NovelAppAll the guests were all somewhat surprised. They had not expected Rita to smile and carry on with such ease and humor after experiencing such a situation. They could not help but feel that she truly lived up to the status of being a well-bred young lady of the Russells.
In contrast, Sadie was fuming in the background. 'Who does Rita think she is to steal the spotlight like this? What a shameless, despicable person! She had been accused of stealing Mom's bangle, yet she could still smile. This chick's mental resilience is remarkable.' "Rita, are you trying to get away by changing the topic? You haven't given Mom an explanation yet," said Sadie. It was no wonder the others thought Sadie was a less well-bred version of Rita.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe guests could not help but wonder if they needed to stick around and wait for them to resolve the matter. Even if Rita did break Karen's bangle, so what? What did it have to do with them? They had shown enough face to the Russells by staying this long. Rita had graciously suggested they leave, yet Sadie decided to stir up trouble again.
"I think that's enough," said Camille, Rita's longtfriend. "So what if Rita, the prestigious scion of the Russell family, broke her father's mistress' bangle? It's not really that big of a deal." Originally, Camille wanted to speak up for Rita, but she had been constantly silenced by Rita. It was only then she found an opportunity.
Immediately, Vince's and Karen's faces darkened. Sadie, on the other hand, began to clamor at her like an angry hen with its tail feathers on fire, disregarding the refined image she usually maintained as the second Miss Russell.
"How shameless. What nonsense are you spouting there? Who do you think you are? How dare you speak like this? Who gave you the right to appear in our house!" Rita stepped forward to shield Camille, but before she could retort, she heard her father scolding Sadie.
"Who taught you to speak so rudely? Camille's the eldest daughter of the Buckley family, and of course, I invited her!" The Buckley family was even more powerful than the Russell family. The Russell family's business with the Buckley family would have long been severed if it were not for the friendship between Rita and Camille. Russell Thus, there was no way family could afford to the Buckley family.
'All this girl knows how to do is cause trouble for our family!' thought Vince of Sadie.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSadie's face turned red, unable to utter a word. How could she have known that Camille was the esteemed eldest daughter of the et wahet Buckley family? She could not imagine why Camille would be friends with someone like Rita, let alone step forward to defend her!
"Mister Vince, you're really lucky. Not only do you have a daughter who brings in business for you but also a stepdaughter stepdaughter to speak up for you. Sigh! I'm pretty sure my family will be even more rich by now if my dad has the sluck as you." Camille was not someone easy to deal with; she always spoke her mind regardless of the tand place.
"You jest, Camille. This is completely Not
Sadie's fault for not knowing who you are. You know, she only moved here with her mother when she was in her verx teens. She doesn't know a lot of people yet. I'll make sure to discipline her so things like this won't happen in the future again," said Vince.
Vince's words were like a slap to Sadie's face. She had been utterly m humiliated in front of Omány people. Even if she wanted to pretend that she was familiar with the guests there, deep down, everyone knew who it was that had struck it rich. In other words, she was an outsider who did not belong to their circle. Sadie felt like she had been slapped hard in the face. No matter how hard she tried, she could not blend in.
The night's party had many heirs and heiresses from various families attending. They could not help but turn their heads away and chuckle when they saw Sadie's face turn as red as a cooked shrimp.
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