Rejected Heiress, Reigning Queen novel Chapter 108

Listening to Logan's accusation, Emma let out a cold laugh.

She calmly walked over to the tea station, poured herself a glass of water, and turned back to face him. "Logan, is that the kind of person you think I am?"

Seeing the icy look on her face, Sebastian knew things were about to go south.

"Emma, ignore him. He's out of his mind."

But Logan was completely entrenched in his stubbornness. He shoved Sebastian aside, determined to have this out with Emma.

"Am I wrong? You backed Dad and Gillian into a corner before. I heard at the auction, you even tried to force Gillian to kneel to you in public. If you're resentful about the hardships you faced outside, you can take your anger out on me. Why do you have to make things so difficult for Gillian?"

Logan didn't want to see his two sisters at each other's throats, but Emma was taking things entirely too far this time.

He had heard she didn't even show respect to Raymond Harrington at the auction.

"Logan, do you really think Emma is that kind of person? Even if that did happen, you should be asking Gillian what she did or said to provoke it in the first place."

Sebastian frowned. Emma wasn't the type to maliciously target people, whereas Gillian was hardly a saint.

"Sebastian, Gillian is your blood relative. How can you side with an outsider? Why would Gillian ever bully someone unprovoked? You know how cautious and timid she is."

Logan could still vividly remember what Gillian was like when she first returned to the Lockwood family—cowering from everyone, too terrified to even ask for a five-dollar ice cream cone, just staring at it longingly.

Even the maids at home used to bully her. How could a girl like that ever go out of her way to cause trouble?

"You're right, Mr. Lockwood. Business is business."

Emma set her glass down, adding, "A large number of CFT researchers who were studying abroad have transferred back to continue their projects here. On top of that, CFT just recruited a new wave of local researchers. We genuinely have no empty labs available. Besides, I need to use them myself."

Sebastian realized Emma was genuinely furious now and wouldn't be renting out a single lab.

Frustrated with Logan, he wanted to keep negotiating with Emma, but he knew today was no longer the right time.

"Emma, please see if you can figure something out for the labs. I'll treat you to dinner another time. I won't bother you anymore today."

With that, Sebastian dragged Logan toward the door.

Logan sighed deeply. "Emma, you didn't use to be like this. You used to be the most understanding one."

"Mr. Lockwood, you didn't use to treat me like this, either."

Emma smirked, stepping closer to him. "I used to have an older brother who trusted and protected me unconditionally. But you aren't him anymore."

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