Chapter 279
With a gleam of mockery in her eyes, Alice glanced at Chloe, who had been pushed away by Madyson.
She thought, “Does Chloe really think that playing the victim would work on these wealthy ladies?”
Ethan spoke to Chloe, “Come over here and take pictures for us.”
Chloe had just offended Amber and Madyson. She had better stay out of the way and prevent any more unpleasantness.
Chloe’s resentment toward the Welch family grew when Ethan didn’t defend her.
She was aware that people could treat her so casually because she was adopted.
If it were Alice, things would definitely be different.
Chloe’s frustration grew as she held the camera and saw Ethan walk over to stand next to Alice. She wished she could smash the camera.
It was obvious that Ethan supported that snobbish Alice by standing by her side.
Chloe was the one who had planned today’s event. She should have been the center of attention. But now, everything had been stolen by Alice.
“Chloe, you better know your place. If you offend the Wilson family and bring trouble to our family, Ethan will have no choice but to kick you out,” Noah said, his words laced with a threat.
Chloe had to swallow her anger and go over to take the pictures.
After the group photo was taken, the event came to an end.
Amber still had a group of people around her, all eager to build connections with her.
Alice noticed that Amber seemed reluctant to deal with so many people, so she approached and said, “Mrs. Wilson, do you want to go rest in the lounge for a while.”
“Sure.”
Amber agreed as she realized that Alice was trying to help her out.
Alice led Amber and Madyson to the lounge.
She even had someone buy Madyson’s favorite dessert, which she had placed on the table.
Members of the Welch family also followed them into the lounge.
Madyson picked up a piece of the dessert, took a bite, and looked at Alice, saying, “You’re more sensible, unlike the adopted one, who has no manners at all.”
Chloe stood next to Ethan, her face immediately turning grim.
Ethan said politely, “Ladies, I’ll let Chloe apologize to both of you for her offense earlier.”
Chloe hurried forward, trying to apologize and leave a positive impression.
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Amber said coldly, “You should apologize to Alice, not to me. Don’t you have a clue how you treated her just now?”
Chloe instinctively glanced at Madyson, the one who made things difficult for Alice.
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Madyson explained to Amber, “I did that to see how the Welch family would respond. I didn’t mean to give Alice a hard time. I was shocked that they actually forced Alice to eat something off the floor. I’ve never seen someone treat their family like that.”
By now, Madyson could see that Amber was very protective of Alice, so she had to pass the buck.
Before Chloe could defend herself after hearing Madyson shift the blame, Ethan stopped her.
Ethan spoke up, “Chloe, Mrs. Yates is right. You shouldn’t have done that. You should apologize to Alice.”
He could see that Amber wanted to stand up for Alice, so he couldn’t afford to defy her.
Chloe was very reluctant.
Amber threw the dessert on the table to the floor, “Just as I said, if you pick it up and eat it, I’ll let it pass.”
Chloe’s eyes turned red with anger.“But I’m not the only one who did wrong.”
She thought, “Why do they persistently blame me?”
Madyson sneered, “Tsk, tsk, does the Parker family not know the nature of the Welch family? It’s embarrassing to even bring up such shameful behavior.”
Amber chimed in, “I also think the Parker family made a bad choice in picking a son–in–law. Where is Mrs. Parker? Was she too ashamed to come after what happened just now?”
Ethan’s expression changed instantly. Haley indeed didn’t show up.
Ethan walked over to Chloe and whispered, “Chloe, I know you’ve been considerate and sensible. Do it, and I will make it up to you.”
He could not allow the Parker family to think poorly of the Welch family in any way.
Chloe saw Ethan’s expression and finally bent down to pick up the dessert from the floor. She shakily scooped up a tiny bit, put it in her mouth, and then took it out. It was as if she was eating poison.
“Is that OK?” Chloe asked in a choky voice as she glanced at Alice.
Looking at Chloe, Alice sneered, “I hope you won’t make the same mistake again in the future, or you’ll have to face the consequences you bring.”
This was what they called hoisting oneself with one’s own petard.
Just moments ago, in front of so many people, Chloe had picked something up from the floor
and tried to make Alice eat it.
Now, Chloe was treated the same way.
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With a soft tone, Amber said to Alice, “I’ll let it pass if you think that’s enough. I knew you were a good kid the last time we met.”
Ethan asked in surprise, “Alice, have you met Mrs. Wilson before?”
If not, Amber wouldn’t keep defending Alice over this matter.
Alice replied, “When I was admitted to the hospital after Caleb beat me up, I ran into Mrs. Wilson.”
“Yeah, Alice helped me out when we were at the hospital.”
Amber looked at Ethan.“I’m hoping you guys can be fair to them. I hit it off with Alice. If I find out you guys bully her, I won’t stand by.”
Alice was taken aback that Amber was so protective of her.
Ethan was even more astonished. He then said courteously, “Mrs. Wilson, rest assured. Alice is my only sister. I’ll definitely take good care of her. Everything that happened before was just a misunderstanding. We’ve reconciled, right, Alice?”
Alice looked at Amber.“Thank you both for attending today’s event. I will never forget your help.”
Amber patted Alice’s hand.“Well, we’ll leave now. Let’s meet up sometimes. Would you exchange our contact information?”
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Alice was flattered and took out her phone to add Amber on WhatsApp.
Only then did Amber leave.
Madyson looked at Alice in surprise, feeling that Amber was being too nice to Alice. There was something off, but she couldn’t quite pinpoint it.
After the two ladies left, John peeked out and called Jack,“Jack, Mom’s gone.”
“I saw it,” Jack replied.
He had just arrived, having learned from John that Amber was attending a charity sale event, which Alice had mentioned today.
Jack rushed over, but now he hesitated to see Alice.
He didn’t know if Amber had told Alice the truth.
Jack hesitated.“Did she get
bullied?”
“Yeah, Garrett’s mom was way out of line. She wanted Alice to pick up the dessert from the floor and eat it. I was about to go over and scold her when Mom stepped in.”
John recounted the events, shrugging his hands. “You know Mom. I had no chance to intervene.”
Jack furrowed his brows, not expecting Amber to stand up for Alice.
“Jack, Alice’s personality must have also won Mom over. You two can now openly be together.” “Shut up.” Jack was aware that it wouldn’t be that easy. After a brief pause, he made his lounge.
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Some things had to be cleared up.
The lounge was extremely quiet.
Following the departure of the two women, Chloe hurried to the lounge, threw up, and then rinsed her mouth.
With red eyes, she came out and said, “Ethan, Mrs. Yates deliberately made things difficult for Alice just now. It had nothing to do with me.”
She was furious.
“Chloe, I know you’ve been wronged. How would you like me to make it up for you?”
Chloe had to take the blame because Ethan couldn’t confront Madyson despite knowing the
truth.
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Chloe thought for a moment before saying, “Ethan, I’m the one who planned this event. How about I take care of the subsequent donation arrangements? I want to do something about it so that Mrs. Yates will think better of me.”
She lost face, but she couldn’t lose the money. She would keep the amount of over 1.7 million dollars in donations.
Noah immediately objected, “No way! It’s not appropriate.”
“Why not? I think it’s fine.” Ethan looked at Alice.“Chloe was mistreated because of you. You should let her have it.”
Alice muttered coldly, “Get lost!”
