Chapter 28


    When they arrived in the heart of the city, Xavier asked Zelda while grasping the steering wheel,


    “Should I drive you to your hotel or a mall for a stroll, Ms. Saunders?”


    “Neither. I have a dinner date with my friend,” Zelda answered, putting her lipstick into her bag after


    touching up her makeup.


    Understanding dawned upon Xavier, and he inquired, “Have you booked a ce, Ms. Saunders? If you


    haven''t, we can do it for you.”


    If Trident Group was the empire of the business world, Cayden was the emperor. In turn, Xavier, as


    someone close to him, could be considered the prime minister, second only to him.


    Therefore, Zelda was naturally proud that such a person was treating her with such respect.


    “I''ve booked the ce.” She then told him the location of the ce.


    The car drove straight to its destination.


    About ten minutester, Xavier pulled over at the side. “We''re here, Ms. Saunders.”


    “Thank you!” Snagging her handbag, Zelda fluffed her long and curly brown hair. Before she alighted


    from the car, she pointed at the back seat. “You,e with me.”


    At that, Xavier frowned imperceptibly. Ugh! Her haughty attitude is really irritating!


    Meanwhile, Avery wasn''t surprised about that.


    Zelda was the daughter of a wealthy man who was exceedingly concerned about appearances. Thus,


    she would probably be ill at ease without ackey.


    The reason she didn''t ask Cecelia to keep herpany was likely because thetter was sterner.


    When she didn''t smile, she looked rather steely.


    Putting it bluntly, Avery was thin and slender, so she appeared to be easy prey.


    Avery climbed out of the car, and Xavier drove away.


    “Follow me.” Zelda threw a look at the unobtrusive Avery as though she was her pet dog. Right after


    saying that, she sauntered off.


    A hundred meters ahead stood the restaurant she had booked.


    Shortly after, Avery''s phone dinged with a WhatsApp message.


    Cecelia texted: Although we''re responsible for entertaining her, she''s no one to us. You can remain


    polite if she''s polite, but you don''t need to do so if she''s rude.


    At that precise moment, Zelda nced over her shoulder and barked, “Why are you walking so slow?


    Match my speed!”


    Avery put her phone away, stuffing it into her handbag.


    Zelda booked an extremely luxurious private room in that five-star restaurant. Since the other party


    hadn''t arrived, she took a seat and started touching up her makeup again.


    Having nothing to do, Avery sat down on the couch at the side.


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    A momentter, Zelda''s phone rang.


    Taking the call, she snapped, “Hey! Have you arrived? How dare you make me wait for such a long


    time, b*tch? Are you sick of living?”


    Avery was startled upon hearing that, reckoning that the friend whom Zelda addressed as a “b*tch” was


    likely simr to thetter in temperament.


    “Your mother? I''ll be uneasy with an elderly here.” Zelda hesitated for a long while before heaving a


    sigh. “Fine, fine. Have your mothere over as well, then.”


    About twenty minutester, the private room door was pushed open.


    Avery instinctively stood up out of politeness, but her face promptly drained of all color when she


    locked gazes with her stepmother, Henrietta, and Mna.


    With them, she felt that being courteous was superfluous.


    Henrietta and Mna were likewise stunned.


    “Are you all... acquainted?” Zelda sensed something amiss with the atmosphere.


    Henrietta was the first one to gather her wits about her. With a bright smile stered on her face, she


    couldn''t helpuding Zelda as she studied her. “You''re Zelda whom Mna spoke of? Wow! You''re


    really beautiful, fair, and slender! I heard that you were the campus belle when the two of you studied


    abroad, defeating all other native beauties!”


    Zelda was embarrassed at the effusive praise. Nheless, she epted it readily, feeling that she


    deserved it. At once, she felt that Henrietta had good taste and unconsciously allowed thetter to hold


    her hands.


    The corners of Mna''s lips turned up when she saw her mother getting along well with Zelda.


    “Quick,e and have a seat, Mrs. Rumpley, Mna,” Zelda urged.


    When Mna passed Avery by as she headed over, she questioned, “Why are you here?”


    “I''ll leave you all to talk. I need to go to the washroom,” Avery stated evenly.


    After saying that, she walked out of the private room.


    “How did you get acquainted with her, Zelda?” came Henrietta''s voice.


    “I''m not acquainted with her, Mrs. Rumpley,” Zelda answered hastily. She exined, “I came to


    Ackleton this time to visit my fiancé. She''s an employee at my fiancé''spany, tasked with keeping


    mepany and being at my beck and call.”


    As Avery walked down the corridor, the voices gradually grew vague.


    She was fully aware that Henrietta and Mna never had a good word to say about her, but she had


    long since gotten ustomed to it over the years and no longer got mad over it easily.


    After all, she knew that they would be all the more thrilled the angrier she grew.


    In the private room, Mna mentioned Avery, but she then appeared hesitant to speak.


    The suspense was killing Zelda, so she couldn''t help huffing, “Spit it out! Don''t hide anything from me,


    Mna!”


    “Just tell her, lest she''s at a disadvantage because of her naivety.”


    Henrietta added fuel to the fire.


    Upon hearing that, Zelda narrowed her eyes dangerously as she stared at Mna.


    Mna put on a conflicted expression. “You''d best be careful, Zelda. You said you''re here to visit your


    fiancé while Avery Rumpley is an employee at your fiancé''spany. I''m really afraid... well...”


    “What are you afraid of?” In the next second, Zelda realized something. “Her name is Avery Rumpley?


    I''ve never asked for her name. Why does she have the family name of Rumpley?”


    There were few people with the family name of Rumpley, so Zelda was instantly suspicious when two


    people with that exact surname appeared before her at the same time.


    “Honestly speaking, Avery and I are sisters with different parents. When my mother remarried, she


    married her father, who was also marrying for the second time.” Mna nced at her mother in


    aggravation, griping, “My mother worked hard to pay for her to study abroad, but she wasn''t bothered


    about studying after going abroad. All she knew was to hook up with wealthy foreigners. As such, her


    reputation isn''t all that great. I''m just worried... Just be careful that she doesn''t seduce your fiancé.”


    Zelda was so livid that she mmed her hand on the table. “Seduce my man? That depends on


    whether she has the capability to do so!”


    “Don''t take it so lightly! Her mother seduced a married man, and the man was even a reputable figure.


    Because of her mother, he divorced his wife and ceded his shares. On the whole, he did a lot of


    despicable things. Her father urged me and my mother repeatedly to keep an eye on her, afraid that


    she would follow in her mother''s footsteps.” After saying that, Mna calmly took a sip of coffee.


    “I''m going to ruin her right this instant!”


    Leaping to her feet, Zelda leaned close to Mna''s ear and whispered, “You''re a nightclub person,


    aren''t you? In half an hour, have your friend get me some of those drugs. Money isn''t a problem. Better


    still, find a libertine as well!”


    Mna was inwardly triumphant, but she put on an expression of shock. Feigning ignorance, she


    queried, “Why do you want such drugs?”


    “I want to have her burning with desire and film her while she''s in a scandalous state and upload it to


    the inte!” Zelda seemed determined to obliterate Avery.