Chapter 778


    Chapter 778 Love a Goody Two Shoes Like You?


    “That reminds me.” Something seemed to have hit Benjamin as he lifted his head back up, looking


    stern. “You’re not still with that guy you brought homest time, are you?”


    Benjamin was referring to Anastasia’s first love, the culprit who worked with Adelpha to kill Anastasia.


    “Of course not,” Elise affirmed. “You can rest assured that I’ve already pulled back from the brink,


    Grandpa. I won’t make the same mistake again after knowing just what sort of a man he is.”


    “You’ve finallye around.” Benjamin heaved a sigh of relief. “Anyhow, I just have one demand for


    the man you choose: anyone but a heartless rat like your father. Do you hear me?”


    “Don’t worry, Grandpa. He’s really reliable and unlike most men.” Elise had Alexander in mind when


    she spoke.


    “You still have to bring him over some other day and let your uncles and I take a look. You’re still


    socially inexperienced, after all. I worry you’ll fall for another man’s tricks,” Benjamin appealed.


    “I will, Grandpa…”


    Meanwhile, in the garden, Jamie showed upte for the party. As he barely knew anyone here, he went


    straight to a less crowded spot after grabbing a ss of champagne.


    Finally, after finding an empty area with an open view, he stopped wandering and took a sip of the


    champagne while drifting his wary gaze across the guests.


    Though the Kellers had some influences within Tissote, they had never involved themselves in the


    literary world. He honestly couldn’t understand why the literary legend would invite him over when they


    had no connections whatsoever.


    In the spirit of another friend, another hand, he put off a meeting at thest minute and rushed over,


    nning on leaving after he said hi to the elderter.


    Just then, he heard a woman cussing angrily behind him. “F*ck you, Anastasia White! Why can’t you


    just rot in hell, you b*tch?!”


    Who’s that?! Who the hell dares cuss Anastasia like that on such an asion?! Jamie walked in the


    direction the sound came from and bypassed a rose bush half his height to find a young woman in a


    lolita dress kicking the patch ofwn beneath her begrudgingly.


    Under her ravaging, the dainty flowers drooped weakly, already beyond salvage.


    How could he allow someone already so wicked at such a young age to continue behaving so


    savagely?!


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    With that, he switched on the recording function on his phone and put it back into his pocket before


    approaching the young woman. “Say, miss, you have a problem with Anastasia White too?”


    “Mind your own f—” Adelpha snapped in a fit of rage but stopped immediately when she realized it was


    a handsome young man talking to her. With that, she quickly fixed her dress and stood like a sweet,


    defenseless girl.


    “Sorry. I’ve startled you, haven’t I? I’m not usually like this.” Adelpha tucked a lock of errant hair behind


    her ear, looking all abashed.


    Though this young woman gave him goosebumps, he still held on tenaciously, chuckling awkwardly.


    “Haha, I can tell. Let’se back to the topic. I heard you cussing White just now. Do you guys have


    some sort of grudge too?”


    “Why would you say ‘too’?” Adelpha asked.


    “It’s because I have a deep-seated grudge with that woman, of course!” Jamie lied without batting an


    eyelid. “That woman is so lofty that she trampled me to feel like two cents when I tried to win her love.


    Everyone should be allowed to damn a phony b*tch like her!”


    Adelpha put her guard down instantly upon hearing so and echoed angrily, “You’re right. Anastasia


    White is the phoniest b*tch in the whole world. And her grandfather, that old Joslin gaffer, acts all


    chummy with you when you’re useful to him but ignores you immediately after he’s done with you. Tell


    me that two-faced gaffer isn’t revolting?!”


    So Anastasia is Old Master Joslin’s granddaughter, huh? No wonder she has such high literary


    attainment.


    “s, I was a foolish young man that got drawn to Anastasia’s good looks back then. I still can’t even


    get over her today. Who knows if I’ll ever be able to open up and love another woman…” Jamie


    suddenly sulked, acting like he was an infatuated man with a broken heart.


    Adelpha’s eyes lit up at once. This is my chance! She hurriedly pulled a pack of tissue from her bag


    and handed one to him. “Don’t take it too hard. I bet there are plenty of girls who like you.”


    Jamie raised his hand and turned her down. “Thank you, but men are usually fixated on the first woman


    they take a fancy to. Anastasia might have trampled me to the ground, but I still can’t stop thinking


    about her. I guess I’ll never be able to move on from it. It’s best that I don’t waste other people’s time.”


    “You can’t do that!” Adelpha got anxious and discredited Anastasia shamelessly in a panic. “Anastasia


    isn’t really as nice as you think she is. You still haven’t found out, have you? She’s already married. In


    fact, she got married with a pregnant belly. Worse than that, she’s already a few solid months into her


    pregnancy when we found out!”


    “I don’t believe you. You’re just ndering Anastasia because you hate her. I get you, but I won’t trust a


    word you say.” Jamie turned around while speaking. He still sounded woebegone and fixated, but the


    corner of his lips had already curved up into a smile.


    “No, you can believe everything I say!” Adelpha went to his front and disclosed her identity. “I’m


    Anastasia’s sister, and everything I said is true! Anastasia doesn’t deserve devotion from a hunk like


    you. So why cling to her when there are so many women for you to love?!”


    At that, Jamie dropped his smile and leaned his face close to her with a smirk. “Are you saying I should


    love a goody two shoes like you?”


    “What are you talking about?” Adelpha tucked her neck a little.


    Jamie pulled his phone out and shook it as he stood back upright. “Everything you said is in this


    recording. To think you act all sweet with your sister but actually backbites her. Say, what do you think


    will happen if everyone hears this recording?”


    Adelpha’s face turned ashen at once, and she pounced on Jamie to snatch the phone. “Give me the


    phone, give me!”


    “Woah.” Jamie raised his arm at once and grimly warned, “Stay right there!”


    The young woman could only stomp her feet as she wasn’t tall enough to reach the phone. “What will it


    take for you to delete the recording?”


    “Nothing you offer can make me delete it. Remember I have leverage over you. So if you ever dare to


    backbite Anastasia again, I’ll let the whole world know just what sort of a person you are!”


    Jamie was gravely serious, and an intensely suppressing aura exuded from his eyes, forcing Adelpha


    to look away mutely, not daring to speak up.


    “Do you think I’m joking with you?” The man put his phone away with narrowed eyes and shoved his


    hands into his pockets while disclosing inly, “I have proof of you hiring people to screw up


    Anastasia’s book signing. Huh, I wonder how many years the court will sentence you for ndering and


    disrupting public order.”


    Adelpha was rendered utterly dumbfounded, for never had she thought some random guy would have


    two dirty things on her at Benjamin’s birthday party.


    Can this day get any worse?!


    Fed up with wasting his time on the young woman, Jamie shot her a disdainful nce and walked


    away.


    Coincidentally, Benjamin had returned to the party, and Jamie got another ss of liquor, going up to


    the elder.