Chapter 504: The Neglected Birthday Banquet (4)

Chapter 504: Chapter 504: The Neglected Birthday Banquet (4)

A sarcastic smile played on Nadia Chapman’s lips. Fiona Chapman’s furious expression pleased her. She didn’t give Fiona a chance to explain, instead looking toward the man walking slowly up behind Noelle Patterson.

"Preston Patterson, you heard all that. This is what my life has been like! I hate everyone in the Patterson family, including you! So no matter what you say or do, I will never agree! Let’s end this here. I don’t want to see you again! And don’t come looking for me, either. The two companies I own are my life’s work, and I don’t want them to suffer some mysterious blow! If they actually go bankrupt, where would I even go to cry?!"

At the sound of Preston Patterson’s name, the mother and daughter turned around. Upon seeing him, Fiona Chapman immediately rushed over. "Cousin, don’t let this woman fool you! She’s incredibly calculating. She’s only with you for your family’s power, not because she actually likes you for you! You should stay far away from a social climber like her. Don’t let yourself be used!"

"Fiona Chapman, we’re not that close. My affairs don’t need your interference!" Preston Patterson’s expression was grim. ’These two are only here to drag me down!’

Fiona Chapman froze, too embarrassed to know what to say. Although she hadn’t spent much time with her cousin before, he had always been pleasant. At the very least, he’d never publicly humiliated her! But today, he showed no mercy, making her lose all face in front of the person she hated most.

Fiona Chapman exhaled deeply, struggling to maintain her smile. "Cousin, I was just concerned about you, worried you were being deceived! I didn’t mean to interfere!"

Seeing her daughter get shot down, Noelle Patterson couldn’t take it anymore. She put on the airs of an elder and began to lecture Preston Patterson. "Fiona was only doing it for your own good. How could you talk to her like that? She’s your cousin, your own flesh and blood! Can’t you tell who’s family and who’s not?"

Nadia Chapman lowered her head and resumed her assault on the delicious food before her. ’Good, get a taste of it for yourself. This is the arrogance, shamelessness, and thick-skinned nature of the Patterson family.’

Preston Patterson laughed, infuriated by Noelle Patterson’s words. "You may be my aunt, but that doesn’t give you the right to lecture me! Even my own parents don’t use that tone with me! I have my own considerations for my affairs. I don’t need anyone’s condescending advice!"

Noelle Patterson’s face flushed red; she was even more embarrassed than Fiona Chapman! Being contradicted, even scolded, in front of Nadia Chapman—letting her watch the whole joke unfold—was utterly humiliating!

"Furthermore, Fiona Chapman, your last name is Chapman, not Patterson. If we’re talking about who you should be close to, Nadia Chapman is your sister. You should be closer to her! This is the first time I’ve seen someone bad-mouth their own sister in front of others like this! Aunt, it seems you haven’t taught Fiona well! You’d be better off paying more attention to your own daughter in the future! You needn’t trouble yourself with my affairs!"

Preston Patterson truly held nothing back. His words were a vicious slap across the faces of Noelle Patterson and Fiona Chapman. Hearing him, the pair could only stand there in awkward silence, completely speechless.

"I’m finished. You all carry on." Nadia Chapman set down her silverware, grabbed her purse, and walked out. ’What a fantastic show. I never thought Noelle Patterson and Fiona Chapman would see a day like this! It was so satisfying to watch that my impression of Preston Patterson has even improved a little.’

Preston Patterson didn’t try to stop her this time. After witnessing how viciously the mother-daughter duo targeted her, he finally understood why she hated the Patterson family. He found them intolerable himself, never mind Nadia Chapman. ’It seems I’ll have to resolve this through other means.’