Chapter 10 Victory in Battle
Vincent angrily said, "Cindy, if I hear this kind of talk again, you should know the consequences!"
Watching Vincent storm out of the room, Cindy couldn't stop crying! She thought, 'This is all Vera's fault. If it weren't for her, Vincent wouldn't be angry with me! Because of her, Vincent treats me so badly. Well then, I won't treat her nicely.'
Meanwhile, the innocent Vera was waiting for Patrick to come back downstairs in the dining room. Vera waited for a long time, but instead of Patrick, she was surprised to see Emma.
Emma's arrival puzzled Vera as she looked at Shawn and wondered, 'Who is this?'
Shawn's expression was a bit grim, but due to the relationship between the Tooker family and the Olteran family, he couldn't ignore Emma. He could only say, "Emma, why are you here? Please sit down."
Emma entered the house and the first person she saw was Vera, sitting next to Shawn. Among everyone in the Olteran Manor, Vera was the only person Emma didn't recognize, so she immediately guessed that Vera was Patrick's wife.
She forced herself to smile and sat down on the couch. "I came to see Cindy."
"So you came to see Cindy. I'll have Vera go get her for you."
Shawn's way of handling things was very smooth. Emma had been to the Olteran Manor dozens of times before. Although the relationship between their families was good, he had never allowed Emma to go upstairs. She could only stay on the first floor.
In Shawn's mind, only members of the Olteran family were allowed on the second floor. So every time he spoke, he subtly expressed his stance.
When Shawn asked Vera to call Cindy, he was telling Emma that Vera was a member of the Olteran family.
Vera vaguely sensed Shawn's meaning and cleverly stood up, following Shawn's train of thought. "Alright, I'll go upstairs and call Cindy then."
Her obedience made Shawn feel comfortable. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Go ahead, good girl."
Shawn knew that Vera understood what he meant.
When Vera found Cindy, she noticed a hint of redness in her eyes. But Vera didn't expose her. "Cindy, Ms. Tooker is looking for you downstairs."
Upon hearing that Emma had arrived, Cindy became excited. There was a hint of resentment in her eyes as she looked at Vera.
Then, she pretended to say casually, "Emma must be here to see Patrick. After all, she is Patrick's... never mind. Patrick is already married. Let's just let go of his past experiences."
Upon hearing her words, Vera instantly understood.
She thought, 'So, Emma is Patrick's lover. Shawn deliberately had me go upstairs to call Cindy just to tell Emma that I am Patrick's wife.'
Vera smiled calmly. Then, she remembered Cindy's humiliation at the breakfast table earlier in the morning and decided to get back at her. So, Vera smiled and said to Cindy, "Everyone has their own deep experiences. Unfortunately, they are all because of lack of fate."
Victory went to Vera in the first round.
Cindy's expression worsened as she glared at Vera. When she reached downstairs, Cindy deliberately asked Emma, "Emma, are you here to see Patrick? He wasn't home last night."
Cindy knew that asking this would upset Shawn. But, in order to embarrass Vera, she still asked.
Emma understood Cindy's intention. She stood up and said, "I know Patrick wasn't home. We were at Cherry Villa last night."
As soon as she finished speaking, the whole room fell into silence.
Emma was with the groom, Patrick, last night, while the bride, Vera, slept alone, becoming the subject of ridicule.
Everyone present knew that Emma was provoking Vera. Emma thought, 'Even if she married Patrick, so what? On his wedding night, the person accompanying him was me.'
Vera showed no change in emotion, but Shawn's expression became extremely bad. Cindy smirked and said, "Since you were together last night, why didn't you come back together today?"
She sat on the sofa and warmly held Emma's hand, asking.
Shawn didn't know what had happened last night. But Emma's words made everyone present aware that she was the one who spent the night with the groom, Patrick.