Chapter 93:

Unable to maintain her smile any longer, Joanna stood up and left the room. Elyse, looking at Jayden with admiration, remarked, “You’re incredible. You just drove Joanna away with a few words.”

“She’ll be back,” Jayden predicted. As he adjusted his clothes with a calm demeanor, he glanced at Elyse, his look one of disappointment. “You can’t even stand up to Joanna. Could you be weaker?”

Embarrassed, Elyse touched her head. “I wasn’t prepared for her to be so brazen. It took me by surprise. But now I’ve learned. I’ll know how to handle her next time.”

“It’s almost time for afternoon tea,” Jayden noted. “I hope you won’t reflect poorly on me.”

“I won’t,” Elyse declared. She then entered the bathroom to change and reappeared in a silk dress.

The women at the house were supposed to gather in the greenhouse for afternoon tea, but Elyse knew this was less a social event and more a strategic confrontation aimed at her. Bolstering her courage, she walked to the greenhouse in her high heels. On the way, she encountered Joanna, who had also changed and applied a heavy layer of makeup.

Despite her long hair covering most of her face, Elyse noticed that Joanna’s left cheek was noticeably more swollen than the right as she passed by. Her brow furrowed in confusion. Joanna had just left their room. Could someone have slapped her in such a short time? Who could slap a guest?

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mark and greeted Joanna. “Miss Foster, why persist? Will you be joining

I told you? I’ll be taking care of Jayden alongside you from now on. We share the same man. Why treat me as an outsider?” Joanna responded, batting

“He prefers women like me. Would that prompt you to consider

flash of resentment crossing her

the greenhouse, the other ladies were

Unexpectedly, Elyse didn’t stumble but instead stepped firmly on Joanna’s

the commotion, Tess, who was nearby,

quickly. “Joanna

me!” Joanna exclaimed

accusing me?” Elyse responded, her face showing distress. To anyone watching, she appeared genuinely innocent. Joanna realized she had been set up by Elyse, who aimed to humiliate her. Still fuming from a recent

hand to strike Elyse, the latter dashed toward Tess in panic. “Joanna

looked up just in time to see Joanna’s raised hand. She slammed her teacup onto the table and snapped,

her voice filled with aggrievement. By then, Elyse had

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