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.

help but smile. These women were essentially comparing themselves

was painted as a troublemaker and an ill-mannered

wanted to explain, but she realized that any

the truth, and it would be hard to convince the men otherwise

Chloe with displeasure, and Chloe instinctively glanced at Grant. Grant's expression remained cold, his gaze complex

they say you bullied them. What do you have to say?" A man who looked

interview with him in a business magazine. His name was Vernon Graves. He had started in manufacturing, but after his business went

illegally raised some funds and revived his business. Now, his business was just starting

he had gone to the Northwest to seek support from Nicholas, but Nicholas hadn't even agreed to

said, "Who does he

bullied them, but I didn't." One of the women got anxious and snapped, "How can you say

family background

taught you to speak plainly to people and hit

things Chloe had said to them,

and said

I was just standing here looking at the paintings. It was you who said that I do not deserve to stand in front of Grant because I am ugly. You claimed that Grant only brought me out because he

glanced around at the women and then spoke slowly, "Ladies and gentlemen, I didn't realize my personal affairs were of such interest to your

words made the men uncomfortable. They were all business elites, but compared

women discussing Grant's personal

for Vernon, who had caught on to what Chloe had

might be Nicholas's only