That loud slap stunned everyone.
For a moment, it was dead silent. Then I heard someone swallow hard.
"Who is that? She just slapped Mr. Ford?"
Someone who knew what was going on whispered, "That's the Ross family. They keep a low profile, but they're one of Minton's old-money elites."
"The Ford family? Please. Just new money. Without the Ross family backing them, they'd be nothing."
Adrian heard it too. His face turned ugly.
Normally, anyone who dared humiliate him wouldn't last until the next day.
But now, standing in front of Grace Ross, his arrogance shrank.
A flash of suppressed anger crossed his face. He took a deep breath and looked at my mom.
"Grace, what's going on? Tessa's been recovering overseas just fine. I even visited her last month. Did something happen?"
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