When fate plays its hand

The more Nelly thought about it, the more angrier she became. Her expression gradually became twisted.

Standing next to her, Susan was too preoccupied to detect Nelly’s emotions. Naturally, she didn’t notice the hatred brewing in her heart.

Instead, she nodded along and said, “Indeed. It’s only right to make it up to her after Minnie had suffered so much.”

As Susan spoke, her whole attention was focused on her youngest son standing not far away. Paul was also present today.

However, he had received a personal invitation. It was pink, just like Winter’s. Thus, the two of them had come to the banquet separate from their family.

Given that she was his mother, no one understood Paul better than Susan. Watching him standing there and staring intently at the stage, she didn’t need to guess that he was looking at Miranda.

It was clear he was utterly captivated by how long he had been staring.

Susan could already picture it in her head. The son whom she was so proud of stared toward the stage at Miranda, his gaze filled with infatuation and enchantment, looking completely lovestruck.

She clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.

Pathetic!

He was absolutely pathetic!

Then, Susan glanced over at her niece, Winter…

“Forget it…” She couldn’t even bear to look at her. Winter’s uncontainable excitement and enthusiasm were even worse than Paul’s.

How could she be so shameless? What kind of spell had Miranda cast on these people? Why was everyone falling over themselves to worship her?

In fact, Winterwas utterly ecstatic!

If they were in a setting that allowed for it, Winter might already be standing on the table and shouting, “Mimi, you’re the best! Mimi, I love you! Mimi, you’re my idol!”

Zach pouted. “Is that really necessary? Anyone watching would think you’re the one who got reunited with your family!”

“What nonsense are you spouting? I’m just happy for Mimi,” she retorted. With the

Garrison family backing her now, no one would dare to bully her again. “Not Hansel, not you, and not even me could bully her now!”

Zach’s expression darkened. “When did I ever bully Miranda? Don’t go around falsely accusing me!”

“Is that so? Did you ever think to warn Mimi back when you were out partying and having fun with Hansel? Or did you ever stop Hansel and ask him to go home earlier? Did you? Did you? Did you do that?” Winter demanded.

Zach defended himself, “I… I was just being sensible, okay? Don’t you understand? Relationships are private matters between a couple. As an outsider, what business do I have to meddle in?

“Besides, do you think I could’ve stopped him if I tried? With Hansel’s stubbornness, it’s impossible for him to listen to my advice!”

This was the fundamental difference between men and women. Zach believed that as a bystander, he had no right to interfere in someone else’s relationship. No matter how close he was to Hansel or Miranda, he thought it wasn’t his place to step in and meddle.

Winter knew that this was an excuse to protect himself. He didn’t want to risk offending anyone. Zach was afraid if he got involved, he would end up making things worse and getting blamed by everyone.

However, a true friend wouldn’t act that way. Even if they were misunderstood or questioned, true friends wouldn’t play dumb and watch their friends go down in flames or be tormented in the fire pit.

Winter sneered coldly and said, “You men are all the same, just a bunch of scumbags.”

Zach was puzzled. How did this suddenly become about him?

Nonetheless, the revelation of Miranda’s connection to the Garrison family was indeed quite shocking. At this moment, Hansel was probably grinning from ear to ear right now. On stage, Aren and Fiona had finished expressing their gratitude with a speech. Suddenly, they held Mindy’s hand and turned to the audience before declaring, “From this day forward, Minnie is the one and only daughter of the Garrison family. We hope that everyone will look out for her in the future, and we wish to thank you sincerely for that.” novelbin