Chapter 35
Rhea was baffled by the sudden turn of events and had no clue about the drastic changes in the Harper family.
After being slapped by Aileen, she should have been too embarrassed to show her face again, but she just couldn’t bring herself to leave
Rhea thought. If I leave now, won’t the outshined by Mabel Will I still have a place in the social circle?
However, upon her retum, she heard her father say that he was going to teach her a lesson and help Mabel out. Rhea thought they were still upset about her hooking up with Matthew, so she suddenly felt wronged all over again.
“Mom and Dad, I know I haven’t been around as much as Mabel and I’m not as skilled at winning
ing your favor. Yet, that’s no reason to favor her so
much.
1 admu 1 shouldn’t have gone behind your backs with Matthew,
w, but we truly love each other! How can you break us up just because Mabel want fra snatch Mathew away?” said Rhea.
Her words left everyone speechless, It seemed no one wanted to explain anything to her. They just looked at her as if she was a fo
fool.
“She’s on a different wavelength, and she’s still stuck in her own world.”
“How dare the show her face? If anyone else had that video leaked, they’d be so ashamed they’d want to disappear”
ra video?
“I have to say, she’s got some nerve. Did she really think she could marry into the Preston family just by playing a
Wow, Mrs. Preston was so ruthless and almost knocked the real her out of hiding.”
“Like parents, like daughters. The whole family is rotten to the core.”
“Is this a soap operat She’s so lovestruck!”
“Miss Barrett made it clear she’s not getting engaged to Matthew. Is she even listening?”
from her?”
Does she really think that scumbag Matthew is so desirable that everyone wants to steal
wants to steal him fr
“What’s this “snatch crap? That’s a total distortion of the truth. What a load of garbage!”
imagine how she usually bullies her sister at home.”
to flaunt it?”
Shri wearing clothes bought with Maybelle’s credit card, and she still has the audacity to fl
Everyone around ithea was pointing fingers, and even Dale and his wife looked at her coldly.
Klara was confused, wondering. “What are they talking about? Is playing the victim not working anymore?
Aber bearing her words. Matthew and his mother backed off.
Ever since they found our Mabel was actually part of the Barrett family, they were ecstatic.
contain ber excitement at the thought that Maybelle was actually the daughter of her long–admired heartthrobs, Calvin She
have Calvin, at least his precious daughter can be my daughter–in–law! That way, we are also a family!’
Matthew was even more thrilled. Although he’d never heard of Calvin, he knew the Barrett family was the wealthiest in Linburn City, a status
his
oticut to success. Heil skip at least thirty years
might. If Mabel was really from the Barrett family, marrying her would be a shortcut ta tu teach the prai ul has life
Both were racking farir trains, trying to figure out the best way to apologize to Maybelle and get the marriage back on track. That way, they could
the Harnett family. They couldn’t let Rhea stand in their way
Men were alwaĵo more pragmatic than women. Matthew felt sorry for thea when Aileen slapped her. But now, seeing her again, he felt like she was
o temptation
Ever wanted to cut ties and call off the engagement He really wished he could make Rhea disappear
in Maybelle, Matthew
thew kick
acked ithea to the ground wihon hesitation. Who said Fm in love with you!
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thea was caught off guard by his kick and fell to the ground, stunned. She thought. What about the gende Matthew? Why is he suddenly us
As if a thought suddenly struck him, Matthew continued to curse, pointing at her nose. “Do you really think I’m a fool? Do you think talent know what happened!
“If your hadhar’t drugged me, how could I have fallen for som
someone like you How could I have done that
i with your
The crowd was also shocked by this revelation,
“What the hell! Rhea drugged Manhew?”
“I knew it. Mr. Preston isn’t blind. Rhea can’t compete with her sister. She had to use some tricks to succeed”
“It seemed she really went to great lengths to steal her sister’s fiance?
“That’s so cruel! You can’t just do whatever you want because you’re young
the’s quite pitiful. She not only ruined his reputation but also a good marriage”
“If it’s true that she drugged Matthew, then h
“If I were Matthew, I’d be tempted to strangle her. It’s the Barrett family were talking about Marrying the real daughter of Calvin? I wouldn’t even dare to dream that big!”
Mathew had already suspected that Rhea drugged him. He knew his limits with alcohol, and he distinctly recalled getting woozy after just a few glasses of the red wir stund served i
Lihat day.
He admitted he had some feelings for Rhea, but he wasn’t that d
desperatel
“What?” When Alleen heard her son say that, the screamed in shock. “How dare the drug you?”
Rhea did not dare to utter a word, so she acquiesced.
She hadn’t expected to be exposed for drugging Manth
She had always thought she did it secretly, but she never thought that her little trick wasn’t enough to fool Matthew. He had long known that she had drugged him secretly, but he had always been playing dumb!
He went along with the act and slept with her. Even if the truth came out later, he could still blame her for drugging him. What a si
scheming jerk!
