Burn Those Who Burned Me novel Chapter 79

Chapter 79

Jameson’s POV:

After Ethan left, the atmosphere in the gala was completely tainted. Everyone in the ballroom were stunned. Not only had Clara left, but Ethan Taylor was now at odds with Jameson. Many wondered what his relationship to Clara was. After what seemed like hours, Sophie finally spoke.

“Why in the hell did the music stop playing!”

She barked at the band as they also looked on while the exchange happened between the Grangers and Ethan. Nervously, they began playing music. Sophie scoffed as she walked over to the bar and began downing a glass a wine. Anna walked over to her to try and comfort her.

“Sophie dear let’s not lose our cool. We have guests here.”

Sophie scoffed. What was the point in keeping up pretense? The entire gala heard what Ethan said to her. Mediocre. That’s what she was to him, while Clara was the star!

“That bitch! That fuckin‘ bitch!!”

Sophie became more enraged as she continued to drink wine. Jameson stormed over snatching the glass out of her hand.

“Sophie! Above everything else we must maintain our composure! Do not embarrass me!”

Sophie let out a dark chuckle.

“Embarrass, embarrass. How in the hell could I be anymore embarrassed that I already am father! You just stood there and let that man call me mediocre!!”

Suddenly, there was a laugh coming from the crowd. Sophie spun around quickly to see where the laughter was coming from. In the crowd, she could see Terra laughing hysterically. Angry, she stormed over.

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“You got something to say me Terra!”

“As a matter of fact, I don’t. I think Chairman Taylor said it all.”

Terra’s father tried to pull her arm, but Terra quickly moved it. Suddenly, Laura Johnson

spoke up.

“Give it a rest Terra.”

Terra darted her eyes over at Laura and scoffed.

“Oh please! The three of you cackling hens were over there talking about Sophie like your lives depended on it. Now you wanna backpaddle because she threatened your families. Well, she doesn’t have my father in her back pocket!”

The crowd suddenly began to whisper. It was true, throughout the past several years Sophie had been put on this high pedestal by Jameson while Clara, even with her mass brilliance, was often overshadowed. Though many never understood, they’d dare not say anything about it. JGP was one of the largest clients of many of the manufacturing companies throughout the northern continent, many wouldn’t risk pissing Jameson off in fear it would cost them his business.

Jameson soon stepped forward, this night had already given him a headache bigger than he could handle, he wasn’t about to let some low–level girl increase it.

“Alen! Control your daughter or leave this gala at once! I won’t have her speaking to my daughter that way! Know your place!”

Alen scoffed. He didn’t want Terra to start any trouble, but he wasn’t about to let Jameson speak to his daughter in such a manner.

“Know her place. Granger, you really have lost it haven’t you?”

“Excuse me!”

“You’re excused. Let’s be clear, I’m not one of these people afraid to piss off the great Jameson Granger. My career doesn’t hang in your balance. You can walk around here and pretend like you’re some god, but the truth is…. You’d be nothing it weren’t for Caroline!”

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Jameson looked as if he were about to blow a gasket. Always compared to her! Always in her shadow! Jameson’s face reddened with rage.

“How dare you! You’re just some two–bit doctor! Get the hell out of here now!”

Alen chuckled as he wiped his hands with a towel and tossed it to the ground.

“With pleasure. No need to keep my family around such…what was that word Chairman Taylor used? Mediocre? Yes, no need to stay around such mediocracy.”

With that, Alen took Terra and his wife’s hands and made his way out of the ballroom. Soon, others started to follow suit.

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