From Ruin She Rose novel Chapter 231

Chapter 231

Austin stopped smiling, locking indifferent and cautious.

Austin’s reaction seemed to hurt Lydia, whose face twisted with a look of grievance. She said. “Emily has the wrong idea about me, so I understand you don’t like me, but it’s not what she says. I—”

“Can you just shut up?” Austin said, clearly annoyed. “We don’t know each other well. Don’t talk to me like that anymore.”

Lydia froze, looking a little embarrassed.

She thought, ‘Emily is not here. Besides, I’ve already used that trick. Why the hell is he still so indifferent to me?”

Lydia gritted her teeth and held back her anger, having tears in her eyes. “I don’t know what Emily told you, but

“If you’re here to sow discord, you’re wasting your time. I’m nothing like those idiots from the Bennett family,” Austin interrupted impatiently.

Without waiting for Lydia to say another word, he turned and walked away.

He thought, “The Bennett Family, one of Cloudridge’s major families, should be full of smart people, but they fell for such a crude trick. It seems that Lydia is hiding something

Austin kept a straight face but was quietly on guard.

As Emily followed Yvonne out, she saw lydia deliberately approaching Austin

She knew that expression all too well–wisting her fingers, pouting and caring innocently at the person in front of her

fooled by her

Twenty years, no one had ever resisted it. Suddenly, Emily worried that Austin might be

“Emily, what the hell do you wantonne snapped here all of anger, bringing Emily’s focus back.

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Emily glanced at Yvonna, who looked law the wanted to kill her, and chuckled “What do you think I want?”

Yvonne already had a bad feeling, and hearing this only deepened it. She grabbed Emily’s hand and said in a trembling voice, “Didn’t you promise not to

mess with me again

Emily had never

was so terrified of someone dead. Now that she knew the truth, she just found it ironic

She thought, “Oh you’r ally scared, huh! Have you ever thought about the consequences of pushing Quiana over the edge!”

Emily sneered and said coldly

promised not to trouble you only if you didn’t start trouble with me first. Did you?”

[speechless. Whethe

Lydia’s birthday party or today’s benefit dinner, she had been the one picking fights with Emily.

She knew it wasn’t wise and had warned herself to hold back her resentment, especially for now, but she just couldn’t help it.

about Emily being here to expose thatthing made Yvonne scared. Today was a big day for the Zwick family, and it was the

She thought, ‘I haven’t even done anything, and she’s already losing it. How many cruel things did she do to push someone like Quiana, who used to strong and bright, to commit suicide?

Seeing her expression, Emily knew she was recalling what she had done to Quiana. She snorted and said, “If you remember what you did to Quam, then you should know what punishment is coming”

Once Emily finished with Yvonne, she went looking for Austin, but he wasn’t around. Instead, Lydia came to her first.

The moment Emily saw Lydia,

she immediately became cautious. She knew it never ended well to let her guard down around her.

Lydia seemed oblivious to Emily’s wariness, or perhaps she noticed but simply didn’t care.

With no one else around, Lydia dropped her usual act and smiled smugly. “Emily, do you know what i just talked about with Austin?”

Lydia knew Emily had seen her approach Austin earlier, and that was exactly what she wanted.

stared at Emily with a smug look, catching the brief flicker in her expression. However, then Emily said something that made her free on the spot.

Emily said,

“Austin is not like Vincent. Getting close to him will only disgust him.”

Lydia thought of how Austin reacted, and her face went a little pale for a moment, but she soon got herself back together. “You just met him. Do you honestly think you know him that well?”

Lydia raised her chin, full of confidence. “If I want someone, I can get them. Do you remember how much the Bennett family used to dote on you? Look at them now. They’re falling all over themselves just to please me,

“The Bennett family has known you longer than Austin ever has. Even Vincent, the man who once swore he would love you for life, ended up falling for me What makes you think Austin would be any different?”

Lydia sounded proud and full of herself. As she kept talking, Emily’s face gradually darkened. What Lydia said really do change.

was harsh, but it was the truth. Feelings

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