the two-faced Adopted Girl Who Melted CEO's Ice-Cold Heart-Chapter 1016: Mr. Lan, Are You Disciplining My Fiancée on My Behalf?
The Landon Family clearly offended the Howard Family with this action. From now on, wherever there’s a Howard Family member present, the host probably won’t dare to invite the Landon Family. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
Mrs. Landon was so angry that she spoke without thinking, and when she realized it was the Howard Family members who had entered, her face turned pale. However, thinking of her relationship with the Shaw Family, she regained her confidence, ignored the Howard Family members, and interrogated Crystal: "Tell me what exactly happened."
Crystal was accustomed to her family’s attitude, but she didn’t expect her mother to be so blatant in front of outsiders. Looking at Pearl, who was still crying, she responded with a cold smile, "You can ask Pearl."
Pearl had woken up as soon as she was sent to the hospital, her mind in chaos. Crystal’s assertiveness was beyond her expectation. How can an eighteen-year-old girl be so aggressive? At this point, she could only insist that it was Crystal who poisoned her. After all, it was drug poisoning, and medicine could be purchased.
"Mom, I got poisoned from the hangover soup Crystal gave me, but I’m okay now. Richard injected me with the Detoxification Agent," Pearl said weakly from her hospital bed, and after speaking, tears silently rolled down her cheeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Landon were infuriated upon hearing this.
"What? You poisoned your sister? How could you be so ruthless?"
"You ungrateful girl, we’ve spoiled you rotten," Mr. Landon said, his face flushed with anger as he approached to discipline her.
Mr. Landon usually didn’t interfere in family matters, but he was obsessed with saving face. Hearing Pearl’s words, he felt humiliated and, regardless of the situation, was ready to beat Crystal to restore some of his dignity.
The Howard Family members were shocked upon hearing this, their eyes widened in disbelief. No wonder Crystal had such a bad reputation. With such indiscriminating parents, any child would become rebellious.
Hawk Howard’s face was grim as he pulled Crystal behind him.
Richard Shaw furrowed his brows so tightly they could tie a knot and spoke coldly, without a hint of amusement in his voice: "Mr. Landon, do you consider this a way to discipline my fiancée?"
After he spoke, Richard walked to the girl’s side, noticing that she maintained the same expression all night—cold, proud, unwilling to explain, and defiant. He felt a pang of heartache. To be honest, the situation was riddled with flaws. If Pearl thought she could tarnish Crystal’s reputation with impunity, it was simply an insult to everyone’s intelligence.
From the moment the young girl boldly asked for milk, Richard inexplicably trusted her. Later, when Crystal refused to let him hold Pearl, it already explained everything. Crystal saw it all more clearly than anyone else.
He always thought the Landon Family was an educated family that valued children’s upbringing. Indulging Crystal because of her grandmother supposedly made her arrogant, but now it seemed that wasn’t the case at all.
Mr. Landon was clueless and had continually failed in business ventures. The Shaw Family members were overly kind, leading him to instinctively choose his own dignity over their authority, sternly saying, "I’ve spoiled Crystal too much to let her do something like this. Richard, don’t get involved in this. I must discipline her properly today."
Mrs. Landon chimed in, "Yes, she needs to be properly disciplined, or who knows what she’ll do in the future."
The Howard Family couldn’t stand to listen any longer and sneered repeatedly. Richard had already claimed Crystal as part of the Shaw Family’s sphere. Could the Landon Family still control her? It’s unbelievable that such oblivious people still exist. No wonder the Landon Family, despite all efforts, couldn’t rise from their mediocre and awkward position in the social circle.
