76 Drive Her Away
When Keira put down her phone, she realized that the
first dance was over.
Jake and Isla walked over from the dance floor, once again surrounded by a crowd of congratulations.
At that point, someone came over. It was Jake’s sidekick, Arian O’neil, who was feeling smug. He said to Keira, “I know you are Dr. South, but what does that matter? You are just a researcher. Can you compare to young Mr. Horton’s fiancée? She has connections in
Clance! In this circle, it’s all about who you know!”
Keira didn’t know what to say.
She completely ignored Arian. Looking into the distance, she saw Mrs. Allen pushing Rebecca out an met Mr. Allen and Frankie Allen. The four seemed to
talk about something, and Rebecca looked a bit
emotional.
She was a little worried and prepared to go over to check.
But she didn’t expect that the moment she stepped
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forward, Isla, who just got off stage, stopped her. “Keira, are you going to see Mr. Allen?”
Isla had noticed her earlier, and seeing Keira going to talk to Frankie now, she was a bit nervous and stepped
in front of her.
She didn’t know that Rebecca was also at the banquet.
She only knew that she couldn’t let Keira talk to
Frankie, in case she let slip. Frankie could tell the real from the fake with one phone call!
Fortunately, Frankie had just asked for the person to be sent away, which gave her an excuse.
As long as they could safely get through today, once the Allen family left, no one could expose her again!
As soon as she started talking, Jake turned his head and saw Keira. He was stunned by her appearance.
Isla was planning to let him drive Keira away, but seeing Jake infatuated with Keira and not speaking, she clenched her fists in anger.
Isla took a deep breath and spoke again. “I think this is really inappropriate. Mr. Allen seems to not want to see you.”
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Keira gave her a cold glance. “Who do you think you are? You can make decisions for Mr. Allen?”
Isla lowered her head, looking wronged.
She definitely couldn’t break her innocent image right now. She particularly missed Poppy at this moment for her accurate and useful advice!
Fortunately, Jake finally came back to his senses. He stepped forward, shielding Isla behind him, and said angrily, “Keira, how can you speak like that? What do you mean by ‘who is Isla?’ She is my fiancée.”
People around them immediately started talking.
“Yes, Miss Olsen is like half the hostess. Among all the female guests here today, her status should be the highest!”
“Who is this person? She dares to speak to Miss Olse like that! Doesn’t she understand the saying, ‘When in Rome, do as the Romans do’?”
“I seemed to see Mr. Horton talking to her just now. Could she be the lady brought by Mr. Horton?”
“She’s just some woman, not Mrs. Horton. How could she possibly surpass Miss Isla’s esteemed status!”
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Keira frowned, too lazy to listen to them speak further. She maneuvered around them and prepared to leave.
But Isla took a step forward and grabbed her hand. “Keira, it’s a celebration today. There seems to be some misunderstanding between you and Mr. Allen. Don’t bother him. You man disturb the cooperation between the Horton Group and the Allen family.”
Keira shook off Isla’s hand. “None of your business.”
She didn’t use much force, but Isla’s eyes flashed, and she intentionally took a step back and fell.
Jake immediately glared at Keira. “Keira, how could you hit her? Apologize to Isla now!”
Isla was his fiancée, and in such a setting, he felt embarrassed.
Keira looked amusingly at Isla and said, “I didn’t hit
her.”
“I saw it, and you’re still trying to deny it? So many people are watching!” Jake took a deep breath. “Keira, do you think you can do whatever you want just because my uncle and Grandmother spoil you? This is the Horton Group, not your home! You can’t cause a
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scene here! You need to apologize to Isla today and leave immediately. Don’t upset Mr. Allen!”
There were a lot of implications hidden in those words.
Arian purposefully asked, “Young Mr. Horton, what’s going on? Does Mr. Allen dislike her? Why?”
Keira also wanted to know why, so she didn’t refute but looked directly at Jake.
Jake chuckled. “Of course, it’s because when she was at the hospital…”
Before he could finish speaking, his arm was grabbed by Isla.
When Jake looked at her, Isla shook her head slightly and sighed. “Keira was impulsive and offended Mr. Allen, but the exact reason is personal and shouldn’
be discussed.”
Jake thought Isla was talking about Rebecca’s issues, which definitely weren’t glorious and weren’t suitable for public discussion.
Isla continued. “Jake, it was just that Keira used a little too much force when she pushed me, but she didn’t do
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it purpose. I don’t need her to apologize.”
On
Jake frowned. “Isla, you’re just too kind.”
He glared at Keira, “Isla has dropped the issue without blaming you. Get out of here now! If you don’t leave, I’ll call security!”
Isla quickly said, “Keira, Mr. Allen said earlier that he
didn’t want to see you here! For the sake of the Horton Group, it’s better for you to leave.”
The conversations between the two triggered the surrounding people.
“The Allen family is the guest today after all. We should definitely put their preferences first. This young lady should hurry up and leave!”
“Exactly, hurry up and leave. Don’t embarrass here!”
yours
“She looks quite pretty, but how thick-skinned is she Jalen, listening to these words, immediately stepped in front of Keira and shouted in anger, “Keira, I mean, Miss Olsen was invited by Mr. Horton. I’d like to see who dares to drive her away?!”
With his words, the crowd became silent.
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“I dare.”
Jake stepped forward and stood in front of Jalen. “I’ve made my decision. I’ll kick out this person today. Even if my uncle blames me, I’ll still kick her out to avoid hindering our cooperation with the Allen family!”
As soon as he said this, the surrounding crowd echoed.
“Young Mr. Horton is so decisive!”
“Beauty is indeed a disaster. There is discord between Mr. Horton and Mr. Allen. Does the woman beside him not know how to absorb tensions? She’s even adding fuel to the fire!”
“Marry an understanding woman! Look at her, and then look at Miss Olsen, who is so knowledgeable understanding, and most importantly, she can han the relationship with the Allen family. She’s a virtud helper indeed!”
The raised voices of the argument attracted the attention of the entire banquet hall.
Rebecca, who had just met with Frankie and Mr. Allen and was annoyed because she was told by Frankie not
to have too much contact with Keira, noticed the commotion over here.
She didn’t want to join, but she suddenly noticed something. “Isn’t that the northeast corner?”
Mr. Allen replied, “Yes.”
Rebecca was worried. “Let’s go and see if something happened to Miss Olsen!”
Mr. Allen unconsciously looked at Frankie’s expression.
Frankie took a deep breath. Seeing Rebecca’s anxious look, he eventually nodded. And so, the four of them
walked in this direction.
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77 Identification
Frankie was pushing Rebecca’s wheelchair personally as the family of four arrived at the edge of the crowd.
They didn’t get too close, afraid that someone might accidentally bump into Rebecca, so they stopped a short distance away, where they could vaguely hear the conversation taking place.
Keira was surrounded by a few people from the Horton Group, blocking her from their view. Everyone was in suits, and the women were in formal attire, so
they couldn’t immediately spot her.
Only through the conversation of the surrounding people did they get a vague understanding of the
details.
Frankie said, “It seems Miss Olsen is helping to drive that woman away. Rebecca, you should stay hidden for
now.”
That woman…
Rebecca nodded, but she wasn’t willing to move further away. She said to Frankie, “Brother, go and see
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what’s happening quickly. That woman is very fierce. Don’t let Miss Olsen get bullied. I’ll wait for you here.”
Frankie then left his parents to look after Rebecca, as he squeezed through the crowd, walking toward Jake and Keira.
As the surrounding people saw him, they respectfully greeted him, “Hello, Mr. Allen.”
Jake also said immediately, “Mr. Allen, don’t worry. I’ll drive this woman away immediately, so you guys won’t
be bothered.”
He stopped being polite and directly commanded Arian, “Go call security.”
Frankie, keeping in mind his sister’s instructions, firs looked at Isla. Seeing her holding her own wrist, he frowned immediately. “Miss Olsen, are you hurt?”
Once his sister saw this, she would definitely feel
upset!
When Isla saw him showing such concern for her, she was overjoyed but still replied modestly, “Just a minor injury. Keira didn’t mean it…”
However, Frankie’s frown deepened.
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That woman dared to hit someone?!
He gave Keira a disgusted look and harshly said, “Don’t you want to purchase raw materials from the Allen family? I can sell it to you, provided that you kneel and apologize to Miss Olsen immediately, knocking your head on the ground three times!”
Frankie didn’t like Isla, so he obviously wouldn’t stand up for her over such a minor incident.
But he didn’t want the situation to escalate and
become widely known since he couldn’t hold this woman accountable for her slanders against his sister in the past.
Now that he had finally caught hold of an opportuni he used this as an excuse to ruthlessly punish her or his sister’s behalf.
It was to make her pay the price for her malicious
words!
Keira narrowed her eyes.
This Frankie was pushing his luck!
Jalen was also enraged. “Mr. Allen, whatever grudges you hold, to resort to such humiliation is too much!”
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Jake also felt it was a bit over the top, so he couldn’t help but say, “Mr. Allen, Isla has already let it go. After all, they’re sisters…”
But Frankie wasn’t backing down. “I’m a person that places importance on the principle of the matter, and I don’t have as generous a heart as Miss Olsen.”
He was staring directly at Keira, his face
expressionless. “Believe it or not, if you can’t satisfy me, I can make it so you can’t buy raw materials within the country! Your little company will go bankrupt!”
Originally, he wanted to stall for time and delay their delivery, causing them to lose some compensation
money.
But now, he wanted to go all out!
It would be a matter of minutes for a large corporati like the Allen family which had existed for several generations to crush Keira’s small company. It would be too easy!
Keira stared at him.
Allen was very gentle and polite to her when they first
met.
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She really couldn’t understand why his attitude suddenly changed drastically.
Did this man think she could only purchase raw materials domestically?
Keira tensed her jaw, sneering, and just as she was about to say something, the frosty voice of Lewis rang out, “Is Mr. Allen really that capable?”
He had gone out to make a call and was finally back. As soon as he walked through the door, he saw Frankie and Keira confronting each other, so he strode over to
Keira and stood between her and Frankie.
Frankie stared at him. “Mr. Horton, kindly refrain from interfering in the matter between us.”
But Lewis replied indifferently, “What if I insist on interfering?”
Frankie wouldn’t back off, and his expression darkened. “In that case, I need to reconsider the
partnership between the Horton and Allen families!”
When these words came out, it alarmed the people from the Horton Group.
Jake quickly added, “Uncle, you can’t switch the
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company’s interests for a woman!”
Arian echoed, “Right, Mr. Horton. Jake and his fiancée have put in a lot of effort to maintain a good
relationship with the Allen family. Even if you don’t
want to improve the relationship, how could you pull us down?”
Hearing this, the other executives of the Horton Group murmured in agreement, although they dared not speak out loud.
Seeing this, Frankie calmly explained, “This woman has once caused my sister unbearable pain with a few sentences, so I have to teach her a lesson. Mr. Horton, are you determined to be enemies with the Allen family?”
Frankie never wanted to confront Lewis. Given Isla’s
intervention, he had even been considerate toward
Jake by not breaching Lewis’s bottom line.
But for his sister, he could disregard any
consequences!
Even if he would be reprimanded by his aunt when he went back to Clance, he wouldn’t hesitate!
The executives present couldn’t resist starting to voice
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their opinions.
“Mr. Horton, since this lady was the first to hurt Miss
Allen, then if Mr. Allen wants to vent his anger, he has
the right…”
“Right, we are guests after all.”
“Mr. Horton, can’t you consider the group’s best
interests…”
Tom, who was following Lewis, was getting a little anxious at this point. He muttered quietly, “Boss, everyone is siding with Jake right now. If you keep up the strong attitude, I’m afraid you might provoke everyone’s anger.”
Keira, who was standing behind Lewis and had beer listening to their conversation all along, felt perplex
She stepped forward and said, “Mr. Allen, I really can figure out how I actually hurt Rebecca. Why not ask her to come over? Whatever the issue is, we can discuss it face-to-face!”
Isla immediately replied, “Keira, Miss Allen is a patient now and it’s inconvenient for her to be moved about.
How can you ask her to come over? Isn’t this just making things difficult for Mr. Allen?”
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However, Lewis responded steadily. “Indeed, we should invite Miss Allen over to clarify the issue.”
Frankie frowned. “She’s not very comfortable…”
His sister didn’t want to face this woman who had
bullied her.
But just as he finished speaking, his father’s voice echoed from the crowd. “Frankie, let your sister spell it out to avoid misunderstanding. They may think we, the Allen family, are bullying people.”
With that, he pushed Rebecca’s wheelchair toward
them from the back of the crowd.
Being watched by so many people, Rebecca tilted he head and seemed a little shy to lift her head.
Seeing his sister like this, Frankie was heartbroken. glared at Lewis, “Mr. Horton, after my sister explains the situation, I hope you’ll keep your eyes open. You shouldn’t blindly protect some societal scum!”
He squatted down, pointing at Keira. “Rebecca, don’t be scared. Look at her and tell everyone what this woman has done to you!”
78 Slap in the Face
Isla was completely dumbfounded and stood there in
shock.
Miss Allen… Why was she here?!
She clenched her fingers in panic, wanting to escape this very moment!
Rebecca seemed a bit afraid. The betrayal from her husband and mother-in-law had shattered her
confidence.
Yet under the gentle guidance of her brother’s voice, she looked up and followed Frankie’s pointing finger. She thought she would see that detestable woman, bu she saw the cold face of her life-saver instead!!
For a moment, she was dumbfounded.
Keira looked at her. “Rebecca, I must have offended
you somehow, or perhaps, said something wrong, which made you hate me so much.”
Rebecca was dumbfounded.
She waved her hands in confusion. “No, I, I…
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Frankie comforted her. “Rebecca, don’t be afraid. You can speak up if you have anything to say.”
As soon as he finished speaking, his father smacked him on his head. “Frankie, have you pointed out the wrong person? She’s Miss Olsen, the young lady who
has saved Rebecca!”
Rebecca nodded immediately.
“What?”
Frankie was slightly stunned. He looked at Keira to see her face full of anger. Her clear and cold eyes were watching them.
He then looked at Isla. Sure enough, her eyes were flickering, and her whole body was trembling …
Frankie suddenly realized something.
He pointed to Isla, asking Rebecca, “Rebecca, tell me,
who is she?”
Rebecca looked at Isla and immediately withdrew her gaze. She waved her hand. “Brother, please help me get rid of her. I don’t want to see her!”
Her attitude needed no more explanation.
Frankie’s face changed drastically, and he exclaimed, “So, Keira is the person who saved you, and Isla is the evil woman who didn’t help you and added insult to injury?!”
Rebecca nodded immediately.
The conversation between the two clearly reached the
ears of all the onlookers.
Everyone understood what was going on and immediately looked at Isla and Jake in shock.
Jake widened his eyes and turned his head to Isla in disbelief, only to see her face turn pale, completely
colorless.
The whole scene fell silent for a while, and those
executives who had just accused Keira and Lewis we
now silent as scared chickens.
A cold and deep voice suddenly rang out. “Mr. Allen, who exactly fails to see people for who they are?”
Lewis was indifferent and sarcastic. “You should go to the hospital to get your eyes checked.”
Frankie’s mouth moved, and he dared not say anything.
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Jalen also mocked him. “In the future, we can’t do kind things like helping people, lest someone gets fooled, and we’ll be cut off from resources… By the way, Mr. Allen, you just said that you would make sure Miss Olsen wouldn’t get any supply in the country. Is this the Allen family’s attitude toward their benefactors?”
Frankie immediately looked at Keira with a sincere, apologetic look on his face.
He had been displeased with Isla because she had
made various demands on him, but the real Miss Olsen
had never asked for any reward for her help!
He said, “Miss Olsen, I was blind. I’ll make sure that
your raw materials are delivered as promised!”
“Right. Good.”
The anger on Keira’s face had disappeared. When s saw the truth, she even felt a bit dumbfounded.
She hadn’t expected Isla to be shameless enough to steal credit!
She wasn’t all that angry either. Frankie had just been fooled, but it showed that he wasn’t all that clever or had good judgment. It would be better to work with
him long in the futura
After Frankie apologized, he remembered the culprit and immediately looked angrily in the direction where Isla was. He was about to settle accounts with her, but when he looked over, he found that Isla was gone.
He frowned and asked in a gloomy tone, “Where is Isla
Olsen?”
“She ran away…”
Frankie could only glare at Jake. “Young Mr. Horton, I need an explanation for this!”
Jalen seized the opportunity and said, “Young Mr. Horton, you are too impatient. You have just graduated, and you’re eager to establish a foothold in the Horton Group. But we should rely on real skills, right? Why are you always using tactics that aren’t
aboveboard?”
As soon as he said this, the crowd began to discuss.
“The incident with Dr. South was the same, he was promoted to the position of deputy head of the research department by relying on Dr. South, but in
the end, Dr. South turned out to be Mr. Horton’s
contact…”
“Mour I 000 it. He won planning to gat promoted to
general manager by the excuse of saving someone’s life
this time!”
“That’s too shameless.”
“It turns out that Isla has always been stealing other people’s credit. However, Miss Keira Olsen, who is humble and unassuming, has really helped us so
much…”
“Mr. Allen must be embarrassed in front of Mr. Horton. He didn’t dare to refute when Mr. Horton just said he should go check his eyesight. It’ll be easier for them to cooperate in the future!”
The surrounding discussions and glances made Jake feel like pins and needles. He explained, “I didn’t kno what really happened until now. It was all Isla’s doing It has nothing to do with me. I was fooled by her too!!
Unfortunately, no one would believe him.
After all, husband and wife were one, and they had just announced their engagement so proudly!
Frankie took a deep breath and looked at Lewis. “Mr. Horton, I withdraw the suggestion I gave you when
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signing the contract and demand that the project cooperation between the Allen and Horton families exclude young Mr. Horton!”
Lewis remained unperturbed. “Okay.”
He glanced at the people around him and said, “The proposal to promote Jake to the director of the project department will be canceled, and his position as deputy general manager of the R&D department will be revoked. Any objections?”
The crowd shook their heads.
Jake felt as if he was slapped fiercely on his face!
He clenched his fist, wished to dig a hole and hide in and finally left in humiliation.
“Miss Olsen!”
Rebecca quietly called out and came to Keira. Tears were welling up in her eyes. My brother is so stupid He even mistook you for that woman. He also said tha he had avenged me. Did he do something bad to you?”
Keira glanced at Frankie and saw that even though he was pretending to be calm, his restless hands didn’t know where to place, revealing his nervousness.
She smiled faintly and said, “No.”
Rebecca immediately sighed with relief. “That’s really great then.”
Frankie was slightly stunned, and the look in his eyes toward Keira had some gratitude.
Immediately, his eyes flashed with a touch of grimness.
He looked toward Lewis. “Mr. Horton, where is that Isla Olsen staying? She did something wrong, and she has to pay the price!”
Lewis narrowed his eyes and nodded to Tom behind him. “Help Mr. Allen out.”
“Sure.”
On the other side, Keira lowered her head and was whispering with Rebecca.
Mr. Allen was staring at Keira without blinking.
Mrs. Allen nudged him. “Hey, what are you doing?”
Mr. Allen’s eyes lit up. “I see! No wonder I always felt that Miss Olsen looked familiar! I know whose daughter she is!”
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