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    Gasps echoed, quickly followed by a roar ofughter from the onlookers. People clutched their sides, nearly in tears fromughing so hard.


    Ynda recoiled, her expression twisted in disdain. Watching Katie fall like that made her physically cringe—she looked like she wanted to disappear into thin air. What a pathetic loser Katie was. She’d just gone to provoke Christina and ended up scaring herself half to death.


    Ynda didn’t even want to be seen near Katie, afraid she’d get humiliated too. At that moment, Brendon finally snapped out of his daze. Face tight with suppressed anger, he stepped forward and pulled Katie up from the floor.


    “Brendon…” Katie choked out, her voice breaking into sobs. She gripped his sleeve with trembling fingers, tears of humiliation streaming down her cheeks. Her head stayed bowed, too afraid someone in the crowd might recognize her. Katie was furious. She’de to find her Prince Charming and ended uppletely disgraced before she even stepped through the door. And such a massive embarrassment at that. After this, what heir from a decent family would still want to marry her? All her ns had gone up in smoke—and it was Christina’s fault. Damn her!<fn4e32> Official source is Find~Novel</fn4e32>


    Katie red at Christina, her eyes bloodshot with hatred. If looks could kill, Christina would’ve dropped dead on the spot.


    But Christina just stood there, still smiling—that same calm, infuriating smile. It was like pouring gasoline on a fire.


    Brendon froze for half a second. That smile was dazzling—it hit him like a ray of sunshine and left him momentarily breathless. But he quickly shoved the feeling aside. He had to stand up for his sister.


    Brendon’s expression turned cold as he looked Christina dead in the eye and said, “Apologize to Katie. Do it sincerely, and we’ll forget this happened.”


    She arched an eyebrow and shot back, “Why should I?” She looked at him like he’d just said the stupidest thing imaginable. “She tripped over her own feet. How exactly is that my problem? You’re really ming me for that? Is falsely using people a Dawson family tradition now?”


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    “If you hadn’t tried to hit her, would she have gotten so scared that she fell?” Brendon’s face darkened. He red at Christina.


    Christina scoffed. “Excuse me? Did you see me hit her?” She tossed her hair back. “I was just fixing my hair. She was the one who spewed nonsense and then tripped on her own stupidity. Serve her right for all the nder and belittling of others.”


    Christina’s tone was calm, her lips curled into a faint smile,pletely unfazed by Katie’s nderous words.


    “You—” Brendon’s voice caught in his throat. He was so mad that he couldn’t even finish the sentence.


    Katie clenched her jaw, practically chewing on the word bitch, but with all the influential guests watching, she had no choice but to swallow it.


    Just then, Ynda stepped forward, her voice dripping with false sweetness. “Christina, even though Katie told the truth and it maddened you, was it really necessary to speak so harshly?” She gave a dainty little sigh. “With your looks and your charm, shouldn’t you hold yourself to a higher standard? Such words rub negatively on your image.”


    Christina smirked. “What even counts as harsh when I’m simply stating the obvious?” she askedzily. “By your logic, no one should point out the ring truth or stop those morons from messing up this world, since harsh words sting, and they shouldn’t be uttered.”


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