Chapter 186

Yvonne was on the verge of a meltdown, her face hidden behind her hands as tear after tear streamed down her cheeks.

“Malvina, how could you hit me? I swear I didn’t mean it that way. I wasn’t trying to stir up trouble!”

“Yeah, right!” Malvina massaged her wrist before slapping Yvonne once again. “Come on, tell her how she’s supposed to talk to a lady of my standing.”

One of the Gruber family’s servants stepped forward and declared, “Being slapped by Malvina is a privilege, Yvonne. You should be thanking her for even bothering with you.”

Yvonne’s face was ablaze with pain, her gaze turning to Noella, who had remained silent throughout the ordeal.

Noella’s expression was indifferent, and Yvonne suddenly felt like a complete fool in her presence.

“Noella, we’re practically family. Please, ask Malvina to let me off this once,” Yvonne pleaded, her eyes locking onto Noella’s.

Convinced that with so many high–society guests watching, Noella would surely play the magnanimous card to leave a good impression, Noella had to speak up for her.

Noella’s voice was cool and detached. “Have you forgotten what I told you outside the art gallery last time?”

The mere memory of that public humiliation at the gallery had Yvonne’s cheeks throbbing all over again. “Ms. Schnabel, please, ask Malvina to spare me. I’ll never cross you again,

save me.”

Noella was toying with her! It must be that Noella was jealous now that she had become the Gruber family’s darling. It had to be envy!

Noella looked away, her tone unchanging. “Oh, I won’t help.”

Yvonne was dumbstruck.

The country bumpkin dared to reject her? Was she not afraid of being seen as uncouth and heartless by the others?

Noella wasn’t giving Yvonne a second thought. Her little charades were just pathetic attempts to sow discord between her and Malvina, all to gain some advantage.

“What’s going on here?”

approached, pushing an

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and aged, was dressed in a silk robe

spirits lifted at the sight of Arthur. This

drama, wrapped his arm

whispered, “Looks like we’re in for a show. My fiancée, getting to know what Ms. Gruber is really like

was unacquainted with the notorious Malvina. This was her first encounter with someone so

over to Arthur, Malvina’s foot jutted out,

“Ah…”

mouth, feigning innocence. “Yvonne, how could you be so mean to me? You even tried to hit me. Oh, dear! It’s okay, I don’t blame you. After all, you can’t help it if

pain,

had she ever

not like

can vouch for me, Grandpa. Yvonne’s just immature. I

Noella. She nodded to him in

a sly wink at Noella, Malvina turned back and stealthily stepped on Yvonne, her stiletto

into tears from the pain. “Ow!”

shout like that, especially not here. But then

Yvonne was speechless.

Was Malvina crazy?

lips curled into a smile, her impression of Malvina

lady was too hard to

so proud

saw Yvonne as an embarrassment.

protest, Yvonne’s eyes filled with

to her room, her

resentment.

cheerfully at Yvonne’s retreating figure,

with her? Way too

Noella, full of admiration. “Ms.

calm. “Walden, out of

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