Chapter 47

Ace was so high-class that reservations were fully booked every day. As soon as she stepped in, Justine, who looked extremely furious, was seen sitting next to Lily with her hair in a tangled mess.

“What happened here?” His expression changed as he stepped forward to check if Justine was hurt and noticed scratch marks on her neck.

Lily started pointing her fingers at her. “You’re both the same, always acting…”

Justine stood up and yelled back, “And you think you’re so right?”

Gritting her teeth, she continued, “If I hadn’t come here in the first place, I wouldn’t even know that your father had brought this illegitimate daughter of his to meet Lucas. He was slyly trying to set them up! Shameless!”

Apparently, Justine had overheard a conversation in a private room when she first arrived. Inpek had introduced his illegitimate daughter to Lucas, hoping she would learn a thing or two from him. But what exactly was she supposed to learn from him? To learn how to serve a man with respect?

Lily knew Justine always spoke without filtering her words, but she couldn’t handle the humiliation of being exposed in public like that. Infuriated, she walked up to Justine and asked, “Do you always talk with a mouth that nasty?”

Evelyn pulled Justine behind her. She was in shock. She didn’t know Derek could be this heartless to his own blood. It was heartbreaking that she was unloved and unappreciated by Lucas. Not only did her father show no concern for her well-being, but he also became the very knife that stabbed her, adding insult to injury.

She took a deep breath. She then turned to Lily with an ice-cold gaze and said, “It doesn’t matter. If you’ve hurt someone, then you should apologize.”

Lily snorted, unfazed by her intimidation. “Oh, Evelyn, if I were you, I’d be too ashamed to even show up here. You married Mr. Grant, swallowed your pride, yet you still can’t win his heart. Have you ever thought about why Mr. Grant despises you so much?”

Lucas already hated Evelyn’s appearance, so he wasn’t even willing to touch her body. How could she live with being such a failure?

Evelyn looked at Lily coldly and mocked, “So, does it look like you’re succeeding?”

Lily’s expression went stiff for a moment. “Why do you care?”

“Why would I care? You Harrisons are the ones with no dignity here. Do you want me to announce to the world that you’re trying to steal my husband?”

Another voice abruptly interrupted them. “Evelyn, do you have no shame? We’re doing this for your own good.”

Derek finally walked out of the private room and looked at Evelyn in disappointment. Had she become this aggressive? She couldn’t even show a shred of decency in public.

Evelyn turned and looked over at him. Next to him, she saw Lucas standing gracefully like an outsider. He looked at Evelyn with his brows furrowed, seemingly displeased. Mason was also there with him, watching the whole scene in amusement. He certainly witnessed something eye-opening today.

Lucas and Derek were going to meet up with Tiffany for a meal there today. Before she arrived, they coincidentally ran into Derek, who insisted on joining them. One thing led to another, and eventually, this whole mess unfolded in front of them. The Harbors' pure were something else.

Evelyn avoided Lucas’ gaze and continued mocking Derek. “You’re one to talk about shame. After living past half your life, I didn’t think you would still have any sense of dignity left in you.” Derek shook his head in disapproval and turned to Lucas with a helpless look. “Mr. Grant, I’m sorry you had to witness this. It’s my fault as a father for not raising her properly. She is exactly like her mother, always speaking bluntly without thinking.”

He frowned. Bumping into Derek was not what he had expected today. He really couldn’t care less about the Harrisons. The situation had escalated to a point where it was impossible to walk away from. His gaze deepened the longer he looked at Evelyn. Her stone-cold expression could be seen on her strikingly gorgeous face. He had rarely seen her like this.

“That’s enough,” his voice turned noticeably colder as he stared at her.

Evelyn still refused to look at him, her sharp eyes staying locked onto Lily. “Apologize, you little… to Justine.”

Marquella’s Benar was seeing people who cared for her get lost like this, at Evelyn.

Tiffany finally arrived, only to witness the rising tension at the scene. She walked straight to Lucas and asked in a gentle voice, “Did I keep you waiting for long?” He immediately turned to her. “Not at all.”

Bearing this, Lily suddenly let out a sigh and said, “Evelyn, now I understand why you can’t compete…”