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Chapter 127
Chapter 127
Chapter 127
Rickard sneered. “Then do enlighten me, how did Sophia get to the banquet when I clearly grounded
her? And you actually used me as an excuse and lied to the Wights?”
“This…” Madam Duval was at a loss for words.
‘Sophia’s restraint order has indeed not been lifted just yet, but I only took the opportunity to take her
out to the banquet because I couldn’t bear to see her stay at home and die of boredom every day, but
who would’ve known that something like that would happen?’
“I only made up an excuse casually because everything came in one go and I didn’t have the time to
react. Who knew that Hesper would be there to expose me?” She was very dissatisfied.
‘If Hesper wasn’t present today, no one would’ve known about my lies, and things wouldn’t have turned
out like this.”
Seeing that she did not realize that she was the cause of all these problems at all, Rickard lost all his
patience. “I told you that I didn’t want to go; that means that I didn’t want to go. Why must you involve
Hesper in this matter? Juniper has never liked her, so don’t you know that saying that in front of her is
no different from adding fuel to fire?”
“Are you questioning me?” Julie immediately put on an aggrieved look. “No matter what
happened, I’m still your mother, and you’re questioning me for such a trivial matter? Rickard, is this
what I’ve taught you?!”
“That’s enough!” A domineering voice sounded from the living room. Ernest came striding toward
them.
Both Julie and Sophia subconsciously backed away a little. They were afraid that Ernest would make
their lives even harder if he were to find out about what they had done, but they still alerted him in the
end.
“You’re at such an age already and yet you still don’t know what decency is? And you want Rickard to
take care of the aftermath for you after you’ve committed such a disgraceful act? Does the dignified RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only
president of the Duval Group exist only to deal with such trivial matters for you?”
“Rickard is my son, so it shouldn’t be a problem for me to come to him for help, right?” Julie was
dissatisfied with his accusation.
Ernest did not plan to let her have it her way. “I dare you to go out there and find me a noble lady in
Genecity who acts just like you! You’re already in your fifties and all you know is how to cause trouble.
Rickard found himself a family back then and you’re the one who single-handedly tore it apart, and yet
you still don’t know how to restrain yourself! Having a lady like you is truly the Duvals
misfortune!”
“Grandpa, you’re going too far!” Sophia felt sorry for her mother, but her refutation would actually bring
fire onto herself.
“How dare you talk back to me? I haven’t even gotten started with you yet. Since Rickard grounded
you, why did you leave home and go out to attend the banquet? And now that you got yourself into
trouble, all you know is to hide at home. Is this the backbone that one should have?”
“…”
The mother and daughter were reprimanded ruthlessly, but Rickard did not even utter a single word.
It was not that he did not feel sorry for them, but that they were indeed too much.
In the end, Ernest made a final decision. “In short, this matter ends here. If the Wights end up holding a
grudge against us, then the relationship between our families ends here. The Duvals are no worse than
their family, so why must we do things according to how they feel?”
Hearing this, Julie and Sophia exchanged gazes; they both saw a trace of worry in each other’s
eyes.
Breaking up with the Wights was nothing to them, but more importantly, what would they do about
those secrets that they shared with Juniper?
In the past, they had always relied on the fact that Juniper would marry into the Duvals to maintain the
current state of affairs. Now that the prospective marriage was ruined, none of them knew if Juniper
would lose her mind and do something crazy.
After everyone left the scene, Sophia opened her mouth and said with an anxious expression hanging
on her face. “Mom, judging from the current situation, Juniper…”
After living for so long and going through so much, Julie had already grown more competent when it
came to dealing with such a situation. She thought about it for a while and said, “Don’t panic. Even
though we’ve fallen out with each other Juniper is still living in Genecity. So if she dares to expose all
those deeds that we’ve done, she’ll ruin her own reputation too. And when that happens, marriage
aside, stepping out of her house would become a problem for her too! She’s
the one who should be worried now!”
The outcome was exactly as they thought. Juniper did not do anything in the next few days, and the
Wights went on living their lives as usual. Things could not get any more peaceful.
Until–
On the day of Lane Holdings’ branch office’s opening ceremony, in order to gain a firm foothold in
Genecity as soon as possible, Hesper sent invitations to countless people from all walks of life and
asked them to come and support the company
And the Wights were among those who got invited.