Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1492

"Dare to tell me you haven't been intentionally throwing yourself at Joel?" Sienna's accusations grew wilder.

"I haven't." Lorelei stood her ground, looking Sienna dead in the eye, and enunciated clearly, "I haven't looked for my 'next meal ticket,' nor have I seduced any man."

"And..." Noticing Harold's darkening expression, she paused and added, "Is there any title better than being Mrs. Houston? If I had the time to go hunting for another man, I'd be better off spending it seducing my own husband!"

Determined not to let Harold become the laughingstock of tomorrow's headlines, Lorelei boldly spouted the first piece of nonsense she could think of, despite her racing heart.

It worked. As soon as she finished speaking, a dead silence fell over the room. Everyone's eyes remained glued to Harold.

Harold looked down at her, the dark storm clouds clearing from his face. He gently stroked her head, his voice dripping with indulgence. "My wife spends all her time seducing me. She truly has no interest in other men."

Lorelei's face flushed crimson. Couldn't he tell she was just being sarcastic?!

"Whoa—"

A soft murmur of awe rippled through the crowd.

How did this look like a couple heading for divorce?

They were disgustingly sweet!

Watching them put on this loving display, Lexi's eyes practically bulged out of her head.

Joel pressed his lips into a tight line, his expression grave.

Sienna hadn't expected Harold to not only skip getting angry but to actually spoil Lorelei right in front of them. She was so furious she could barely breathe.

"She knows what she did." Realizing the situation was spiraling out of control and terrified of the backlash, Sienna grabbed her mother's arm to leave.

"Hold it!" Harold shot a glacial look at Sienna, his voice dangerously low. "Did I say you could leave?"

"What exactly do you want, Mr. Houston?" Sienna stopped in her tracks, lifting her chin to glare at him. "You have no proof I did it. Why won't you let me leave? Are you just abusing your power?"

"Exactly."

Though Victoria was intimidated by the Houston family, she refused to let her daughter take the fall.

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