Rebirth: Marry the Enemy of My Badass Husband novel Chapter 31

In the banquet hall…

After Lindsay had presented her gift, she thought that this would be over now.

After all, in such a birthday banquet, one wouldn’t prepare a present especially if that person didn’t share a special relationship with the birthday boy or girl.

At that moment, she suddenly heard Cameron’s wife, Caroline, speak, “Coincidentally, I have prepared a present for Fiona as well.”

Fiona appeared to be touched by their gesture, “You guys are standing on ceremony.”

“It’s just a token of appreciation on my part.” As she replied, Caroline fished out a gift box from her exquisite looking pouch, and as she unveiled it she continued, “I noticed that you never wear anything on your wrist, so like Lindsay, I have chosen a bracelet special for you. Take a look and see do you fancy it?”

Caroline presented the bracelet.

It was a sapphire bracelet, which immediately became the centre of attention here.

At one glance, they could see that this bracelet would cost a fortune.

It was a different league compared to the one Lindsay had prepared.

Even Lindsay was fascinated by this particular bracelet.

“Won’t you try it on now?” Caroline urged.

“This is too expensive.” Fiona hastily rejected the suggestion.

“Not at all. You are so magnificent today, even I think that this bracelet is not enough to complement you.” Caroline said this with intention.

It sounded like a normal remark, but it made Lindsay fidget around nervously, as if her face was lost at that moment.

Caroline sounded like she was giving out a snarky comment on Lindsay’s bracelet, implying that it did not suit Fiona at all.

Lindsay’s face was blushing fervently.

“You are embarrassing me with words like that.” Fiona immediately felt shy.

“Come, let me wear it for you.”

“Thank you.” In front of the guests, she couldn’t just straight off refuse her.

After the bracelet wrapped itself around her wrist, although both of her hands had a bracelet at the moment, but when they were compared side by side, it appeared that Lindsay’s bracelet was too ordinary and not as presentable.

Lindsay felt extremely awkward at that moment.

“You don’t say? It complements your crown very well.” Caroline continued to shower Fiona with praises, “I can’t believe that my precious son has such a good eye for such things.”

“Is this picked by Kingsley?”

At this moment, Kingsley was not present for the occasion. He was dabbling in some business matters with his two brothers.

On the other hand, Gianna happened to shoot a glance in that direction.

The man who was just sipping wine and engaging in conversation a moment ago happened to meet her glance at that moment.

It was as if… he was secretly watching her, and it made sense because he immediately met her eyes the moment she turned her gaze towards him.

Gianna immediately retrieved her gaze.

She continued her conversation with the elders like nothing was happening.

“I didn’t expect Kingsley to be so caring that he even accompanies you on your shopping trips. I heard that most boys who are at his age would stop hanging out with their parents.” Fiona took the initiative to begin a banter.

“It happens only when the kid is immature and insensitive. My Caesar would always accompany me as long as he’s free.” Lindsay didn’t forget to praise her son.

“So does that mean he is the one who chose the present for mummy?” Caroline asked with an innocent expression.

She looked harmless at the moment, but immediately both Lindsay and Caesar feel an awkwardness permeating in between them.

Those who had good eyes could see that the bracelet that they had chosen was too ordinary to the point that it was even incompatible with Fiona’s aura.

“Caesar has been busy recently. He has just participated in “the selection of outstanding and influential youths” yesterday, so he didn’t have much time.” Lindsay immediately cut in in an attempt to bring this topic about the bracelets to a close.

“Kingsley was there too.” Gianna replied curtly, immediately raining on Lindsay’s parade, despite the fact that she was showing an innocent face.

“That guy is just lucky. He is never serious, and me and his dad never hold too much hope for him.” Caroline spoke very nonchalantly, “I never imagine he would be selected together with Caesar.”

Her tone showed that she was being humble, but in reality he was giving a hard slap on Caesar’s face.

After all, Lindsay made it sound like it was hard work for Caesar to get selected while Caroline had commented that Kingsley was just messing around.

Someone who was messing around was able to achieve the same height of success as another person who had poured in a lot of hard work.

Caroline’s hidden meaning implied that Kingsley was a notch better than Caesar!

Gianna almost couldn’t conceal the smile forming on her lips.

If this was just a harmless whim on Caroline’s part, then it would mean nothing. But if that conversation that happened just now was a meticulous scheme being hidden under an innocent façade, then it would make her a formidable and scheming person!

Luckily, Lindsay was proficient in the way or words as she didn’t say anything more about a topic that was disadvantageous towards her. She pulled her daughter aside and said, “Oh, right, Bernice. Didn’t you say that you have something to say to Gianna?”

Bernice wasn’t intending to appear at this part in the first place, and although her make-up artist had covered up the colours on her face, she was still reluctant to apologize to Gianna!

In the end, she couldn’t put up any resistance to her parents and her brother’s persuading, which culminated in her presence now.

She planned to see how her mother would embarrass Gianna publicly, but now the opposite had happened and they had been belittled so much. They were on the receiving end of sarcastic remarks all night long.

She was frustrated deep within, and she still needed to apologize.

She was obviously opposing to the idea as she fidgeted her body around reluctantly.

Lindsay pinched Bernice’s back from behind, out of everyone’s sight.

Bernice had no choice but to endure the pain as she reckoned that as a young lady in the upper scales of society, her face would not be lost completely.

She maintained the smile on her face as her mother spoke, “Yesterday, Bernice is simply being naughty. It’s just an envious showing between kids as she thinks that her brother was snatched away by Gianna, thus her reckless words. It is obvious Gianna is unhappy about that, so my kid here who was feeling sorry and regretful whole day at home decided that she must apologize in front of Gianna.”

Gianna felt a growing amazement at Lindsay.

There were a few meaning in between her superficial words.

On one hand, she had made it look like Bernice was just feeling jealous because Caesar and Gianna’s relationship was close, and on the other hand she had made her daughter a saint, who was hell-bent on apologizing out of kindness no matter the righteousness of their altercation.

Gianna continued to watch Lindsay putting on her show without a word.

At that moment, Bernice couldn’t help but putting on an innocent and pitiful face as she spoke to Gianna, “Gina, I am sorry, I was just afraid that my brother would be taken away by you, which caused me to say those nasty words. I have known my mistake and known that although you’re going to marry my brother, it doesn’t mean that you will take her away, and instead there would be one more person who would love me in addition to brother. I should feel happy instead.”

Gianna almost felt like clasping her ears in front of such ridiculous words. She couldn’t imagine how Bernice was able to speak those words with a straight face.

In the past, she was deceived by Bernice in the same way. She used to think that Bernice was just childish but she had no ill intentions.

Only now did she learn fully that this woman had nothing but evilness in her soul.

A sarcastic glint appeared in Bernice’s eyes.

Although she felt upset for apologizing to this woman, but she was still feeling a bout of disdain, seeing that Gianna had believed her so easily.

By then time Gianna was part of the Kennedy family, she would have much more in store for her!

“It’s just that… Bernice has smashed Maureen’s phone, which makes it your fault.” Gianna revealed what had happened yesterday without warning.

Bernice’s face immediately stiffened.

Was Gianna crazy?

She couldn’t believe that she would say that so outright in front of the elders of the four wealthiest families.

“What?” George who suddenly heard his daughter’s name appearing in conversation sounded a little perplexed.

“Mr. Torres, it’s just a tiny misunderstanding. It wasn’t something to be fretted about in the first place since Bernice is way younger than us. We didn’t want to pursue this further too. Since Bernice has apologized on her own accord, then she should really apologize to Maureen too.” Gianna explained with a righteous expression on her face.