Selena looked at Penelope and curved her lips slightly, "Miss Penelope, do I look like I lack affection?"
Penelope's expression froze, as if she didn't understand why Selena would ask such a question.
Selena raised her hand and pinched her chin, with a tone that was both smiling and harsh, "Answer me!"
Penelope shrank her body, her face slightly pale, "No... I don't think so..."
Although Selena had no parents, she had delicate features and was raised like a pampered girl.
Moreover, everyone in the upper class circle knew that it was Mr. Anderson who loved and pampered her.
Selena tightened her fingers and her smile became more pronounced, "Then is it because I look poor, uncultured, and unable to hold my own in high society?"
Penelope clenched her fingers and her face turned even paler, "No... that's not it."
Selena's beauty and temperament were well-known, and no one could lie about that.
In addition, after the Turner family's deep background was revealed last night and the identity of the Anderson family's future daughter-in-law was confirmed, Selena was now the most prestigious and wealthy young lady in the capital.
Penelope vaguely guessed what Selena wanted to say, and she seemed to be trembling uncontrollably.
Selena's smile faded slightly, and a look of confusion appeared on her face, "Then it can only be that I did something to the Riddle family that made Miss Penelope so certain that I have a grudge or dissatisfaction with them..."
She let go of the hand holding Penelope's chin, picked up a tissue to wipe her fingers, and looked at Penelope arrogantly, "Tell me, what did I do to the Riddle family to make you have such a misunderstanding?"
The room fell silent.
Penelope's face was ashen, and cold sweat dripped down from her forehead.
It was well-known that Selena had never had any contact with the Riddle family before, and she had not even visited the Riddle family's mansion since she returned to the capital less than a week ago.
The only people in the Riddle family who had any contact with her were Leon and Hattie.
Penelope lowered her head and spoke in a cold tone, "I'm sorry, Lady Selena, it was a slip of the tongue on my part. It's just that my birthday party coincidentally clashed with the Turner family's party last night..."
"And after Hattie returned from Creephia, she refused to talk to me, my grandmother, and my brother. Last night, my brother returned from the Turner family's party and my grandmother fell ill because of the harsh words you said to her..."
"I didn't mean anything else, I just hope that as granddaughter, you can go and visit her..."
Selena took the water cup Leia handed her, propped up her legs, and nodded, "I understand. To sum up what you said, it's that I deliberately scheduled the Turner family's party on the same day as your birthday party, and instigated Mr. Riddle and Miss Riddle to openly oppose Daphne for my sake, causing her to get sick..."
Penelope's eyes flashed with a hint of resentment, and she clenched her teeth as she denied, "That's not what I meant!"
Selena's eyes were pitch-black, and she smiled mysteriously. "Then what did you mean?"
Penelope's fingers trembled with anger as she tried to deny it, but she couldn't find the words to say.
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