Chapter 155: Chapter 155

Jared Sullivan was very pleased, "Young people, I have high hopes for you all."

A few young journalists, wasn’t this just saying he’d be keeping an eye on them in the future?

Life was really tough for them.

They looked around for Skylar Hughes and her friends but found them nowhere in sight.

Oh no, could Jared have taken care of them?

With this thought, they felt their future was even bleaker.

Meanwhile, Jared walked smilingly to his daughter.

Paige Sterling saw his grin and twitched her mouth, "Dad, you didn’t threaten them, did you?"

Jared Sullivan said, "Nonsense, how could your dad be that kind of person?"

Paige laughed inwardly, her dad could indeed be shameless when he tried.

At this time, Mr. Xavier and Mrs. Xavier approached Jared and Paige.

Mr. Xavier exchanged pleasantries with Jared, while Mrs. Xavier was somewhat uneasy beside him. When they finished speaking, she smiled and said, "Paige, I want to apologize to you here. Last time was all just a misunderstanding by me."

Jared Sullivan looked puzzled and asked, "What misunderstanding?"

Mrs. Xavier thought Paige would have told Jared, but seeing Jared’s reaction, it seemed Paige hadn’t mentioned it.

Mrs. Xavier couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, saying, "It’s nothing, just a little misunderstanding. I haven’t seen you in years, Paige, and almost didn’t recognize you at first glance."

Paige just smiled politely without saying anything.

Mrs. Xavier wanted to bring over her son Austin Xavier to foster some feelings with Paige, but upon glancing over, she realized her son was nowhere to be seen.

She said, "Oh dear, where has Austin gone to?"

She glanced at Jared with a probing look, saying, "These two children have grown up together since they were little, their feelings have gradually deepened, hehe..."

Jared didn’t say a word, just smiled.

Paige said, "Dad, Julian Hawthorne is looking for me. I’ll head over."

Jared nodded, "Go ahead, go ahead."

Mr. Xavier and Mrs. Xavier exchanged glances, Mrs. Xavier showing some displeasure in her eyes.

What did Jared mean by this?

Could it be he favored Julian Hawthorne more?

Weren’t they at odds with The Hawthorne Family?

Paige walked over to Julian Hawthorne, seeing him holding a wine glass silently, she asked, "What’s the matter?"

Julian Hawthorne glanced over at Jared and Mr. and Mrs. Xavier, "The Xavier Family has designs on you."

Paige also glanced in that direction, "It’s not me they’re after but The Sterling Family."

Paige was very aware that she was the only daughter of The Sterling Family. Mrs. Xavier had her eyes set on her, always assuming she was their daughter-in-law.

Previously, Jared had thought this way too, so he hadn’t directly refused The Xavier Family.

Jared should know what to do.

Sure enough, shortly after, Jared was speaking privately with Mr. Xavier, while Mrs. Xavier walked away with a smile.

A while later, Mr. Xavier glanced at Julian and Paige, and his smile became somewhat strained.

He had constantly eyed The Sterling Family’s wealth, but ultimately The Hawthorne Family had swooped in. His feelings were obvious.

Paige looked at Julian Hawthorne, "Are you angry about this too?"

Julian Hawthorne looked at her, "They’re after my wife; I have no reason to be angry?"

Paige nodded. "Of course, of course, go ahead and be angry, I’ll be leaving now."

After saying this, Paige really turned to leave.

Julian Hawthorne grabbed her wrist, pursed his lips, and looked at her.

Paige flashed a smile, noticing no one was paying attention, she tiptoed and pinched Julian’s cheek.

"Mr. Hawthorne, can’t you ever be not sour for a day?"

Just like a cat whose fur had been smoothed out, Julian Hawthorne’s expression suddenly softened.

Mrs. Chambers saw this scene and quietly said to Uncle Chambers, "Hey, why do you think Paige ended up liking someone from The Hawthorne Family?"

Uncle Chambers said, "So she did, what’s wrong with that?"

Mrs. Chambers nudged him, "You know about that Mrs. Hawthorne..."

Uncle Chambers chuckled, "Since Julian Hawthorne dares to marry our Paige, he’s naturally prepared. In other words, even if Julian Hawthorne can’t handle it, there’s always divorce. It’s not like the Sterling daughter would have trouble finding a man." Google seaʀᴄh 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✦𝓷𝓮𝓽

Right now, forcibly stopping Paige from being with Julian Hawthorne would be meaningless.

It’s better to go with the flow. Whether Paige and Julian Hawthorne can go the distance or not, Paige wouldn’t have any regrets.

Mrs. Chambers thought it over, "If it weren’t for Mrs. Hawthorne, Julian would indeed be an outstanding young man worthy of Paige."

As she was speaking, Skylar Hughes walked over to her, looking apprehensive.

Uncle Chambers gave a slight smile and walked away.

Such girls were better handled by Mrs. Chambers. He wasn’t fit to deal with such matters being a man.

Mrs. Chambers frowned, "I’ve already said, I only have one niece, Paige. Miss Hughes, did you forget?"

After the previous scene, even Yvette Hughes felt embarrassed and had left.

Unexpectedly, Skylar persisted in staying until now without leaving.

This made Mrs. Chambers take Skylar Hughes seriously. To endure this long showed her unusual persistence towards The Sterling Family’s wealth.

Skylar Hughes didn’t dare to call Mrs. Chambers aunt anymore, biting her lip she said, "Aunt, this is really a misunderstanding, I didn’t ask them to do that, please believe me..."

Mrs. Chambers didn’t speak; the facts were evident. She wanted to see how Skylar would explain herself.

Skylar Hughes saw that Mrs. Chambers wasn’t stopping her, and said, "Aunt, you know Paige has always been low-key. People don’t know her identity. I didn’t dare say anything for fear Paige would be angry. There have been rumors about Paige online, I didn’t dare explain much, and they just misunderstood..."

Mrs. Chambers countered, "So this is Paige’s fault? It has nothing to do with you?"

Skylar realized the tone had shifted, and quickly said, "No, it’s my fault. I befriended this group carelessly, Aunt, you should blame me..."

Mrs. Chambers found it funny; if Skylar was so sincere, she’d be apologizing to Paige instead.

"Miss Hughes, you should apologize to Paige rather than to me."

She wasn’t interested in dealing with Skylar’s petty schemes.

Skylar had many ideas even when she was young. Mrs. Chambers had noticed early on and thought she’d outgrow it. But instead, she grew worse.

Secretly causing trouble for Paige like that.

Mrs. Chambers continued, "We’ve all seen the kind of person you are. Explaining to me won’t help. See if Uncle Sterling is willing to believe you."

Would Jared Sullivan ever trust Skylar Hughes?