“I’m still hungry!” Rebecca replied stubbornly.
“Why don’t you buy it yourself?” Jared responded in a frank and unemotional manner.
Upon hearing that, Rebecca and Joe became visibly upset. Rebecca pouted as she argued, “What’s the matter with you? She’s just a mere employee. Why can’t I order her to buy something for me?”
“Mere employee? What about you?” Jared continued relentlessly, “You have forgotten about your past, haven’t you?”
Rebecca had been a helpless orphan before being adopted by Cameron and Zachary.
Upon hearing those words, Rebecca 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 Rebecca if you care for her so much?”
His words aggravated the situation and infuriated Joe. “Jared, what do you mean? Did Rebecca offend you? Are you looking for trouble?”
The tit for tat continued and made the atmosphere tense.
Bam! Ashton 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. “Ashton, 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.
Ashton 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!”
Ashton raised his eyebrows and ordered, “Then go buy it now!”
Hearing Ashton’s order, Kristina shot a glance at Jared. However, seeing that even he chose to remain silent, she reluctantly stood up and left.
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