Falling For My Ex's Uncle - Chapter 274: Chapter 274

Leah looked at me gloatingly, as if she had some deep hatred for me. To her, my mother's death was like something good.
I finally understood that her evil seemed to be innate.
I stared at her. To be honest, I hated her arrogant and condescending look the first time I saw her.
It was as if in her eyes, people who were inferior to her were not worthy of appearing. Her disgust towards others was clear.
I didn't know why she was so arrogant. She thought that she had an identity and career that everyone envied, but she didn't know that she had an uncertain future.
I said, "Is it not suitable to attend the engagement party when someone in the family is dead? Rosemary is the Herrera family's illegitimate daughter, right? She was murdered by someone! I think it's unsuitable to hold this party. Leah, why don't you tell the Parks family in advance that it is temporarily canceled?"
Leah's face suddenly darkened. She did not expect me to directly say that Rosemary was the Herrera family's illegitimate daughter in front of Samantha.
She glared at me angrily and said, "Laurel, stop talking nonsense. Rosemary is only the Herrera family's adopted daughter. She's not an illegitimate daughter."
I tilted my head and blinked at Leah in disbelief. "Leah, don't you know? Rosemary is Kayden's illegitimate daughter. The two of them are related by blood, and Kayden personally admitted it. Leah, it seems that your relationship with Kayden is not close. He actually didn't tell you about such an important matter?"
"Laurel, you! Shut up!" Leah gritted her teeth.
It could not be hidden. Samantha must have known Rosemary's identity long ago. So she didn't look the least bit surprised when I said it.
Instead, she stared at me excitedly, as if she didn't understand why I dared to insult the rich, powerful, and arrogant Leah.
In fact, Samantha knew very well that in the entire Herrera family, the most pampered person was not Alex, but Leah, the youngest daughter.
She knew that now was not the time to anger Leah.
After all, Leah had Lena backing her up, and I had to carefully protect my baby.
When I turned around and was about to leave, Leah's expression changed and she hurriedly reached out to block my way.
"Leah, what are you trying to do?" I asked vigilantly.
At this moment, two bodyguards who were standing not far away immediately walked forward and protected me.
A sneer flashed across Leah's eyes. "Don't you know me?" she asked the bodyguards.
The two bodyguards beside me glanced at me and I gestured for them to step back.
Leah sneered and continued in a mocking tone, "Laurel, I didn't expect Alex to care so much about you. Do you think he cares more about you or the baby?"
"Does it make a difference? The baby and I are his," I replied calmly.
"Laurel, you're really shameless!" Leah leaned close to my ear and stared at me with a faint smile. "You can actually feel so at ease after snatching someone else's fiance."
I subconsciously took two steps back, a fearful expression on my face.
Leah frowned slightly and continued to stare at me.
I said, "Leah, I don't know what you mean by that." I took a deep breath and looked at Samantha. "Miss Harvey, Leah said that I snatched your fiancé, so are you trying to deal with me and my baby?"
"Laurel, you... Don't talk nonsense."
Leah wanted to step forward aggressively, but at this moment, the bodyguards standing behind me quickly stepped forward to stop her.
"Who do you think you are? Get lost. If not, I'll ask Alex to let you get lost immediately." Leah raised her hand and slapped one of the bodyguards.
Samantha looked at the exasperated Leah and quickly held her arm. She felt a little embarrassed.
They seemed to have known each other since they were young. Their relationship seemed to be quite good.
It was too embarrassing to slap others in front of so many people.
Samantha naturally could not stand by and watch. She could only move forward to stop her.
Moreover, she knew very well that with the bodyguards protecting me, even if the two of them attacked together, they might not be able to hurt me.
She said, "Leah, don't be angry. Miss Parks was just joking with us."
Although Samantha did not know what Leah had told me, she knew that Leah's words were definitely not kind. Moreover, many of the guests staying in the hotel might be the Parks family's guests. If she made a fool of herself, not only the Herrera family but also the Harvey family would lose face.
Samantha pulled Leah to the side.
Leah glanced at her coldly and said, "Samantha, you're just too kind-hearted. Otherwise, you would be Alex's wife."
Samantha said calmly, "Leah, we can't force relationships."
Leah glanced at her and said coldly, "It's because you're too kind that you gave others a chance to take advantage of the situation. Sometimes, if you're soft-hearted, you'll only harm others and yourself."
I couldn't be bothered to continue listening. I turned around and walked towards the elevator. However, in the next second, my stomach was sick.
The person beside me immediately handed me a trash can.
I lowered my head and vomited. Actually, I did not vomit much because my stomach was already empty.
I looked up and saw a familiar face. I tried my best to calm myself down. After a while, I asked, "Mr. Lambert, why... Why are you here?"
Damian frowned slightly. Then, he smiled faintly as he said slowly, "Mrs. Herrera, you haven't had lunch yet, right? Do you want to join me? It's quite boring for me to eat alone."
Before I could speak, Damian suddenly looked at me. There was a hint of disappointment in his tone. "Mrs. Herrera, don't tell me you're not unwilling, are you? At least I helped you last time!" he added.
I pursed my lips. Damian was the Lambert family's people. He had been pampered by the Lambert family since he was young. Moreover, the reason why the Lambert family was so low-key was because they were involved in those shady things.
Damian was in charge of many underground gambling arenas and dojos. He was extremely ruthless.
However, very few people knew his true identity. The major families all knew that when met the Lambert family, they had to stay away from them.