Chapter 33


    “Hey, have you heard of the Hale family’s adopted daughter who signed a severance agreement and


    got kicked out? She showed up at tonight’s banquet. Shame on her! If it were me, I’d work in the


    restaurant where I belonged.” The speaker was Cynthia, who helped Sally record videos at the Rose


    Gardenst time.


    “Is that for real? Mr. Palmer divorced her, and the Hale family kicked her out. How does she have the


    qualifications to attend Fa nny’s fashion g? Many friends of Fa nny’s. didn’t even qualify for an


    invitation,” another woman said.


    “What qualifications could she possibly have? She couldn’t win favor with Mr. Palmer, so shetched


    onto a new sugar daddy. The CEO of XR Entertainment, Joe Daves, has you heard of him? She came


    here with Mr. Daves,” a third woman added.


    “She’s such a s lut! Shame on her! The banquet has strict scrutiny, yet they let in a shameless woman


    like her!” another womanmented.


    A group of women holding champagne expressed their disgust after their conversation.. When they


    whispered, dirtier words came out of their mouths. Madison stood nearby, expressionless. It was not


    surprising she overheard them. The rest area was sorge, but these women had to stand in the


    middle of the dessert area. And their voices weren’t quiet, which seemed intentional.


    “By the way, isn’t that adopted daughter working as a kitchen helper at the Rose Garden? She must


    reek of grease. How can Mr. Daves stand her?” Cynthia suddenly eximed, and the other women


    burst intoughter.


    Madison narrowed her eyes, and coincidentally, a server carrying drinks passed by her. She took a


    bottle of red wine and walked straight toward Cynthia and her friends. Before theirughter subsided,


    the bottle of wine poured over their heads, extinguishing their mocking and gossiping and sparking a


    chorus of screams.


    “What the hell? Who did this?” Most of the wine was sshed onto Cynthia, and her scanty clothing


    was almost entirely soaked, making her look disheveled.


    After emptying the bottle, Madison ced it back on the tray of the stunned server. She wiped her


    hands with a tissue indifferently and spat out three words. “F uck you guys.”


    The soft-spoken three words provoked Cynthia, who didn’t even bother to find a tissue. Instead, she


    raised her hand to wipe her eyes. When she saw Madison’s casual posture, her hatred peaked.


    “Madison Hale!” Cynthia’s furious voice was so loud that it attracted the attention of the surrounding


    guests.


    Madison wasn’t afraid to make a scene. She casually scratched her ear. “I can hear you,


    so there’s no need to shout so loudly.”


    “What?” Cynthia was furious. “Do you have any manners? Why did you ssh red wine on us? No


    wonder you’re an orphan! You deserved to be abandoned by your parents at birth!”


    Madison raised her eyes coo lly. The look made Cynthia retreat unconsciously. “What are you looking


    at?”


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    Madison chuckled softly. “Ms. Watson, don’t you find it ridiculous to talk about manners with me?” She


    stepped forward, and Cynthia took a step back. She advanced again, and the dessert table was behind


    Cynthia. The disheveled woman in front of Madison had nowhere to retreat.


    “I… I’m telling you, don’te over!” Cynthia shouted, knowing that since Madison dared to ssh


    wine on them, Madison might do something crazier.


    Madison sneered. “How dare a coward like you scheme against others? It’s a bit of a waste to ssh


    you with this bottle of wine.”


    “You g od da mn…”


    “What? Did I say something wrong? You have the guts to spread rumors behind my back, and I ssh


    you with a bottle of red wine from behind. Is there a problem?”


    Madison took another bottle of wine, and Cynthia immediately shut her mouth in fear.


    Madison chuckled, poured herself a drink, and said, “Don’t worry. I won’t ssh you.


    This wine isn’t cheap. I don’t to waste another.” After finishing the ss of wine.


    she ced it back on the server’s tray and turned around, smiling and thanking the


    server.


    No one seemed to criticize Madison for her recklessness.


    “My… My pleasure… The waiter smiled nkly.


    However, Cynthia was not willing to let Madison go easily. Despite her embarrassment, she rushed up


    and blocked Madison’s way.


    “You sshed wine all over us, and now you’re just going to leave like this?”


    The onlookers remained silent, holding their drinks, not willing to intervene. Cynthia, however, saw


    them as her supporters. “Everyone, please judge. We said something about her, and she sshed us


    with red wine. This evening gown isn’t cheap. Can she afford topensate?”


    One of the women stained with wine echoed. “That’s right. She’s just an adopted. daughter kicked out


    of the Hale family. How did she even get in here?” They had not


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    intended to speak up. After all, they were the ones gossiping behind others’ backs. But with Cynthia


    causing such a scene and so many people watching, they couldn’t afford to stay silent.


    Madison was surrounded by them and became the target of everyone’s criticism.


    “What’s going on? What’s with the fuss here?” A refined voice suddenly came from the crowd. A man in


    a cream-colored suit appeared in everyone’s sight.


    Cynthia’s eyes immediately lit up with joy. She recognized him as Ethan Smith, the star yer of the


    BIT International Tournament. He is also the eldest son of Fa nny and Caius Smith, the CEO of


    Quantum Dynamics.


    After winning the tournament prize, Ethan and his twin brother, Samuel Smith, started a gaming


    However,pared to Ethan, Samuel was much more low-key and rarely appeared in public.


    Cynthia’s look of indignation immediately turned into a look of vulnerability as she leaned over pitifully.


    “Mr. Smith, look at my dress. It’s all because of this woman. How could someone so uncouth be


    allowed into your fashionable banquet?”


    Her thin dress was soaked, and every inch of fabric almost clung to her body, outlining distinct lines


    that gave different impressions to different people.


    When Cynthia’s fragile and helpless body almost touched Samuel, a chubby man behind her smiled


    and teased. “You’re so lucky today, Mr. Smith, a knight in shining


    armor!”


    A hint of disgust shed in Samuel’s eyes. As Cynthia’s wet arms were about to touch him, he quickly


    stepped aside.


    Cynthia was caught off guard and fell heavily to the ground.


    Samuel nced at her expressionlessly. “Miss, you should put on some clothes first.” His words carried


    a double meaning, and the people present burst intoughter. It was a case of the pot calling the kettle


    ck..


    Cynthia’s face turned pale, and she wished she could disappear into the ground. She slowly got up


    from the ground, realizing her n had failed. Then, she red at Madison with resentment. “Mr.


    Smith, my outfit was ruined by her. The organizers should take responsibility for letting her in, right?”


    Samuel nced at her. “Indeed, not just anyone should be allowed in.”


    Cynthia looked at Madison and smirked triumphantly. I’m not gonna let you get away with this, Madison


    Hale!’ she eximed in her mind. ‘Being kicked out in front of so many people will be even more


    embarrassing!”


    But the next second, Cynthia’s smile froze on her face.


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