Chapter 732 The Mysterious Woman
Victoria had long disliked Mnie, and when she heard Mnie yelling at Christina, the anger she had
barely suppressed red up again.
“Watch your tone, Mnie.” Victoria swung her fist at the other woman as a warning. “Or do you want
another beating?”
Having experienced Victoria’s wrath, Mnie shivered involuntarily as she huddled in the corner of the
couch with a nket around her.
Christina broke the tense atmosphere. Compared to Victoria’s rough methods, Christina preferred to
use non-confrontational methods.
“I have given you a few days to think. You should have figured out why I had someone lock you up.”
Christina smiled lightly, but her gaze was ice-cold. “I want to know why you suddenly changed your
mind and decided to cause trouble for Sebastian.”
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Mnie sniffled arrogantly. “If I tell you, will you act as if nothing happened and let me go?”
Victoria sneered. “Have you ever seen a mistress with a happy ending?”
“I told you, my rtionship with Mr. Taggart is consensual. Since I’m not forcing him to take any
responsibility for me. I’m technically not his mistress, Mnie retorted fearfully.
Hearing this, Victoria exploded in anger. “Nonsense! Sebastian clearly doesn’t know you. You used
despicable means to manipte him. Consensual rtionship? Bullsh*t! Are you not ashamed of what
you said?”
Besides being Victoria’s rival, Mnie was nothing more than a shameless woman trying to get into
bed with Sebastian. In the face of such a vixen. Victoria’s years of good upbringing copsed at this
moment.
If it weren’t for Christina watching by the side, Mnie wouldn’t have been so lucky. She wouldn’t be
able to taunt Victoria while wrapped in a nket and enjoying the warmth..
Although Mnie was a prisoner, she still held her head high and stubbornly dered, “Although you’re
dating Mr. Taggart, you’re not even willing to acknowledge him officially. How are you fit topete
with me? It’s evident enough that the Lesleys look down on Mr. Taggart’s background. Just look at the
recent scandals exposing your rtionship. The Lesleys clearly consider your rtionship a disgrace!”
Smack!
The air seemed to freeze.
Christina’s hand connected with Mnie’s check in a resounding p, her face remaining impassive.
Victoria stood frozen, her eyes wide with shock, taking a moment to process what had just happened.
Meanwhile, Mnie covered her burning cheek and red at Christina angrily. Biting her lower lip
tightly, she didn’t say a word.
“This is my house; Victoria is my guest and my friend. You need to be mindful of your boundaries.”
Christina gathered all the photos scattered on the coffee table and tossed them directly at Mnie, a
disy of her defiance and support for Victoria. “I had them verified. All these photos were digitally
manipted. Mnie, I’ll give you onest chance. Who instructed you to do this?”
As Mnie touched her swollen face, she scanned the photos on the ground one by one. She replied
calmly, “I want to be famous, so I found a rich person to back me up. It’s too difficult to win over
Nathaniel, and I don’t want to waste this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. That’s why I approached
Sebastian. He is a popr figure around Nathaniel and has been managing the entertainment
company for him. If I get involved with him, I can at least have leverage over him even if I don’t
seed. I will have secured my future in this lifetime.”
With those words, Mnie cast a mocking gaze at Victoria and persisted in provoking her. “Ms. Lesley
certainly has excellent taste and luck. Simply by acting like a pampered youngdy, she manages to
capture Mr. Taggart’s heart.” Tilting her head to the side, she directly confronted Victoria, asking. “Why
don’t you enlighten me on your secrets? How about teaching me how to achieve the same?”
It was evident that Mnie was trying to humiliate Victoria.
Thetter red at Mnie with murderous intent. “Don’t be so arrogant, Mnie Steele!”
However, Mnie simply sneered and turned to address Christina, saying, “Mrs. Hadley, I have told
you everything you want to know. Considering that we both share the same surname, why don’t you let
me go? Perhaps we might cross paths again with each other in the future. What do you say?”
“All right. I’ll let you go.” Christina’s response came as an utter surprise for both Victoria and Mnie.
Mnie was momentarily stunned by Christina’s unexpected reaction. Her thoughts became muddled,
and she struggled to regain herposure, almost forgetting what she had intended to say.
“Christina, you can’t let her go!” Victoria gritted her teeth. “She’s just a somewhat famous inte
celebrity. If she doesn’t have someone backing her up behind the scenes, she won’t have the guts to
scheme against Nathaniel. This woman is definitely up to something.”
Mnie smirked. “Does ambition count? Let’s not talk about rich, powerful, and handsome men like
Nathaniel, who are rare enough. Take Mr. Taggart for example, he’s a good man who’s rather
desirable.”
Victoria’s patience wore thin as Mnie continued to cross her boundaries. With a fiery re, Victoria
issued a stern warning. “Shut your mouth! If I ever hear you mention Mr. Taggart’ again, I’ll make sure
you never speak another word!”
Damn it! Sebastian is mine and mine only! All these problematic girls can stay away!
“Don’t be too overbearing, Ms. Lesley. Men like gentle and understanding women. Mnie stood up as
she said, “If you won’t let me pursue him, I shall still admire him. You have no right to interfere.”
She nonchntly tossed the nket aside and, as she walked past Christina, shot her a mocking
nce, scanning her from head to toe. Her gaze lingered on Christina’s lower abdomen, and she
couldn’t resist making a snide remark. “Mrs. Hadley, you’re truly a beautiful and kind-hearted woman. I
have no doubt that your child will grow up to be exceptional.”
“Thank you for your kind words, Emilia Steele.” Christina deliberately enunciated her name.
However, Mnie blinked in confusion at Christina’s remark. “Mrs. Hadley, you seem to have mistaken
my name, I’m Mnie, not Emilia,” she said, tapping her temple with a smug smile. “Unlike Emilia, I’m
not foolish and self-righteous.”
After that, Mnie strode off.
“Christina, why did you let her go?” Victoria wanted to chase after Mnie and drag thetter back, but
Christina grabbed her wrist, preventing her from chasing after the woman.
“Don’t chase after her. Just let her go,” Christina advised, her frown deepening. “I purposely allowed
her to leave. If we keep her here, I doubt we’ll be able to get any useful information from her. It’s better
to strategize and find a more effective way to deal with the situation.”
Victoria sat on the couch, rubbing her temples in frustration. “But Christina, why did you suddenly call
Mnie by the name ‘Emilia’? Do you suspect that she’s Emilia who’s currently missing?”
Christina nodded affirmatively. “Indeed, Mnie gives me an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Despite
her physical appearance beingpletely different from Emilia’s, and the absence of any apparent
signs of stic surgery, there are moments where I sense traces of Emilia in her words and actions.”
During the days when Christina kept Mnie confined, she didn’t stand by idly. Instead, she invited the
most renowned stic surgeons domestically and internationally to evaluate Mnie.
The assessment from the stic surgeons left no room for doubt-Mnie’s facial features were entirely
natural, with no evidence of surgical alterations. The spection about her wearing a hyper-realistic
mask was deemed highly unlikely and improbable.
Victoria asked hesitantly, “Could it be that Mnie is Emilia’s long-lost sister?”