Chapter 518

“By the way,” said Zandra, “We’ve been wondering about the nature of the relationship between you and Jackson Valor. Why don’t you tell us about it? You don’t mind satisfying our curiosity, do you?”

Serenity smiled gently and replied, “This is a private matter. I don’t think it’s appropriate to talk about it here.”

The looks on the three women’s faces changed abruptly when they heard this. Julia Wayne, the daughter of the Chairman of a convenience store chain, blurted out, “What’s so inappropriate about it? Is it because you’re hiding something humiliating? Is that why you’re so reluctant to speak about it?”

Serenity’s expression darkened. Sure enough. It had finally happened. She had been trying her best to avoid such a situation, yet there was no way to escape it now.

The hotel owner’s granddaughter, Yuna Keller, kept staring at Serenity’s face with a slight frown, almost as if she was deep in her thoughts.

Julia then continued aggressively, “You didn’t use some sly schemes to seduce Jackson Valor, did you?”

pursed her lips and replied, “I’m sorry, but there’s somewhere else I need to be. Please excuse me.”

here to find fault with her. Things would only get more and more awkward for her the longer she stayed

would not

before you

of her. She knew then that there was no good way to end this situation, and since she could neither run nor hide from them, all she could do now was to face

Isn’t your family’s convenience store chain being investigated by the Tax Bureau for tax evasion lately? Why don’t you tell everyone what’s really going on? Is it true that your family has been evading taxes? If it’s just a misunderstanding, then why don’t you explain to everyone what caused this mix–up? By the way, I’ve also heard that the officials investigating this

that nothing could be more humiliating to her family at the moment than to have their tax evasion scandal exposed to the public. It was precisely the thing that her family had been trying to sweep under the

attended this banquet today with a clear purpose in mind–to ask for Zandra and Yuna’s families‘ help because both of their families had key connections within the Tax Bureau. If they were willing to help, her family

blurt out all these things

staring daggers at Serenity, feeling severely offended. “How dare you ask me all these questions?!”

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