Reborn: Another Chance To Leave Up

 Chapter 29 Joshua, You Are Really Mean

Anaya's expression turned cold because she felt offended. "You broke it. Why do you want me to compensate you?"

 Mia was self-confident. "If you hadn't hit me, would the thing be broken?"

 Anaya looked straight at her coldly. There was no fear in her eyes. "You broke the crystal ball because you weren't looking at the road."

 "Nonsense! You hit me! Why don't you ask other people and hear their opinions?"

 As soon as Mia said that, the onlookers looked away, and no one was nosy.

 Mia was notoriously arrogant and unreasonable.

 Her brother Bryant was ruthless. If one was targeted by Mia, he would definitely suffer.

 Noticing that no one dared to interfere, Mia snorted and said arrogantly, "Look, everyone has tacitly agreed that you broke my thing!"

 "I saw that you hit her."

 The man's voice was cold as he said slowly.

 Anaya looked at Hearst in surprise.

 Mia might be angry with Hearst.

 Anaya and Hearst had only seen each other a few times, but he was actually defending her.

 Mia did not expect that someone would dare to embarrass her, and she looked displeased. "Who are you? How dare you slander me like this! Do you believe I will get someone to drive you out?"

 Hearst's gaze fell on Mia. Mia's eyes were emotionless, but she looked imposing and oppressive. "Try it."

 Mia was startled and didn't dare to refute.

 Mia's father finally noticed the situation and rushed over.

 He heard what Mia said to Hearst from afar, and his hands trembled slightly.

 "Dad, they caused trouble at my birthday party. You have to help me!" Mia said confidently when she saw him.

 She recounted what had just happened in detail.

 Alfred doted on his daughter, but today, he was unusually serious. He scolded her with a straight face, "I saw it over there. You were rude. Hurry up and apologize to Ms. Dutt!"

 Anaya was a little surprised.

 Anaya didn't expect Mia's father to be so polite and sensible since Mia was unreasonable.

 Mia said grudgingly, "Dad! Why are you siding with an outsider today? I am your daughter! I can't believe you are scolding me for someone irrelevant!"

 Alfred lowered his voice and roared, "Apologize!"

 "I won't! Anaya and the jerk said hurtful things to me. Why should I...?"

 A crisp slap sounded in the banquet hall.

 Silence ensued.

 Mia's face was slapped to the side, and there was a red mark on her cheek.

 Alfred doted on his daughter and regretted slapping her instantly.

 He looked at the man next to Anaya and finally scolded, "I have spoiled you! Why did you have to cause a scene on such an occasion?"

 Mia's father had never been so cruel to her. She felt greatly wronged, and tears immediately flowed out. "You have never hit me since I was a child. Today, you actually hit me for an outsider?"

 "Because you are being unreasonable!"

 Mia bit her lips hard. After a while, she said with hatred, "If you want to apologize, say it yourself. Anyway, I won't!"

 She glared at Anaya and turned to run.

 Alfred was rather helpless. He turned to look at Anaya and said, "Ms. Dutt, I'm really sorry. This girl has been spoiled by me."

 "It's fine. Ms. Tirrell is young, so she can be impulsive sometimes."

 Alfred comforted Anaya before leaving.

 Anaya thanked Hearst, "Thank you for speaking for me."

 His job had to rely on those rich young ladies. He had contradicted Mia for her, and it might be difficult for him to work in Paradise Nightclub.

 With that thought, Anaya added, "If you lose your job, you can come to my company to work. Although the treatment may not be as good as your current job, at least you can live a good life."

 Hearst was confused.

 A servant ran over and whispered something into his ear.

 Hearst nodded slightly and prepared to leave with the servant.

 Timothy ran out of the crowd and grabbed Anaya's hand. "Ms. Dutt, I heard you just had a dispute with Ms. Tirrell? Why didn't you call me and ask me to help you...?"

 As he spoke, he felt a gaze on his hand. NôvelDrama.Org holds © this.

 Timothy looked up and met Hearst's gaze. Timothy's heart skipped a beat, and he released Anaya.

 "It's not a big deal. It's all settled." Anaya did not notice there was something wrong with Timothy.

 She knew Timothy was not serious about it. It was impossible for him to really offend the Tirrell family for her.

 Timothy usually looked sloppy, but he was actually smart. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to okay while fighting with the Maltz family for so many years.

 Anaya continued to say, "I want to go back, okay?"

 Timothy had brought her here. She wanted to leave. Naturally, she should seek his opinion.

 Timothy watched Hearst leave. He swallowed and looked away. "I'll walk you."

 What the hell? He had never been so afraid of anyone before. How could he be intimidated by that man?

 "Thank you."

 Anaya turned around and saw Joshua standing on the side. She did not know when he had arrived.

 He didn't do anything and just watched coldly like the others.

 Anaya looked away and walked past him.

 He sneered, "That crystal ball is only a few thousand dollars. It can be solved by lowering your head and giving her some money. I don't know why you are so stubborn and make such a scene."

 Anaya stopped in her tracks. "If the person who was slandered just now was Lexie, I wonder if you would meddle with other people's business, Mr. Maltz."

 "You can't hold a candle to Lexie," Joshua said with disdain.

 "I never wanted to compete with her."

 "You don't have to. She is so much better than you."

 "How am I inferior to her?" Anaya laughed instead of getting angry.

 "In my eyes, she is better than you in every aspect." He looked at Timothy behind her and said in a colder tone, "But there is one thing you are better at. She is devoted to one man, unlike you, who changes your partner every day. You are an easy girl!"

 "Mr. Maltz, you are still so mean." Timothy took a step forward and walked to Anaya. He reached out and wanted to hold her hand. Then, he remembered Hearst's gaze. He retracted his hand resentfully.

 His tone was frivolous and carefree as he continued, "Ms. Dutt, why don't you date me? Although I'm a playboy, I treat women very well. At least I won't mock a woman like Mr. Maltz. He isn't like a gentleman at all."

 Joshua looked at him with displeasure.

 Ever since he saw Anaya holding Timothy at the door, Joshua had been displeased.

 Joshua suppressed his jealousy and asked, "Mr. Parkhurst, do you really care about her?"

 Timothy gave a wry smile. "Do I look like I'm joking?"

 Joshua sneered, "Mr. Parkhurst, your taste is quite unique. You actually like leftovers. Anaya is a divorced woman. But you treat her like a treasure..."

 Before he finished speaking, his face was suddenly splashed with a cold liquid.

 The waiter, who was passing by, felt that the tray in his hand was lighter. He turned his head and saw that the red wine on the tray was taken by a lady and was splashed on the man in front of her.

 Joshua was shocked for a few seconds and then became furious.

 This woman was really getting bolder. She actually dared to splash wine on him!

 Joshua turned his head, the veins on his forehead bulging.

 The moment he met Anaya's eyes, he was unable to vent any anger.

 Anaya usually didn't cry.

 She was a Dutt, born to be the center of attention.

 She was proud.

 So even when the Maltz family was suffering the most, she never shed tears in front of others.

 Her expression was calm, but the tears in her eyes betrayed her.

 This was the first time Joshua had seen her like this.

 She was stubborn but pitiful.

 She splashed him with red wine and handed the glass back to the waiter. Then she left without saying a word.

 Joshua stood rooted to the ground, his hands clenched into fists, a trace of regret rising in his heart.

 Timothy loved to see Joshua suffer the most, but at this moment, he couldn't laugh.

 He looked down on such behavior of hurting a woman.

 "Joshua, you are really mean!"

 After he finished cursing, he chased after Anaya.

 The onlookers discussed animatedly. Joshua looked daggers at them, and no one said another word.