They both chatted away but all of a sudden, there was an uproar at the entrance.
The Roberts family had arrived.
Their car pulled up, and three women of different ages stepped out.
Their make-up was stunning.
Lucinda watched from a distance but couldn’t help but gaze at the woman standing to the right of Amanda.
“That’s Tess, the heir to the Green family. I heard she just got back from overseas,” Presley said when she noticed Lucinda’s gaze.
Lucinda stayed quiet and pursed her lips in thought.
Whispers started swirling around as the three ladies made their entrance.
“I didn’t think that Mr. Roberts wouldn’t show up here. Word on the street is that something happened to him. Did he die?”
“No way! Imagine these ladies took over the reins! The Roberts family would crumble without him!”
Although the people were whispering among themselves, Amanda, Vivien and Tess could still hear their words clearly.
The hotheaded Vivien burst with indignation.
“What the hell are you talking about? My brother is still alive and kicking! How dare you say that he’s dead, you clueless bastard?”
“Don’t bother arguing with them, Vivien,” Amanda interjected.
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“The Roberts family has a powerful background. Their slanderous claims can do nothing to us.”
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Although she was just as outraged by what the busybodies had said, she was careful to maintain her graceful and magnanimous image in the public.
It hadn’t been that long since the Roberts family had a falling out with the Turner family, thanks to the cancelled engagement. As such, it wasn’t that surprising that people began speculating on the reasons why Nathaniel was nowhere to be seen.
But Amanda refused to let that get her down. She had deliberately dressed up today for the sole purpose of asserting her family’s unfaltering dominance in the social scene.
“But mom,” Vivien began in a whining tone.
She had always been a spoiled brat. There was no way she was going to stand for such insults.
Ignoring her mother, she opened her mouth to yell at the gaggle of women, but before she could utter a word, her wrist was grabbed by the woman next to her.
Tess leaned close and whispered something in her ear.
Whatever she said made Vivian turn and glance at the second floor.
Sure enough, there stood Lucinda, with Presley next to her.