NovelBookChapter 526 "You think I'd be foolish enough to make the smistake twice?" Juan's cold, sharp words hit Hester like a slap, leaving her stunned.
"I didn't drink that wine. And the person who cto your room that night wasn't me. Do you needto spell it out for you before you'll stop this?" For the past few days, Melody had arranged for Hester to stay at the Nichols family's ancestral home, hoping she'd familiarize herself with the household.
A few days ago, Hester had drugged a glass of wine and sent it to Juan's study, thinking she'd trap him. But Juan had known all along that it was a schorchestrated by Melody.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtTo save Melody from embarrassment, he had Joe switch the wine ahead of tand send Hester away before anything could happen.
As for what happened next, Juan had no idea, but one thing was certain. The person who went into Hester's room that night wasn't him, "That's impossible! Melody toldthat..." Hester stammered in disbelief.
"Melody told you that Juan cto your room because he's interested in you?" Debra interrupted, stepping forward. "Oh, sweetheart, did you actually believe that one day Melody would step in and make Juan marry you?" The truth was that Melody had only ever used Hester to keep Juan distracted. Now that Juan and Debra's remarriage had been publicly announced, Hester had outlived her usefulness as a pawn, "If you want answers, I think you should ask Melody herself. I'm sure she'll tell you the truth," Debra added coolly.
Hester couldn't accept it. She backed away and bolted toward the elevator. The maids, worried she might cause a scene, quickly followed her inside.
Juan pressed his lips into a thin line. "Debra..." "You don't need to explain anything to me. I know you. You don't make the smistake twice," Debra said. "But for the sake of our agreement, I do hope you'll keep the women around you in check. Don't draginto unnecessary . And if you really can't resist, at least be discreet." She gave him a polite, distant smile that felt like a wall between them.
"Does it have to be like this between us?" "There shouldn't be anything between us at all. We're practically strangers, aren't we?" Other than their marriage on paper, there was nothing left between them. The tension was thick as they stepped into the elevator, neither saying a word. The silence stretched until Juan broke it.
"Earlier, in the ancestral hall, why did you mention my grandfather?" Juan had always been perceptive, and Debra readily covered it with a lie.
"I was just curious, that's all. Your family business is huge. I'm impressed your grandfather built it from the +25 BONUS Chapter 526 ground up.
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Though Juan's father had been the one to truly dominate Seamar City, and Juan had taken the family to new heights, no one could deny the foundation laid by his grandfather. "It wasn't built by my grandfather." "What?" The elevator doors slid open. Juan stepped out, but Debra hurried after him, the uncertainty gnawing at her.
*I remember that the Nichols family were considered upstarts in the last Upstarts in the last century Back then, there weren't many who rose that quickly." f
She had been digging into the Nichols family's history for a while now. Juan, always quick to pick up on subtleties, glanced at her. "You NO seem unusually interested in the past today.
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