Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 298

Julien found herself staring at the Persian cat – a creature of elegant silver and white. Its eyes were a clear, transparent blue, as striking and precious as a pair of sapphire gems. A purebred cat, no doubt, and vaguely familiar.

Just as she was about to speak, a young girl of about ten appeared from nowhere. Dressed in a white sundress with her hair tied back, sweeping down to her waist. Her eyes, as bright and almond-shaped as a doe's, were charming and lively. With a small, stylish black purse slung across her shoulder, she tiptoed through the banquet hall, quietly calling, “Lavee, Lavee, where are you?”

Julien furrowed her brows…

This delicate and beautiful young girl... wasn't she Cherry, her niece? Charlene, to be precise, the eldest daughter of Flavia.

Following Charlene was her twin brother, Nate, or rather Nathan. He reached out to straighten Charlene's collar, pulling her upright. Despite being twins, Charlene was quite a bit shorter than Nathan.

The cat, Lavee, perhaps realizing that it had caused some trouble, lifted its tail and sauntered back towards Charlene.

Charlene bent over to pick up the cat, giving its head a light tap with a scolding expression. "You've caused trouble again! Wait till I deal with you later!"

“Hey, young lady, is this your cat?” The woman who had been startled by the cat earlier, now emboldened by her male companion, was pointing at the Persian cat in Charlene’s arms with her champagne flute and an air of superiority.

Knowing that they were in hot water, Nathan was holding Charlene's hand, bowing apologetically to the woman. "We're sorry. We should have been keeping a closer eye on Lavee."

“Do you even know where you are? How dare you bring a stray cat to such a place!” The woman sneered at the two children.

Despite being a gathering of elites, there were inevitably a few rotten apples in the bunch. They spoke rudely, yet carried themselves with an air of superiority.

Seeing the two children looking lost and alone, the man sneered, “Where are the hosts? Aren’t they going to kick these ill-bred children and their pet out?”

Julie felt the man was being ridiculously unreasonable. These were just children, they had apologized, and yet these two adults were behaving terribly…

Julie was about to intervene when she was stopped by Julien’s gentle laughter.

Caught by surprise, Julie turned to look at Julien. Was she laughing? Why was she looking at these two unknown children with such a tender and proud expression, as though they were her own…

“Where is the security? What a disaster! Whose ill-mannered children are these? What a disgrace!” The man continued to rant, seemingly expecting others to back him up.

Just then, a powerful voice echoed from the entrance, a stern and assertive declaration, "Mine.”

Upon hearing this, everyone turned towards the entrance.

Standing there were a man and a woman. The man was dressed in a white shirt and black suit, with the woman, demure and elegant in a white dress, standing by his side. In front of them were three young boys, looking quite alike and around five or six years old, dressed in matching black suits, white shirts, and red bow ties.

On hearing their father's voice, Charlene, holding Lavee, walked towards her parents and pulled Nathan along with her.

There were whispers among the crowd as they recognized the family.

“That’s Kenton and Flavia, right? They look even better in person than on TV.”

“Yes, I didn’t expect the Fitzgeralds to invite such high-profile guests. Not only Kieran but also Kenton and Flavia.”

“Yeah, I heard this couple rarely attends public events.”

“Those must be the twins and the triplets, right? They've got some strong genes.”

“Indeed, no wonder those children are so well-behaved and polite. They've been brought up well.”

“Flavia must have saved a galaxy in her past life to be so lucky...”

Whispers and murmurs filled the room.

Julie finally snapped out of her daze. The woman at the entrance was Daphne's former boss, who had married the CEO of Apex Innovations Kenton Jenkins. Now she was Mrs. Jenkins. Their family was bound to cause a stir wherever they appeared!

Wait, wasn't Flavia Julien's sister?

Julie turned back to Julien, understanding why she had been stopped earlier.

Kenton, with his arm around his wife, leaned down to Nathan and Charlene and said, “Go, tell the lady and gentleman whose ill-mannered children you are.”

Julie couldn't help but laugh.

The middle aged man, who was clearly in an affair with the young woman, was now caught off guard. Kenton’s words, although not intended to offend, had turned the situation awkward, leaving the two adults looking rather awkward.

The man hadn't expected to stir up trouble while scolding a child, and now he had offended someone important.