Chapter <b>500 </b>
Mnie looked <b>as </b>full of herself <b>as </b>ever. Vi’s heart immediately twisted in her chest.
Henry’s expression darkened the moment he saw Vi. He looked directly at Eugene and demanded, “Who asked <b>you </b>to bring her here?”
Eugene said in a low <b>voice</b><b>, </b>“She wanted to wish you on your birthday.”
Vi immediately took two steps forward and said cutely<b>, </b>“Mr. Henry<b>, </b>I heard that it’s your birthday <b>today</b>, so I made a cake for you. I wish you good health and a long life.”
Henry’s <b>brows </b>were tightly knitted together. Most of the other guests‘ gifts were worth thousands of dors. No one had ever given him a homemade cake before<b>. </b>
<b>To </b>make things worse, he had high blood sugar, so he could not even eat the cake.
However, she was technically still his guest, <b>so </b>he could not just explode at her. He just gave Vi a long look. “Alright. Have a seat.”
When Vi heard his reply, she thought that Henry was touched by her gift. She smiled sweetly and was about to respond when Henry continued, “Eugene, why aren’t you sitting down?”
Vi took a look. There was only one seat left beside Henry<b>, </b>but Mnie was sitting next <b>to </b>it.
Her face fell. Mnie looked up and caught her staring. She thought for a moment and tried to <b>get </b>up, but Henry stopped her.
“Mel, just sit there and celebrate my birthday with me.”
Since Henry had said <b>so</b>, Mnie sat back down. She did not turn around to look at she could vaguely <b>feel </b>her sharp gaze.
Vi, but
Henry was wise enough to read the room<b>, </b>but the same could not be said of Ste.
She looked up at Vi and snorted. “As expected of <b>a </b>peasant girl. You’re shameless enough to show up uninvited, and you only brought a measly homemade cake as a gift? How utterly cheap.”
Ste pointed at a cake box on the counter and sneered. “You see that cake? It came from a Michelin–starred patisserie. Why would I eat your unhealthy<b>, </b>inferior junk instead of that?”
Ste did not hold back <b>at </b>all. All the <b>color </b>drained from Vi’s face.
At <b>the </b>same time<b>, </b>Henry did not stop <b>Ste</b>. He just held Mnie’s hand and chatted with her softly.
It was only after <b>Ste </b>mocked <b>Vi </b>again <b>that </b>Henry spoke up indifferently, “That’s enough. Are <b>you </b>trying to ruin my <b>birthday</b>?”
Vi gritted her teeth and looked <b>at </b>Eugene. “Eugene, ”
Eugene’s expression did not change<b>, </b><b>but </b>his <b>eyes </b>were unusually dark. He looked at Vi and said in a low <b>voice</b>, <b>“</b><b>Get </b>changed first, then <b>see </b><b>if </b>you’re hurt anywhere<b>.</b><b>“</b>.
Vi’s eyes reddened and she was <b>about </b><b>to </b><b>cry</b>. <i>Sho </i><b>but </b>only Eugene <b>still </b><b>cared about </b>her.
<b>had </b>identally fallen on her way <b>here</b>,
Before she could cry<b>, </b>however<b>, </b><b>Ste </b>mmed the table again. <b>“</b>Your family <b>really </b>didn’t raise you well. This is a birthday celebration<b>, </b>a joyous <b>asion</b>! Why are <b>you </b>weeping like you’re at <b>a </b>funeral?!”
Vi was so frightened that <b>she </b>blinked back her tears. She then lowered her head and quickly went to change, the waiter leading her away.
As soon as she left, Henry’s expression darkened and he looked at Eugene. “Is that the kind of girl you’re into?”
Eugene lowered his gaze and was silent for a moment before he said quietly<b>, </b>“You know that I’ve never had good taste in women.”
Henry raised his eyebrows and was about to yell at him when Mnie hurriedly calmed him down.
She then paused and looked at Eugene. “You should have told me Vi would be here too.” If that was the case, she would not havee.