Chapter 149: Chapter 149

Julian Hawthorne raised an eyebrow slightly, then lowered his head to kiss her, "Just talking? Mrs. Hawthorne, what if I make your lips swell..."

Paige Sterling covered his mouth, "It’s not just talk! I’m sincere!"

Look, Paige was even more stubborn than him. If he didn’t get serious, she wouldn’t tell the truth.

But Julian still didn’t let her go, taking advantage of no one being around, he pulled her onto the balcony.

Skylar Hughes stared wide-eyed as the two of them lost themselves in kisses on the balcony, her fingernails almost digging into her palms.

Sure enough, everything she cared about always ended up being snatched away by Paige Sterling!

She cared about Jared Sullivan as her father, and Paige came back to steal all of Jared’s attention and affection.

She liked Julian Hawthorne, and Paige went ahead and seduced Julian.

Paige clearly took everything that belonged to her, yet she acted as if it was all so natural!

Skylar returned to her girlfriends with an unpleasant expression.

Her girlfriends saw her expression and thought Paige had bullied her, considering Paige so brazen that with just a word from Skylar, they would go and help her teach Paige a lesson.

Skylar coldly curled her lips without speaking.

Could they make Paige disappear? Could they make Paige suffer?

No, they could only do trivial things, unable to harm Paige in the slightest.

Even Helen Hale, when dealing with Paige, ended up being messed up by her miserably.

Paige and Julian soon returned to the ballroom.

Her cheeks were flushed, making her features look even more radiant.

Summer Xavier came over looking for her, and upon seeing her, ran over, immediately drawn to Paige’s face.

Since Summer Xavier had lightened her skin, she felt quite confident about her skin condition.

But compared to Paige, she suddenly felt a sense of self-consciousness, thinking how could she be so rough.

She couldn’t help but reach out to pinch Paige’s face, but Julian blocked her.

She boldly glared at Julian.

What’s wrong with her touching her Paige? What gives this man the right to stop her?

She angrily pulled Paige to one side.

"This Julian is just too much!"

Paige agreed with a couple of hums, indeed too much, he had smudged her lipstick, causing her to have to sneakily touch it up.

Summer Xavier saw Paige being so nonchalant, and glared at her, "Can you be more thoughtful?"

Summer Xavier was speechless, thinking how could Paige be interested in such an oddball like Julian? He always wore gloves, never interacted with people, completely like a recluse.

Paige with Julian, she’d be better off having a sapphic relationship with her.

And at this time, Skylar’s group of girlfriends still had their eyes on Paige.

One girl suddenly said, "I just heard in the bathroom that the necklace Paige is wearing on her neck seems to be Mrs. Chambers’s. It’s rumored online that she even got involved in Mrs. Chambers’s marriage, becoming a mistress, so how could Mrs. Chambers give her necklace to someone who breaks up her marriage? So do you think, Paige’s necklace, could it be stolen from Mrs. Chambers?"

"No way, this is at a banquet, would she dare be so brazen?"

"Maybe she’s blatantly provoking Mrs. Chambers? Mrs. Chambers, being from a wealthy family, wouldn’t argue with a mistress but in her heart must hate her. Why don’t we expose this, Mrs. Chambers would surely be delighted."

"Right, if we stir things up, everyone will know her true nature. See if she dares to show up at such occasions again? What capital does she have to be arrogant then?"

"But the banquet is hosted by the Sterling Family. If we stir things up, it might spoil their mood, and if the Sterling Family holds a grudge against us."

"But isn’t Skylar here? She’s a Sterling Family’s eldest daughter; if she says a few words for us, won’t that settle it? Right Skylar?"

By then we can embarrass Paige while also appeasing Mrs. Chambers, how great is that?

Skylar at this moment was lost in her own thoughts, completely oblivious to what they were saying.

Those few asked Skylar, Skylar only vaguely nodded.

They thought Skylar also agreed with their plan and suddenly became excited.

With Skylar, the daughter of the Sterling Family, backing them, they had nothing to fear; Jared Sullivan definitely wouldn’t bother holding it against them.

So a few girls approached Paige, stared at her necklace for a while, and even took a picture with their phone to search online.

The necklace’s origin was quite unusual; it was auctioned by Uncle Chambers at an event and gifted to his wife, so there was news online.

Indeed, this was Mrs. Chambers’s possession.

Now Paige would have a bad time.

Paige noticed someone zeroing in on her, looked back, and met the excited eyes of those few girls, as if discovering a new continent.

She squinted; these were Skylar’s friends.

What was Skylar instigating them to do this time?

Then those girls approached her and said, "Miss Sterling, your necklace is really beautiful, I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere before?"

Another girl immediately chimed in, "Oh, I remember now, isn’t this the necklace Mr. Chambers auctioned a while ago and said he was gifting to his wife? There’s even a news story."

She pulled out the news story and enlarged the picture, "Everyone look, isn’t it this necklace."

Everyone was baffled, so what if it was this necklace?

"Miss Sterling, this necklace, is it the one in the picture?"

Paige looked at the girl expressionlessly, "So what if it is?"

"So you’re admitting it?"

Unexpectedly, Paige showed zero signs of a guilty conscience and dared to admit it.

Being a mistress so arrogantly, Paige surely was a first.

Sacrificing her face entirely, no wonder she could play so many outstanding men effortlessly.

But alas, after today, Paige was about to be finished.

No man would like a woman who likes to steal things and behaves poorly.

Such a woman by their side would only bring them shame.

"Admit the necklace belongs to Mrs. Chambers?"

It originally belonged to Mrs. Chambers.

Paige never thought of it as her own; after all, it was a memorial gift from Uncle Chambers to Aunt Chambers, something of commemorative value. After the banquet, she surely intended to return it to Aunt Chambers.

"What are you trying to say?"

"I just want to ask Miss Sterling, why is Mrs. Chambers’s necklace around your neck? You better not tell me Mrs. Chambers gave it to you, because the resentment between you and Mrs. Chambers is well known, I don’t believe Mrs. Chambers would be that gracious?"

Many present knew Paige’s identity, hearing this, were baffled.

Aunt gifting her niece something, what’s wrong with that?

And they hadn’t heard of any animosity between Mrs. Chambers and Paige, where did such resentment come from?

And these few girls, where did they come from? They were clumsily demanding explanations from others, where were their manners?

Skylar took a long time to realize what her friends had done.

Though she wanted Paige humiliated, clearly such a thing couldn’t humiliate Paige; the ones embarrassed would only be her friends.

Once people knew these girls were her guests, her, the Sterling Family’s stepdaughter targeting Paige, wouldn’t that be confirmed?

Then how would others view her?

Jared Sullivan would likely think she planned it.

This bunch would ruin things rather than accomplish them!

Skylar with a green face went over, forcing a smile, making an excuse, claiming it was a misunderstanding, and tried to pull them away.

But they pushed Skylar aside, saying, "Skylar, don’t worry, we’re sure to reveal Paige’s true colors for you, won’t let everyone be deceived by her!"

Immediately the entire crowd’s gaze on Skylar changed.

Skylar sensing those gazes, "...!!" Damn it! Who the hell asked for your help! ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱

But now she was completely pulled by the "well-intentioned" ladies, unable to struggle or curse them out in such a setting, only watching the situation unfold, her face getting more and more unpleasant.