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The moment Hazel realized she couldn’t find the kids, she had John and his crew on standby.

Scanning the area, she noticed not only were the nannies who usually followed the children missing, but even the bodyguards with Jaxon and Joshua weren’t the ones Gabriel had assigned. They were from the Campbell family’s old estate instead.

Her gaze swept over the crowd gathered near the pool. Most of them were unfamiliar faces, the kind of people who floated around the edges of high society but weren’t part of the real elite.

The true heirs and decision–makers were inside the banquet hall, clinking glasses and discussing potential business collaborations.

After all, those invited by Arthur were the cream of the crop.

This was way more convenient than having their secretaries schedule some formal meeting.

The first floor of the banquet hall was arranged with private seating areas, separated by antique screens embroidered with intricate designs, perfect for the powerful to converse in privacy. The commotion outside by the pool went unnoticed by the important guests inside.

The ones mocking and criticizing Hazel now were either useless rich kids or shallow, scheming women who had clawed their way into their positions, birds of a feather with Jade.

They envied Hazel’s beauty, her two sons who were the future heirs of the Campbell family, and her stunningly beautiful daughter, Leila.

At that moment, Jade’s face turned a mix of pale and flushed. She warned Hazel to choose her words carefully.

Hazel, after checking Leila’s forehead to make sure it wasn’t broken, let out a small sigh of relief.

She turned to Jade with a cold smile.“Jade, have you forgotten my warning? Don’t mess with me or my kids, or you’ll regret it.”

This was the Campbell family estate, and Jade couldn’t believe Hazel would dare cause a scene here.

She sneered, “Go ahead. Try it.”

Before Jade could finish, Hazel’s hand moved like lightning, striking Jade’s cheeks twice in quick

succession.

The sound echoed in the air, followed by gasps from the crowd.

No one could believe it. Hazel, holding her daughter with one arm, had just slapped Jade twice.

And before Jade could even react, Hazel delivered two more sharp slaps, the sound ringing out clearly.

Jade staggered, her face red and swollen, with clear handprints marking her cheeks.

eyes widened as she stared at

and clung

cool!” Leila thought.

Mom meant by “dealing

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her sons, shielding them with her presence.

out among

want her as

streak.”

role model. If my daughter–in–law ever treated me like this, I’d make sure she

backing of a powerful family, often made women like Hazel targets for

judgmental women but also

comments.

gorgeous. I’d be dreaming for days

face burned, her eyes

let this slide, not in front of so many

Hazel met Jade’s venomous gaze, baffled by why this woman kept provoking her. If it was because she’d sent Yusuf to prison, fine. But what about the first time? Jade thought she had her

say it, can you? Maybe even you don’t

what she’d done to give Jade the

not hit Jade

was tired of dealing with the same nuisance over and

was time to end

a cold, detached look, Hazel replied, “Why do

back, “You’re not some homewrecker, are you? Is that why you’ve never told anyone who

you talking about yourself, Mrs. Zeller?”

like a

Jade was the one who’d climbed into

face turned crimson

were

new

connections

she’d been

cultivating.

of the

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