Her Billionaire Husband novel Chapter 249

Chapter 249 It’s Defamatory!

“Yeah, Veronica is from the countryside and she definitely does not know how to dance.”

“Hehe, what a Cinderella-wannabe. She is, after all, a country bumpkin. Had she not saved Young Master Matthew and Old Mrs. Kings, she would have ended up on the streets selling stuff.”

“I know, right?”

“She doesn’t even know how to dance, let alone meddling in upper-class affairs. What an outcast.”

“Look at the way she binges on food. She really looks like a refugee who just escaped from the famine. Useless bumpkin.”

…

These harsh, uneducated mouths all gathered around as they commented.

However, Veronica could not care less about what they had to say. I don’t gain anything by living under your scrutiny, that will only exhaust myself.

Hundreds of glances came her way, but her elbows remained on the table as she cupped her cheeks. She grabbed a piece of brownie with a fork on the other hand and chewed it slowly. While blinking her pair of big, bright eyes, she looked at Conrad and asked, “Uncle Conrad, is the Charmante jewelry set they mentioned really expensive?”

Everyone was expecting her to be embarrassed, but she remained calm like she was the light of the party.

“Pfft… I told you she’s greedy. She only cares about money.”

“How could she ask it in this way? This is humiliating Charmante.”

“Charmante Jewelry Atelier is a branch of the Dame Group. Miss Dame is in charge, so she is naturally generous.”

“As expected from the countryside, hillbilly.”

…

Seeing how Matthew was not present at that moment and Conrad had been away from the country for many years, which made the crowd unfamiliar with him. They spoke to Veronica in a particularly unpleasant manner to intentionally embarrass her.

As she digested the words of the badmouths, she realized after a while that it had nothing to do with her luck; it was clear that Ruka Dame was behind all this.

“This… You’ve got me there.” Conrad shook his head as he answered truthfully. He did not know how much it was worth at all.

“If it’s worthless, I’m not going to join in the fun,” Veronica declared aloud.

“Miss Murphy is new to Bloomstead, so it’s understandable that she doesn’t know about Charmante Jewelry. However, today’s two sets of the latest limited-edition jewelry are worth 5.58 million. Moreover, the limited edition will increase in value over time.”

Ruka, who had changed into a white and gray gradient dress, emerged from the crowd. She was haughty as a white swan, completely dismissive of Veronica while still mocking with her eyes.

Though Veronica had bid a high price on the necklace just now, it was self-explanatory that the money was naturally going to be footed by the Kings Family. A pretense was still a facade, after all; no matter how noble Veronica pretended to be, it could be easily exposed anytime.

“Ruka, stop embarrassing Veronica. I’ll dance on her behalf.” Tiffany appeared out of nowhere and smiled at Veronica, then turned to Ruka. “She just happens to be feeling a little under the weather today.”