Chapter 1758 Create Opportunity
“I’m here to look for my husband. What are you doing here?” I feigned ignorance and sounded impatient. On the surface, I was set up by Nathaniel and had no choice but to take his side, but it was him who had ruined my perfect husband after all, so of course, I would resent him.
I was not a kind woman. Nathaniel would soon discover that I could compromise, but I would always look down on him for what he had done.
“Who gave you the courage to be so impudent? There’s not even one person backing you up now,” Nora sneered.
“I’m a lot better than someone who can’t even draw lines between the good and bad.”
Although the Oberick family had not been doing well over the years, they still had a good reputation. Every heir of the Oberick family was upright and dignified. It was most likely that Nora had forgotten how admirable she used to be.
Rebecca grew up without a family, so it was understandable if she could not distinguish right from wrong. On the contrary, Nora was born into a wealthy family and had a fine education. But because of Armond, a man who had done all kinds of evil deeds, she stooped to join forces with Nathaniel.
She had the chance to live a meaningful life, but she had chosen the opposite. Such people were not worthy of sympathy.
“Who has the right to determine who’s right or wrong? I’m bad, but I was willing to take risks with my children for you and your husband’s sake. On the contrary, you pretended to be righteous but separated me from my children. Is this the so-called justice?” uttered Nora emotionally. Moments later, she gradually calmed down and lowered her head. “I truly despise people like you. Now that you’ve met your karma, it’s sufficient to prove that I’m right.”
“Not necessarily so.” Unwilling to admit defeat, I held my chin up.
Just then, the elevator door opened. Ashton, John, and Emma were inside.
Emery winked at me. Everyone had arrived.
Ashton was impassive as usual. His gaze landed upon me for just a second before he turned his head away. Upon coming out of the elevator and seeing Nathaniel and Nora, he stopped dead in his tracks. He looked around and asked in a muffled voice, “Why is everyone standing here?”
“We just happened to run into each other,” answered Emery.
“Since everyone is here, we should just have dinner together,” said Nathaniel decisively. No one at the scene dared to refute him.
Lowering his head, Ashton pondered for a short while and agreed, “Whatever.”
With that said, he walked past Emery and me and headed toward the private room. Nathaniel and Nora followed behind him.
When John moved ahead of me while holding Emma’s hand, he tapped on the back of my hand while no one was watching as if he was filming a spy movie, and that minor action was the secret code between us.
However, Emery was observant and noticed it right away. Folding her arms across her chest, she shook her head and quipped, “Jeez, it’s almost time to go on stage, but both of you are still acting like a child.”
“This is John’s ability. By butting in on the matter, he’s helped to create an opportunity for us.”
In actuality, I hoped that Ashton could be less serious sometimes, but he was not the languid and carefree type. Moreover, he received far more attention than John. If he had really done something, Nathaniel would have wiped the floor with us.
“That’s true,” agreed Emery. “Maybe we can take advantage of the messy situation.”
I kept quiet, reached out, and patted her arm lightly. “Let’s go. Or else we might miss the good show.”
When we entered the private room, everyone was already seated. John and Emma were sitting by the door, and Ashton was sitting opposite them. Nathaniel and Nora were sitting on Ashton’s left, and the seat on the right was empty, so I took that seat naturally.
