Chapter 58: Was I Acting As a Pimp
Antony looked pale, and he stood there straightly. It seemed that he wanted to say something, but as soon as he approached, Jocelyn retreated as if she saw a ghost.
It made him look sad.
"I see."
At this time, in the banquet hall, people toasted each other.
Julia came angrily with a red and swollen half face, bumping into many people all the way, and arousing many people's discontent.
Monica was happily talking with the family members of several presidents. Suddenly, a sharp pain hit her. She screamed and was pulled and had to turn around.
And suddenly she was slapped.
"Ah!" She shrieked and dodged.
Julia grabbed her hair and slapped on her again. Everyone around her looked shocked.
"Why?"
"How can you beat others?"
"I heard she is the second daughter of Morrison family? Doesn't she have a close relationship with Judd family?
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When they were discussing, Stan rushed over and pulled apart the two women. "What's the matter? Julia, how can you hit Monica?"
Monica cried in Stan's arms and almost died of crying. "I was just talking to several ladies, and she suddenly rushed over and scolded me. Stan, fortunately, you have come, otherwise our child..."
The child was Stan's weakness. If he did not consider the Morrison family's honour, he would turn hostile on the spot.
"Julia, usually you are capricious. It doesn't matter that Grandpa let me be more tolerant. But we are all brothers ad sisters, how can you hit Monica so terribly. Don't you know that Monica is pregnant? What occasion is it? How can you do that?"
Julia was so angry that she did not know what to say but raised her voice.
"Stan, don't try your best to be close to our family. Why don't you ask your hypocritical wife what the hell she is planing? She have slandered my sister-in-law for having a love affair with others."
There was an uproar all around.
Stan looked grim, and stared at Monica in his arms.
Monica didn't expect that Julia was so crazy that she dared to speak out this ind of thin in front of so many people. So immediately she cried, "I have clearly seen that Jocelyn and a man entered the room. I just kindly reminded you, so as not to lose the Morrison's face. Now even if Morrison family lost face, you can't blame me."
"It's not what you said at all," said Julia angrily. "Monica, you don't carry tales. I have gone to confirm it. There's no such thing at all. There's no man you said. You're slandering out Morrison family's reputation."
"It's impossible," Ann said firmly, "if not, what about Jocelyn?"
Just looking at Julia, Monica was sure that she must have a quarrel with Jocelyn and there must be traces on them. As long as Jocelyn appeared, the people here would discover that.
The atmosphere suddenly froze.
Julia couldn't help regretting for her impulse, but she couldn't bear to settle accounts with Monica later. She trembled with rage at the moment and wished she would grab Monica's hair, slap on her face and make her shut up.
The crowd was talking, and there was a crisp female voice in the crowd.
"James, Mrs. Judd you have invited is really a very powerful person. We just leave for such a short time, she has made your opening party so chaotic. I will advise all of you, if you have any banquets in the future, do not invite Mrs. Judd any more."
Monica and Stan both looked stunned.
The crowd came apart automatically. Mrs. Ruskin came over in a silver-grey dress and her eyes swept through Monica with a slight scorn. "Jocelyn needs to help James design a set of jewelry. I arrange the waiter to take her around the villa and relax herself in a hot spring when she's tired. Originally, I planned to find her after finishing the thing here. But I don't realize that Mrs. Judd will think that Jocelyn is having a private meeting with a man. So you mean, I am just acting as a pimp?
Monica looked very nervous. "I don't mean that, Mrs. Ruskin, I'm just..."
"You are just jealous that Jocelyn has stolen the show. James has assigned the task of customizing jewelry to her, and you lost the chance to make connection with him. So you hate Jocelyn that you fabricate such rumors and destroy Jocelyn's reputation at any cost."
Saying this, she raised her eyes slightly and said coldly, "Stan, your eyes are not a little worse than before."
The status of Mrs. Ruskin here was extraordinary. Since she had said that, no one would believe Monica's words. Besides, he saw that Julia was really angry and it was obviously that she had been blamed.
All the people present were very wise, and suddenly they knew that they should support which one.
People standing beside Stan and his wife even backed away unconsciously, so as not to make others think that they had anything to do with them. Stan also lost face and was extremely embarrassed. "There may be some misunderstanding about this matter, but whatever the reason is, I apologize for disturbing the wine banquet. Mrs. Ruskin, please consider that the Leonard Group also has a good relationship with you..."novelbin
"I dare not," Mrs. Ruskin said coldly. "As long as you don't make trouble and let the Opening Banquet go smoothly, James and I will be grateful for you."
James was a peacemaker. It had nothing to do with him. He persuaded immediately.
"It's just a little bit of a quarrel. Forget it. Don't gather here any more. Who has just said he wants to look at the set of cabs I have got recently..." Everyone was wise, and James had said that himself, so it was not good to look on continually. At present, they followed James and went to look at the old furniture. Only a small number of people were still looking on.
Julia angrily looked at Monica. She was reluctant to stop settling accounts with Monica but still left the banquet hall.
Stan and Monica seemed to have some contradictions. They both left one after another. Monica followed him step by step with her hands supporting her stomach and were very worried.
Jocelyn stood on the second floor, with her one hand holding the ice bag. Seeing this scene, she looked cold.
She did not provoke these two persons on her own initiative, but Monica did not stop provoking her. She had secretly sent her pictures with Jesse to Morrison family firstly, and then set up the trap to let Julia discover Antony and her in the Hot Spring poll. She would remember all these harms Monica had done to her. One day she would have to settle them with Monica.
"Jocelyn," Mrs. Ruskin's voice drew back her thoughts.
Looking back, she had calmed down and then she apologized. "Sorry, Mrs. Ruskin, I am bothering you again."
"It doesn't matter. Fortunately, you are so wise that this little bitch didn't succeed. Otherwise, today's banquet will be a joke, and I'll act as a pimp." Saying this, Mrs. Ruskin was not happy at all. "Monica, unexpectedly, used such disgusting means. I really despise her, she and you have no grievances, why does she frame you like this?"
"Mentioning this, I want to tell you that she and I really have some contradictions." Jocelyn looked helpless.
"On the day of Judd's wedding, they were going to send a picture to the old master of our family, not to mention that it was fake, even if it was true, they could not easily give away the things of Leonard family to others. I didn't think much about it at that time, so I stopped it."
"What?" Mrs. Ruskin frowned. "Is it true?"