Chapter121


    Selenaimmediatelyspokeup,“Hey,doyouknowaboutfirse,firstserved?Isawthatnefirst!”


    Sophiablinked,asmilespreadingacrossherfaceasshelookedatAveline.“PerhapsyoushouldaskMissYoungifsheunderstands.firse,firstserved.”


    “You!”


    Selenawas furious,pointingatSophia’snose.“Whyareyouputtingonashow?DoyouthinkAvelinecaresaboutthis?Youshouldbetalkingtotheonewhorefusestodivorce,nottakingitoutonAveline!”


    Sophia’ssmileonlygrew.“MissQuin,don’tyouknow?ThereasonLucashasn’tdivorcedMissYoungistoprotectme.AslongasMissYoungcarriesthetitleofMrs.Tudor,Iwon’tbeindanger.”


    “Shameless!”


    Selenawasabouttoexplodeandturnedtothesilent,stern–faced.man.“Iswhatshesaidtrue?Isthatreallywhatyou’re<b>thinking</b>?”


    Lucas,dressedinacksuitandexudinganairofcoldelegance,lookedatSelenawithhisemotionlesseyes.“It’sjustane.Resortingtoshoutingwhenyoucan’tgetwhatyouwantwhereareyourmanners?”


    Selenascoffed.“Mymannersarereservedforthosewhodeservethem.Forpeoplelikeyou?Ha!”


    Shughedscornfullyatthem.


    Sophia’seyesflickeredasshetooktheneoffandhandedittoSelena.“MissQuin,there’snoneedtoactthisway.It’sjustatne,Idon’tneedit.”


    Selenapushed herhandaway.“Getlost!Idon’twantanythingyou’vetouched!”


    Inthenextmoment,Sophiafellbackward,herfacefilledwithfear!


    Lucascaughther,hisexpressionturningicy.“Areyoulookingfortrouble?”


    Aninvisiblepressurespreadthroughtheair,achillingcoldnessseepingintoeveryone’sbones,makingthemtense.


    Selenawasabout tosaysomethingmore,butAvelinepulledherback,steppinginfrontofher.“WasSelenawrong?”


    Lucas‘coldgazefellonAveline.Hercleareyesheldahintoffrostasshelookedathim,herexpressioncalmandunyielding.


    Thetwoofthemstoodthere,neitherbackingdown.


    Sophia’seyesflickeredagain,andshesuddenlygrabbedLucas‘hand.“Lucas,myleghurts…”


    Lucas‘faceturnedevencolderasheredatSelena.“Apologize.”


    Avelineinterrupted,“Whyshouldsheapologize?Selenadidn’tpushher.MissWinteristheoneactingsofragile.Ifshe’s thatdelicate,maybesheshouldstayhome.Agustofwindmightblowheraway!”


    “Aveline!”Lucas‘voicewasdeepandsternashelookedather.


    Avelineliftedherchindefiantly.“I’mlistening,whatisit?”


    Thetensionintheairwaspalpable,readytoexplodeatanymoment.


    Shestillrememberedthegrudgefrostnight!Thatjerkhadhiswaywithherandthenleft,andnowhewasoutshoppingwithanother


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    <li>an.Didhereallythinkshewasthatmagnanimous?</li>


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    Shewasdeterminedtomakethesituationufortableforthem.


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    Sophia’seyessuddenlyfilledwithtearsasshelookedatAveline.”MissYoung,whatdidIdowrong?Whyareyousayingsuchthingsaboutme?MylegendeduplikethisbecauseIsavedLucas.”


    Aveline’sgazewasicy.“So,whatdoesthathavetodowithme?”


    Sophia’seyesglistenedwithtears.“MissYoung,you’rebeingunreasonable.”This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    Avelineletoutaderisivugh.“So,snatchingsomethingfromsomeoneelseassoonasyouwalkinisconsideredreasonable?”


    SophiafoundherselfatalossforwordsagainstAveline!


    Thiswomanwastooinfuriating!


    Atthismoment,Avelineseemedtohavespikesalloverherbody.Anyonewhospoketoherwouldgetpricked,makingherquiteformidable.


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