Chapter 246\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was on crutches at the welcome banquet last time. I thought he\u2019d just sprained it or something. It\u2019s been a week, and he\u2019s still not better. Don\u2019t tell me he\u2019s actually crippled\u00a0<\/p>\n
now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know. Did a memo go out that all handsome rich guys have Palmer is in a wheelchair, and now Finley\u2019s limping.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is interesting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShh-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
< a leg? Mr.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The gossiping group fell silent as they noticed Paxton and Vivica getting out of their car nearby. Paxton shot them a cold, piercing glare, while Vivica looked furious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thankfully, the couple didn\u2019t say anything and strode toward the open gates of the manor. The young socialites let out a collective sigh of relief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people here tonight are supposed to be high\u2013society. What kind of behavior is it to gossip about others behind their backs!\u201d Vivica was fuming after hearing her son being discussed so callously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At first, she had thought Finley was just being dramatic when he said his leg was ruined, but now she knew it was true. Her husband, Paxton, had already contacted the world\u2019s leading prosthetics expert to fit their son with the best artificial limb available.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fate was so cruel! Why did this have to happen to her talented young son?\u00a0<\/p>\n
At least, compared to Haskell, he had only lost one leg.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t pay any attention to them,\u201d Paxton said. \u201cThe expert is already designing a custom prosthetic for Finley. Once it\u2019s fitted, it won\u2019t affect his daily life, and the gossip will die down.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica pouted. \u201cIt just infuriates me to hear it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paxton\u2019s face was grim. \u201cIf you\u2019re infuriated by this, just imagine how much worse it will be if the Judson family fortune falls into Neville and Sapphira\u2019s hands. You\u2019ll have to endure far more than this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica understood. She shouldn\u2019t be getting worked up over trivial matters. The real goal was to secure the Judson family assets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know. But Josette\u2019s husband, Jagger, has already agreed to help us get a meeting with Zendar. And with Honora working on the Schwartz family\u2019s sole heir, I\u2019m sure our partnership with them is a done deal.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 246\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d Paxton said, his expression serious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tonight, their family wouldn\u2019t be able to cause any trouble\u00a0<\/p>\n
arissa. Their only hope was\u00a0<\/p>\n
n to seize the opportunity to\u00a0<\/p>\n
that someone within the Palmer family would be restless undermine Haskell. He certainly didn\u2019t want Haskell to become the Palmer family heir.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNeville, Sapphira, you two must be exhausted. There are so many distinguished guests arriving today. You must be good hosts and make sure nothing goes wrong at such an important event.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And keep a close watch on that girl, Larissa. Don\u2019t let her cause any trouble here at the Palmer estate. It would be a disgrace to the Judson family name,\u201d Vivica said pointedly as she approached Sapphira and Neville, who were greeting guests at the entrance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sapphira maintained a gracious smile, her reply equally barbed. \u201cDon\u2019t you worry, Vivica. As long as no petty schemers are at work, there won\u2019t be any trouble. Larissa\u2019s father and I will make sure that no one who stoops to backstabbing ruins our daughter\u2019s engagement party.\u201d Vivica glanced around, her smile laced with venom. \u201cThis is the Palmer estate, after all. I\u2019m just afraid you and Neville won\u2019t have the power to stop anything. Look, on such a momentous day, Haskell\u2019s own father, Thatch, isn\u2019t even here to greet guests. He must have given up on his son. Once Haskell loses his standing in the Palmer family, who will be left to protect your troublemaking daughter? You\u2019d best watch your step.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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