Rural Belle & Three Heirs by Harper Hall

Chapter 169 You Have To Go Through Proper Channels.

"What's going on here? Why's everyone arguing?" A man in his forties asked, his voice stern as he looked at the women.

One of the women quickly moved closer to him, almost like a delicate bird seeking protection.

"Honey, we weren't arguing. This girl just started calling us dogs out of nowhere," she said, her voice sweet but accusatory.

Hearing the woman's words, the man turned to look at Chloe. When he saw the mole on her face, a clear expression of disdain appeared.

He remembered, this girl was brought by Grant. He'd spent the whole evening talking to Grant, who hadn't mentioned her much. In fact, Grant had kept his distance from her.

It seemed this girl was the infamous ugly duckling from the Davis family, rumored to be forcing her way to marry into the Martin family.

"Yeah, we were just having a nice conversation, and she started attacking us. We were just trying to give her some friendly advice, and she went off on us," another woman added.

"Exactly! She even dared us to confront her if we had any guts."

"She looks down on us, and by extension, she looks down on you men too. We came here with you, and she's disrespecting us, which means she's disrespecting you."

"She's got to far. Don't step on someone's toes without considering who they are connected to, right? This girl has no boundaries."

The women continued to accuse Chloe, conveniently leaving out the nasty things they had said to her earlier.

smile. These women were

a few words, Chloe was painted as a troublemaker and an ill-mannered ugly

but she realized that any explanation she

women were twisting the truth, and it would be hard

Grant. Grant's expression remained cold, his gaze complex and unreadable. He held a glass of

A man who looked to

at him, finding him somewhat familiar. She remembered seeing an interview with him in a business magazine. His name was Vernon Graves. He had started in manufacturing, but after his business went bankrupt, his wife

his business. Now, his business was just

gone to the Northwest to seek support from Nicholas, but

he left, Nicholas's people had said, "Who does he think he

got anxious and snapped, "How can you say that? Didn't you accuse us of using underhanded methods to

and you said you were using your family background to bully us. What could

to people and hit dogs with a stick. You called us dogs. Did you say

revealed the offensive things Chloe

didn't avoid it and said directly, "Yes, I said

me out because he was

slowly, "Ladies and gentlemen, I didn't realize my personal affairs were of

all business elites, but compared to the Martin

women discussing Grant's personal

who had caught on to what Chloe had

the marriage agreement between the Martin and Davis families. If he understood correctly, this ugly girl might be Nicholas's only heiries of the Davis family. Vernon knew very well how powerful the Davis