Chapter 71
GlorÃa stepped forward and shielded Millie behind her. She scolded, âWinston, whatâs wrong with you? You donât even know what exactly happened, but youâre already shouting at Millie!â
âIt doesnât matter what happened. Itâs Millieâs fault for making Joanna kneel down to her in public!â Winston snarled in a low voice.
Millie looked at Winstonâs eyes and saw an unprecedented disgust in them. He hated her now more than ever!
Millie lowered her head. She felt indescribable bitterness in her heart, but ultimately, she felt pain. Winston had never believed in or protected her with such determination, but he firmly insulted and
scolded her for the sake of Joanna!
âWinâ¦â Joannaâs eyes reddened. With Winston backing her, tears started streaming down her face. She felt extremely aggrieved.
She had been going against so many people alone. Winston had finally come to protect her and speak up for her.
âItâs okay, Jo,â Winston comforted her gently.
He had advised Joanna not to attend Selmaâs birthday banquet, but Joanna insisted as she wanted to make Selma happy. He had told her that his family would not treat her well, but Joanna didnât care. Joanna was willing to do anything as long as it could change the Greer familyâs perception of her.
Joanna was the heiress of one of the Four Great Families in Yerwick. She was the darling of the Lowell family, but in order to marry him, she had suffered too much. Now that Winston saw Joanna kneeling down in front of Millie, how could he bear it?
âWinston, youâre really blind!â Gloria pointed at Winston furiously. âLet go of her immediately. You. should feel embarrassed, because I am!â
So many people were watching. Winston was holding Joanna while insulting his own wife. What was he thinking?
If news of this spread out, people wouldnât stop gossiping about them. Why did she give birth to such a scoundrel?
Winston looked around. Everyone was indeed gossiping among themselves.
Thinking of Selmaâs poor health, Winston let go of Joanna and composed himself. âMillie, come with
Then, he headed to an empty area.
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Millie didnât want to talk to him. She lowered her eyes and said coldly, âThereâs nothing for us to talk about, Mr. Greer. You can go about your business. Iâm leaving now.â
She had greeted Selma and presented Selma with her gift. It was time for her to leave.
Seeing that Millie wasnât going to follow him, he walked over and grabbed her hand domineeringly
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before leading her away.
Millie was annoyed. Her calm demeanor shifted slightly. âLet go of me, Winston!*
Winston ignored her struggles and brought her straight to the washroom. The corridor leading to the washroom was empty and silent.
Millie flung Winstonâs hand away and turned to leave, but he blocked her way.
Winston was about six feet one inches tall. He towered over Millie as he stood in front of her.
Millie was in a ballgown, so she couldnât make any big movements.
The lights in the corridor were dim. Winston yanked his tie loose in annoyance, took one step forward, and pressed Millie against the wall.
She looked up and met his dark gaze.
There was even a faint scent of Joannaâs perfume lingering on him because he had hugged her just now. The smell was unpleasant.
He lowered his gaze and looked at Millie. He had regained his rationality as he asked, âMillie, will you only be satisfied when things come to this point?â
Millie looked at him, thinking he looked like an idiot.
âYou ruined Grandmaâs birthday and asked Joanna to kneel down to you in public. Whatâs your
intention?â Winston questioned through gritted teeth. He was visibly angry.
Millie just chuckled. She couldnât be bothered to explain, so she simply said, âI want her dead.â She hoped he was happy with this answer.
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Joanna closed her eyes, walked up to Millie, and knelt down.
At this moment, a roar came from outside. âMillie, what are you doing?â
Everyone looked at the entrance and saw Winston, who was dressed in a black suit, striding in.
He took off his suit jacket and reached Joanna in no time. He knelt down on one knee and draped his suit jacket over her shoulder, then looked at Millie in anger.
Winston shouted, âMillie, this is Grandmaâs birthday banquet. How could you ask Joanna to kneel down to you?â
Millie paused for a moment, stunned by Winstonâs outburst.
Winston held Joanna and helped her stand up.
Joanna cried tearfully at once. She hugged Winston and wailed, âWinâ¦â
Winston patted her back gently while glaring at Millie.
In an icy tone, he admonished, âMillie, donât you know that dignity is important to someone, especially at an occasion like this? Youâre already in your 20s. Donât you know better?â
His voice grew colder with each sentence.
Millie opened her mouth, wanting to retort, but she stayed silent in the end. Her explanations had always been futile. She didnât want to waste her breath.
Millie just smiled and lowered her eyes. She didnât have anything to say to him. Was she the one who didnât know better, or was it Winston?
Despite being smart with his methods and intelligent at work, why couldnât he see clearly when it came to the matters of the heart? Was it only because he didnât love her that he could trample on her just like that?
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