Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 223

Chapter 223: Chapter 223

Joanne White looked up and saw Zara Walsh, subconsciously trembling slightly.

Zara Walsh met her gaze unflinchingly, her eyes filled with disgust and ridicule.

Joanne White silently averted her eyes. She placed her right hand on her lower abdomen, forcing herself to stay calm as she subtly leaned closer to Zane Simmons.

Beside Zara, Kylie Walsh, dressed in a dark green cheongsam, gracefully took a seat as well.

As the elder, Kylie Walsh immediately greeted Zane Simmons upon sitting down. "Mr. Simmons, I hear you’re in charge of the new energy project Simmons Group is working on with the government. You’re so young and accomplished, just like your father was in his prime."

Zane Simmons offered a polite smile and replied modestly, "You’re too kind, Miss Walsh. I’m just helping my father out."

Kylie Walsh smiled, pursing her lips. Then, her tone shifted as she said with feigned concern, "You young people... it’s one thing to be busy with work, but you can’t neglect family matters. You’re not getting any younger. It’s time you had someone at home to look after you. That would put your mother’s mind at ease."

Instantly, everyone at the table looked at Zane Simmons, especially Zara Walsh. The corners of her lips curved into a suggestive smile as she blinked at him.

The smile on Zane Simmons’s face faded slightly. He extended a long arm, resting it on Joanne White’s slender shoulder. "What are you talking about, Miss Walsh? Oh, right, I forgot to introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Joanne White."

Then he gestured to Lucy White, who was sitting on the other side. "And this is her sister."

Zara Walsh understood the implication in Zane’s words. The smile on her face froze instantly, and she silently tightened her grip on her glass.

’These two sisters are so shameless! They’re actually willing to share a man!’

Kylie Walsh’s expression, however, remained unchanged. Without so much as a glance at Joanne White, she spoke to Zane Simmons in the tone of an experienced elder. "I know it’s normal to want to have fun at your age. But once you’ve had enough, it’s time to settle down. You should still find a girl from a family of equal standing to marry."

Zane Simmons just smiled. Out of respect for Kylie Walsh’s status as a Walsh family elder, he didn’t argue back.

Kylie Walsh then turned her gaze to Sophie Thorne beside her and said warmly, "Sophie, you’re here too! I haven’t seen you in ages, you’re getting more beautiful every day! You should bring Ronan Rhodes over to visit sometime. I’ve recently learned a few new dishes, I’ll cook for you."

Faced with Kylie Walsh’s warm overture, Sophie Thorne offered a polite smile. She said nothing more, simply nodding. "Thank you for your concern, Miss Walsh."

She knew Kylie Walsh had been pursuing Ronan Rhodes’s uncle for years, but her affection was unrequited. As part of the younger generation, Sophie didn’t want to get involved.

Kylie Walsh’s gaze then shifted to Melody and Nina Summers beside Sophie, and she asked curiously, "Sophie, are these two your friends?"

Before Sophie could open her mouth, Zara cut in, pointing at Melody. "Auntie, this is the Miss Summers I mentioned before. She’s Yuri’s and my neighbor."

Kylie Walsh paused. Zara had told her before that Yuri had taken a liking to a girl from an ordinary family named Summers living next door...

At this thought, her gaze toward Melody Summers grew more appraising.

’She’s pretty, presentable enough to be seen in public,’ she thought. ’But she comes from an ordinary, low-status family... Yuri is the most outstanding of the younger Walsh generation. Barring any surprises, he’s the next head of the family. A girl with Melody Summers’s background is absolutely not good enough for him.’

Melody felt uncomfortable under Kylie Walsh’s scrutinizing gaze. She frowned slightly, wondering what game these people were playing. She lowered her eyes and kept her expression neutral, saying nothing.

Nina Summers kept her head down and remained silent. If Melody didn’t speak, neither would she.

Watching Melody and Nina with their heads lowered in silence, Zara sneered and said pointedly, "It seems just about anyone can show up at a high-society banquet these days. If you ask me, you shouldn’t try to force your way into a circle you don’t belong in... What do you say, Miss Summers?"

Her words were laced with insinuation, making even the sisters, Joanne and Lucy White, look uncomfortable.

Melody raised an eyebrow at the comment, but before she could speak, Sophie Thorne was already unhappy.

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