Unexpectedly Sweet Flash Marriage

Chapter 27 Victoria Was Humiliated

Chapter 27 Victoria Was Humiliated

Standing outside the door of le Charme, Ella called her driver to come and pick her up.

Ella glared at Victoria with disdain as she hung up the phone and said, "I can tolerate that you're a little scheming and love to show off. But, Victoria, what you did to Adeline was immoral! Legally speaking, you'll be punished for your actions. You have totally let me down. I hope you won't call me again in the future."

Ella walked away without looking back.

Those women who had been left behind exchanged glances before shouting at Ella's back.

"Ella, please give us a ride."

"By the way, I know there's a nice country food restaurant around here. How about we have dinner there?"

Those women caught up with Ella, leaving Victoria standing in place with a grim face.

Victoria could hear those women talking about her as they walked away.

"Was that girl Victoria's daughter-in-law before?"

"Yeah! Oh, you just noticed that?"

"Oh, my God! Victoria got humiliated in front of her ex-future daughter-in-law! I bet she's going to lose her mind from anger."

Victoria was so angry that she couldn't control her expression. She angrily dialed Kevin Baker's number after getting into her car.

Victoria got right to the point after Kevin answered the phone, saying, "Someone is checking your bank account."

Kevin was still in the hospital despite his dislocated jaw had healed. His chubby frame shook with nervous excitement as he asked, "Who are you?"

"Well, it doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that we have a common enemy."

"Our common enemy?" Kevin frowned, holding his still-aching jaw, and asked, "Who are you talking about?"

But he assumed that the man she was referring to was the one who had beaten him up earlier that evening at the restaurant.

He asked many people to look for who that man was, but he never found any valuable clues.

"Our common enemy," Victoria said with a sneer, "Is the man who beat you up that day. He's the reason why you're in the hospital now."

"Who the hell is he? I've been looking for him these days, and I really want to punch him hard in the face! I can't believe he's looking into my bank account!"

"Kevin, you had better watch your mouth. Adeline's husband is not someone you want to mess with. Have you ever heard of him? He is Curtis Riley, also known as Mr. Riley. Everyone in Prodiff reveres him!"

"What? Are you talking about Mr. Riley?" said Kevin, stunned with fear. He sat up in bed shivering, his face turning pale. After recalling the man's expression from that night, he believed Victoria's words even more.

"It's him. Adeline slept with her fiancé's uncle Curtis Riley and then married him. Didn't you all try to assault Adeline once? What are the odds do you think that Curtis will let you off the hook? You should hurry up and figure out how to protect yourself!"

Kevin broke out in a cold sweat. He asked, "Well... And how should I defend myself, in your opinion?"

"The solution is quite simple. Find something to use as a threat against Curtis and strike a deal with him. He'll stop investigating you that way."

Kevin wiped the sweat from his brow and began to ponder. "But I have nothing to threaten him with! People wouldn't be afraid of Curtis if he were easily threatened!"

Victoria let out a slow grin, knowing that Kevin was now safely caught in the trap she'd set. "If you have nothing useful to offer, you can make them. Just do what I say. All you have to do is..."

Kevin hung up his phone after listening to Victoria's advice. He spat on the ground and shouted, "I know you want me to die instead of you, you bitch! You're viperous!"

He lacked the guts to tell the world that Adeline had slept with her fiancé's uncle.

He was well aware that Victoria wanted him to take the blame for spreading the word, but he wasn't stupid enough to comply.

Her other suggestion, on the other hand, sounded pretty solid to him.

Kevin rubbed his chin and slightly narrowed his eyes. He made a decision and then called a few people to make plans.

Adeline, who was having dinner at le Charme, had no idea that she would soon face yet another complex challenge.

The waiters brought exquisite French dishes to the table one by one.

Melissa beamed broadly, thumbed her approval at Curtis, and exclaimed, "Mr. Riley, you're such a badass! Did you notice how Logan's mom was blushing? Wow, that's awesome! Here's some good news, by the way. I've decided you're good enough to be my best friend's boyfriend."

"You don't have to address me as 'Mr. Riley'. You can call me by my first name since you're Adeline's best friend."

Curtis's actions were graceful as he lifted the wine glass to his lips. He stood out from the crowd of wealthy young men in the city as the most refined and elegant.

Melissa was stunned by his dignified demeanor.

Even though she was a girl, she thought she was much ruder in her manners than he was.

Melissa dipped her head slightly out of shame. After some thought, she said, "It's not appropriate for me to call you by your first name, but I have a great idea! Since Adeline is a year older than me, I'll refer to you as 'Mr. Curtis' from now on!"

Curtis nodded gently.

He was very good at detecting people's personalities.

Melissa came across as innocent, sincere, and kind, so he didn't consider her a bad person.

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Curtis asked him to sit down next to Melissa and introduced him to her, "This is Steffen Degen. He's my assistant and also a friend of mine."

As a straightforward person, Melissa replied while still eating, "I know. We met earlier in the car."

Curtis advised Steffen with a thoughtful expression, "You should ask Ms. Park for her phone number so you can call her later. You can ask for her help in the future since you didn't do well in school."

Melissa immediately took out her phone and glared at Adeline as she knew she was about to say something.

Adeline smiled and decided not to tell the guys that Melissa was a gym teacher.

"Perhaps Curtis is trying to set Melissa and Steffen up!" she reasoned.

Adeline had no idea that Curtis was only doing this because he wanted Steffen to be able to contact Melissa at any time. Thus, he would be able to track Adeline's movements at school in the future.

Curtis would be able to intervene if anyone were to bully Adeline immediately.

Steffen quickly got Melissa's cell phone number.

The four of them had a pleasant meal.

Steffen drove Melissa back home after dinner while Adeline and Curtis took a car to her apartment.

Adeline was distracted by a loud noise while the car was stopped at a red light.

A DIY store was having a sale, and many employees were dressed as cartoon characters to sell the products to passersby.

When a sales clerk noticed Adeline's gaze, he boldly approached her and slipped a flyer through the car window.

"If you're interested, Madam, our shop has a mystery box do-it-yourself activity. There is one stone in mystery boxes, like agate, jade, and marble. All of those stones have lovely patterns. You and

your boyfriend can engrave your names in our store after you get your stones from the boxes. It's very meaningful."

Adeline's hand gripping the flyer trembled violently as soon as the sales finished speaking. Her mind flashed back to when Logan ran up to her like a fool with a stone he had dug from the ground.

"Adeline, this is a stone I discovered near the archaeological pile when I started my job, and I carved your name on it. Happy birthday, Adeline."

Adeline was heartbroken when she saw the cuts on Logan's fingers while taking the stone.

On the other hand, Logan hid his hand from her and asked, "Do you like this birthday present?"

"Of course."

Adeline was distressed by her memories.

Curtis abruptly asked her, "What's wrong?"