Chapter 379


    "Mom, I earned the money myself, and I''m willing to give her anything. I hope you can attend the


    banquet quietly."


    Skr''s statement of severing ties with Lillian was just to scare her.


    However, he would chase her out should she continue to make a scene.


    Lillian raised her head and met her son''s displeased ck eyes. Her high- pitched tone immediately


    faded, but she said fiercely, "Let''s talk after the banquet is over!"


    It took Lillian a great deal of effort to sit at the Hond family''s table.


    Queenie was also sitting at that table.


    Skr was never fond of Elsa, so he did not invite her to the banquet.


    By that time, Jamie had already gone to Wayne''s table to sit next to him. As Queenie''s husband relied


    on Skr''s help in his business and seeing that it was Carolie and Skr''s engagement, she had


    already made up her mind not to lose her temper today.


    As soon as Lillian sat down, Queenie immediately said, "Why would you get into such an unpleasant


    situation with your son?"


    "I''m so mad. What is so good about Coralie? Why does Skr like her so much?" Lillian immediately


    treat me as his mother? Impossible!"


    Lillian was sure that once Skr and Coralie were married, they would definitely be against her.


    She preferred obedient girls like Valerie as her daughter-inw, who would obey her and buy things for


    her. Unlike Coralie, who did not even visit her and would quarrel with her every time they met!


    "s, forget it. The children are all grown up," Queenie nced at Jamie, who was next to Wayne, and


    said, "Look at my daughter. Coralie''s brother had also blinded her. She was not interested in the guy I


    introduced to her before. She is too captivated and loyal to that b*stard."


    Lillian heard Queenie''s words and immediately responded, "You were right before. Come to think of it, I


    also agree that Coralie''s parents only taught them how to seduce the children of rich families."


    On that day, Queenie saw how Skr treated Coralie and how he had given her a diamond ring worth


    more than 30 million dors. Her attitude towards Jamie and Wayne had changed.


    She was not entirely against them anymore.


    When she heard Lillian''s words, she immediately answered, "Oh, I never said that."


    "Didn''t you mention it before?"


    Lillian remembered clearly that it was Queenie who had said those wordsst time.


    She did not expect that Queenie would raise her head and looked at Valerie, who was sitting next to


    her, and continued, "That was what Valerie told me before. Initially, I did not know that Jamie was in a


    rtionship with Wayne, and Valerie had told me about it."


    Queenie''s words had directly trapped Valerie.


    Queenie heard Skr''s words just now and realized that there were many things going on between


    Skr, Coralie, and Valerie.


    However, when Skr mentioned the car ident, Valerie''s expression was obviously guilty. How


    could such a smart person as Queenie fail to see that something was going on?


    "Auntie Hond, I was just trying to tell you out of goodwill. How could you misunderstand what I


    meant?"


    Valerie smiled sweetly, but the muscles on her face were slightly stiff.


    She would never expect that a sentence she said a few years ago would actually set a trap for herself


    that day.


    Fortunately, Lillian''s trust in Valerie was deep-rooted.


    Even after Queenie''s words, Lillian still said, "Valerie is doing this for your own good. That''s just who


    she is. Whateveres to her mind, she will say aloud so don''t take it personally. If you like Wayne,


    just let your daughter marry him."


    Lilian''s tone was evident that she was rejoicing in Queenie''s "misfortunate".


    In her opinion, if Jamie was to marry Wayne, it would be the same as olden times whereby a princess


    would marry a poor schr. It would be aplete disgrace.


    Valerie knew that Queenie was not fond of her. Therefore, after sitting a while, she quickly got up and


    said, "Excuse me, I''m going to head over there and propose a toast."


    As she spoke, she left with her wine ss.


    Valerie left because she saw that no one was sitting at Hera''s table.


    No one knew where Jamie and Wayne had gone, and Hendric had gone to Coralie''s side.


    Valerie walked over to Hera with a ss of red wine in her hand and said with a smile, "Nice to meet


    you, Auntie Jean. I''m Valerie."


    "Ah? Hello."


    Hera was sitting there alone. When she saw Valerie walk up to her, she immediately stood up and


    greeted her.


    She knew that Valerie came with Lillian, but she did not expect that she woulde to talk to her.


    Valerie could tell that Hera was a good- natured woman from the suburbs. She must have never been


    to such a ce before. Thus, an idea arose in Valerie''s mind.


    "Aunty, please do not misunderstand what happened just now. Although I like Skr, I also know that


    liking someone isn''t to possess him but to wish him happiness. I saw how Skr and Miss Chariott are


    today and I believe they will be happy. This way, I can rest assured."


    Valerie pretended to be kind, which was her special skill. She had deceived many people with her


    seemingly- kind face, and none of them had seen through it, let alone Hera, who was not used to the


    city life.


    Valerie looked and sounded so sincere that Hera had really believed that she was the person she said.


    "Thank you."


    Hera knew that Valerie was there to propose a toast to her, so she took the red wine in front of her and


    raised the ss.


    "Well, Aunty Chariott, you are my elder, so I will drink it all. You can drink however much you prefer."


    Valerie raised her wine ss and clinked it against Hera''s as she spoke. Then, she drank the red wine


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    in one go.


    When Hera saw Valerie drank all of her red wine, she followed and finished her red wine too.


    "Ahem!"


    Hera was not good with alcohol.


    As she drank too fast, the bitter liquid slid down her throat; she got nervous and choked.


    Valerie noticed that and immediately pretended to be nervous and patted Hera on the back. She


    pointed in a certain direction and said, "Aunty, you are too polite. Drink some water to flush it down."


    There was a basin of lemon water on the table in the direction she pointed.


    Usually, people who went to high-end restaurants knew that the small basin of water was used to wash


    their hands. However, Valerie was sure that it was Hera''s first time at such a ce and did not know


    that, so she deliberately misled her.


    Sure enough, Hera followed the direction Valerie pointed and saw a small basin of water. She picked it


    up and drank a big mouthful.


    After she drank, she thanked Valerie.


    After Valerie saw Hera gulp down the water in the basin, she asked, "Aunty, that water was used to


    wash your hands. How can you drink it?"


    She did not speak very loudly just now, but after Hera drank the water in the basin, her voice suddenly


    became louder, and the people surrounding them looked in their direction.


    Seeing that the lemon water in the basin on the table had lost a portion of it, and Hera unnaturally


    wiped her mouth, everyone had a strange look in their eyes, especially the Hond family, who was


    sitting at the table next to them.