Serena had just returned from the restroom when she caught sight of Roo, his arm wrapped snugly
around Rosemary’s slender waist, boldly announcing to everyone, "She’s the one for , the love of my life."
Serena stood rooted to the spot and felt like being struck by lightning. It was unbelievable to her that a man like Roo would make such a public declaration.
"Congratulations, Mr. McMillian, on finding your soulmate," many guests ca forward with their well-wishes.
"I heard a rumor that Mr. McMillian was engaged to Miss Collins. I thought it was true, but it seems it was just gossip."
"How did Mr. McMillian and Jamie Noelle et? We’re all so curious."
"It must have been Mr. McMillian who pursued Miss Noelle, right?"
"Wasn’t it Miss Noelle who butted into soone else’s relationship first?"
That last comnt froze the atmosphere instantly.
Everyone turned their eyes to the person who gave the comnt in the crowd. It was Madeline. She probably hadn’t expected her muttered words to attract so much attention.
A path was cleared, leaving Madeline exposed under Roo and Rosemary’s scrutinizing gaze.
"What do you an by that?" Rosemary asked, cutting straight to the chase.
Roo’s gaze also settled on Madeline. "Making things up out of thin air?"
Madeline, who had never been one to handle such confrontations, especially not against such a glamorous couple, faltered, "Isn’t it true?"
Her voice had noticeably diminished.
The guests around, murmured among themselves.
"Could the McMillian-Collins engagent rumor be true, and did Roo and Serena really split because Jamie Noelle got involved?"
"No way, Jamie Noelle always seed so aloof and dignified. She wouldn’t do sothing like that."
"But Madeline doesn’t look like the type to spread rumors either."
"Who told you that?" Rosemary had her suspicions.
Madeline, under imnse pressure, countered, "Is it true?"
"Would you believe if I said it wasn’t?"
Madeline was indeed skeptical.
"So, did Serena tell you?" Rosemary speculated.
Serena’s heart sank upon hearing her na. Who was this Madeline to drag her into this ss?
"Or was it Lindsay?" Rosemary seed to have pieced it together.
All eyes shifted to Lindsay, who was attempting to sneak away but found herself unable to speak or move under everyone’s gaze.
Damn it. What was Madeline playing at, drawing the fire onto her, especially with Roo right there?
"Saring the person I care for cos with a price," Roo’s chilling gaze fell on Lindsay. "You have three seconds to co clean."
"Mr. McMillian." Lindsay hadn’t expected the bla to fall on her.
"One." Roo’s patience had run out, his voice sending shivers down one’s spine.
"Mr. McMillian, please, let explain."
Before Lindsay could finish, Roo interrupted with a stern, "Two."
His tone was unyielding and rciless.
Everyone knew that Roo was a man with a vicious streak. When he said he would make soone pay, it wasn’t just idle talk.
Bruno, standing nearby, hurried forward, "Mr. McMillian, there must be so misunderstandings.
Sweetie, what do you know? Speak up. What’s going on here? Please, take so champagne to soothe your throat while I talk to her. The kid’s surely been led astray."
Overhearing this, Serena, who stood not far away, urgently said to Martin by her side, "We need to leave, now."
"No way, you’ve been humiliated, and I can’t just stand by and watch. Who made you fall over? And what about those wine stains on your dress?"
"Let’s go ho and talk about it." Serena was running out of ti, fearing that any second, Lindsay would spill the beans, and she wouldn’t be able to leave at all.
"How can I just swallow this insult?" Martin fud. As long as he thought of how Serena was covered in cake and wine, sprawling on the floor in utter disarray, he would be so furious that he wished to tear
the perpetrator to pieces.
"Are you deaf?" Serena tugged at him, "I’m tired, I want to go ho and rest. Are you coming or not?"
"Why hide from them?" Martin glanced over at Roo, then back at her, "Was it them? Was it Roo? Or your sister? I’ll clear this up with them."
"Martin!"
Before Serena could set things straight with him, Bruno was already berating his daughter in a low, angry voice, "Do you want to ruin us? Can’t you see Mr. McMillian is waiting? Speak up, or the Marsh family is finished!"
Lindsay, knowing the extent of Roo’s power and ruthlessness, finally caved in and told the whole story.
"It was Serena, she told this herself. We were close friends. She said she and Mr. McMillian were truly in love, but Jamie Noelle interfered and stole his love."
The guests were stunned by the revelation.
So it was true.
The engagent between the Collins and the McMillian families was real, and Jamie Noelle had indeed ddled with their relationship.
What a juicy piece of gossip in the world of the wealthy families.
On one side was the pretty but vain heiress, and on the other, a talented and beautiful artist. No wonder Roo would choose the latter.
Though that’s what people thought, no one dared to speak their mind or show any disrespect to Roo. They all just stood by to watch the drama unfolding silently.
Roo smirked coldly. Again, Serena.
Rosemary was left speechless. Serena, always up to her tricks, never failed fooling one person after another. When would it co to an end?
"Bring Serena to ," Rosemary instructed a servant.
The servant, having worked for the Eugene family for years, obeyed Rosemary as if she were Eugene’s own granddaughter.
Seeing the servant approach, Serena angrily shook off Martin’s hand, "If you won’t leave, I will!"
Then she tried to escape the scene at a run.
However, She was stopped as the servant instructed via earpiece all the other servants to block her path. Soon enough, Serena was brought to Rosemary.
"Did you tell Lindsay that you and Roo were in love? That I was the one who ca between you?"
Rosemary asked with a hint of amusent, facing the liar before her.
In front of Roo, Serena dared not lie, but with all the guests watching, she didn’t want to be humiliated either.
Getting a brainstorm all of a sudden, she slapped Lindsay across the face.
Lindsay was stunned. What was happening??
Even Lindsay’s father, Bruno, was confused, "What’s wrong with you? You think just because you’re the Collins heiress you can do whatever you like? Lindsay is my precious girl, it’s not your place to slap her."
"Lindsay, I can’t believe you’d go this far!" Serena lashed out in feigned anger.
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