“Thank you,” she managed to say, despite the difort.


    Bet, in his rush to free her, identally tugged at her hair again.


    “Ouch…” she murmured softly.


    Bet’s brow furrowed as he muttered, “I’m sorry…”


    Because her hair was tangled in his brooch, Ste ended up very close to Bet, almost as if she were resting against his chest.


    Just then, Joann arrived on the scene and caught sight of them in thatpromising position.


    “What… What are you doing?” Joann eximed, her voice piercing the air.


    Seeing Ste so close to Bet, Joann jumped to conclusions, her anger boiling over with jealousy, imagining tearing Ste apart in her fury.


    Bet had just finished untying Ste’s hair from his brooch when she took a step back, creating a small space between them.


    As he turned around, his gaze fell upon Joann, who was rushing toward him with an urgency.


    With one hand casually tucked into his pocket, Bet’s voice held a note of impatience as he confronted her.


    “Why are you here?”


    Ste, standing a little to the side, felt a twinge of annoyance.


    It seemed that every time she was with Bet, Joann would appear as if on cue.


    She even harbored suspicions that Joann might have ced a tracker on him.


    Disinclined to deal with Joann’s crazy antics, Ste watched as Bet averted his gaze from the approaching figure.


    Just then, noticing Matthew’s car pulling up, Bet quickly said to Ste, “Mr.


    rk is here.


    Let’s catch up another time.


    ”


    Ste nodded and was about to leave.


    However, Joann blocked her path, asserting, “You can’t leave until you rify things!”


    Ste’s brow furrowed in displeasure.


    “Miss Crawford, who are you to demand exnations from me?”


    “You…” Joann’s face darkened.Original from N?velDrama.Org.


    Ste was not in the mood to argue or entertain her grievances.


    She responded icily, “If my memory serves me right, Mr.


    Lowell has already broken off your engagement.


    You two have no ties anymore.


    Miss Crawford, you have no right to meddle in his affairs.


    Not only have you failed to understand why he ended things, but you’ve also been hounding him relentlessly.


    Such unreasonable behavior will only deepen his disdain for you.


    ”


    “You bitch! What did you just say?” Joann’s voice cracked with fury.


    Ovee with anger, she raised her hand to p Ste, but Bet was quick to intervene.


    “Enough!” Bet’s shout echoed sharply.


    He stared at Joann with rising irritation.


    “Can you stop this madness?”


    It was a rare sight for Joann to witness Bet truly angry.


    His sudden fury sent a shiver down her spine, leaving her trembling.