Chapter 198 Trouble Still Comes Knocking
Jennifer hesitated at the door for a moment. She didn’t see Timothy around.
She wasn’t sure if he was home.
The sound of voices talking already drifted from the living room.
Asher was speaking. “Mrs. Millie Clark, everything that’s been happening is just the media making things up. Jennifer isn’t the kind of girl they’ve painted her to be.”
“Ha, of course, you’re going to defend her. You’re her brother, after all. But do you know the saying, ‘Where there’s smoke, there’s fire“?” Millie was livid.
She thought to herself, “I personally warned Jennifer, but she refused to listen. Not only did she stay at the studio, but she also had the audacity to spend the night with that singer.
“This is clearly humiliating the Clark family!
This time, the Hargreaves family must give me an explanation.”
Asher’s face was forced into a smile. “I understand. My sister didn’t handle things well last night, and the media took advantage of it. I will have her publicly explain herself and
Chapter 198 Trouble Still Comes Knocking apologize to you.”
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“But what good is an apology? Have you seen how people are slandering my son?”
Millie’s anger only grew. “If Jennifer is so precious, then the Clark family can do without her. Our families‘ cooperation? It’s no longer necessary.”
Asher’s expression darkened. If the cooperation ended, the Hargreaves Group would be in serious trouble.
At this point, Sarah quickly spoke up, “Mrs. Millie Clark, this whole incident is our Hargreaves family’s fault. Jennifer knows she made a mistake. Please give her one more chance. If we call off the engagement now, won’t we just confirm what people are saying about Mr. Clark?”
Millie pointed a finger at Sarah. “What do you mean, confirming what people are saying? My son is perfectly healthy!”
“Mrs. Millie Clark, please don’t be upset. I’m only thinking about the Clark family when I say this,” Sarah said.
“Your family, the Hargreaves, is hardly in a position to say such things. You really have no manners. How were you raised by your parents?”
Millic hated the topic of her son’s supposed disability. She thought Sarah, being an adopted child, had no right to speak to her like that.
Chapter 198 Trouble Still Comes Knocking Asher’s expression darkened, and he shot a glare at Sarah.
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Sarah lowered her head, looking upset, but inside, she was secretly thrilled. She thought, “Once I get the chance, I’ll tell them I should replace Jennifer and continue the engagement with the Clark family.”
“Mrs. Millie Clark, my parents taught me how to behave, even though they passed away when I was young. But they raised met well,” Sarah added, her voice firm.
Jennifer hesitated for a moment at the door, but when she heard Millie belittling her parents, she couldn’t tolerate it any longer.
Jennifer stepped into the room, and the atmosphere in the hall shifted immediately.
Millie sneered. “You still have the nerve to come back?”
When she had called Jennifer earlier, Jennifer had boldly mentioned breaking off the engagement.
Millie couldn’t wait to confront her in person, but unexpectedly, she ran into the Hargreaves family outside King Villa.
“This is my home. Why wouldn’t I come back? I haven’t done anything wrong,” Jennifer retorted, standing her ground.
She really has nothing to hide with Jason. She didn’t feel guilty at all.
Sarah, seeing the tension, spoke up, “Jennifer, don’t provoke
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Mrs. Millie Clark any further. After all, Mr. Clark is the one who’s been wronged here. Mrs. Millie Clark, as a mother, it’s understandable that you’re upset.”
When Millie heard Sarah’s words, her expression softened.
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Millie took a sip of her coffee. “It seems not all the girls in the Hargreaves family are ill–mannered. Some of you are quite understanding.”
Sarah beamed with delight at the praise and wasted no time in continuing to undermine Jennifer. “Mrs. Millie Clark, actually, Jennifer is a good girl. She just has a fiery temper. But after this incident, I’m sure she’s learned her lesson.”
Jennifer could no longer stand it. She slapped Sarah across the face with a sharp crack.
The sound echoed in the room.
Sarah, clutching her cheek, yelped, “Jennifer, I was just defending you! Why hit me?”
Had it not been for Millie’s presence, Sarah would have retaliated instantly.
Asher immediately intervened, his brow furrowing as he glared at Jennifer. “What’s this nonsense now? Is the situation not bad enough?”
“Asher, didn’t you hear that Sarah was deliberately slandering me?” Jennifer shot back.
Chapter 198 Trouble Still Comes Knocking “Sarah wasn’t slandering you. She was defending you.”
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Asher was frustrated. Normally, the two of them quarreled, but this was in front of Millie. It was embarrassing.
He coldly said, “Jennifer, I know you and Sarah don’t get along, but you can’t just hit people for no reason.”
“I already told you I didn’t hit her for no reason. Sarah’s intentions were clear. Does she really think no one can see through it? This is King Villa. I’ll do whatever I want here!”
Jennifer was done holding back.
After all, she had already told Millie about the engagement being called off over the phone. She didn’t want to keep pretending and tolerating this.
Millie finally spoke up, her voice sharp, “Jennifer, but didn’t you say on the phone that you wanted to cancel the engagement with
my son?”
