Since the senior president of the Carter Enterprise, Richard, rarely showed up in public, it was Marilyn who often socialized with the elites of Riverdale. This was the reason why Sue and Amber only knew her and not her husband.
“What do you mean that she is your goddaughter?” Sue was in disbelief. “How did Rachel become your goddaughter?”
“What’s so surprising about it? She and my daughter have been best friends for many years. Why would I need the Burton Family’s permission to acknowledge her as my goddaughter?”
Goddaughter? Sue quickly explained, “That’s not what I meant.”
“I’m not interested in what you’re trying to say.” Marilyn wasn’t in the mood to explain to Sue. Instead, Marilyn turned toward Rachel and held her hand. “I’m sorry for what you had to experience. Don’t worry. With me here, I don’t believe that these two outsiders are qualified to stop us from joining the Burton Family’s banquet.”
Rachel softly replied, “I’m fine, Mrs. Carter.”
“What do you mean that you’re fine? This isn’t the first time that Amber has insulted you with her vicious tongue. Aren’t you disgusted that she is spreading nonsense about you and my dad?” Jolly growled.
Immediately, Marilyn and Richard’s expressions darkened as they showed their displeasure.
However, Sue quickly read the situation and smiled apologetically. “Mr. and Mrs. Carter, this is all just a misunderstanding. Amber is still young, so she always speaks without thinking about it.”
“Does that give her an excuse to slander other people? If this spreads to the public, it will affect our families’ business. Can she afford to make such a mistake? Or, will you be responsible for it?”
Amber’s face paled as she didn’t know what else to say.
“We want an apology!” Jolly stared at her. “You must apologize to Rachel.””An apology?” Amber gritted her teeth. She wants me to apologize to Rachel? Never! Then, Justin emerged from the hall when he heard the commotion outside. As his imposing figure stood tall among the crowd, he furrowed his brows and walked straight out. Since they had not seen each other for a week, Rachel’s gaze was calm when she saw him. Let’s see what he is going to do about this.
“Justin.” As soon as Amber saw him, she immediately wore a weak facade and hid behind him with an aggrieved face. “They are bullying me.”
While he furrowed his brows, he exchanged glances with Rachel for a second, but she looked so calm that it felt like nothing had transpired between them. “What happened?” “Why don’t you ask your Aunt Sue?” Rachel gently asked as her gaze landed on Sue. “President Burton, your fiancee was speaking without using her brain earlier.
I believe your Aunt Sue clearly heard it all.” It would have been easy for Sue to direct the blame at Rachel if it was just her alone, but now that Rachel had the entire Carter Family backing her, Sue quickly explained with a tense expression, “Justin, this is Amber’s fault. She has crossed the line with her words and offended Mr. and Mrs. Carter. Luckily, they’re generous enough to forgive her. Tell her to quickly
apologize.
Meanwhile, Amber glared at Sue in disbelief while she clenched both her fists. After five years, she was already used to Sue always prioritizing her own interest above everything else. “What is it, President Burton? Are you planning to protect your woman?” Jolly sneered.
Before he could speak, Amber grabbed his arm and she stood up while gritting her teeth. “I’ll apologize, so please stop troubling Justin since this is my fault. I’m sorry.” However, just as Jolly was about to say something, she was halted by Rachel, who then responded, “Since she has apologized, we should just forget about it.
I hope that you can be careful with your words in the future. Otherwise, you’ll only embarrass both the Burton and Hudson Families again.” Rachel’s words were so harsh that they had embarrassed Amber in front of the surrounding crowd, but Amber knew that she needed to endure it, so she could only grit her teeth.
“Let’s not stand here at the entrance.” Sue quickly urged the crowd, “You can all enter. The party is about to start.”
After glaring at Amber, Jolly was reluctantly dragged inside the hall by Rachel. On the way inside, Jolly murmured, “How could you let her off the hook with such ease? This is such a rare chance for us to properly teach her a lesson.”
“We can’t be too harsh on her; otherwise, it’ll affect your parents’ reputation. That’s enough to teach her a lesson,” Rachel replied.
“My parents are here to back you up. Otherwise, they wouldn’t attend a party like this. Am I right, Mom?”
The moment Jolly’s words came out, Marilyn rolled her eyes. “Yes, we are here to give Chris some backing, but you should be more mature with your actions. Why did you start a fight with her?”
“Mom, you should know that people like Amber don’t deserve any politeness from us.”
“Mrs. Carter, please don’t blame Jolly. She is only doing this for me.”
Then, Marilyn held Rachel’s hand and said lovingly, “How can I blame you? I can see that you have suffered a lot during your days in the Burton Family. They really didn’t appreciate you at all. Don’t worry, though. From now on, we will always be here for you.”
Upon listening to Marilyn’s words, Rachel was moved. She didn’t have any relatives, but it was after moving abroad that she met Jolly and her parents afterward. For the past few years, Jolly’s parents had treated Rachel like she was their own daughter. Although they rarely met, they would often video call Rachel to ask about her well-being.On the other side, Amber followed Justin from behind. “Justin, I promise you that I didn’t do it on purpose.
I thought that she found herself another man, so I became angry. I didn’t expect that person to be Mr. Carter.” “You don’t need to explain it to me. Since it doesn’t affect our collaboration with their family, it’s fine. Just be careful from now on.” “Justin—” “I have something else to attend to.
You can do whatever you want.” A fter that, Justin disappeared among the crowd, leaving Amber with a gloomy face. Even though he had mentioned that he didn’t care about the matter earlier, his indifferent attitude clearly illustrated that he was dissatisfied with her.
Seeing the scene where the Carter Family and Rachel were surrounded as if they were celebrities, Amber clenched her ists and sank her nails into her palms, bringing about waves of pain. Does she actually think someone like her can turn around her life in such a short period of time? In her dreams!
“Mr. and Mrs. Carter, both of your daughters are really beautiful. I wonder who is lucky enough to marry them in the future.” “Mr. Howard, are you trying to set up a blind date for them?” “That’s great. If you know anyone suitable, you should introduce them to my two daughters.”
“I will. I definitely will.” Wherever the elders were present, no matter the occasion, it would always turn into a large-scale blind date. While they were at a loss, Rachel and Jolly were inexplicably stuck with two young men, who claimed that they only wanted to make riends.
“In the past, I heard that Mr. Carter only has one daughter, so I didn’t expect him to bring another beautiful daughter along
today. “You’re too kind.” Rachel grinned awkwardly while her mind quickly thought of a way to leave.
