Chapter 740 Hypocrisy


    When Christina heard Azure’s voice at the noisy banquet, she had initially thought it was just her


    imagination.


    However, upon turning around and seeing Azure in a heated debate with two other wealthydies,


    Christina felt her mood sink.


    She was sure the only Gibson family member she had sent an invitation to was Timothy, so why did


    Azure show up uninvited? As if that wasn’t bad enough, thetter even had the check to cause a scene


    at the banquet!


    Christina promptly set her ss of juice down and was about to storm off when Nathaniel held her


    back.


    The man had also spotted Azure, but unlike his wife, he could control his temper better. “Old Mr. Stone


    is here, too,” he mumbled.


    Thankfully, Christina quickly caught on to what Nathaniel was implying. Oh, that’s odd… Why would


    Azure and Barnaby attend the banquet together? Isn’t he eager to break off all ties with her? When did


    they reconcile? More importantly, why have they decided to make a public appearance? Aren’t they


    afraid of Sheridan kicking up a fuss? Argh! I can’t make heads or tails of this! However, I’ve got to hand


    it to Azure… She must be pretty impressive if she managed to melt someone as cold-hearted as


    Barnaby.


    Having noticed how baffled Christina was, Nathaniel spoke up. “Sheridan has mostly been away on


    business trips, and besides, he has enough problems to deal with. I doubt he knows half of what his


    father’s doing.”


    Ha. I know Sheridan well. Azure wouldn’t be strutting around like she owns the ce if he were here.


    Then again, it’s a pity to see what she has be. The Mrs. Lazuli I knew had always been a ssy


    and dignified woman. s, the cruel reality of life has dulled her shine and changed her mindset,


    turning her into one of those unsophisticated and narrow-mindeddies who shamelessly unt their


    wealth…


    “More than half of Jadeborough’s most influential people are in attendance today. I can’t let her stir up


    trouble in my turf,” Christina retorted before pulling her hand away and walking toward Azure.


    However, just as she was nearly approaching the woman, thetter suddenly turned and left. Christina


    wanted to give chase, but the twodies who had bickered with Azure began swarming around her.


    “Mrs. Hadley, today’s the grand opening of your studio. You shouldn’t be letting any Tom, Dick, or Harry


    attend the event!” one of them piped up.


    “Didn’t you hear what Old Mrs. Gibson said earlier?” the other added, though with a hint of sarcasm.


    “Old Mr. Stone has already epted Nigel into the Stone family, and it’s only a matter of time before


    she marries into the family too. Aren’t you jealous of her good fortune?”


    Even though Christina disliked Azure, it didn’t mean she’d tolerate others making fun and speaking ill of


    thetter in front of her.


    “Many people are attending the event today, but I can assure you that those two aren’t on my guest


    That said, I wouldn’t be a good host if I chased them away now, would I? As long as everyone stays in


    theirne, I’m sure there wouldn’t be any problems,” she said coldly.


    Having read between the lines, the two wealthydies quickly realized what Christina truly meant.


    However, despite their frustration, they knew they weren’t in a position to retort.


    After all, they were the ones who had stirred up trouble first, and they weren’t on Christina’s guest list.


    “You’re right, Mrs. Hadley. We shan’t bother you anymore. Goodbye,” the twodies said before taking


    their leave, albeit begrudgingly.


    Christina wanted to continue searching for Azure, but by then, thetter was nowhere to be found. At


    the same time, Julia had sent someone to inform the young woman that she wanted to introduce a


    friend to her.


    Left with no choice, Christina went off to look for Julia instead.


    After leaving the main banquet hall and roaming around, Azure finally found Timothy alone in the


    lounge.


    Having surveyed her surroundings to ensure no one was looking at her, she hurriedly walked to the


    table and dropped a pill into the ss of champagne. Within seconds, it dissolved into the liquid before


    her eyes.


    Azure picked up the ss and swirled it gently, a wicked smile tugging at her lips. Satisfied, she spun


    on her heels and made a beeline for the lounge.


    Unbeknownst to her, two little heads suddenly popped out from behind arge floral arrangement. With


    a slice of cake in each hand and cream at the corners of her mouth, Cam turned to her brother, wide-


    eyed and anxious. “Lucas, that nasty old witch dropped something into the champagne ss and is


    heading toward Granddad’s lounge now. What should we do?”


    Calm and sensible as ever, Lucas wiped his sister’s mouth with his handkerchief before putting it back


    into his pocket. “Come on. Let’s follow her and see what she’s up to.”


    “Yay! We can finally y a detective game!” Cam eximed as she danced around excitedly, her


    cakes almost smashing into Lucas’ face.


    Thetter sighed and promptly took one of the cakes away from Cam. “I’ll hold on to this for you first.


    You can have it back when you’ve finished the other slice.”


    With that, Cam chuckled and led Lucas to the lounge by the hand.


    Before long, the two children began their stealthy operation of lurking outside the lounge and doing


    their best to peep through the door crack.


    Timothy sat in the lounge, analyzing his chess match while waiting for Charlie to return from answering


    a call. What he wasn’t expecting, though, was the appearance of an unwee guest.


    Upon seeing Azure strut into the room, he turned glum and shifted his focus back onto the chess


    board, clearly having no intention of entertaining the older woman.


    Azure knew Timothy was prejudiced against her, but if she wanted to achieve her goal, she’d have to


    use her thick skin to her advantage.


    “Timothy, 1-heard you’d be at Christina’s banquet, so I decided to drop by to see you,” Azure said as


    she shamelessly sat opposite the man and pushed the ss of champagne toward him. “If I remember


    correctly, you used to love drinking champagne the most… Try this. I specially picked it for you. Let me


    know if it’s to your liking.”


    Timothy didn’t even bother to spare her a nce as he replied coldly, “Given my current health


    condition, do you think I should be drinking?”


    Realizing how painfully awkward the situation had be, Azure froze. Sh*t. I’ve made such a big


    mistake! I’d better try to smooth things over…


    “Oh, I’m sorry. I thought you had already recovered. In that case, let’s forget about the champagne.


    What would you like to eat? I can get it for you since you have difficulty moving.”


    “Just because my legs aren’t good doesn’t mean I can’t care for myself. Why don’t you cut to the


    chase?


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    with There’s no need to suck up to me,” Timothy said as he calmly moved his chess piece and locked


    eyes Azure.


    It was also then that he realized just how much Azure had changed. Not only had her clothes and style


    be more elegant, but she also seemed less raddled. Her poise and grace, without a doubt, were


    shining through.


    Even though Azure’s motive had been exposed, she felt no shame as she shared her real reason for


    approaching Timothy.


    “Nigel has been behaving well in prisontely, and ourwyers said that it’d be beneficial for his trial if


    you could write a letter of understanding.”