Chapter 272



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For a while, it was as if someone had hit the mute button for the entire party room.

There was no sound other than the soft music being played by the Hunts.

Yvonne’s friends standing next to her, the rich young men who were taking the opportunity to fool around, the people with real status and influence, as well as the guests who had just entered the room…. They were all staring at him in disbelief.

Justin’s voice had been neither too loud nor too soft, but since everyone was paying attention to him to determine his position, his words had clearly reached everyone’s ears.

They all looked at him in disbelief, and then at Nora.

They were all wondering the same thing: What was going on here?

Why did the atmosphere between Mr. Hunt and Nora Smith feel a little weird? Also, why was Mr. Hunt still holding Mrs. Smith’s hand even though it had been so long since he had restrained her to stop her?

Yvonne’s friends beside her began to whisper and speculate again.

“What’s going on, why does Mr. Hunt seem to know that townie?”

“Why does it seem to me that there is an unusual relationship between those two?”

Along with those words, her friends looked at Yvonne and asked, “Surely Mr. Hunt has nothing to do with her, do you, Miss Smith?”

Yvonne bit her lip.

She lowered her head and said slowly, “I don’t know what kind of relationship the two of them share, but even if they’re not related in any way, a host wouldn’t stand idly by and watch someone bully his guest, would he? After all, those men went too far.”

Rachel was so jealous she almost lost it. She said, “Yes, what kind of relationship could Nora Smith and Mr. Hunt possibly share? They have nothing to do with each other! Mr. Hunt must have found the actions of those people too upsetting. It’s a pity he doesn’t know what that woman is like!”

The girls: “…”

They all exchanged glances with each other, all sensing something odd.

Why did Yvonne seem a bit unhappy? It seemed that this woman’s presence was really bothering her?

Everyone here was smart. They hadn’t thought of that at first, but now?

Could it be that Nora Smith’s good looks had also attracted Mr. Hunt?

Just as everyone was speculating, Nora, the center of the drama, shook and pushed Justin’s hand away disdainfully. Her voice was low and impatient as she asked, “If I can’t hit him, what should I do?”

Her shoes were too uncomfortable. He wanted to deal with the people in front of him as soon as possible so he could change his shoes.

Justin’s icy voice rang out, “Where’s the butler?”

The butler in charge of the Hunts’ external affairs had already noticed Justin’s presence the instant he appeared. Hearing his words, he hurried over. “Sir.”

Justin pointed nonchalantly at the men. “These frivolous and lackadaisical ones here! Send them away! Kindly! Out!”

The meaning behind his deliberate emphasis on the words ‘send them in and nicely’ was very obvious. There was no way the butler could see these people out the door nicely anymore.

The butler nodded immediately. “Yes sir.”

With a gesture from him, a few security guards came running over. They held the frivolously wealthy second-generation heirs, put their hands behind their backs and dragged them out.

The men gasped. One even shouted: “Mr. Hunt, Mr. Hunt…! What are you doing? All we did was say a few words to him…. Do you know who Mr. Hunt is? She’s a mundane woman! It was mutually consensual when we chatted with each other! We didn’t force her into anything!”

‘Mundane’…

The word made Justin’s pupils shrink.

Suddenly he said, “Stop.”

The security guard stopped and released the man. The man was not from an influential family. He had come to the party accompanying someone else’s invitation so he could meet more people.

So, when Warren had prompted them to approach, he had done so accordingly.

He was not willing to be kicked out just like that. Moreover, he also had the guts to speak up. He immediately said, “Are you doing this because you don’t know your identity? Don’t let your beautiful appearance fool you. I heard that…”

But before he could finish, Justin interrupted him, “Who did you hear that from?”

The man looked unconsciously at Warren standing in the crowd, causing him to shrink back and hide behind Yvonne.

Yvonne: “…”

She didn’t see Warren, but she didn’t dare bring the Smiths into it either. Thus, the man could only say, “I… I just heard it from some people…”

“Things heard through gossip can be made public?” Justin looked at the butler and said, “Get a lawyer for Miss Smith and sue him for slander.”

“… Yes sir,” said the butler.

All the others: “…”

“No need for that.” Nora suddenly interrupted him. Then she lowered her voice and said slowly, “I don’t care about all this. I just want to change my shoes now.”

Justin: “…”

He was silent for a moment. Then, he looked at the butler and said, “Never mind then. Don’t sue him anymore.”

His voice was deep and tinged with displeasure.

The butler silently said an inner prayer for the man.

If he had been sued, he would only have had to pay damages for damaging the reputation of the other party.

But now that he was no longer being sued, the man would probably have to pay an even greater price to appease Mr. Hunt.

The butler wasn’t the only one who understood that; the man understood it even better.

He panicked immediately. “I was wrong Mr. Hunt. Please let me go.”

Unfortunately, Justin was no longer paying attention to him.

What else did he have to say to him when his girlfriend’s feet were uncomfortable?

He waved nonchalantly. The security guards immediately dragged them towards the door….

Once they were out the door, he would really have to pay the price for his actions!

The man was so terrified that he shouted, “Isn’t she just a woman who looks a little better than most Mr. Hunt? Who is she to you? Why are you protecting her like this?”

The place went silent.

Everyone looked at Justin curiously.

Yvonne squeezed her fingers nervously.

Justin wouldn’t admit it, would he? After all, Nora’s status was too low; she wasn’t worthy of him at all. If he admitted it on an occasion like this, everyone would find out!

Having a girlfriend in private and showing her off to everyone were two completely different things!

Nora raised her eyebrows.

She said unhurriedly, “We don’t have one…”.

Before she could finish, a warm arm suddenly wrapped around her waist, and her feet left the floor the next moment-Justin had picked her up and was carrying her in his arms!

Her head turned toward him and she watched as Justin carried her to the couch next to them with his eyes lowered.

He set her down gently as he reached the couch.

It was then that they all finally realized that she had been holding an exquisite bag all this time. She opened the bag, took out the shoes inside and slowly squatted down. He removed the shoes Nora was wearing and changed them.

His series of actions was so sudden that even Nora herself gasped.

She would never have thought that such a haughty man would squat down and change her shoes.

Then, the man stood up as if he was not the person who had just squatted down. As if he was watching everyone from on high, he slowly said, “Allow me to make the introductions. This is my girlfriend, Miss Nora Smith.”

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