Chapter 32\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 32\u00a0<\/p>\n
Melody\u2019s family background had always been her sore spot since she was a child. All she had was a beautiful face, and she had always lived her life walking on thin ice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She desperately wanted to break free from being labeled as someone who came from a poor family. But in high society, shaking off that label was especially hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before long, all the dishes were served.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton stared at the two bottles of red wine and frowned. \u201cWhy are you drinking again? Who got so drunk that they blacked out and assaulted someone in the street? Are you planning on a second offense now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMind your own business,\u201d Sienna hissed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She picked up her fork and knife to start cutting into her steak. The metal screeched noisily against the porcelain plate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton smirked and remarked, \u201cDo you have some kind of feud with this cow? Did it offend you in a past life or something?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna rolled her eyes and cut even harder, imagining that she wasn\u2019t slicing the beef but him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suddenly, the plate slipped. A small piece of steak drenched in sauce shot out like an arrow released from a bowstring.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAh!\u201d Melody screamed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Black pepper sauce slid down her pale cheek, and there were dark spots splattered across her white dress. She scrambled to wipe it off, but the more she wiped, the worse it got. Her face looked like a spilled paint palette.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Michelle burst into laughter, honking like a goose. \u201cHaha! You look like an abstract painting! This is hands-down the best makeup look of the year!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Melody\u2019s body trembled slightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her voice carried a deliberately suppressed sob as she said, \u201cThis is too much, Sienna! If you have a problem with me, you can just say it outright. There\u2019s no need to humiliate me over and over. We used to be good friends, didn\u2019t we?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was purely an accident. I think Newton\u2019s laws of physics should take the blame for this,\u201d Sienna retorted swiftly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She set down her knife and fork gracefully and smiled at Melody. \u201cSince we were good friends, I\u2019m sure the beautiful and generous Ms. Foster will forgive my unintentional mistake, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWith acting this bad, you might as well stop,\u201d Clayton said coldly. He pulled out some napkins and handed them to Melody.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, he shot Sienna a sharp glare and ordered, \u201cApologize.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna\u2019s temper flared instantly. \u201cWhy should I apologize? Why don\u2019t you apologize? You forced your way into someone else\u2019s table in the first place. Apologize to me first, then I\u2019ll consider apologizing to her!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton\u2019s voice dropped, and each word he spoke was icy. \u201cEnough, Sienna. Is it really that fun to mess with others?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf that\u2019s how you want to see it, there\u2019s nothing I can do.\u201d Sienna shrugged, looking like she was daring him to do his worst.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If he dared to lay a hand on her, she would sue him for domestic violence and file for divorce on the spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They locked eyes, and neither was willing to back down. The atmosphere tensed and grew frigid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Melody stepped in at just the right moment to smooth things over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She timidly tugged on Clayton\u2019s sleeve and spoke in a soft and soothing voice. \u201cClay, forget it. Sienna probably didn\u2019t mean it. Please don\u2019t fight because of me. I\u2019d feel terrible. I\u2019ll just go clean up in the restroom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, she headed toward the restroom with Michelle following closely behind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 32\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Only Sienna and Clayton were left at the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton stared at her with a complicated expression. \u201cCan\u2019t you just get along with her? Weren\u2019t you two so close that you were like sisters in the past? That kind of bond doesn\u2019t just vanish overnight. Now, you\u2019re acting like sworn enemies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna almost laughed out loud. Was Clayton expecting them both to share the same man as close friends? No wonder he insisted on shoving Melody right in her face. What a clever plan he had.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna\u2019s gaze turned cold and became devoid of emotion. \u201cI\u2019m a fickle person. If something annoys me, I\u2019ll have it replaced, especially you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton shot back, \u201cAnd Michelle? If you find her annoying one day, will you turn on her the same as you did to Melody?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before Sienna could answer, a sudden commotion came from the restroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They both looked up at the same time. A crowd had gathered near the door. Faintly, they could hear the voices of Michelle and Melody drifting toward them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She got the divorce and bolted 32 Chapter 32\u00a0 1\/2\u00a0 Chapter 32\u00a0 Melody\u2019s family background had always been her sore […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-she-got-the-divorce-and-bolted-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20106\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}