Rebirth Revenge Is Everything (Ariana) novel Chapter 323

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It was the day of Old Mr. Stone's seventieth birthday, and the entire Stone family was filled with joy and festivity.

The Eldest Uncle and Second Uncle were dressed in proper suits, hosting countless guests alongside their wives and sons. This was a rare large-scale banquet, a chance for them to expand their circles of influence.

As for Beverly.

Originally, Arnold didn't want to bring her along. After all, the ruckus she had stirred up made waves through the whole town and became common knowledge.

However, the Lawrence family would be offended if he did not bring her. Not to mention, others might think that the Stone family was trying to cover up things. So, despite his considerable annoyance, Arnold attended the banquet with his wife. Throughout the event, the two of them barely spoke a word. Even if Beverly tried to please him by initiating a conversation, he pretended not to hear.

So, in a huff, Beverly also stopped talking to him.

The atmosphere was slightly awkward.

Fortunately, no one else noticed.

When Arnold spotted his childhood friend's arrival, he immediately walked over, effectively putting Beverly out of his mind. Anyone observing this would surely slam him for being social and wouldn't raise a word.

Of course, anyone would notice something was amiss if they gave it a second thought.

Nevertheless, everyone chose to turn a blind eye to the situation.

Arnold's childhood friend naturally had the same status as him like Lambert's childhood friend was Stefan.

So, when Arnold came over, his two or three childhood friends also came over to greet him tacitly. Arnold smiled and said to them, "Welcome."

One of Arnold's friends, Jerold Morris, grinned at him as he glanced at Beverly, who had been left behind by Arnold. He She looked awkward at first, then stormed off out of the blue. He jokingly said, "Hey, Arnold, aren't you going to bring your wife over?"

The rest of the men immediately laughed aloud, their glances filled with teasing and ridicule.

Arnold's face visibly darkened.

He glanced unhappily at his three friends and said softly, "Enough with this talk, it's annoying."

The other three exchanged glances, realizing that Arnold was truly upset, and they instantly stopped their teasing. Jerold shook his head and asked, "What's the matter? Are you still upset about what happened earlier?" Jerold was related to Stefan. He is only a few days younger than Stefan.

Speaking of Jerold, his story was indeed intriguing.

He and Stefan shared the same father, but different mothers. Stefan was the child of their father's second wife, while Jerold was born to the third.

However, to the outside world, Jerold and Stefan were referred to as fraternal twins.

Considering their ages, it was impossible to hide this fact, so it was said that Stefan's mother gave birth to them. After Stefan's mother passed away, their father married Jerold's mother. Jerold's biological mother naturally favored her own son. But the outside world was unaware of this relationship. Seeing this stepmother not only deciding not to bear more children for her husband but also carefully caring for her predecessor's son, she instantly received endless praise.