Chapter 36\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sloane didn\u2019t ignore the message this time as she had before. Instead, she responded with a direct provocation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cVivian, you actually already know about Logan and me, don\u2019t you? If you care so much about your quality of life, why are you still clinging so tightly to Logan?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian looked at the message without a single change in expression. Then, she mimicked Sloane\u2019s tone and replied, \u201cMs. Mercer, you should also know that Logan has only ever intended to keep you hidden outside and never dared to leave even a trace of your relationship in front of me. You\u2019re in such a hurry to get ahead of me, but isn\u2019t that because Logan can\u2019t give you what you actually want?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After that message was sent, Sloane never replied again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Vivian felt that it still wasn\u2019t quite enough, so she decided to fan the flames.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m actually really enjoying you panicking while Logan tries so hard to hide everything from me. You don\u2019t even dare let Logan know you contacted me, so how do you have the nerve to ask me these questions? Ms. Mercer, you\u2019re honestly ridiculous.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After she sent that message, the locksmith arrived at the townhouse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian put her phone away and stopped reading the messages.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sloan clenched her teeth as she looked at Vivian\u2019s messages. She was so overcome with emotion that even the hand gripping her phone was trembling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her face flushed red, unable to vent her anger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She suddenly yanked off the gold bracelet on her wrist and hurled it hard onto the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Outside the room, Diana heard the noise and came over, pushing the door. \u201cSloane, what are you doing? You didn\u2019t fall, did you? You have to be careful. Don\u2019t hurt my precious grandson.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sloane took a deep breath and forced her emotions under control. Then, she picked the gold bracelet up from the floor again. \u201cIt\u2019s nothing, Mrs. Whitfield. I just dropped something.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana complained, \u201cHurry up and open the door. It\u2019s broad daylight, so why are you locking yourself in at home?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sloane didn\u2019t answer as she put the bracelet back on. The moment she lowered her head, she\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 36\u00a0<\/p>\n
saw a patch of silvery white where it had struck the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her face flushed instantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So this was what Vivian had meant by \u201clow\u2013end\u201c.\u00a0<\/p>\n
282\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian had known from the very beginning that this bracelet was only gold\u2013plated silver, just like that fake crystal bracelet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sloane was so angry that her whole body trembled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just thinking about how Vivian must have had a look of disdain while she read her provocative message made Sloane unable to bear it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana kept urging her to open the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suppressing her fury, Sloane walked over and opened the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana scolded her. \u201cSloane, from now on, don\u2019t lock your door when I\u2019m around. I need to keep an eye on you at all times.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Perhaps because of her hormones acting strangely due to her pregnancy, the usually tolerant Sloane refused to swallow this humiliation in silence. \u201cMrs. Whitfield, there seems to be a problem with the bracelet you bought for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\u00a0<\/p>\n
She raised her wrist and held the exposed silver patch on the bracelet up in front of Diana\u2019s eyes. \u201cThis is gold\u2013plated silver, isn\u2019t it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana hadn\u2019t expected Sloane to notice so quickly. Her face flushed in embarrassment, but she quickly decided to strike first. \u201cIt was a perfectly fine bracelet. How did you manage to damage it in less than an hour?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sloane was young and never imagined Diana would counter her so sharply. She froze on the\u00a0<\/p>\n
spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing her fall silent, Diana said even more indignantly, \u201cI got you that bracelet just so you\u2019d have something new to wear. It\u2019s just something for outsiders to look at, so there\u2019s no need to spend that much money. You\u2019re already living off Logan, so don\u2019t set your demands so high.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sloane\u2019s face went pale; she couldn\u2019t even get a word out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana glanced at her, then walked over and sat down on the couch arrogantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She might not be able to control Vivian, but controlling Sloane was another matter entirely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 36\u00a0 Sloane didn\u2019t ignore the message this time as she had before. Instead, she responded with a direct provocation.\u00a0 […]<\/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":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-i-cancel-the-engagement-and-level-way-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343","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=343"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":395,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343\/revisions\/395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}