Coralie had been going around with Skylar to give toasts, but when she heard what Valerie said, she immediately turned around to see what was happening.
Hera was wiping her mouth, and there was some tension in her eyes.
"Mom, what happened?"
Coralie quickly walked over. While she was asking Hera, she glanced at Valerie with watchful eyes.
She noticed that there was no wine in Valerie's glass, and the wine in Hera's glass was also finished, so she could have guessed what had happened just now.
However, Valerie would not be so kind as to propose a toast with Hera?
Anything Valerie said was a lie!
Hera thought that she had misunderstood. She could tell that her daughter and Valerie's relationship was not good. She hurriedly pushed Coralie and said, "It's okay. It's alright. I misunderstood."
"What did you misunderstand?"
Coralie asked.
Valerie looked at Hera's embarrassed look and felt very proud!
That was her intention. She wanted everyone to know that the Chariott family was not in the same class as them. They did not even know that the basin water was used to wash their hands.
"I'm sorry, I was here to propose a toast with Auntie Hera, but she accidentally choked. So, she picked up the lemon water in the basin and took a sip."
Valerie's face was full of guilt, but there was a hint of pride in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Coralie. I've embarrassed you..."
Hera took Coralie's arm and said softly.
How could Coralie not see through Valerie's intention?
She picked up the basin of lemon water and poured it on Valerie's face without hesitation!
Before Valerie could react, she had already been splashed with water!
"Coralie, what are you doing? I'm not the one who asked Auntie Hera to drink this water."
Valerie did not expect that Coralie would act so impulsively!
She used her hand to wipe the water off her face. Her makeup had also been ruined.
"What am I doing?" Coralie's heart ached when she looked at Hera. "Did my mother offend you? Why are you treating her this way?"
At this time, everyone came around.
Because they were all acquaintances, they tried to calm the situation.
However, Lillian was unwilling. She felt that she must seize the opportunity. She held Coralie's hand and said, "Son, look at your wife. What has she done? Coralie, you must apologize to Valerie!"
"No, I won't."
Coralie pulled her hand away from Lillian's.
Although she was weak and had no temper, she would never allow anyone to hurt the people who mattered to her.
Whether it was Skylar, Hera, Wayne, Hendric, or Xenia and Josephine. No one could hurt any of them.
"Auntie Ford, forget it. I did not express myself clearly."
Valerie used her special skill again. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she looked as though she had been wronged. She pretended to be a peacemaker and made others think that she was very pitiful. Then, they would unconsciously stand on her side.
Jamie and Wayne walked in from outside. When they saw the situation, they partially understood and immediately chimed in, "Can you stop pretending? When Wayne and I were here, why didn’t you come to propose a toast? Why did you wait until we were gone?"
"Actually, I thought that Auntie Hera was bored by herself, so I went and made a toast with her."
Valerie explained, as though she had been wronged.
She understood Jamie's personality, and with her family background, she absolutely would not go head to head with her.
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