Chapter 493


    Aaron stood beside me without saying a word, but he noticed me frowning without speaking. He then


    asked quietly, "What are you thinking about?"


    I shook my head and looked up subconsciously at the people who have finished decorating the second


    floor.


    Seeing me hesitate, Aaron added, "Well actually, this is already the best result. Let''s not make it even


    worse!"


    Was it bad?


    "My child and Monique are really dead while Andrea was only injured. They are truly gone from my


    world. No matter how hard I try, I will never find them again."


    I felt depressed thinking of this. I stared at the people on the second floor and nodded. There was a


    Two minutester, all the guests who came to attend the banquet were intrigued by the scenes


    disyed on the screen. The Moore Family had been sessful in Jarold City for years, and it also


    showcased Valerie''s achievements these past few years.


    She was almost as popr as the Moore Family. The guests under the stage went silent as they


    watched the scenes y before them.


    I didn''t bother taking a look at the screen, uninterested in what it was showing. The only thing I wanted


    to see was Valerie''s reaction when she saw these scenes.


    However, she did not seem to be as dejected as I had predicted her to be. Instead, she only snuggled


    tightly in Pedro''s arms, as if she hadepletely prepared.


    Something buzzed in my head. Pedro glimpsed at me intensely amongst the noisy crowd. In his gaze,


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    there was no anger nor viciousness; only pity.


    I watched him leave the crowd with Valerie in his arms, but my heart was far from feeling on cloud nine.


    I knew that from today onwards, Valerie''s reputation would be ruined.


    It seemed I have finally achieved my goal!


    The projector was shut off after Valerie and Pedro left. The hall was filled with whispers of people


    gossiping about Valerie being despicable, and voices of mockery and disdain.


    The banquet was over. Charles and Aaron were busy seeing the guests off.


    I stood in the hall, feeling a little confused.


    Austin darted into my sight and asked cidly, "Can we talk?"


    I turned my ssy gaze away. I felt mncholy creeping into my skin as I replied, "What do you want


    to talk about?"


    He sat on the chair beside me and asked me with raised eyebrows, "Did you do that?"


    "Yep!" I admitted.


    I didn''t intend to hide it. No one would dare to pull anything at the Reid family''s banquet unless they


    were a family member of the Reid family.


    He sneered andid his eyes on me with a sarcastic look on his face. "I thought that you would''ve felt a


    little relieved after hurting Andrea. You are already part of a prominent family and you have Hendrix,


    who has given you his heart. It was just a child. Did you really have to do this?"


    I pursed my lips and sat on a chair casually. "So, since I already have everything that I should have,


    should I pretend that my previous sufferings never happened?"


    He knitted his brows. "Ariana, have you ever thought about why the Reid family allowed you to make a


    fuss this big, and why the Moore Family even let you pull this off? Was it just from Aaron''s influence in


    pushing this forward?"


    I raised my eyebrows. "If not that then what?"


    He jeered and felt that this was ridiculous. "Do you really think that everyone is a fool and would allow


    you to abuse them like idiots? Do you know who Pedro is? He was on battlefields in the 1970s. Do you


    think he would silently sit by while he watches you humiliate his wife?"


    "What are you trying to say?" I asked, my emotions calm and collected.


    He snorted and said disdainfully, "I want to tell you that you are a brainless, cold-blooded and idiotic


    woman! Stop doing these things! Please mind your own business and live your life in peace."