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.

gaze, but he was already on

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

to the city, I’ll

and Wind helped Judith to sit down. Her eyes, red from crying, were

Maja appeared, the more pathetic she

do anything, as lan was completely

Damn it!

The damn homewrecker!

turning her attention

the time for Wind to act.

so Wind

her hands clenched into

little longer, she wouldn’t have

and turned to the others who were concerned for

I might

with resentment That damn woman!

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

etiquette and manners, with half of them groomed to be full–time homemakers. Only a

referred to these women as “business prostitutes.”

in front of the media and promise to leave a portion of their wealth to their daughters, a daughter’s role was primarily for forming

rarely expressed their needs in front of men,

from lan were considered audacious, immature, and something

Maja’s humble beginnings made them uncomfortable. To see a woman

of them, or even higher up in the social ladder. If she lost, it would mean they had

also be charmed

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They loathed Maja.

loathing was

malice. As lan had said, she felt they

she limped over to help

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