Chapter 176

Paul's face turned pale, and he hurriedly said, “No objections, no objections!” He didn’t dare to have any opinions at all! I just felt shocked; after all, this was Mr. Winford! If it were an ordinary couple, peeling an apple was just a normal thing to do. But this was Mr. Winford, who was rumored to be disdainful of women and could coldly have socialites and wealthy young ladies thrown out! He looked at Ophelia with uncertainty, and when he thought about what he had done this time, his vision suddenly blurred!

Winford had lived for twenty-seven years and had never peeled an apple for anyone, but his hand was steady with the knife, and the peels he removed were of even thickness, which was quite pleasing to the eye. After a while, a previously unpeeled apple was peeled clean, placed on a paper towel, and handed to Ophelia.

Ophelia happily accepted it and looked up, only to suddenly encounter Elva’s jealous and unwilling gaze. She suddenly laughed and said leisurely, “You must be very jealous, right? You must be wishing to take my place in your heart? But unfortunately, this is my husband, not yours!” She asserted her sovereignty by wrapping her arms around Winford’s waist, and the apple in her hand almost rolled away. Winford glanced at her with a serious expression, taken aback by her reckless action. Ophelia looked up and blinked innocently. The man had a bad expression, but he did not push her away; he simply took the apple from her hand and set it aside. Although there was no smile on his face and his handsome features remained tense, his concern and indulgence towards the girl were still revealed through his words and actions. Ophelia looked at the man’s tense jaw and smiled even more happily. Elva looked at this dazzling scene, her heart bleeding with jealousy. Everyone was looking at her because of what Ophelia had just said. That unusual gaze made Elva feel extremely embarrassed.

She gritted her teeth and said, “Don’t talk nonsense! What right do you have to slander me—”

“Slut-shaming me?” Ophelia scoffed lightly, “Wasn’t it you who went around the school telling everyone that I was the mistress, trying to seduce your boyfriend?”

Winford was not aware of this yet, and upon hearing it, his expression immediately turned cold.

“Third party?”

“That’s right!” Ophelia replied to him, “Everyone at school was talking about it, and I didn’t even know that I had become the third party in someone else’s relationship!”

“However,” Ophelia continued, “according to Ms. Sherman, I really was not worthy of you; after all, I was just from a ‘small family.’ But Ms. Sherman was different; she was the daughter of a hidden wealthy family! She had luxury cars picking her up and dropping her off every day for school!”

As soon as those words were spoken, Elva’s face instantly felt hot. Now, who didn’t know that she was just the daughter of a maid?

Winford: “Luxury car?”

Just then, Graham came in. He glanced at Elva and said, “The captain of the bodyguard team said that whenever they went out on errands, Bertha often asked them to take Elva to school along the way.”

A follower with a quick tongue said, “So it’s just a borrowed car, not her family’s luxury car at all?!”

The crowd’s gaze towards Elva became increasingly contemptuous. Elva’s face felt as if it had been publicly stripped away, and her mind was buzzing as she sensed the gazes of the crowd, not even daring to lift her head! She couldn’t refute a single word of it!

Winford’s expression showed no signs of fluctuation, and his gaze lingered on Elva for a moment as if she were an inanimate object, before he ordered, “Have Bertha take her daughter back!” He didn’t say much more, because a mere Elva wasn’t worth his trouble. However, this command definitely did not let Elva off the hook, because when they returned afterward, the necessary consequences would still be unavoidable!

Graham gave the order, and someone immediately stepped forward to grab Elva.

“No, Mr. Winford!” Elva struggled in panic and looked at Winford pleadingly. But that man had such a cold gaze, always reluctant to show her any warmth; only when he saw Ophelia did the emotions in his eyes change.

Elva was pulled out, and Winford looked at her followers. Under the man’s overwhelming pressure, a group of girls turned pale. Ophelia knew that her husband wanted to help her vent her frustration, but after taking a glance, she still regretfully said, “I didn’t have much in common with them.” These people might have gathered with Elva to speak ill of her, but she couldn’t be bothered to investigate it. Winford then withdrew his gaze and had the people taken out, and then he looked at the two principals.