Chapter 1243


    Chapter 1243 Outlive You


    Armand raised his hand and beckoned Cooper over to him, then whispered something into thetter''s


    ear.


    Cooper slid his sses further up his nose bridge as he looked at Armand dubiously. “I doubt she''s so


    stupid that she''d fall for that.”


    “Hard to say.” Armand chuckled dryly. “We''ll circle back to this. I meant to tell you that Eurydice and


    Yuvan are getting married on the thirteenth.”


    “You''re seriously going to let them get hitched?” Cooper had expected Armand toe up with a


    different n.


    “Well, yeah,” Armand replied. “Their scandal is national news, and everyone''s watching the Zeigler


    family. At this point, marriage is their only way out.”


    Cooper rubbed his temple wearily. “I kind of feel sorry for Yuvan.”


    Yuvan''s and Eurydice''s wedding would take ce at a resort in Baykeep. Given their fathers''


    backgrounds, nearly half the bigwigs in politics and the military showed up.


    The event was at the peak of festivities, even though there was no press around.


    Beatrix and Eurydice were cousins, so it was no surprise that the former and her family showed up at


    the wedding, too.


    However, given that Beatrix was already married, she could not very well be one of Eurydice''s


    bridesmaids.


    Beatrix stayed in the bridal room to keep Eurydicepany for a bit, then took her cue to return to the


    main hall when she saw that it was nearly time for the wedding ceremony to begin. On her way back,


    she ran into Reba, who was wearing a bridesmaid''s dress.


    “Ba,” Beatrix called out jovially.


    Reba was already in a foul mood, to begin with, and Beatrix''s greeting only served to aggravate her.


    Whirling around to face Beatrix, she snapped, “Don''t call me Ba! We''re not that close!”


    “Oh, but we will be after today. Plus, I''m older than you, so I can call you Ba if I want,” Beatrix


    pointed out.


    Reba sneered, “It''s disgusting that someone of Eurydice''s status wouldmit such a scandal.


    That goes for you, too, you boyfriend-stealing wench. I guess being a disgrace is a family trait for you


    both!”


    She would never have agreed to be Eurydice''s bridesmaid if her uncle had not insisted on it.


    If anything, she was repulsed by the idea of it.


    Beatrix drew a sharp breath when she heard Reba''s acerbic remarks, but she quickly recovered.


    Smiling, she said provocatively, “Your cousin Yuvan will be part of the Gaudette family after today. I


    wonder if your contempt for us extends to him, too.”


    Sadly, Reba was not quite as witty as Beatrix, so she resorted to ring at the woman instead.


    Unaffected, Beatrix gave a half-shrug and pointed out, “Eurydice''s wedding dress has a rather long


    train, so would you be so kind as to carry it for herter? Thanks.”


    With that, she brushed past a fuming Reba and left.


    A guest happened to be walking up the stairs just as Beatrix was going down. When Beatrix was about


    to pass by, the guest stretched out her leg and tripped her. Caught off guard, Beatrix lost her bnce


    and tumbled down the stairs.


    There were about eight or nine steps, and they were not very steep, but Beatrix fell and rolled to the


    bottom of the stairs in a clumsy heap nheless.


    The sudden fall made Beatrix break out in cold sweat. She scrambled to get on her feet, then red at


    the silhouette on thending and snapped, “Are you blind? You could at least help the person you


    knocked into!”


    Had she not shielded her face with her arm in time, her face would have been bruised.


    “Knocked into?” The woman on thending turned around to look at Beatrix. “You were the one who


    lost your footing and fell down the stairs.”


    Beatrix thought the woman''s voice sounded familiar. When she got a proper look at the woman''s face,


    her eyes widened in surprise.


    “A-Aren''t you dead?” she found herself asking in bewilderment.


    “Not that I know of,” Genevieve replied. With wicked amusement in her eyes, she continued to mock


    Beatrix, “Don''t you worry, Ms. Lowe. Chances are I''ll outlive you.”


    Beatrix felt her heart leap to her throat.


    She knew better than to pick a fight with Genevieve now that Armand was mayor. He had already put


    the Gaudette family in such dire straits, so there was no telling what else he could do to them. With that


    in mind, she skittered off.


    Meanwhile, Reba was staring at Genevieve in disbelief.


    It was not until Genevieve walked up to her and called out her name twice in a row that Reba came


    back to her senses. “Mr. Faulkner said you were still unconscious! How is it that you''re awake and here


    right now?”


    Genevieve grinned. “I''ve been awake for months, and I''ve been doing physical therapy, too.” Then, she


    winked at Reba mischievously. “Armand just doesn''t know yet.”Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.