Stanhope! Who do you think you are? Do you really think you can make Anthony stay by your side by having his baby? That’s impossible! Killing a person, not to mention a baby, is a simple task for the Moore family. You won’t have him! I won’t let you give birth to the baby!”
Going through all means to destroy one’s enemy was the darkest aspect of human nature.
While I held on to my belly, I gave her a cold-eyed stare and sneered, “There is always rule of law, no matter how formidable the Moore family is. They won’t simply hurt an innocent because of you. Look at yourself, all anxious and panicked. There must be tons of people in the Moore family who look down on you and refuse to accept you into their family!”
If Rylee led a comfortable life in the Moore family, she would not engage in such attention-seeking behavior.
Seeing as she was losing to me in argument, Rylee stomped her feet and threatened me, “Just you wait!”
Rylee turned around and walked back to the room.
Perhaps it was because she walked so fast, but she ran into Kristina at the corner, and the both of them collided together. “Ah!”
“Are you blind?” The collision irritated Rylee utterly, and she pushed Kristina to the ground after balancing herself.
At that moment, Rylee presented herself as a domineering and arrogant woman.
Kristina suppressed her anger and got up from the ground with the tacos in her hand. Fortunately, the tacos were not crushed.
She scampered to her feet and began apologizing profusely. “I’m sorry! I was in a hurry just now. It was an accident.”
“Accident?” Rylee yelled. She then gave Kristina a side glare and responded in disdain, “It was disgusting to come into contact with your filthy body!”
Then, she grabbed the tacos from Kristina and threw them into the trash bin without hesitation.
Rylee contemptuously ordered, “It’s dirty. Buy me a new one!”
Furrowing her brow, Kristina was speechless with rage. “Ms. Lorraine, you’ve gone too far!”
Rylee responded arrogantly, “Okay! Should I inform Joe that you refuse to buy tacos for me? Should I also tell Jared and Anthony that you hit me deliberately as a payback?”
“You’re a jerk!” Kristina gritted her teeth in anger.
“Haha! Are you going to buy or not?” Rylee looked at Kristina condescendingly with her arms folded.
I witnessed the incident from afar and chose not to interfere.
After a while, Kristina bit her lip and nodded, concealing her fury. “Okay! I’ll buy it for you.”
She then turned and walked toward the lobby of Paramount Club.
Rylee leaned against the wall and gave me a contemptuous look. “I thought you were a brave person and would stand up for her. It seems that you are colder than I thought. Sienna, you are not a good person either!”
She entered the room after finishing her speech.
I followed behind her and sunk in thought.
I’ve never said I am a good person. I don’t act blindly to seek justice for anyone! Besides, I find Kristina more scheming than Rylee after having dealt with her several times.
Didn’t she have a crush on Anthony? Since when did she turn her target to Jared?
As Anthony saw me following Rylee into the room, he immediately stood up and approached me. Then he asked while cuddling me, “Are you all right?”
I remained silent but glanced at Rylee, who was glaring at me and pursing her lips.
Indeed, she was jealous.
Anthony noticed my gaze and looked toward Rylee with a scowl on his face.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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