But now, watching them, she felt a pang of envy. She envied Sapphira for having a husband who would stand by her no matter what. What was the point of having wealth and power if the man by your side wasn\u2019t willing to protect you? It was all just smoke and mirrors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Up on the stage, before Haskell could react, Draven theatrically approached Torrin with two bodyguards in tow, his voice stern and righteous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Dillon, today is my brother\u2019s engagement party with Ms. Larissa. I don\u2019t know who invited you, but now that you are here, you are a guest of the Palmer family. I must ask you to conduct yourself with decorum and find a seat.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Torrin turned his attention from the stage and shouted back at Draven, \u201cDraven, right? Cut the act. You\u2019re the one who personally gave me the invitation to your brother\u2019s engagement party!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven, halfway to Torrin, froze. The triumphant look on his face cracked. He had never imagined Torrin would just blurt it out in front of everyone. What\u2019s wrong with this guy?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The guests erupted in a wave of confusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat? What\u2019s this now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Palmer\u2019s own brother brought him here? Was everything he just said a complete\u00a0<\/p>\n
charade?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure what\u2019s happening. Let\u2019s just wait and see.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Honora felt a knot of unease form in her stomach. What was Draven doing? If he was going to use this Dillon heir to humiliate Larissa, shouldn\u2019t he have coordinated with him first?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finley, too, felt a sudden sense of dread. The plan hadn\u2019t even started, and it seemed Draven was already losing control.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Over at the Palmer family\u2019s table, Faith teased, \u201cWell, Garrick, it looks like another member of our family has been hoist by his own petard. But I don\u2019t get it. Draven is Haskell\u2019s brother. If he really brought this Dillon fellow here to ruin the party, what\u2019s his motive?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s enough, Faith!\u201d Garrick snapped, his patience wearing thin. \u201cI made one mistake with Larissa. Do you have to keep bringing it up?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Faith raised her hands in mock surrender. \u201cFine, fine, I won\u2019t mention it again. I\u2019ll just watch the show.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her attitude only annoyed Garrick more, as if he were the one being unreasonable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fraser shot his brother a warning glance before looking over at Solomon, deliberately adding, \u201cI suppose this Draven also has his eye on the position of heir.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 266\u00a0<\/p>\n
Solomon scoffed. \u201cHim? That idiot is even dumber than your brother Garrick. Does he really think he has a chance? If it weren\u2019t for Haskell, he wouldn\u2019t have even been allowed back into the Palmer family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Faith let out a snort of laughter. When she met Garrick\u2019s furious gaze, she raised her hands again. \u201cThis time, it wasn\u2019t me who brought it up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Garrick, insulted yet again, fumed in silence, \u201cFine. I\u2019ll endure it for now. Once my becomes the heir, I\u2019ll deal with both of them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
brother\u00a0<\/p>\n
Facing the skeptical gazes of the guests, Draven shouted at Torrin, \u201cMr. Dillon, I have no quarrel with you! Don\u2019t you dare slander me!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease. You know as well as I do that we have no history, so what would I gain from slandering you? You personally delivered the invitation. The security cameras at my family\u2019s gate can prove it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ignoring Draven\u2019s murderous glare, Torrin turned his attention back to the couple on stage. \u201cLarissa, last night, this Draven fellow showed up out of nowhere and asked me to attend your engagement party with Haskell.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 267\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 267\u00a0<\/p>\n
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