Vincent sat next to Cindy, feeling a bit displeased.


    Vera''s words were indeed insulting to his wife, but he was not deaf and understood that it was his wife who had instigated the argument. "Sit down. If you can''t speak properly, then keep your mouth shut," Vincent cleverly reprimanded his own wife.


    If Patrick were smart, he would have said a few words to teach Vera a lesson for the sake of family peace, and then the matter would have been resolved. However, it seemed that Patrick did not want to be the wise one. He purposely remained silent. He wanted to see what else this girl, who dared to give him a nickname and disturb Shawnte at night, as well as openly insult Cindy, was capable of doing.


    Cindy found herself at a disadvantage and became angry. She picked up the nearby washbasin and nned to ssh the water inside towards Vera. However, Vera had already anticipated her actions when Cindy picked up the washbasin. So, Vera took the initiative.


    She stood up, holding her own washbasin, and urately sshed the water in it onto Cindy''s face. Unfortunately, the water also identally sshed onto Vincent, who was sitting next to her. Vera politely apologized to Vincent, bending down and saying, "Sorry, Vincent, I identally sshed you."


    Vincent was speechless. Patrick also remained silent. The two brothers disyed the same emotions.


    In the restaurant, Cindy let out a piercing scream. Vera handed the washbasin to a servant and then pped her hands, sitting back in her seat. She said, "We are all members of the Olteran family. Apart from being older than me, my position is not lower than yours."


    Shawn, apanied by Tom, slowly walked into the restaurant. As soon as he entered, he could sense that something was out of the ordinary. Upon closer inspection, he realized that Cindy had washed her face but hadn''t dried it before joining the meal.


    Shawn approached and only then realized that the situation was not so simple. He sat down with a serious expression and asked, "What happened?"


    Vera looked at Cindy, waiting for Cindy to speak up first. After all, it wasn''t her who had acted unreasonably. Cindy stomped her foot in frustration, then let out a loud scream and left the restaurant.


    Seeing that the situation had escted, Shawn looked at Vera and asked, "What exactly happened?"


    Vera said, "Cindypared herself to Mrs. Collins'' pet. I thought she was a bit delusional, so I sshed a basin of water on her to help here to her senses. The scream just now was probably her regretting calling herself Mrs. Collins'' dog."


    Vincent looked at Vera and felt like unable to voice her grievances.


    "Yes, that''s what happened," Vera said to Shawn.


    Shawn looked at his two sons again and asked, "Is what Vera said true?"


    The brothers exchanged nces. "Dad, I''m going to go check on Cindy," Vincent stood up and left the restaurant without answering Shawn.


    Shortly after, Patrick stood up in silence as well. He didn''t need to provide Shawn with a reason for leaving.


    Vera nced around and realized that she and Shawn were the only ones left at the table.


    So she also got up and said, "Dad, I''m going after Patrick."


    With that, she quickly followed Patrick''s footsteps out of the restaurant.


    Vera walked outside and felt the evening breeze of summer, which carried the warmth unique to this season.


    The wind blew her hair onto her cheeks. She used her pinky finger to tuck the strands behind her ear.


    The chiffon of her skirt fluttered slightly in the wind before settling back down.


    The man in a suit in front of her noticed someone following behind him and stopped walking. Vera also stopped not far away from him.