Chapter 1517: 1517. Being just and dealing with affairs is not even as transparent as children.

Before Elly could speak, she heard Sophia say:

“If you had just minded your own business and left me alone, I wouldn’t have made a fuss about it. But you’re too greedy—your ambitions far outweigh your abilities. Yet you push the blame on me, claiming I didn’t help you. Miss Taylor, on what grounds do you think I owe you my help?”

A faint hint of sarcasm danced in Elly’s eyes. “Not only have I treated you well, but I’ve also done my part for the children in the mountains. And yet, I’ve never seen those kids take my kindness for granted or demand that I take full responsibility for their lives, education, and future careers. Miss Taylor, as an educator, do you mean to tell me you understand less about gratitude than those kids do?”

Sophia stood there, speechless, her face turning crimson. Try as she might, she couldn’t find a single word to retort.

“What qualifications do you think you have to deserve a place in Yinghua?”

Elly couldn’t even remember the last time she engaged in this kind of verbal sparring with someone.

Now that she had “gone back to her old ways,” there was no sense of pleasure—just sheer, unadulterated boredom.

But dealing with someone like Sophia, if you didn’t tear the façade off, she would never let it go.

paler, as if

wrong with her own actions. To her, Elly was a friend, and

status, recommending her for a job wasn’t exactly a difficult task.

her, they were harmless comments, nothing significant,

think anything she said

been flirting with every man in sight, why would Ethan and

ignore the jealousy that had consumed her when she realized how Elly could make two remarkable men like Ethan and Adam come to blows over her. Meanwhile, Ethan’s only reaction to Sophia had been to furiously pull back

is what she said about

a deep male voice brimming with anger rang

saw Adam approaching with a stern face, his gaze exuding a piercing

surprise, Ethan was also with

Elly’s eyes deepened. How did these two

ghostly pale, her legs trembling so much she could barely

a man famously loyal to his wife—one who wouldn’t hesitate to personally step into

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