Unveiling the Genius Behind the Divorcee by Lily Foster

Chapter 256 A Slap in the Face

Jacquelyn clutched the hem of her clothes tightly. She could no longer maintain her usual graceful smile. Her face stiffened, and she didn’t know how to react.

He didn’t dare to look at Aylin, let alone Gavyn.

She only boasted because she wanted to anger Aylin. In fact, Gavyn had always been lukewarm to Jacquelyn before, and he had never talked about getting engaged at all. It was all her own decision!

Jacquelyn’s mind raced, and she hurriedly said, “Well, you remembered it wrongly. It was your mother who said that she wanted to find an auspicious date for me and Mr. Delacruz to see if it was suitable. Then, we could get engaged. Things haven’t progressed so far. You heard it wrong!” Jacquelyn quickly winked at Haleigh. “Don’t you think so, Mrs. Delacruz?”

Haleigh knew that Jacquelyn needed assistance at that moment, and she liked her future daughter-in-law. Hence, she stepped forward to smooth things over. “Here’s the thing. Since Jacq and you are a perfect match, why don’t we find a suitable time to get engaged? Isn’t she the reserve fiancée?”

Gavyn’s face darkened.

Haleigh was still trying to save the situation. “Jacq is a good person. You don’t have much contact with her, but I’m sure you’ll be satisfied once you do!”

In Aylin’s eyes, Jacquelyn and Haleigh’s banter was like a charade performed by clowns.

Harry looked at him coldly, and his mockery was obvious.

Pfft!

A chuckle echoed in the air.

Abby giggled. “But that’s not what you said before. Why are you changing the topic now? Oh, I get it. This is called ‘self-contradiction’. I was taught it in class!”

Jacquelyn turned around and glared at her. Abby was not afraid and made a face at her instead.

“Yes, yes.” Aylin watched the farce. She reached out to stroke Abby’s head and praised, “You’re right, Abby.”

Aylin sneered and, with undisguised mockery in her tone, said, “There are so many hypocritical and cunning villains in the world. You have to learn to distinguish them yourself.”

Gavyn was surrounded by Jacquelyn and Haleigh and their incessant chatter, but he was willing to converse with them. When he heard Aylin’s sneer, he suddenly raised his eyes.

Aylin’s smile was still so beautiful, almost a thrilling charm, but the coldness at the corner of her mouth hurt his eyes deeply.

he just felt

Haleigh a cold glare. Her words got stuck in her throat, and she couldn’t spit them out

was familiar with Gavyn’s gaze from before. It was so cold that she could practically feel her bank card getting frozen

Gavyn’s expression

of outsiders. He didn’t

don’t like others interfering in my affairs. The engagement was completely

“But we…

her sentence, Gavyn cut

with you, so don’t make groundless

It was “delusional.

words were delivered with such heartlessness

she got drenched with a

had been pampered and loved by her family since she was a child,

Her eyes reddened.

She burst into tears.

her opponent. Jacquelyn didn’t want to cry in front of

when she saw Jacquelyn crying. “Gavyn, look at you! How can you talk

about her. She was afraid that Jacquelyn would be angry and

son had made a mess and that, as her mother, she should clean it up, Haleigh took the initiative to coax Jacquelyn, saying, “My son just doesn’t know how to express himself. That’s not what he meant.

coldly, “That’s exactly what I

down her

life for more than 20 years. What could

could bury herself in a

rock bottom, and there would not be anything

there was a sound of hurried footsteps coming from the door,

that they came in

hide her surprise. She whispered,

could finish her sentence, the man slapped her across

Slap!

crisp sound echoed in the