“Oh no! We can’t offend her. If the Cross family gets angry, we’re finished in Azure Peak.”
Sloan’s smile froze completely. “You… you’re pretending to be Master Celeste’s daughter?”
“Pretending? Do you have proof?”
“Then how can you prove it?”
“Ridiculous. Why should I?”
Chloe shook her head. Fools, all of them.
“Miss Cross!”
“Miss Cross, I’m so sorry. I didn’t know you were here. I should have greeted you personally.”
Gilbert Hayes hurried over, his manner extremely respectful.
Everyone fell into stunned silence.
“She really is Miss Cross!”
“We messed with the wrong person.”
“It’s all Miss Ryker’s fault for misleading us.”
She wanted Master Celeste in prison? Are you kidding?”
The guests who had mocked Chloe shrank back, trying to disappear
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“It’s really Chloe Cross!”
“Master Celeste’s daughter!”
Guests rushed to introduce themselves.
“Miss Cross, I’m from…”
“Miss Cross, we’re…”
Chloe ignored them but glanced at Kieran.
“Kieran… who was mocking me earlier?”
“Him, her, them, him…”
‘Oh. Do you have their business cards?”
Before Kieran could speak, cards were shoved into Chloe’s hands.
‘Miss Cross, we hope to cooperate!”
‘Our companies work with Cross Group often!”
‘Please give us a chance!”
Chloe didn’t reply, but she took every card.
‘Good. Cross Group will never work with any of you.”
Everyone’s face dropped.
“You believe rumors without thinking. You can’t tell right from wrong. I don’t do business with stupid people. It makes me look dumb too.”
She spoke to Kieran, but everyone understood that she was furious.
All the anger turned toward Sloan. She had caused this mess.
Sloan felt everyone’s hatred and hated it.
“Miss Ryker… you couldn’t stop laughing earlier. Why so quiet now?”
Sloan couldn’t laugh. She wanted to cry.
“You wanted my mother in prison, didn’t you?”
Gilbert now understood everything. He regretted inviting the foolish Slamm
“Miss Ryker, this is my family’s banquet How dare you misult my honored guest
Sloan flushed, embarrassed “I I’m sorry
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“You shouldn’t apologize to me.”
Sloan hesitated, tears in her eyes. “Miss Cross, I’m sorry. It was my fault.”
“Oh? What did you do wrong?”
I…”
Sloan knew but couldn’t say it–not in front of Kieran.
“Wrong for running your mouth and having no brain,” Sophia said calmly, swirling her wine.
Sloan was humiliated. “Miss Cross, is this how you show grace? Bullying me?”
Chloe laughed. “Bullying you?”
“Aren’t you?”
“If you think I’m bullying you… then I might as well really do it. Otherwise, you’re lying.”
Sloan stared at her, confused.
“The Cross, Moore, Shaw, Corbin families–all cut ties with Ryker Group. You may choose to keep working with them, but we will not.”
Sloan went pale. “Kieran…”
“Jagger Group too,” Kieran said coldly.
Sloan couldn’t believe it. How have things gone so wrong?
“Mrs. Hayes… I only wanted to protect you.”
Sloan was panicking.
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