Chapter 165
"Crystal?"
Barbara was the first to notice her before Crystal reached their table.
"Hello..." Crystal looked at them and called with mixed feelings.
"You came to me for work?"
"No, I just..."
Crystal was looking straight at Barbara, a little timid. Just as Crystal tried to say something, the little
boy beside her suddenly called a woman, "Mom."
Barbara was also shocked by this childish voice. She looked down and saw that Crystal was holding a
little boy. It was Chandler''s son, Geoffrey.
The fact that the boy called Erica "mom" made her angry and embarrassed. With a sullen look, Erica
pounded the table hard and scolded the child aggressively.
"Your father and I had divorced. Don''t follow me. I''m not your mother!"
The handsome child was shocked. He seemed to stand erect with fear, not daring to move.
Crystal was also frightened by her aggressive attitude. She didn''t expect Erica to be so fierce to her
son.
"Erica, don''t do this..." Barbara couldn''t bear to see it, so she advised.
However, Erica was in a bad mood today. Instead of listening to Barbara''s advice, she red at the
child at the table. "I didn''t want to give birth to him in the first ce. Chandler forced me to give birth to
him. Now that we''re divorced, I don''t want to see him."
Erica got more agitated as she spoke. It was as if she was going to throw all her anger at the child. She
scolded him, "Barbara, do you know how hard it is to have a baby?"
"When I was pregnant, I was so fat, and I vomited everything I ate. I had cramps in my feet in the
middle of the night. The scars from my c-section are ugly. I really don''t know why I gave birth to him to
suffer..."
"Shut up!"
"Have you said enough?!"
This was the first time Crystal had scolded someone so angrily. She couldn''t help it. She even felt
Geoffrey''s little hands tremble with fear.
"Who do you think you are? Aren''t you just relying on Christina to bluff? Do you think I''m afraid of her?"
Erica''s face was grim. She suddenly pushed away Barbara and rushed straight at Crystal, raising her
hand and pping her hard.
The p stunned Crystal. She backed off and her right cheek was red and swollen.
"Erica, calm down."
Barbara saw that they were locked in a fierce struggle, and she immediately rushed forward to mediate.
She turned to look at the palm print on Crystal''s red and swollen face. Her brows frowned, and she was
still a little worried. She said to Crystal coldly, "Crystal, Erica is in a bad mood today. Don''t bother
yourself arguing with the likes of her..."
"Barbara, you''re really afraid of these bitches. That shameless Christina seduced and married the two
brothers one after another. Everyone knows what Christina''s reputation in the circle is. She thinks she
is no longer a Cindere after having sex with Patrick. Bah!"
Erica was still cursing in a rage, and the people in the restaurant looked over when they heard the
noise.
Sabrina and Barbara convinced agitated Erica. "Crystal didn''t offend you. Calm down. A lot of people
are watching."
Barbara and others knew that Barbara''s divorce wasrgely due to Christina, and she was also cursing
her, the Young Madam of the Hopkinses.
"Crystal, take Geoffrey away."
Barbara looked sulky. She was embarrassed by the discussion around her and ordered in a low voice.
Crystal only felt her mind went nk. Everyone was looking at her and gossiping. Even the restaurant
manager and the waiters rushed over here.
She was not like Christina. She had been well-behaved since she was young and had never done
anything out of line. This sudden uproar made her not know what to do...
"S-Shall we go?"
She lowered her head to look at the little boy at her feet. She was nervous, but she had to pretend to
ask him calmly.
The child kept his head down and ignored her. Suddenly, he flung her hand away and ran out towards
the door with short legs.
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Crystal''s eyes fell on the back of her right hand, wet with warm tears. She knew the little boy cried.
As if she suddenly caught on, Crystal immediately chased after him worriedly.
Crystal was soft-hearted. It didn''t matter that Erica pped her and scolded her best friend. What was
important was that she was afraid that bad things would happen to the kid when he ran away...
However, what was ridiculous was that when Crystal turned around and left, he heard Barbara shouting
behind her, "Don''t mention this to Christina. Erica didn''t mean to hit you. Crystal, don''t take it to heart."
These women were afraid of Christina and the Hopkinses.
"Erica, you were really impulsive just now."
Barbara and others went to the private room on the second floor of the coffee shop to avoid being
gossiped about.
Erica was still angry, but when she calmed down, she knew that she had gone too far. "This morning
Chandler forced me to go to the civil affairs bureau for a divorce. How can I not be angry?"
She had been married to Chandler for more than five years, and she had mentioned several divorces
unterally over the years, but Chandler had never agreed to it. After Christina''s incident, he had a
tough attitude. Even if they were divorced, Erica felt unhappy.
"Don''t you regret your divorce?" Barbara looked at her best friend and couldn''t help but ask.
Erica looked impatient and took out a cigarette from her bag and lit it. "Barbara, you know I''ve always
wanted to divorce Chandler. No matter how hard he works, the Stephenson Family was not so rich as
the Hopkinses."
"I want to marry a man who loves me while I''m young. I don''t think I''m wrong pursuing happiness. What
else can he give me but 100 thousand dors pocket money every month?"
"Stop smoking." Barbara frowned and grabbed her cigarette.
"Erica, your son has grown up, and it''s a blessing for you to marry Chandler. At least the Stephenson
Family isn''t thatplicated... Erica, whether you divorce him or not, you have to change your
personality. You married Chandler after graduation, so you have no idea how difficult it is to make
money in this society. In fact, Chandler is really good to you..."
"Barbara, how can you say that?!"
Erica got angry at once.
"Look at Christina. She''s so proud of herself now, and Patrick dotes on her so much. You mean that I''m
no match for Christina. If Chandler had been nicer to me, I wouldn''t have divorced him... Chandler
couldn''t keep up with Patrick in his career, and he couldn''t take care of his wife. He is a good-for-
nothing!" She gnashed her teeth with jealousy and anger.
Barbara lowered her head with mixed feelings in her eyes...
"Patrick is really good to his wife..."