"Whack!"

A loud slap echoed, landing squarely on the woman's face, cutting off her words mid-sentence.

"You-"

Brittany shook her hand, her eyes ice cold. "First off, my son is my treasure, not something for just anyone to critique."

"Second, I've never thought about sending my son away, let alone abandoning him."

"Third, the affairs of the Salter family are none of your business. We still have Noel. Have you considered the consequences if your words from just now reached Imperial City?" The woman froze.

Noel was not only a well-known figure in Imperial City but his tales also spread throughout Craneville.

Known for being ruthless.

Crossing Noel would mean she could kiss her good days goodbye.

Piper hadn't expected Brittany to be so forthright.

Seeing the woman's plea for help, she intervened: "Ms. Lynette, she spoke out of turn. Please, don't take it to heart."

Brittany grabbed a wet wipe to clean her palm, her voice cold, "Ms. Walker, keep your people in check. If there's a next time, it won't just be the Salter family you'll have to worry about. The Lynette family won't let it slide either!" With that, Brittany strode away.

gatherings were utterly

banquet hall, Brittany found a

you

face paled, murmuring

comments countless

Piper had never shown such

the adulation from

The banquet officially began.

in hand with Eltham, made a

heated up, and Brittany, hearing the commotion, returned to

set of jewelry as a gift for the queen,

queen was visibly pleased, nodding and giving Brittany a warm

maintained her

looked at the jewelry with a hint of

unveiled a lavish gift box, inside which was a chess set

had this set made from the finest jade by top

surprised by

let alone an entire set. It surpassed Brittany's jewelry in

this is very considerate

loved the chess set but hesitated because of

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