"Darling..."
Phoebe quickly averted her eyes, unable to ignore the internal resistance.
"Darling..." Abelard, seeing Phoebe not responding, took two steps forward, arms opened wide to hug Phoebe.
"Don't touch me!" Phoebe suddenly stepped back, shouting loudly, immediately drawing attention from the guests around.
Abelard didn't notice at all and tried to get closer to her. Phoebe squinted her eyes, and Chloe's words suddenly flashed in her mind. "When you're all alone, you need to stay cool. The more helpless you are, the more you need to remind yourself not to panic. Usually, the best solution is not to play the good guy. I've always thought that to those who bully you, insult you, slander you, spread rumors about you, and hurt you, you should be cruel. Only when you've successfully protected yourself are you qualified to be kind, understand?"
Yeah, being kind wasn't about putting up with everything. That was not kindness, that was cowardice.
When she saw Abelard approaching, her eyes fell on the wine glass in his hand, paused for a moment, and then knocked it out of his hand. The glass flew into Abelard's chest, and the full glass of wine spilled all over his specially worn grey suit.
Surprised gasps came from around.
Heather's face immediately turned gloomy, and Grace seemed a bit panicked and quickly said, "Don't be angry, Phoebe's temper is a bit unpleasant, but she's actually a good person. I believe she's just not very familiar with Mr. Bowles, just give them a chance to get to know each other."
Heather, who had been through a lot, could naturally tell the truth from Grace's words. She had previously investigated Phoebe and thought she was a sensible person. Heather knew what her grandson was like, and if he could marry Phoebe, he would be very lucky in his life.
Since she wanted to marry Phoebe, she couldn't be angry at this time. So, she accepted Grace's words. "You're right, they should get along well, and smooth out their differences."
Phoebe couldn't face this bozo any longer and ran to the corner of the ballroom.
Grace quickly apologized to Heather. Heather didn't say much and left with Abelard. After a few steps, she called for a servant. "Take Abelard to change his clothes, no need to go upstairs. Making a fool of himself in front of so many people is really embarrassing."
"Yes!" The servant took Abelard away.
Grace was so angry she was grinding her teeth, looking at Phoebe hiding in the corner and wishing she could tear her to pieces.
Wendy, however, said indifferently, "Nobody would be happy to marry a moron! It's normal for her to have a temper, but, temper or not, she still has to marry in the end. Are we going to force her onto the stage on the wedding day?"
Grace was very angry. "It's really annoying. Every time I see her, I feel annoyed. I've raised her for so many years, and I've been good to her! As for her marriage, she has no say!"
A cold smile flashed in Wendy's eyes. Even though Phoebe was her sister, she had never planned to treat her well.
In the past, Phoebe's existence was just to support her, and marrying someone useful to the Alonso family was her true destiny.
In the end, Phoebe's marriage would definitely not be better than hers!
But more importantly, the shares in Phoebe's hands were the real threat to her. Her shares had already been transferred to Princess Ava at the request of her father. If Phoebe didn’t leave soon, letting her father take back the shares from her, her position in the Alonso family could be taken over by Phoebe.
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