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.

just felt

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

before. It was so cold that she could practically

for Jacquelyn, Gavyn’s

expose his mother in front of outsiders. He didn’t like

like others interfering in my affairs. The engagement was completely my mother’s own

“But we…

her sentence,

not familiar with you, so don’t make

It was “delusional.

words were delivered with such heartlessness that it

she got drenched with a

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

Her eyes reddened.

She burst into tears.

didn’t want to cry in front of her and become a laughingstock, but currently,

Jacquelyn crying. “Gavyn, look at you! How can you talk to a girl like that? You’re

optimistic about Jacquelyn, so she naturally cared more about her. She was afraid that Jacquelyn would be angry and not want to marry

that her son had made a mess and that, as her mother, she should clean it up, Haleigh took the initiative to coax Jacquelyn,

coldly, “That’s exactly what

down her cheeks

simply the most humiliating and embarrassing day of her life for more than 20

she could bury herself in

situation had hit rock bottom, and there would not be anything more unacceptable than

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

they

didn’t recognize him, but Jacquelyn couldn’t hide her surprise. She whispered, “Father, why are

the man slapped her across her

Slap!

echoed in the