Chapter 196 - Chapter 196: Conjectured Reaction

Chapter 196: Conjectured Reaction

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

However, Caroline wasn’t an 18-year-old girl. Even though she spent a lot of time training and fighting, she still knew the ways of the world. Therefore, Caroline didn’t feel that there was anything wrong with it. Instead, Mrs. Hall’s explanation allowed Caroline to see the kindness in her heart.

To return the favor, Caroline suggested, “It’s almost time for the auction. I think that as the host, you should stand on the stage and encourage everyone.”

He was just a little thief, so they didn’t need to spend too much time on him. However, it would be a big problem if the group of coquettish guests outside wasleft there for a long time.

Mr. Hall glanced at the wall clock. “It’s indeed almost time.”

Although Mrs. Hall was unfamiliar with the rules and how to deal with certain matters in the circle, as a well-known lawyer, she was undoubtedly quick-witted.

Therefore, before she entered the banquet hall, she had already adjusted her mood and appeared in front of the crowd with a relaxed and comfortable expression, announcing that the auction was about to begin.

Outside the banquet hall, Joline and Caroline were avoiding the crowd and finding a quiet place to have a private conversation.

She always felt that Vivian’s appearance was too coincidental, and her reaction at that time was a little strange. Caroline recalled the incident.

After the waiter pushed Caroline into the room, he closed the door. When darkness covered the entire room again, it would be Caroline’s best chance to resist.

Before the waiter could get close, she had already locked onto him by listening to his voice, putting on a show of snatching the blade with her bare hands. Before the other party could even react, she directly knocked him unconscious with an elbow strike, and just to be safe, she directly made his hands and feet unable to move.

The waiter did all this just to destroy Caroline. Not only did he have aphrodisiacs, but he also had a small camera. So, it was self-evident what they wanted to do.

Vivian, who had entered the room by mistake, saw this scene. Her first reaction was shock, then confusion, and then a scream of panic.

The order always made her feel strange. If Vivian was really as timid and helpless as she appeared to be, her panic reaction should have appeared earlier.

Caroline explained her suspicions to Joline. After Joline listened quietly, she sighed. “Vivian is also a child who has not been doing well.”

“Her parents’ marriage was a family arrangement. They didn’t have much feelings for each other. After marriage, they couldn’t reconcile due to various conflicts, so they divorced when she was five years old. Soon after, Robert’s playboy nature did not change. He married another woman and had other children. ”

Without the protection of her parents, Vivian’s existence in the Smith family became awkward. Fortunately, Joseph was fair and just, and Vivian herself was also capable, so her days in the Smith family were not so difficult.

Such a peaceful life continued until Vivian was 18 years old. The unreliable Robert actually fell into the other party’s trap when he was betting on horse racing with someone. He promised to marry Vivian to his son.

That son was known for his playfulness and ruthlessness, so when Vivian heard about it, she immediately refused.

And Vivian’s words clearly refuted Robert’s.

Robert wasn’t very capable, but he had strong self-esteem and was particularly concerned about his reputation. He had already promised. If he were to go back on his words, he would be looked down upon and lose face. He would no longer need to go out.

So, he forced Vivian to agree to the marriage. In a fit of anger, Vivian packed her things and left home. She also threatened to sever her father-daughter relationship, and from then on, the father and daughter had completely broken up.

Although Vivian still had the last name of the Smith family, she never appeared in the Smith’s old residence again, not even on Christmas, a family-bound day.

Even Joline herself had almost forgotten that there was such an ambitious girl in the Smith family. She just didn’t expect that they would meet again in such an occasion after so many years.

It seemed that Vivian’s feelings for the Smith family were not very deep, so if Vivian wanted to take revenge on her because of the Smith family, it would be a bit far-fetched..