Trick Him Into Divorce, Then Flee With His Unknow Kid novel Chapter 252

Chapter 252: Chapter 252 Rose’s Final Act of Defiance

Rose gazed at the elderly woman standing before her.

That face was nearly flawless.

To anyone else, she appeared to be a loving elder who doted on her younger relatives.

It was completely at odds with the woman who had once set her up with a scoundrel, nearly condemning her to a miserable life, and who had handed her a fake divorce decree without the slightest concern for her well-being.

Within the Knight family—this den of predators—

No one could bear to look too closely.

They were all half-human, half-ghost.

For no apparent reason, Rose smiled.

Her eyes brimmed with sarcasm, laid bare for everyone to see.

The moment Margaret noticed her expression, unease crept into her heart. She slowly frowned.

“Rose, what’s with that look? If you’re unhappy about something, just say so.”

Rose studied Margaret’s expression.

Margaret simply valued Rose’s current status. She wanted to bind her to the Knight family for their own benefit—to turn her into a resource the family could exploit at will.

Yet they still pretended it was for her own good.

As though they were doing her a favor.

Rose suddenly laughed.

Ryan looked at her, his dark eyes betraying no emotion.

She was clearly not herself.

Rose walked over to a nearby table, picked up a glass of champagne, and drained it in one gulp.

Ryan’s gaze followed her.

Margaret frowned, disapproving of Rose’s behavior. It lacked the grace and dignity expected of a lady.

She was just about to speak when—

After finishing the champagne, Rose raised the glass high and slammed it onto the marble floor.

The sharp crack echoed throughout the room.

It cut through the soft music playing in the background.

Instantly, every guest turned toward her.

Margaret stared at her in disbelief. “Rose, what are you doing? Stop making a scene.”

Rose wiped the wine from her lips with her fingertip.

She could feel countless eyes fixed on her.

Including Ryan’s.

Selena, who had been entertaining guests nearby, walked over and said coldly, “Rose, what kind of behavior is this? You’re acting drunk before you’ve even had a second drink.”

She rebuked her sharply.

As shards of glass scattered across the floor, one sliced the back of Rose’s hand.

She ignored the pain.

She ignored Selena.

Only after making certain that everyone’s attention was on her did she turn toward Ryan and say clearly:

“I, Rose Bennett, and Ryan Knight—our relationship is over.”

Her voice rang throughout the ballroom.

Every guest heard her.

Many had only just recognized her as the renowned professor specially appointed by NYU, and before they could conceal their surprise, it transformed into outright shock.

Something flickered briefly in Ryan’s eyes.

Surprise.

And something else.

Margaret was even more stunned.

“Rose!”

She tried to stop her.

But Rose maintained that faint smile as she met Ryan’s deep, unreadable gaze.

“The Knight family’s honor, disgrace, rise, and fall have nothing to do with me. Today, I want everyone here to witness that fact.”

Her determination to destroy everything caused Margaret’s expression to change dramatically.

Ethan had just arrived and had never expected the situation to develop like this.

He looked at Rose. “With so many guests present, what exactly are you trying to do?”

Rose looked at him coldly. “I’m not capable enough to serve as the Knight family’s perfect cover. Nor am I as impressive as you, Ethan Knight—able to maintain the appearance of harmony while your own fiancée is in love with your older brother.”

The entire room fell silent.

Her words tore away the curtain hiding the truth.

The guests stared at Ryan and Ethan in disbelief.

Was she saying that the younger brother’s fiancée was involved with the older brother?

But Rose was not finished.

“I’m sure everyone is familiar with the leading actress involved—Miss Hill.”

Ethan’s expression changed immediately.

Then his face darkened.

“Rose! Have you lost your mind?”

It wasn’t only Ethan.

Margaret and Isabella were so shocked by Rose’s words that they nearly lost their composure.

Rose had not come here to bring honor to the Knight family.

She had come to destroy the evening.

She intended to drag the Knight family’s reputation through the mud and turn them into a laughingstock.

How could she expose this in public?

She had been explicitly told to keep quiet.

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