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."

smiled. "It's alright. I'll win

well. If you insist." He said, "There's an hour left before the ball starts. It's a rowdy place here, so why don't we talk in the

Joseph nodded. "Of course."

walked beside him.

"Did

left Jamesdon, Joseph's been staying in another city and

he leave the

left the hall, Charlotte asked, "So, what

into Charlotte's beautiful eyes, and she had no idea what to

feeling started to grasp her heart. She asked,

Leanna said, "I'll tell you once

eyes dimmed.

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

working for Pearson Group. She might show up too. Theodore isn't learning even after all he'd gone through? Aidan's right. Some men are better dead. Leanna told the

Charlotte asked dumbly, "Why?"

she followed Theodore. Charlotte quickly went back into the ballroom to

own, and that included Daphne. She strolled around the ballroom when she came, but since the celebration hadn't begun, and things were a bit rowdy,

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

going through her 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 was about to check things out when she heard someone opening the

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