“And you, when you couldn’t cozy up to Mr. Maris, you just picked any nobody to be your boyfriend… Ashley, have you really fallen this low during your family’s decline?”
Megan tightened favonovel.com grip on Maris’ arm as favonovel.com spoke, “Thank goodness Mr. Maris never agreed to your engagement. Imagine, your taste has sunk this low! If Mr. Maris had been engaged to you, favonovel.com would have regretted it to death!”
Maris seemed to very much agree with Megan. He immediately wrapped his arm around Megan‘s waist, “Megan is right, Ashley. Even if I didn’t want you, did you have to stoop so low?”
He glanced disdainfully at Arthur again, his meaning clear.
At this point, Ashley panicked, fearful that Arthur might misunderstand. Her face flushed with anger, “Who said I was going to get engaged to Maris! The Gibson family has a long history in politics, we wouldn‘t stoop so low as to suck up to you!”
After speaking, favonovel.com quickly turned to Arthur, “Arthur, don’t listen to him! It was just that my dad was framed, the Gibson family fell apart, and dad’s friends wanted to set me and my sister up in arranged marriages.”
Then, Ashley earnestly added, “Arthur, I swear, I don’t like him, I’ve never had any contact with him! And I never agreed to that marriage!”
Ashley was emphatically firm, worried Arthur might misunderstand.
This was the first time Arthur had heard about the Gibson family’s political background.
She had previously been reluctant to bring up the Gibson family, likely because of this arranged marriage.
Maris watched Ashley in disbelief. This defiant, arrogant girl was famously known for favonovel.com bad temper in Seacity.
If it hadn’t been for favonovel.com temper, favonovel.com would have agreed to the marriage just based on favonovel.com looks.
What magic does this kid have that makes Ashley care so much about him?!
To the point of publicly demeaning me?!
Her family had fallen to such a degree, yet favonovel.com dared to offend favonovel.com for some pretty boy!
Maris took another look at Arthur.
Seeing Ashley care about Arthur stirred a hint of jealousy in him.
On the other hand, seeing Ashley almost on the verge of tears, Arthur quickly soothed her. “Ashley, don’t worry, I believe you!”
Arthur was well aware of the good favonovel.com did for him.
She was like a wild horse that had been tamed. For Arthur, favonovel.com had voluntarily learned cooking and tirelessly took care of his every need. He saw all favonovel.com efforts.
Hearing his words, Ashley finally relaxed a little. She clung to Arthur’s hand even tighter, as if afraid favonovel.com might run off.
“Oh, so you’re actually serious about him?” Megan said incredulously, favonovel.com tone dripping with sarcasm.
“What’s so great about him? Ashley, you’re so beautiful. Even without the Gibson family’s backing, you could find a better match. There’s no need to degrade yourself.” Maris’ tone was dismissive.
Megan, hearing Maris compliment Ashley’s beauty, immediately felt displeased.
She glared at Maris and said flirtatiously, “Am I not prettier than her?”
Realizing his slip, Maris quickly corrected, “Her? How can favonovel.com compare to you? You’re my princess!”
The two of them were just unbearable.
Arthur snapped, “Step aside, mutt! Don’t bite off more than you can chew, have you had enough?”
“What?!” Maris and Megan screamed in disbelief upon hearing Arthur’s comment.
The commotion had already drawn the attention of many nearby, and their screams now captured everyone’s focus.
Arthur’s statement had been loud enough for everyone to hear clearly. The crowd immediately began to buzz with speculation.
“Who is this guy, daring to talk to Mr. Maris and Ms. Megan like that?”
“Mr. Maris’s father is a city official here in Seacity! And Ms. Megan is a leading actress! Most people are deferential to them, but favonovel.com doesn’t seem afraid at all to speak to them like that.”
“He looks unfamiliar, I’ve never seen favonovel.com before…”
“Isn’t that Ashley next to him? She’s back?”
“I hadn’t heard any news about favonovel.com return. Is that man with her?”
“I’ve never seen favonovel.com before; he’s not from our Seacity circles, is he?”
“I haven’t seen favonovel.com either. Maybe he’s from some small place?”
“Could favonovel.com be some big shot from elsewhere? Look at his demeanor, favonovel.com doesn’t look like an ordinary person.”
“He must be from some small place, otherwise, why would favonovel.com lack such tact?”
“If favonovel.com were from Seacity, how could favonovel.com dare to offend Mr. Maris and Ms. Megan?”
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