The Returned Heiress Who Had It All (Cassia) novel Chapter 550

Chapter 550 When the Crowd Falls Silent

Chapter 550 When the Crowd Falls Silent

Draven gave Seven an approving nod.

Cassia came back to herself and looked at him.

“Oh, uh… It’s fine.”

Truthfully, she’d never once entertained the thought that anyone might mistake her for Richard’s mistress.

It wasn’t the first rumor about her, and it wouldn’t be the last. She’d long since grown accustomed to it.

The truth spoke for itself. Rumors only lingered among those who chose not to think.

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Rosalie watched Seven, a man who’d never once spoken ill of her, publicly apologize to Cassia. Meanwhile, those who’d hurled the ugliest accusations just moments ago now stood in dumbstruck silence, so still they seemed to have stopped breathing.

With a face so strikingly similar to her father’s, Rosalie stepped forward, a sharp sense of justice in her gaze as she addressed the

crowd.

“You were all pretty talkative just now. What happened? Cat got your tongues?”

The crowd had nothing to say.

Their faces already burned with shame. Now, witnessing a public apology followed by Rosalie’s public condemnation, their embarrassment compounded into something far more acute. More than a few wished the ground would open and swallow them.

whole.

Some couldn’t bear it and mumbled apologies. Others, especially those closer to the courtyard gate, quietly slipped away.

Faye was among them. Though resentment still churned inside her, she had no intention of facing Cassia. Not now, not like this. She blended into the stream of people leaving and slipped out of Scott Villa without a word.

Richard Scott looked at the remaining villagers, those who had already apologized, and spoke calmly. “From now on, your land will be contracted under the Scott Group. Each household will receive 4,000 dollars per month. Those who haven’t found work yet can oin Hummer Plantation. Positions will be arranged. Starting salary is 8,000 dollars a month.”

He personally drafted written agreements for each of them on the spot, then guided his wife and daughter back to their seats to continue with the barbecue.

The recipients clutched their freshly issued promises, broke into cheers and applause, and happily returned to their grilled delicacies.

Cassia returned to the skewer station where she’d been working earlier. On her table sat a platter of skewers, perfectly cooked, fragrant, and generously dusted with spices.

Draven was still grilling at the neighboring station,

“Yours?” Cassia gestured at the platter, watching him.

He nodded.

She picked up a skewer, turning it slightly in the light.

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Chapter 550 When the Crowd Falls Silent

Each piece was perfectly grilled. Golden, tender, without a hint of char. The color was even, almost too precise, like something on of a high–end kitchen.

Figures.

Even the plating rivaled a five–star chef. Under the glow of the lights, it was enough to make anyone hungry at a glance.

She finished one and remembered that Draven had been grilling for her the entire time without eating anything himself.

“What do you like? I’ll grill some for you.”

She settled onto the stool before the grill.

“Hmm…”

Draven considered the question with exaggerated seriousness.

If I said I wanted you, what would you do?

The thought amused him.

A flicker of something playful surfaced in his eyes as he looked at Cassia,

Nearby, Seven gnawed viciously on his food and silently turned his back.

Cassia shot Draven a puzzled look.

Did it really take that long to decide?

Another moment passed before Draven finally answered: “like anything you grill.”

Seven nearly choked on his wings.

He couldn’t see them anymore, but he’d made a critical error. He could still hear.

Regret flooded him. Deep, profound regret that he hadn’t brought the kid along.

If he had, at least they could have endured this together. As it stood, he was alone. Utterly, helplessly alone.

Cassia pressed her lips togethen scanning the ingredients laid out before her. Then she reached into each bag and took out a few skewers of every

if she didn’t know when he liked, she’d just make a bit of everything.

If not for tonight, mamy would’ve continued believing Gloria to be some untouchable, distant beauty. Someone to be admired from afar never approached They hadn’t expected her to be as warm and approachable as her husband.

And .. unrestrained

g gr Exams are done, high school’s finished, what’s there to be unhappy about? Tell the liquor!” Gloria materialized suddenly behind Rosalie and Sacha, brandishing a bottle of whiskey. The liquid inside had already diminished by hall

She swayed slightly, her expression distinctly tipsy. Clearly, she’d been helping herself for some time.

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“Mom! What kind of mother invites her own daughter to drink liquor?”

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Rosalie jumped at Gloria’s sudden appearance. When she registered the invitation, a constellation of black dots seemed to materialize above her head.

“What’s wrong with wine? You’ll have to drink when you’re married and grown. Think of this as practice!”

Rosalie turned helplessly toward her father. “Dad, look at Mom. This is what you’ve spoiled her into!”

Richard only watched the two of them with indulgent amusement.

“Stop it, Mom. Sacha and I don’t drink. Neither does Cassia.” Rosalie shook her head frantically as Gloria thrust the bottle toward her mouth and then made as if to target Cassia instead.

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