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Sophia had put on an expensive mermaid dress as well, knowing that it would accentuate her figure. Despite her careful planning, she lost out to a country girl, which frustrated her to no end. She finally realized that, given her age, she’d never beat Allison.
Liana noticed that Jeremy had been fixating on Allison ever since Allison showed up. Fueled by insecurity and rage, she started plotting her moves.
“Allison!” Landon flashed a broad smile and waved at her. She nodded softly and returned the smile while Betty turned green with envy at his enthusiasm.
Just as Alyssa was about to brush shoulders with Jeremy, he suddenly reached out to hold her arm. “Where are you going?”
“I can’t stay by your side, Mr. Walsh.” She slowly removed her arm from his grasp with a faint smile. Anger flooded his veins. He wanted to say something, only to be interrupted by Sophia, who approached them arm in arm with Liana.
“Allison, I’m so glad you came. I thought you were going to skip the event.”
They instantly became the center of attention as the quests speculated the relationship between the stunning beauty and the Walsh. Group.
“Mrs. Walsh, I have no reason to be absent. Grandpa has been looking forward to celebrating his birthday with Jeremy and me,” Alyssa countered with a calm smile.
The look in Jeremy’s eyes deepened. Meanwhile, the guests cast funny looks at Llana and gossiped.
“Did you remember their explosive marriage announcement? Mr. Walsh hasn’t Issued a statement about it, but everyone in Solana City knows that Ms. Gardner is basically his fiancee.”
“Why does this young lady sound like Mrs. Walsh while Ms. Gardner sounds like some mistress?”
“Isn’t that right? You can tell that she comes from wealth from her classy air. Who exactly is she?”
“She’s a finer lady than Ms. Gardner. She’d make a good pair with Mr. Walsh!”
Liana’s face fell upon hearing the murmurs. She felt that Allison was cornering her. What Allison did was effectively a declaration of her special relationship with Jeremy and Newton Walsh.
“What about me? I’m Jeremy’s fiancee!” Liana scowled in silence.
“Allison, we all know that you are close to Newton.” Sophia concealed her calculative moves with a warm smile. “Why didn’t Mr. Taylor of KS Group come with you? Javier sent his secretary to deliver the invitation in person.”
The guests were shocked to hear Jonah’s name. As they assumed that the Walsh Group and the Taylor Group were archenemies, no one would expect Jonah to attend Newton Walsh’s birthday event.
A cloud of gloom passed Jeremy’s eyes when he realized that Sophia was putting Allison on the spot. He was about to speak up on Allison’s behalf when she replied, unconcerned, “You’re being funny. Why would he attend with me?”
“Because he’s your boyfriend.” With a smirk, Sophia went straight to the point, “Let me introduce you to everyone. Ms. Burton here is Jeremy’s ex¨Cwife and the current girlfriend of Jonah Taylor, the president of KS Group.”
A hush silence hung in the air before the crowd buzzed In excited whispers. The guests had not expected to come across the juicy gossip at the birthday event.
The look in Alyssa’s eyes hardened. Yet, she remained composed. Everything was under her control. Landon ran to her worriedly and panted heavy and hot air all over her. Concerned, he mumbled, “Allison ****
She turned around, her face lighting up with a bewitching smile. “It’s fine.”
He was once again smitten by her irresistible smile.
“Sophia, let’s keep the focus on Grandpa’s birthday. Enough with the gossiping, especially not about my private life.” Jeremy’s eyes simmered with hostility and fury.
“Forgive me. Jeremy, for speaking without thinking.” Faking a guilty expression, Sophia chuckled. “I just wanted to introduce Allison to our guests today who might not know her.
*She was once our daughter¨Cin¨Claw after all. Even after the divorce, we can’t have people looking down on her because of her background.”
Sophia had craftily presented herself as Allison’s thoughtful mother¨Cin¨Claw. The guests murmured as they cast judgment*l glances at Alyssa.
Meanwhile, Liana and Betty were delighted at the turn of events. Not only did Sophia publicly announce that Allison was no longer with the Walsh Family, but she also affirmed Allison’s relationship with Jonah. She had effectively cut off any chance for Allison to get back with Jeremy.
“Thank you for your concern, Madam Sophia.” Allison smiled. “Even if I did not marry Jeremy, I would not be looked down upon. It made no sense to look down on me just because I came from a poor family in the countryside.”
Jeremy glowered at Alyssa in silence, wondering if she truly felt nothing about the status boost she received from their marriage.
Alyssa’s unassuming remark resonated with some of the guests.
“There’s nothing wrong with coming from a poor countryside family. My grandfather was a farmer with a net worth of 10 billion now!”
*Madam Sophia was belittling that lady with her remarks.”
“She’s not any better. If my memory serves me right, she was a washed¨Cup C¨Clist actress. Even a farmer is better than her!”
Sophia scowled in shame as she endured the humiliating comments. It appeared that Allison had defused the identity reveal with ease.
“Bravo! What’s wrong with being a country girl? In fact, I like mysell a humble and down¨Cto¨Cearth woman!” Landon chuckled and whispered into Alyssa’s ear, leaving her speechless at his cheeky remark.
At the same time, Jeremy simmered in anger at Landon and Alyssa’s Intimate interactions.
“Jeremy!” Liana glided over while lifting the hem of her dress and locked arms with him. “Don’t overthink it. Aunt Sophia only made that statement in Ms. Burton’s interest. She needed to make things clear to spare Ms. Burton any potential embarrassment. Don’t you agree?”
Jeremy had an unreadable look on his face as he stood stiffly in Liana’s hold. At the same time, the guests expressed different opinions about the situation.
“It seems that Ms. Burton is in an awkward spot. She shouldn’t have attended the event because she’s divorced. She asked for it.”
“Did you miss that part where they said she attended on the Invitation of Mr. Walsh Senior? It shows that she’s still important to him even after the divorce.”
“That might not be true. She looks like she’s here to stir trouble. Who knows? Maybe she was being snide because she was upset at the divorce with the distinguished Mr. Walsh.”
“Allison, ignore the busybodies. They don’t know you at all.” Landon looked fierce, as though he was going to shut them down at any time.
“People are going to talk. It doesn’t bother me.” She smiled and dismissed the gossip with a big heart.
Liana thought she had come out on top when a deep, energetic voice echoed through the air. “Who is putting Allison in a tight spot?”
Sophia sald, “Lla, you’re his uranddaughter in law Go and give your grandpa a band,”
“Grandpa, I’ll help. Llana smiled demurely and walked up to Newton, but the faller Hasher a smile at Jeremy and Alyssa instead.
Jeremyl Allisonl Come over and help me out.” Not only that, Newton rolled his eyes al Javier. “Get out of my way. I’m tired of you. I prefer the company of youngsters. Their splits cheer me upl
Javier smiled bitterly and let go of his dad. Lana had stopped in her tracks, Red In embarrassment, the debated if she should stay put or walk up.
Forcing a smile, she silently cursed at Newton, “Old fall Why are you still hanging around?”
Alyssa glared at Jeremy, who happened to look in her direction. She quickly looked away after they exchanged glances, leaving him with the view of her cold side profile.
A little fazed, he pursed his lips and removed his daze from her. They walked side to side to Newton,
Everyone exchanged looks, feeling amused by Newton’s treatment of Llana, Sophia was filled with rage, as Newton’s action was a slap to her face apart from a humillation to Llana.
Despite that, she had to keep a smile on her face. After all, the dying old man remained the most powerful figure in the Walsh Group. Newton was a shareholder, and his words carried weight in the company. She dared not act out in front of him.
“Grandpa, you’re looking better. Your health bas Improved. This is great.” Alyssa held Newton affectionately with a genuine smile on her lace.
“That’s because I’m happy to see you. If I’m in a good mood, my health gets better!” Newton checked her out with kind eyes and nodded in Satisfaction. “Lovely! I have great taste Indeed. You look wonderful in this Vittorino dress I bought you. Better than those that show too much skin, don’t you think?”
Jeremy was shocked to learn that it was Newton who bought the dress for Allison. The guests finally saw the situation for what it was, and they regarded Llana differently. It turned out that Newton had been favoring Allison and dismissing Liana.
Despite the divorce between Allison and Jeremy, Newlon only showed interest in Allison, not Liana.
Liana lelt pressured under the scrutiny. Shame was eating away at her.
“Dad, since everyone’s here, let’s take a family photo.” Knowing that Newton loved photo¨Ctaking, Sophia dragged the stiff Liana along and politely requested Alyssa, “Allison, do you mind taking the photo for us?” 1
“Of course, I don’t mind.” Alyssa smiled graciously.
“More than a guest, she’s family! You don’t leave family out of family photos! Allison, here! Stand beside me.” Newton threw Sophia a scornful gaze. “I will take offense at anyone who makes Allison uncomfortable today.”
Sophia bit her lips and sent a look of help to Javier. Javier felt sorry to see his beloved wife being rebuked publicly, and so advised Newton in a hushed voice, “Dad, I know you like Allice, but she and
Jeremy are divorced. It’s not right to include her in our family photo.”
“She’s divorced. So what?” Newton furrowed his brows angrily. “I’ll adopt her as my granddaughter if need be! She is forever a Walsh!”
Alyssa was strongly touched by Newton defending her. Tears welled up in her eyes. Newton was the reason she couldn’t bring herself to cut all ties with the Walsh’s¨Cshe’d miss him sorely.
Liana was consumed by rage and almost passed out from the Intensity of her emotions. Everyone else was surprised by Allison who displayed such a charm apart from her beauty that Newton Walsh doted on her.
“Grandpa.” Jeremy felt uneasy at the idea that Newton wanted to adopt Allison as his granddaughter. “Stop making it awkward for Allison. She might not be on board with your good intentions.”
“Hmph! From the looks of it, you’re the one who’s against the Idea, not her.” Newton gave Jeremy a side¨Ceye. “Look at that frustration on your face after I brought it up! It’s a mood dampener!”