Chapter 1077

The commotion had attracted the attention of lan from afar. He took off his gloves, thinking that Maja was being picked on, and strode over.

“What’s going on?”

None of the others knew how to explain.

Only Maja, nonchalantly munching on an apple, and said casually, “She claimed that she felt you have been wronged, so she cried.”

A look of confusion crossed lan’s face, then quickly morphed into something indescribable.

“Is she okay?”

Maja nearly spat out the apple in her mouth, swallowing hard and washing it down with a gulp of water.

Judith stiffened, stammering in response.

“It’s just that Ms. Pennyfeather said something that upset me.”

“What did she say?”

“She called me the other woman and said I was trying to steal her place.”

“Aren’t you?”

lan felt a sense of absurdity. He picked up his gloves from the side and put them back on, looking at Maja.

“Stay away from her, I’m afraid you might catch her craziness.”

Maja managed to hold back her laughter in front of the crowd.

The faces of the others were filled with discomfort, and Judith was flushed with humiliation.

looked at lan with a heavy gaze, but he was already on his way to

want to argue with lan, and it wasn’t gentleman. So, he decided

we get back to the city, I’ll talk to him.”

sit down. Her eyes, red from crying, were focused on Maja.

calmer Maja appeared, the more pathetic

lan was completely on her side

Damn it!

The damn homewrecker!

screamed internally, turning her attention to

be the time for Wind to

fiery gaze clarified what she wanted, so Wind nodded, promising to finish the

of relief, her hands clenched

little longer, she wouldn’t

turned to the others who were concerned for her, forcing a

fault. I might have been

crowd glared at Maja with resentment

beautiful. In their social circle, beauty was a resource. If she ever used her looks to manipulate others, no man

and manners, with half of them groomed to be full–time homemakers. Only a few families wanted their daughters to be outstanding individuals with

derogatorily referred to these women as “business prostitutes.”

of the media and promise to leave a portion of their wealth to their

values rarely expressed their needs in front of

lan were considered audacious, immature, and something a homemaker

made them uncomfortable. To see a woman from such a background possessing equal resources was unsettling

the social ladder. If she lost, it would mean they had

husbands also be charmed by

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They loathed Maja.

loathing was boundless.

their malice. As lan had said, she felt they were all

finishing her apple, she limped over to help

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