Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 1450 The Start of a Showdown

Stella laughed recklessly but soon understood that her attitude was inappropriate. She quickly restrained herself and nodded. She said, "That's right, you're returning home."

I noticed a deepening mockery on Celine's face. I met her gaze unabashedly and asked, "Oh... by the way, shouldn't you reintroduce this Miss Stella to me, Celine?"

I passed the ball to Celine, who was standing beside Atlas.

When I saw Celine stifle a laugh, I said, "You've always treated her as your adopted daughter, and she even introduced herself as Stella, Rory's daughter. I've been meaning to ask you, Celine, if she's Stella, then... who am I? I didn't know my father had two daughters." As soon as I said that, everyone turned to look at Celine.

Atlas's hand had been around my waist all this time. When he saw me questioning Celine, he looked at her with apparent interest as he waited for her response.

My question may have been too sudden. I had slapped Celine in the face with that question, and no one in the room had anticipated me saying that so directly.

The people here were "old friends" of the Pierce family. Most of them probably knew who I was. They were all just pretending to be ignorant.

These "old friends" probably followed Celine's lead not to acknowledge my existence. They treated me as nothing more than a woman Atlas doted on.

Celine had completely ignored my presence throughout the event and had only briefly mentioned me. She hadn't even said that I was the mistress of the Pierce family.

I asked her that question, it

all, I

the hall considered that name to be

Celine's expression briefly froze before rapidly returning to normal. She looked calmly at the fake Stella

was calculating. I had seen bitchy women before, but I had never seen a high-level bitch like her. I had to admire her for her inner quality; she was good.

silently in

nothing, she immediately added, "Do you have a connection with

the words I was about to say while I looked

conveyed disdain as she said, "What happened that year was simply too chaotic. Although decades have passed, we're still dealing

love to hear those different versions of the story." I

eyes as deep as dark currents surging beneath a calm surface. When I

brother, which led to my brother's death in a plane crash He's been on the run ever since, with several major families pursuing him. I had to adopt a daughter to maintain the

immediately resonated around the room,

help but

flared in my chest, and

someone who had betrayed Louis Pierce by openly distorting the facts? Wasn't she afraid