Chapter 788

Yolande looked at Claire with deep gratitude.

It was clear the two girls weren’t going to let this incident drive a wedge between

them.

Tiffany was the only one seething with rage.

Her daughter’s disobedience had thoroughly humiliated her.

Her daughter had so much jewelry-what was wrong with regifting one piece to Claire?

Did it only count as a sincere gesture if she spent extra money on a brand-new one?

“Fine, my mistake. If Claire doesn’t like it, then forget it.”

“And you too, Yolande. Ophelia and the others give you so many gifts. I just picked one out to give to Claire. Why are you throwing such a fit?”

Everyone present fell into a stunned silence at those words.

Claire had never met a woman this clueless.

Was she seriously taking her anger out on her own biological daughter?

“Mom!” Yolande’s face turned completely pale. She hadn’t expected her mother to say something so awful.

If she had known, she never would have followed her to Apex.

Yolande regretted it bitterly.

Seeing the young girl blushing with absolute mortification, Padgett was left speechless.

“Enough, Tiffany. What exactly are you doing in Apex? Go mind your own business!”

He was entirely sick of looking at this foolish woman.

When Padgett spoke up, Tiffany felt a flicker of genuine fear.

No one dared challenge his authority.

Tiffany was also terrified of dragging her husband down with her.

As her father-in-law always said, when Padgett got furious, he didn’t care about blood ties.

He had kicked his own brother out of the company, let alone a nephew.

Tiffany only hated that Owen Churchill hadn’t been born to Padgett’s wife.

“Padgett, we really just came to see Claire. What else could we possibly be up to?”

Tiffany gave a forced, placating laugh.

“Yolande has never been to Apex. Why doesn’t Claire take her out to play and show her around?”

“The two of them rarely get to see each other. It’d be great for them to use this chance to bond.”

Tiffany’s calculations were written plainly across her face.

Padgett felt utterly embarrassed that Owen had married such a woman.

But on the bright side, her

shallowness made her easy to

handle She wore everything on her

sleeve, which was far better than

dealing with someone deeply

manipulative.

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“Fine. Let Yolande tag along with us. Claire was just about to give us a tour of Apex anyway.”

Padgett had absolutely no issue with Yolande.

Tiffany shoved her daughter forward. “Yolande, go have fun with Claire and Ophelia.”

Yolande hadn’t expected her mother

to actually let her go off on her own. So what was her mother’s real motive for coming to Apex

“Mom, what about you?” Yolande was genuinely terrified of her own mother.

If she stirred up trouble again, Yolande would be the one forced to clean up the

mess.

“I…” Tiffany hesitated, feigning difficulty. “I actually came this time to ask Karla for a favor.”

There it was. The fox had finally shown its tail.

Ophelia and Padgett exchanged a look, both seeing the utter resignation in each other’s eyes.

Tiffany never visited without a hidden agenda.

But what business could she possibly have with Karla right now?

“Karla has her own work to handle, and she’s incredibly busy at the moment. What do you need from her?”

Padgett wasn’t about to make promises on Karla’s behalf.

If Karla didn’t want to help Tiffany, he certainly wasn’t going to interfere.

Given Tiffany’s personality, traveling all the way to Apex meant whatever she wanted

was bound to be a major headache.

“It’s nothing huge. I just heard that

the actre Karla manages got i

an accident. She’s in the hospital right now.

How is she doet

“Is she going to survive?”

She was asking about this?

Everyone was baffled. Even Claire stared at Tiffany with intense curiosity.

Was she really that bored? She was keeping tabs on the entertainment industry?

“Don’t tell me a woman your age is actually chasing celebrities!” Padgett simply couldn’t fathom it.