Chapter 1488

[ 646 words ]

“Dare to tell me you haven’t been intentionally throwing yourself at Joel?” Sienna’s accusations grew wilder.

“I haven’t.” Lorelei stood her ground, looking Sienna dead in the eye, and enunciated clearly, “I haven’t looked for my ‘next meal ticket,’ nor have I seduced any man.”

“And…” Noticing Harold’s darkening expression, she paused and added, “Is there any title better than being Mrs. Houston? If I had the time to go hunting for another man, I’d be better off spending it seducing my own husband!”

Determined not to let Harold become the laughingstock of tomorrow’s headlines, Lorelei boldly spouted the first piece of nonsense she could think of, despite her racing heart.

It worked. As soon as she finished speaking, a dead silence fell over the room. Everyone’s eyes remained glued to Harold.

Harold looked down at her, the dark storm clouds clearing from his face. He gently stroked her head, his voice dripping with indulgence. “My wife spends all her time seducing me. She truly has no interest in other men.”

Lorelei’s face flushed crimson. Couldn’t he tell she was just being sarcastic?!

“Whoa-“

A soft murmur of awe rippled through the crowd.

How did this look like a couple heading for divorce?

They were disgustingly sweet!

Watching them put on this loving display, Lexi’s eyes practically bulged out of her head.

Joel pressed his lips into a tight line, his expression grave.

Sienna hadn’t expected Harold to not only skip getting angry but to actually spoil Lorelei right in front of them. She was so furious she could barely breathe.

“She knows what she did.” Realizing the situation was spiraling out of control and terrified of the backlash, Sienna grabbed her mother’s arm to leave.

“Hold it!” Harold shot a glacial look at Sienna, his voice dangerously low. “Did I say you could leave?”

“What exactly do you want, Mr. Houston?” Sienna stopped in her tracks, lifting her chin to glare at him. “You have no proof I did it. Why won’t you let me leave? Are you just abusing your power?”

“Exactly.”

Though Victoria was intimidated by the Houston family, she refused to let her daughter take the fall.

Besides, the security footage was gone. It was an unprovable he-said-she-said scenario, and they definitely had the upper hand.

Lorelei was so angry she turned pale, her coughing fit returning with a vengeance.

“Sit down for a moment.”

Harold took a bottle of water,

personally helping Lorelei take a sip. He then had someone bring a chair over for her and draped his own jacket over her shoulders. His care was incredibly meticulous.

People were used to the

expressionless, ruthlessly aloof Harold This gentle, considerate side of him was something outsiders were witnessing for the very first time.

Who on earth started the rumor that they were divorcing?

“The cameras are broken.” Lorelei clutched the warm cup, her eyes red-rimmed as she looked up at him, her voice dropping. “No one is going to believe what say” Content Belongs

Her reputation had been dragged through the mud three years ago. Explaining herself wouldn’t do any good.

“Who said no one will believe you?” Harold leaned down, his thumb gently tucking a

loose strand of hair behind her ear. “Don’t I believe you, Mrs. Houston?”

Meeting his deep, affectionate gaze, Lorelei’s heart skipped several beats.

Why was he suddenly being so nice to her?

She really wouldn’t be able to stop herself from falling for him, and then how would she ever leave?

Harold straightened up, pulling out his phone to call Juniper. “If it’s proven to be Sienna’s fault, can the Vaughn family afford the consequences?”

“Of course,” Victoria sneered. “I trust my daughter wouldn’t do something like this.”

She had made sure that security footage was thoroughly destroyed. The tech promised her it was absolutely unrecoverable.

“Alright.” Harold withdrew his gaze and dialed Juniper’s number. “Are you free? Do me a favor.”

“Ugh.”

Juniper had just been rudely awakened from her afternoon nap and was quite irritated.

“Juniper, I need you to recover some security footage data for me.”

“Talk about overkill.”

If you find any errors (non-standard content, ads redirect, broken links, etc..), Please let us know so we can fix it as soon as possible.