After her mother died, the nanny took her mother’s place.
That nanny was Tessa’s grandmother. In short, Tessa’s mother was an illegitimate daughter of the Lloyd family.
Luciana’s father cared about his reputation very much. Since this part of his life was disgraceful, he never talked about it in public.
Luciana harbored a grudge against that nanny who became her stepmother. Until now, those days when the nanny had caused many troubles for her and treated her harshly, secretly and overtly, were still vivid in her mind.
If she was not capable, she might have been bullied to death long ago.
Tonight was Luciana’s grandfather’s birthday party, and she didn’t want to let Tessa spoil the atmosphere. So Luciana drove Tessa away.
When Tessa turned around to leave, her eyes were full of viciousness.
She thought if it weren’t for Audrey, she wouldn’t have suffered such insult and humiliation from Luciana.
Didn’t that old bitch call her grandmother a nanny? She would find her grandmother now to settle the score.
At this moment, Luciana was still fuming.
She couldn’t accept that a nobody like Tessa bullied Audrey.
At the thought of this, Luciana snapped, “Tonight, I will announce that you are my daughter-in-law. Let’s see who still dares to bully you in the future!”
Luciana then held Audrey’s hand and was about to go downstairs. But Audrey hurriedly stopped her.
“Please, don’t be impulsive. I.
Audrey didn’t finish her words because she was stunned when she saw Cornell walking toward them.
She stared at him for a few seconds and noticed a fine crack on his forehead. It seemed the wound had been treated already.
Luciana also saw Cornell. As soon as he approached them, Luciana scolded angrily, “Cornell, where have you been? You brat! Didn’t I ask you to come early to take care of Audrey?”
“I was delayed because I had something important to deal with.”
“What is more important than your wife?” Luciana continued scolding Cornell. Then she noticed the wound on his forehead. She pointed at it and asked, “How did you get that?”
“It was scratched by a cat.”
A trace of panic appeared on Audrey’s face. She subconsciously looked at Cornell.
Cornell was also looking at her, so their eyes met.
He narrowed his eyes, looking at her meaningfully.
Luciana was so worried about Cornell’s wound that she didn’t notice the eye contact between Cornell and Audrey. She asked concernedly, “A kitten? Has it been vaccinated? What if it has rabies?”
“She has just been raised,” Cornell explained in a low voice. As he spoke, his charming eyes were fixed on Audrey.
“It needs training.”
Cornell stressed the word “training” by elongating the ending. It seemed intentional.
Audrey could no longer stand Cornell’s gaze, so she lowered her head.
She was still panicky and didn’t know where to fix her eyes.
Actually, Cornell was staring at Audrey because this was the first time that Cornell had seen Audrey in a formal dress. The color suited her well and made her look ethereal and elegant. Her aura was as bright as the stars in the sky.
As he looked her up and down, his brows suddenly furrowed. Yes, the dress fit her perfectly. But what the hell was this design? There was a small opening at the waist, which made her slender waist look so delicate and charming that people would want to reach in and explore.
He stepped forward without thinking, took off his coat, and wrapped it around her shoulders.
Cornell whispered, “Who picked this dress for you?”
“Why? Does it look bad?” Audrey asked back. But she did not expect him to answer.
Cornell was silent for a moment. Then he said, “You look stunning.”
He had the urge to add that she was so gorgeous that he wanted to hide her inside and enjoy her beauty alone.
Audrey was stunned to hear such an unexpected compliment from Cornell.
She felt like her heart stopped beating for a moment.
She only asked back just now because she was a little angry. Who would have thought he would take it seriously and answer?
When Audrey came back to her senses, she couldn’t help scolding herself inwardly.
She knew that Cornell was only acting in front of Luciana, but she let his words affect her. She couldn’t suppress the fluttering of her heart.
Luciana watched the interaction between Cornell and Audrey. She was very happy to see them like this. Standing aside, she chimed in, “Do you know that your wife has been bullied? She…”
Luciana abruptly stopped talking.
Her brows furrowed tightly. It turned out she saw Cecilia suddenly appear behind Cornell. Cecilia was like a fragile willow branch swaying with the wind.
Cecilia ignored Luciana’s cold expression. She approached Luciana and greeted her warmly, “Luciana…”
However, Luciana just asked coldly, “What are you doing here?”
“I…” Cecilia’s face turned pale. She didn’t expect Luciana to treat her like this. She pursed her lips and looked at Cornell aggrievedly.
But when Luciana saw this, she got even angrier.
“Hey, I’m asking you. Why are you looking at him? Do you expect him to speak for you?”
Then she turned to Cornell and asked sternly, “Did you bring her here?”
Before Cornell could answer, Cecilia spoke first.
“Luciana, please don’t misunderstand Cornell. He has nothing to do with it. It was Tessa who invited me.”
Luciana’s expression softened a bit. But she still wanted to teach Cornell a lesson. It was just that the time was inappropriate. So she could only wait until they got home later.
At this moment, Audrey’s palms were as cold as ice. They were sweating profusely.
She knew that Cecilia was trying to help Cornell out of this situation.
She felt ridiculous. Just because of a simple compliment from Cornell, she already found herself blushing, and her heart raced.
“ALL right. Since Cornell was not the one who brought you here, please leave. Tessa isn’t here anymore. Cornell has to accompany his wife, and he has no time to entertain you.”
Luciana’s voice was cold, and she looked at Cecilia with piercing eyes.
She knew that Cecilia was acting with feigned innocence, and she really couldn’t stand it.
At this moment, Cecilia looked at Cornell pitifully and called out in a low voice, “Cornell…”
She clutched the sleeve of Cornell’s shirt and lowered her head.
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