Chapter 697 The Grudge Between Us

That was the first time someone ever called Charlotte stupid, and she snapped angrily, "Hey, you can't call your own niece an idiot, you… you old git!"

"I don't seem to recall you ever respecting me as your uncle."

"You…"

Leanna couldn't stand by anymore, and she pulled Charlotte away. "Okay, things are getting stuffy here, so why don't you come with me?" Charlotte was dragged away from the battlefield.

Once they were gone, Joseph said, "Never thought we'd meet under these circumstances. Fate is an odd mistress indeed."

Aidan said coolly, "This is what you wanted to see, isn't it?"

Joseph smiled, staring ahead silently. Justin had arrived, and his assistant pushed him over to them. Justin said, "Hello, Aidan. Hello, Mr. Woodley." He then turned to Lachlan. "And who might this be?"

Joseph didn't tell him it was Lachlan. "He's my brother."

Justin smiled. "The Woodleys sure are filled with talented people." He turned to Aidan. "Is Leanna not here?"

"She just left."

Justin said, "Mr. Woodley told me that the ring we'll be auctioning off belonged to Leanna's mother. I'll take the ring off the list so you can give it to her."

"It's alright. I'll win the

hour left before the ball starts. It's a rowdy place here, so why don't

Joseph nodded. "Of course."

ahead, and Joseph walked beside him. Aidan

asked, "Did

said Lachlan. "Ever since he left Jamesdon, Joseph's been

he leave the

the hall, Charlotte asked, "So,

into Charlotte's beautiful eyes, and

and a bad feeling started to grasp

and Leanna said, "I'll tell you once we get

Charlotte's eyes dimmed.

something, she saw Theodore leaving the hall as well, and he was skulking toward

show up too. Theodore isn't learning even after all he'd gone through? Aidan's

Charlotte asked dumbly, "Why?"

to Charlotte, then she followed Theodore. Charlotte quickly went back

the ballroom when she came, but since the celebration hadn't begun,

They said the flow of the celebration had changed, and she needed to be there to get the news as fast as she could. Daphne noticed that a lot of the artistes' assistants were summoned as well, so she didn't think

new script, and then the light was turned off. Daphne looked up and put the script down, then she rummaged around for her phone. She turned on her flashlight and

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