After Divorcing my Captain Husband

Chapter 545 Verbal Confrontation

The wine in the person's glass tilted toward Chloe. Despite her quick reflexes, a few drops still splashed onto her. "Oops, sorry about that. I didn't realize anyone was here."

Chloe shot her a sharp look, thinking, "Didn't notice?

Really? With me standing here, you'd have to be blind not to see me."

She glanced at the heavily made-up woman in front of her, thinking, "Isn't this woman the one standing next to Victoria at the auction?"

"Ms. Nelson, I'm genuinely sorry. I didn't mean to cause any trouble. I believe you won't make a fuss over this?" Zooey Landry preemptively tried to dismiss Chloe's potential complaint as trivial.

Seeing Chloe remain silent, Zooey gave her a once-over and said, "Ms. Nelson, I assume you're here representing Bright Moon International. Why aren't you with your boss? Wandering off like this doesn't reflect well on your professionalism." Chloe recalled that Victoria had a friend named Zooey, who was also Monica's stepmother and shared the same last name.

She had been abroad for the past year, so her sudden appearance was a surprise.

Cathy nearby, Chloe understood Zooey was deliberately looking for

Landry, it's rather unbecoming for someone your age to play petty

indeed been notorious

classmates and form alliances, which was

and the Landry family had used all their connections to get her out. This incident had undoubtedly fueled

it was no surprise

with what you say and do. With so many enemies, you never know what might happen. I heard you were even kidnapped recently. Looks like luck isn't on your side." Zooey posed with a certain smugness. Despite her age, she showed her attempts to appear flirtatious, which made Chloe understand why Monica's father

more concerned with your own husband. His infidelities are hardly a secret. You seem to be quite

chaotic, with

down recently, partly due to Zooey's strong personality, old

unable to keep tabs on her

Zooey's face darkened instantly.

speak out of turn. The Landry

people talking, don't give them