Chapter 120 Suspicious Behavior

The three of them arrived at the entrance of the banquet. Before entering, Michael specifically told Cathy to speak less and avoid saying anything inappropriate inside. Cathy nodded with a smile, assuring him that she understood.

Michael attended the banquet on behalf of the Shawn family. As soon as he entered, a group of people surrounded him to socialize.

Cathy quickly found her close friends at the banquet and left Chloe on her own.

Chloe was used to it and voluntarily moved to another side.

She hoped no one would come to talk to her throughout the

entire event.

However, her wish was soon dashed as a rich lady approached her with a glass of wine, gracefully swaying towards her.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Though she could not recall the name, Chloe found the face quite familiar-it was one of Cathy's friends.

"Oh, look who's here, it is Chloe, Mr. Shawn's wife. Did you come straight from the marketplace wearing that rag? This is not a marketplace, you know!" Chapter 120 Suspicious Behavior

Chloe's attire was relatively simple compared to theirs, but likening it to a market rag seemed exaggerated.

"Chloe, I wonder how long you can keep up this attitude. It has been years since you married into the Shawn family, yet there has been no news. I bet the Shawn family is about to kick you out. Could it be that Michael has not touched you in three years?"

Chloe smiled in response.

"Since you know this is not a marketplace, don't speak like an uneducated peasant woman with foul language. Otherwise, people who do not know might think you are used to going to the market and have not adjusted yet."

She thought, "In front of so many people, a rich lady was talking about things between men and women in bed.

Who was bringing down the level of the banquet?"

Emily was filled with anger after being confronted by Chloe.

However, if she really had an outburst, would that prove Chloe had just said was true that she was cursing like a fishwife in the

street?

She felt frustrated because she could not retort.

Chloe's single remark had thoroughly unsettled her.

Seeing her support crumble so quickly under Chloe's sharp

Chapter 120 Suspicious Behavior tongue, Cathy was furious.

She thought, "I had never realized how articulate she could be, shutting down others without mercy.

It seems that I really underestimated her!"

Cathy took Emily and left.

Chloe breathed a sigh of relief and sipped her juice, occasionally glancing at Michael, who was still talking with businesspeople.

She thought, "He really had it tough.

Attending these events meant enduring endless flattery and networking.

There was no genuine sentiment here-everyone was constantly calculating, pretending to be friends while plotting each other's downfall." The pervasive scheming was precisely why Chloe disliked such

occasion.

Just as she finished her champagne and turned around, she accidentally bumped into a passing waiter.

The tray of red wine he was carrying spilled all over her dress.

The waiter immediately bowed and apologized, repeatedly saying sorry, trembling with fear of being blamed. Chapter 120 Suspicious Behavior

Unexpectedly, Cathy appeared beside Chloe again, arms

crossed, and offered a reminder, "There is a clean change of clothes in the cloakroom upstairs."

Chloe was slightly stunned and turned to look at her.

She thought, "Why would she be so kind to remind me?"

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