Chapter 33 Unsettling Silence

Corynn pinched the bridge of her nose and closed her eyes.

She wasn’t sure whether she should be angry or relieved.

On the one hand, the man she had slept with was no stranger at all. On the other, she had just got herself

entangled with Elliot yet again.

She waved Lila away with a weary sigh. She needed some time to sort her thoughts and feelings out.

Deep down, Corynn knew she could only blame herself for getting so drunk. Besides, given their history, confronting Elliot about the incident was simply out of the question.

In the end, she decided to just move on and pretend that nothing happened.

It wasn’t as if she had incurred much loss, anyway.

The days that followed were surprisingly calm. The Willis family had been silent since the last trick they had pulled on her, and Amanda hadn’t made any contact, either. For some reason, Corynn found the silence on their end rather unsettling.

As the day of the product launch approached, she became quite apprehensive.

If Amanda was actually planning to retaliate, the launch would be the perfect time to do it.

Considering how their camp had been keeping a low profile, there was a high chance that they were waiting for the right time to strike.

Meanwhile, on the Elliot front, Corynn had been expecting him to cause some ruckus after their most recent encounter. Luckily, he stayed on his lane and behaved.

Corynn was on high alert on the day of the product launch. She sat right in front of the stage, constantly looking around for any potential disruptions.

there was a significant media presence as well. None of the Harper Group’s previous launches had drawn so much attention, especially from the press. Still feeling uneasy, Corynn took out

products selling points, the doors of the

Give us our money

our hard–earned money!”

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33 Unsettling

my wife’s face!

stormed into the hall, yelling

that had been pointing toward the stage quickly changed directions and focused on these gatecrashers. And

Her face…”

couldn’t help but gasp and recoil

pimples were unusually large, and some of them

It was

the man became even

You think it’s disgusting, too, right? I’m telling you, my wife used to be the most gorgeous woman in our village! But then she discovered Harper

shot of her

consume!”

think that it was out of shame, but oddly enough,

move to hide her face.

This is crazy!” Someone

throwing them out once I get home. I don’t want my face to end up like

How can anyone stomach to use that

around the crowd, and they seemed to share the same negative

as she had expected, Amanda was indeed up

stage!” another person shouted at the emcee. It

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