Chapter 265\u00a0<\/p>\n
The declaration shattered the atmosphere, and every guest in the hall turned to see the man who had just entered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Torrin, dressed in an exquisite white suit and holding a large bouquet of red roses, strode confidently into the room under the gaze of hundreds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa took the microphone from Haskell, her expression impassive. \u201cTorrin Dillon, get out. Since when do I need your approval to get engaged?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Torrin looked at her with soulful eyes, his voice ringing with conviction. \u201cI won\u2019t leave unless you call off this engagement with Haskell right now!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A murmur rippled through the guests.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIsn\u2019t that Torrin Dillon? The son the Dillon family just found recently?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, it is. What\u2019s going on?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt looks like the Dillon heir and the Judson heiress have some history.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t think they\u2019re still seeing each other, do you? If so, Mr. Palmer is in for a world of\u00a0<\/p>\n
embarrassment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Torrin raised his voice, addressing Haskell directly. \u201cHaskell, you\u2019re a cripple! You can\u2019t walk, and you can\u2019t have children! Marrying Larissa would be ruining her life! If you have any dignity as a man, you\u2019ll do the right thing and let her go. Let her find true happiness. I am the one who can give her that happiness!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With each impassioned word, Torrin marched closer to the stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The guests\u2018 whispers grew louder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it true Haskell can\u2019t have children?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know, but rumors like that don\u2019t usually come from nowhere.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf that\u2019s the case, his chances of becoming the Palmer heir are even slimmer. There\u2019s no way Zoltan would let a sterile grandson take over.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell\u2019s eyes flickered to Draven, who was emerging from backstage, but his expression remained perfectly calm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
THOM\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back at the Judson family table, Sapphira was furious at Torrin\u2019s stunt. \u201cWho invited that Dillon boy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
S\u00a0<\/p>\n
Neville\u2019s gaze was dark. \u201cIt obviously wasn\u2019t Larissa or Haskell. Someone let him in deliberately to ruin this party.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe nerve!\u201d Sapphira seethed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 265\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finley and Honora exchanged a knowing, triumphant glance. This had to be Draven\u2019s doing. And, they suspected, it was only the appetizer. The main course was yet to come.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica was practically ready to applaud. She shot a smug look at the stony\u2013faced Sapphira and Neville.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSee, Neville, Sapphira? Didn\u2019t I tell you? It looks like your daughter\u2019s engagement party isn\u2019t going so smoothly after all. Her ex\u2013boyfriend just crashed the party. It was one thing to cause a scene at the Judson estate, but now she\u2019s embarrassing herself in front of the Palmers.\u201d Already on edge, Sapphira\u2019s anger boiled over at Vivica\u2019s taunt. \u201cWatch your mouth, Vivica,\u201d she retorted sharply. \u201cYou never learn when to shut up, do you? Are you determined to ruin yourself completely before you finally stop?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow dare you, Sapphira-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Neville immediately stepped in to defend his wife. \u201cVivica, was it not humiliating enough for you when your husband, Paxton, made a fool of himself in front of Zendar? Are you trying to embarrass him even more tonight?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paxton\u2019s face darkened visibly. He glared at his sister, Josette, his eyes filled with resentment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If he hadn\u2019t believed Josette\u2019s nonsense, he never would have approached Zendar with such confidence, only to be publicly rebuffed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Josette watched Neville defend Sapphira, a bitter feeling stirring within her. She had always looked down on her older brother, seeing him as a lost cause. He was the eldest son of a prominent family but had no ambition beyond his own small world. His wife was barren, yet he refused to divorce her, preventing the Judson family from continuing its lineage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
12:57\u00a0<\/p>\n
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