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Chapter 197

Since Hannah had already given Celeste a piece of her mind, Miranda decided to keep quiet and continued walking towards the platform ahead.

Celeste glared at the Lancasters with raging fury. Her chest heaved with anger, and her expression twisted into something unrecognizable. She was used to being the center of attention, the darling wherever she went. When had she ever been treated like this?

Buying jewelry? Why bother? She’d rather spend those three million dollars on herself! A beautiful wealthy lady? For a mere foster daughter as Miranda, she thought she could compete with someone like Celeste, who came from an illustrious background?

She turned to Elian and Sebastian, hoping for some support. Elian just gave Celeste a cold, dismissive glance. “I think you’re the one with the problem,” he said flatly before following Miranda to the other side.

Celeste stamped her foot in frustration. “Eli!”

Sebastian, meanwhile, said nothing. He merely shot Celeste a cool, indifferent look..

siding with

calm and detached as ever. Even behind his glasses, one

you mind your own business,” he said in

intimidated

she feared Elian too, but the genteel Sebastian frightened her even

had childhood memories of Elian saving her like a knight in shining armor. Sebastian,

was thinking or planning. He seemed courteous and polite to

heading towards Miranda, Celeste glanced around, relieved to see that others were engaged

Arabella, and she

most influential background, so she had no qualms about ordering someone

if to challenge Celeste’s authority. “What do you want?” she

just say you couldn’t stand her? Why didn’t you speak up

“I…” She thought quickly. “I was scared, she’d lash out at me.”

“You got scared because she might target at

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