Rebirth Revenge Is Everything (Ariana) novel Chapter 239

"A small matter?" Ariana nodded. "Looks like Miss Flora thinks breaking a bottle of red wine is not a big deal. If Miss Flora and Miss Lexie are so considerate of their fellow student's feelings, why don't you pay for this bottle of wine on behalf of this friend and the waitress?"

Flora and Lexie were stunned into silence.

A flash of bewilderment and panic passed through their eyes, Lexie forced a smile and said, "Is it appropriate? Senior Maxwell already..." Before he could finish, Maxwell interrupted, "It's alright, if you solve it, I've got no objections."

Flora: "...."

Lexie: "...."

The two of them fell silent, their faces turned a liverish hue. At this moment, the awkward atmosphere gradually spread among the crowd.

The rest of the students didn't dare to utter a word for fear they would also be 'forced' to pay for other students.

The waitress's face turned even paler.

She lowered her head somewhat anxiously, her heart pounding. If possible, she did not want this matter to escalate. But she truly couldn't afford to compensate and more importantly, the fault was not on her. So, she remained quiet without responding.

As the awkward atmosphere thickened more and more, other merry-goers also began to notice the situation.

The male student became more and more uneasy.

Once people become uneasy, they tend to lose control, so the male student glared at Ariana angrily and said, "What exactly are you trying to do?"

Ariana: "Nothing much, just standing up for justice."

The male student's face turned even greener. But he didn't dare to say anything else, fearing that Ariana might actually get the surveillance footage if he spoke up. Didn't he know better than others? It was actually him who bumped into the waitress.

But where on earth could he get so much money?

His parents were just ordinary workers, with hardly any savings. If they had to suddenly shell out so much money to pay for this bottle of wine, it would definitely be the death of him!

So naturally, he couldn't own up.

Just now, he had already blamed all the faults on the waitress, and Maxwell, the nouveau riche, had foolishly played the big shot. Just when everything was about to be over, this woman popped out of the blue! The boy was simply livid!

Ariana looked at her watch and realized quite some time had indeed passed.

If she wasn't mistaken, Lambert was probably waiting outside by now, so she decided to speed things up.

In a casual tone, Ariana said: "How about this, since we're all tired, there's no need to dig too deep. The fact is, the bottle of wine broke. Since both parties are at fault, each of you can pay half." After finishing, Ariana looked at the boy and flashed a faint smile, "Is that acceptable to you?"

The boy clenched his teeth and glared at Ariana. He knew she had let him off easy, but in his eyes was still resentment.

In a cold tone, he commented: "You really do have the potential to be a lawyer."

Ariana chuckled lightly, "You're absolutely right, I did have that dream when I was a child." After saying this, she no longer paid attention to the boy but looked at the young waitress. As expected, the girl was pale and trembling, her eyes holding a mixture of despair and struggle.

Ariana understood what the girl was conveying with her eyes.

She was aware that the girl probably couldn't even afford to pay the tens of thousands required.

The rest of the people quietly watched and nobody said anything, all of them were silently making their way towards the exit, including Lexie and Flora who were 'working hard at mediating' just now. They were somewhat frightened, thinking about how they could have been the ones liable for the compensation if not for Ariana!

Fortunately, Ariana understood the limit!

Otherwise, they would have been toast. Their families would definitely have killed them. After all, it's hundreds of thousands we're talking about!

So, naturally, nobody was speaking up for the boy now; not a single person tried to comfort him.

The previously lively get-together turned extremely cold and silent in the blink of an eye as if the festive mood never existed before.

...

Outside, Ariana barely stepped into the night when she saw Lambert's car parked on the roadside.

A hint of a curve fluttered across Ariana's eyes, indicating her amusement. Subsequently, she sprinted towards the car.

Lambert rolled down the car window, blinked, and said, "My dear wife, are you done playing?"

Ariana cleared her throat lightly and opened the car door to sit in the passenger seat. After giving Lambert a stern look, she said, ".....Speak properly."

Lambert looked upset. "Are we at a point where I can't even call you my wife? Or are you afraid of your classmates finding out?" Saying this, his face suddenly looked even more pitiful. He blinked, feigning a heartbroken look as he stared at Ariana, his gaze suggesting she was a heartbreaker. "I knew it, you don't want others to know about our relationship."

Ariana: "...”