StarNovelChapter 62
Carla's face alternated between red and pale with anger.
Tessa gently held Carla's hand, silently comforting the latter. She tilted her head slightly, a faint, mocking smile
on her lips as she looked at Yanis.
"What's shameful about being a housekeeper? It's honest work. Earning money with your own hands, not
stealing or cheating, is nothing to be embarrassed about.
"On the contrary, | think it's far more shameful for someone like you. Talentless, living off your husband's money,
spending your days playing poker, indulging in beauty treatments, and hoarding health supplements. That's
what | call shameful."
"You!" Yanis pointed a trembling finger at Tessa, her face betraying her rage.
Wendy hurried to pat Yanis' back, soothing her. "Mrs. Gomez, don't take her nonsense to heart. Don't let her
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Then, she turned, her expression dripping with disdain, and addressed Tessa. "Tessa, a housekeeper's daughter
is still just that. This banquet was organized by Mr. Somerton for his cousin, and the guests here are all high-
society elites. You, a penniless nobody, shouldn't be embarrassing yourself here."
Tessa's radiant smile only widened. "Oh? High-society elites? Then how did small-timers like your family manage
to get in?"
Wendy's composure completely shattered. Her anger boiled over.
"You're calling my family small-timers? You, a housekeeper's daughter, dare to look down on me?" "Aw, still
trying to ingratiate yourself with the Somerton family? With your family's status, you don't even qualify to be
their watchdog." Tessa arched an eyebrow, her tone dripping with sarcasm.
Wendy jabbed a furious finger at Tessa's face, her voice shaking with rage. "Are you crazy? You're taking out your
failure with Zachary on me? Hah, you couldn't keep a man, so now all you do is play word games with me.
Tessa chuckled lightly. "Zachary got into a fight and ended up in the hospital for me. Didn't you know?" Wendy
froze, utterly stunned. So, Zachary's injuries a few days ago were indeed because of Tessa. Yanis sneered, her
disbelief evident. "You? Don't flatter yourself."
"Mrs. Gomez, let's leave. Don't stoop to her level," Wendy said as she hooked her arm around Yanis'. Yanis, still
fuming, was worried about growing more upset and left with Wendy.
Even as Wendy mingled with the wealthy men at the banquet, her gaze kept drifting toward Tessa.
Finally, ten minutes later, an
opportunity presented itself. Tessa left the seating area to go to the
restroom. Wendy immediate eget
followed her.
Inside the restroom, Wendy brushed past Tessa deliberately, using the opportunity to slip her bracelet into
Tessa's handbag.
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The contact made Tessa
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uncomfortable, and she pushed Wendy away with a look of disgust. "The restroom is huge. Why do you have to
squeeze past me?
Wendy smirked, her plan now in motion. "What? Did your family build this restroom?"
Tessa sneered inwardly. How ironic. This entire estate, including the restroom, indeed belonged to her family.
Without another word, Wendy rolled her eyes and walked out.
A few minutes later, Wendy raised her voice in the banquet hall, claiming that her bracelet was missing.
Standing with a haughty expression, she confronted Tessa directly. "You stole my bracelet, didn't you?" Tessa
raised an eyebrow, amusement flickering in her eyes. "Are you sure it was me?"
"Who else could it be? You're the only housekeeper's daughter here. A penniless nobody like you is the only one
who would stoop to stealing an 80-thousand-dollar bracelet." Wendy crossed her arms and lifted her chin with an
air of arrogance.
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