My Child and I Married a Billionaire novel Chapter 26

Chapter 26: Chapter 26: Favored by Him

Who was the one making a fool of herself for everyone to see?

’Isn’t he my boyfriend? Why is he defending Cecelia instead of me?’

Claire was so angry her eyes started to well up. "Damien..."

Damien Vaughn’s brow was tightly furrowed. "Enough nonsense. Get everyone who isn’t involved out of here."

"What??"

"Is what I said that hard to understand?"

Claire didn’t dare argue with Damien Vaughn, so she could only pout and stomp her foot hard on the ground before turning to address the crowd.

"Let’s all head out for now. We can get together again some other time."

The crowd was just getting into the drama when the host ordered them to leave. Though they were reluctant to go, they had no choice but to depart.

Once everyone had left and the door was closed, Vivian Mason thought that with just a few of them remaining, she absolutely had to teach Cecelia Archer a harsh lesson today.

She immediately started cursing, "Cecelia! You bitch! The audience is gone, why are you still clinging to him and not getting up? You fucking..."

Damien Vaughn remembered Vivian Mason.

She was the nasty woman who had mistaken him for an actor and tried to pay for his services.

’Why is she everywhere?’

He shot her a death glare, cutting off her tirade.

"You’re not leaving? Are you waiting for me to throw you out myself?"

’What? Am I also considered someone ’not involved’? Am I getting kicked out too?’

Vivian Mason had been hoping to make a good impression on Damien Vaughn, but her face instantly turned green with humiliation.

"You... I... Cousin..."

If Vivian left, Claire was genuinely afraid she wouldn’t be able to handle Cecelia on her own. She was just about to put in a good word for Vivian when Damien Vaughn’s death glare landed on her.

Frightened, Claire quickly changed her tune.

"It’s nothing, I can handle it myself. You should head home for now, Vivian."

Furious, Vivian Mason shot Cecelia Archer a vicious glare before storming out in a rage.

Being steadied by him twice in front of his girlfriend made Cecelia feel like a calculating woman, and she was quite embarrassed.

She tried to struggle free several times, but Damien Vaughn was too strong, and she couldn’t break his grip.

Now that the pain had subsided, Cecelia looked up at him, the tips of her ears turning red.

"It doesn’t hurt anymore, it doesn’t hurt. Thank you, you can let me go now."

Damien Vaughn released her, and Cecelia Archer took two steps back.

Like a judge, he glanced at the two women in front of him.

"What happened? What on earth are you two doing?"

Claire quickly explained, "It was really just a joke, Damien. How could I..."

’Still calling it a joke?’ Cecelia’s eyes widened in anger.

"So you don’t know the president of the Vaughn Group at all? You deliberately lied just to make me come here and embarrass myself?"

Claire glanced at the president of the Vaughn Group standing right in front of them. "..."

Cecelia was very disappointed.

The only reason she had come tonight was to make money.

In the end, she had lost face and gained nothing.

"And you said I was shameless? How shameless are you, Claire? If the president of the Vaughn Group found out you were ruining his reputation out here, he’d be the one calling the police to have you arrested!"

’Since she was faking it, there’s no hope of signing the contract. There’s no reason to stay any longer.’

Cecelia stuffed the contract back into her bag.

"This is the last time. Don’t bother me again, Claire! I’m not the same Cecelia I used to be. If you harass me again, I won’t let you off the hook!"

She turned to leave, but as she brushed past Damien Vaughn, he grabbed her arm.

"Wait. Take out the contract and let me see it."

Cecelia: "?"

’Even though he didn’t openly protect Claire, is he still going to pay for her actions at a critical moment like this?’

’It’s five million. Don’t tell me he’s going to pay it for her just to save his girlfriend from losing face?’

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify