Larissa Judson and Haskell Palmer novel Chapter 268

Holding the bouquet, Torrin was completely baffled. “For what?”

“If it weren’t for your accusations,” Haskell added smoothly, “I might have remained in the dark, completely unaware that I had been so ruthlessly betrayed by my own brother.”

Torrin, still reeling, finally began to understand. “What? Are you trying to tell me that everything Draven did was his own idea and had nothing to do with you?”

Haskell nodded. “It had nothing to do with me. I have been looking forward to my engagement with Larissa for a long time. Why would I ask Draven to have you ruin it?”

He then turned his gaze to Draven, his eyes full of accusation. “Draven, do you have an explanation for what Mr. Dillon has said? Or are you going to claim that the heir of the Dillon family is deliberately trying to slander you?”

Draven stood frozen, as if petrified. He could feel the eyes of everyone in the room boring into his back.

“I heard that Zoltan sent Draven away years ago because he was bad for the Palmer family’s fortune. If Haskell hadn’t spoken up for him, he might never have been allowed to return.”

“If that’s true, it looks like Haskell really brought a snake into his own house!”

Thatch stared at his son, silently cursing his recklessness. He had warned Draven not to waste his energy on Larissa, to leave her for Paxton’s family to deal with. But Draven had gone behind his back and orchestrated this mess, and now he was caught in his own trap.

The rest of the Palmer family watched the drama unfold with amusement.

Finally, Zoltan spoke, his voice carrying the weight of his authority. “Draven, if you cannot provide a reasonable explanation today, you will leave the Palmer family, just as Valeria did. You will no longer be one of us.”

Zoltan had never liked Draven. Firstly, he was genuinely concerned about his negative influence on the family’s fortunes. Secondly, in the three years since Draven’s return, Zoltan had seen that he was just as arrogant and useless as his father, Thatch.

“Aah! Snake!”

“There’s a snake! It’s venomous!”

“Everyone, be careful! Don’t let it bite you!”

“There’s more than one! And are those scorpions…?”

Panic erupted as guests throughout the banquet hall began to scream.