Chapter 759
In the next moment, amid the gasps from the crowd, Leticia splashed champagne right in Sophie’s face.
“Leticial”
Odie’s expression darkened as he immediately pulled Sophie behind him. “Get upstairs!” he ordered coldly.
Ignoring Odie, Leticia’s eyes locked onto Sophie, who was half–hidden behind him. “I heard you’re from Devonport, and your family recently went bankrupt, right?” she said, her voice as sweet as a nightingale’s but laced with sarcasm,
The onlookers leaned in, eager to know who Sophie really was.
Leticia disregarded his command. Odie’s mood soured even more, and he shot a frosty glance at Daniel. Daniel began to tremble, filled with regret as he watched Leticia’s antics.
He should never have made Leticia the Gibbs family lady. Now, not only had they failed to ingratiate themselves with the Minton family, but they had also raised a loose cannon!
His initial plan was to dump Leticia at a hotel and then find an excuse to kick her out of the house. But now, with the situation spiraling out of control, he wondered how they were going to manage the fallout.
With the tension mounting, Daniel had no choice but to walk up to Leticia and grab her arm. “Your injury hasn’t healed yet. What are you doing causing a scene? Go upstairs!”
“I won’t!” Leticia snapped, shaking off his hand. She leaned close to Daniel’s ear, her tone mischievous. “Dad, what do you think Odie would do if I aired your dirty laundry right here? Would he be so mad he’d want to kill me? Would he regret throwing me down the stairs?”
“What are you planning? Don’t do anything reckless!” Daniel panicked. He had always indulged Leticia because she knew too much about their secrets.
The current status of the Minton and Gibbs families owed a lot to Leticia’s bedroom skills. If she were to spill their scandals, it would be a disaster for both families!
Ignoring Daniel, Leticia turned back to Odle and Sophie, a sly smile playing on her lips. “Ms. Sophie, don’t mind me. I was just rambling. Odie has always had high standards, how could he possibly fall for a down–and–out Cinderella? Right, everyone?”
She raised her voice, and the crowd quickly echoed her sentiment.
“Today is a great day for the Gibbs and Burke families‘ collaboration. I have prepared a special piano plece for Mr. Burke. I hope he will enjoy it.”
Leticia sauntered over to James, her words and gaze dripping with flirtation.
James said nothing, but Leticia, emboldened, took his hand. “Mr. Burke, would you do me the honor of playing a duet with me?”
Under the crowd’s watchful eyes, James didn’t refuse and followed Leticia to the piano.
Leticia sat deliberately close to James, the air between them thick with flirtatious tension, a seduction few men could resist.
Sophie frowned slightly.
Why had Leticia suddenly set her sights on James? What was she up to?
Odie, completely uninterested in whether Leticia was flirting with other men, turned to Jonah. “Jonah, take Sophie upstairs for a shower and a