Abandoned Wife Rebirth To Slap Faces - Chapter 126: Chapter 126
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Their forced smiles froze awkwardly on their faces, and the entire hall was instantly plunged into an excruciating silence.
Gemma had hoped her parents' arrival would ease her embarrassment, but instead, it only made things even worse.
To everyone's even greater surprise, it turned out that the so-called engagement was nothing but the Kirkland family's wishful thinking! The Rathbone Group had stayed silent before, but now it was painfully clear they had absolutely no intention of agreeing to this marriage.
"Mother, what are you doing? Today's supposed to be Gemma's and my engagement day. I'm truly glad you could make it." Louis arrived just in time, his words instantly diffusing the awkward tension.
Seated near Vance, Georgia caught every single word Louis said. For some reason, a dull pang still flashed across her heart.
Whenever Gemma's involved, he always puts her first.
All of Gemma's resentment instantly vanished after she heard Louis' words.
Smugly, she thought to herself, 'So what if you're his biological mother? Your son still puts me first in everything, doesn't he?'
The Kirkland couple instantly puffed out their chests with pride. After all, everyone knew Louis was now calling the shots at the Rathbone Group—as long as he agreed, no one could possibly stand in the way of their daughter marrying into the Rathbone family.
Phoebe merely gave Louis a cool, knowing smile. "And who said I was here for your engagement?"
With that, Phoebe called out sharply to Georgia, who was sitting nearby. "Georgia, now that you're divorced, do I no longer exist in your eyes as your former mother-in-law? Is this how the Murray family raised you—to show such blatant disrespect for your elders?"
Seated beside Vance, Georgia was caught in the crossfire for no reason.
Phoebe was just as dismissive of her as ever.
Vance's face clouded with concern. He had long heard countless stories of how Phoebe had relentlessly tormented and humiliated his daughter. 'Today, we only want to attend the Wedding Expo—Does the Rathbone family really have to publicly humiliate my daughter again?'
Watching Phoebe sit there with her usual imperious air, just as she had for those three years at the Rathbone mansion—forever the untouchable queen, reducing everyone around her to mere ants.
Georgia thought helplessly, 'Haven't I distanced myself enough?'
Seeing Georgia still sitting there unfazed, Phoebe's tone grew dangerously icy.
She snapped, "So you don't take orders from me anymore, is that it?"
Hearing this, Georgia rose with a resigned sigh, picked up the teapot, and poured Phoebe a cup of tea.
"Mrs. Rathbone," Georgia said evenly, "pouring tea is the daughter-in-law's duty in your family. But I'm no longer part of the Rathbones. Your future daughter-in-law is right here, so next time, please make sure you call the right person."
As she spoke, Georgia pointedly gestured toward Gemma.
Hearing Georgia's defiant tone, a frostier glint flashed through Phoebe's eyes.
Just as Georgia finished pouring the tea and turned to leave, Phoebe suddenly seized her wrist in a vice-like grip.
With a cold sneer, Phoebe said, "My, how your temper's flared up since the divorce. Have you already forgotten how pathetically you used to grovel before me?"
The moment Phoebe turned her fury toward Georgia, the crowd instantly became riveted spectators, eager to watch the drama unfold.
Both the Victor and Gemma families were particularly thrilled to see Phoebe publicly humiliate Georgia—this was exactly the spectacle they'd been hoping for.
Victor sneered at Vance and said, "See? No matter how finely you dress up, you'll always be humiliated in front of the Rathbone family!"
Gemma thought, "Just now, Phoebe was merely being dismissive toward me and my parents. But with Georgia, it's a whole different story—that's an outright humiliation, leaving her with no dignity at all."
Louis's gaze was dark and unreadable. Just as he was about to take Georgia's hand and lead her out of the hall, Phoebe gripped Georgia's wrist with one hand and, with the other, swiftly slipped her own emerald-green jade bracelet onto Georgia's wrist.
Gemma had hoped her parents' arrival would ease her embarrassment, but instead, it only made things even worse.
To everyone's even greater surprise, it turned out that the so-called engagement was nothing but the Kirkland family's wishful thinking! The Rathbone Group had stayed silent before, but now it was painfully clear they had absolutely no intention of agreeing to this marriage.
"Mother, what are you doing? Today's supposed to be Gemma's and my engagement day. I'm truly glad you could make it." Louis arrived just in time, his words instantly diffusing the awkward tension.
Seated near Vance, Georgia caught every single word Louis said. For some reason, a dull pang still flashed across her heart.
Whenever Gemma's involved, he always puts her first.
All of Gemma's resentment instantly vanished after she heard Louis' words.
Smugly, she thought to herself, 'So what if you're his biological mother? Your son still puts me first in everything, doesn't he?'
The Kirkland couple instantly puffed out their chests with pride. After all, everyone knew Louis was now calling the shots at the Rathbone Group—as long as he agreed, no one could possibly stand in the way of their daughter marrying into the Rathbone family.
Phoebe merely gave Louis a cool, knowing smile. "And who said I was here for your engagement?"
With that, Phoebe called out sharply to Georgia, who was sitting nearby. "Georgia, now that you're divorced, do I no longer exist in your eyes as your former mother-in-law? Is this how the Murray family raised you—to show such blatant disrespect for your elders?"
Seated beside Vance, Georgia was caught in the crossfire for no reason.
Phoebe was just as dismissive of her as ever.
Vance's face clouded with concern. He had long heard countless stories of how Phoebe had relentlessly tormented and humiliated his daughter. 'Today, we only want to attend the Wedding Expo—Does the Rathbone family really have to publicly humiliate my daughter again?'
Watching Phoebe sit there with her usual imperious air, just as she had for those three years at the Rathbone mansion—forever the untouchable queen, reducing everyone around her to mere ants.
Georgia thought helplessly, 'Haven't I distanced myself enough?'
Seeing Georgia still sitting there unfazed, Phoebe's tone grew dangerously icy.
She snapped, "So you don't take orders from me anymore, is that it?"
Hearing this, Georgia rose with a resigned sigh, picked up the teapot, and poured Phoebe a cup of tea.
"Mrs. Rathbone," Georgia said evenly, "pouring tea is the daughter-in-law's duty in your family. But I'm no longer part of the Rathbones. Your future daughter-in-law is right here, so next time, please make sure you call the right person."
As she spoke, Georgia pointedly gestured toward Gemma.
Hearing Georgia's defiant tone, a frostier glint flashed through Phoebe's eyes.
Just as Georgia finished pouring the tea and turned to leave, Phoebe suddenly seized her wrist in a vice-like grip.
With a cold sneer, Phoebe said, "My, how your temper's flared up since the divorce. Have you already forgotten how pathetically you used to grovel before me?"
The moment Phoebe turned her fury toward Georgia, the crowd instantly became riveted spectators, eager to watch the drama unfold.
Both the Victor and Gemma families were particularly thrilled to see Phoebe publicly humiliate Georgia—this was exactly the spectacle they'd been hoping for.
Victor sneered at Vance and said, "See? No matter how finely you dress up, you'll always be humiliated in front of the Rathbone family!"
Gemma thought, "Just now, Phoebe was merely being dismissive toward me and my parents. But with Georgia, it's a whole different story—that's an outright humiliation, leaving her with no dignity at all."
Louis's gaze was dark and unreadable. Just as he was about to take Georgia's hand and lead her out of the hall, Phoebe gripped Georgia's wrist with one hand and, with the other, swiftly slipped her own emerald-green jade bracelet onto Georgia's wrist.
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