Rebirth Revenge Is Everything (Ariana) novel Chapter 467

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Most girls, no matter how close they were with their best friends, would choose their words carefully in front of their future in-laws.

But Fanny had never been one for tact.

Add to that the fact that she was genuinely furious with Beverly, and the words came tumbling out of her mouth without a second thought.

And so...

The living room fell into dead silence.

Mrs. Lawrence's face twisted with anger, while Mr. Castro frowned slightly. Only Mrs. Castro remained expressionless, as if completely unfazed by Fanny's outburst. Maxwell, on the other hand, was stunned. He immediately grabbed Fanny's wrist, shaking his head at her in warning, then turned to Beverly and said, "Beverly, you know yourself that what you did in the past was out of line. It's only natural that Fanny would feel this way. She didn’t mean any harm—please don’t take it to heart."

On one side was his childhood best friend.

On the other hand, a distant cousin.

Even a fool would know which side to take.

But Beverly wasn’t having it. The moment Fanny had spoken, her hands had clenched into fists so tight her nails nearly dug into her palms.

Yet at the same time, she was thrilled—because she knew Fanny had just walked right into her trap.

No matter what, speaking to her like that in front of her uncle and aunt would only breed resentment. After all, she was Mr. Castro's niece. Fanny’s words made it seem like she was siding with an outsider over family. And if Beverly wasn’t mistaken, her prideful uncle was already displeased.

So she decided to pour fuel on the fire.

Taking a step back as if struck, she glanced between Fanny and Maxwell, who was quick to defend her, before speaking in a trembling, broken voice, "I know... I was wrong in the past. I’ve never denied that. But... if Ariana has any grievances, she should take them out on me. My Alvin... he’s only two years old."

As she spoke, tears spilled down her cheeks uncontrollably.

The sight wasn't the least bit pitiful.

Maxwell froze, completely at a loss.

He was the epitome of a straight guy's mentality, which was precisely why he and Fanny got along so well. Both of them were missing a screw upstairs. So now, faced with Beverly's words, Maxwell was utterly defenseless.

Being defenseless was one thing, but worse, he might have accidentally made things worse.

He shot Fanny an awkward glance, as if silently apologizing.

Fanny ignored him and instead addressed Beverly directly. "I think you've misunderstood me. What I meant was, you might believe your current predicament is Ariana's doing. But deep down, you know exactly how things got to this point. Secondly, Ariana wouldn’t do anything to your son. If she wanted to, she would’ve done it long ago—why wait until now? Besides, she has three children of her own. What possible reason would she have to target yours? What would she gain from it?"

Beverly let out a bitter laugh, murmuring, "I don’t know... Maybe she just wants to torment me."