Chapter 210
All eyes in the room suddenly focused on Mandy, and she instantly became the target of everyone's criticism.
She instinctively wanted to hide behind Michael, but Michael firmly pressed her shoulder, preventing her from hiding, and sternly said, "Mandy, you have to take responsibility for your mistakes and learn to face them!"
Mandy stared at him in disbelief, as if accusing him of not only not helping her but also making her admit her mistake.
For a moment, Mandy bit her lower lip, a flash of resentment in her eyes, which Michael quickly caught, leaving him stunned. He thought, 'Mandy hates me? Just because I didn't help her?'
"It seems Mr. Smith already knows, so I won't keep it a mystery," Daphne said slowly after taking a sip of red wine. "Just now on the second floor, I saw with my own eyes that it was Miss Brown who approached Ms. Williams, and Ms. Williams did nothing. Miss Brown just fell to the ground on her own."
"So, Mandy deliberately fell and then falsely accused Rachel?" John became excited.
Daphne nodded in confirmation. "That's right."
Joseph and Robert also breathed a sigh of relief. They thought, 'Great, Daphne is on our side.'
Even Michael's tightly furrowed brows relaxed a bit.
Rachel looked at Daphne and sincerely said, "Thank you, Mrs. Jones, for standing up for me."
Daphne replied with a smile, "I didn't do it entirely for you. I just can't stand someone playing tricks on my turf."
Mandy blushed. Ethan's expression was grim, but he forced himself to say, "But Monica saw Rachel push Mandy with her own eyes."
"Really? Did you see it with your own eyes?" Daphne still smiled as she looked at Monica.
"I..." Monica panicked for a moment; she didn't expect Daphne to be on the second floor at that time.
Monica looked at Daphne, then at Mandy and Ethan.
Mandy nodded at Monica, signaling, "Monica, go ahead, tell them what you saw."
"That's right, Go ahead, Monica. You saw it yourself, so don't hide it," Ethan said.
"I..." Monica stammered, facing so many prominent people, the pressure was overwhelming. Finally, she couldn't help but cry, "I didn't see it with my own eyes."
"What?" Ethan's face fell. "You didn't?"
A cold light flashed in Mandy's eyes. She thought, 'Damn it! Monica actually betray me!'
Monica couldn't bring herself to look at Ethan or Mandy anymore. Lowering her head, she said nervously, "I was mad at Rachel at the time, so I didn't notice Mandy. I only realized she fell when I heard her cry out, but I honestly didn't see how it happened."
Ethan was so angry that his hand trembled. "Then why did you say you saw it before?"
"Because Mandy is my friend, so..."
"So you lied." Rachel mocked, "It seems you are really a good friend of Mandy, but she doesn't see you the same way."
"What?" Monica looked at Mandy in confusion.
Michael also glanced down because of Rachel's words.
Mandy felt his gaze and quickly masked her anger, putting on a sad expression.
Monica immediately felt very guilty. "Mandy, I'm sorry. I..."
Mandy turned her head away, ignoring her, and then Monica lowered her eyes in disappointment.
Daphne shook her head slightly on the side.
Next to her, Ethan was still unwilling to give up. "Even if Monica didn't see it, what about the others?" He looked around at the guests. "They all said they saw it."
"You are really stubborn!" John couldn't help but comment.
Ethan heard it and wanted to get angry, but thinking of the earlier punch, he held back.
At this moment, a guest awkwardly stood up. "Mr. Brown, actually, we didn't see it either. We just didn't want to offend Mr. Smith, so we said we saw it."
John and Joseph burst into laughter.
Rachel and Robert also slightly curled their lips, smiling.
Only Michael's expression was dark and terrifying, "Just because you were afraid of offending me, you distorted the truth?"
"Because Miss Brown is your fiancée." The guest replied in a low voice.
Michael was speechless, thinking, 'So, because Mandy is my fiancée, Rachel has to be wrongfully accused? And if the Brown family does something in my name next time, will they cover it up too?'
At this moment, Michael suddenly realized he had been too indulgent with the Brown family. He couldn't continue like this!
Ethan never expected these people to help Mandy and Monica fabricate lies just to please Michael. He was so furious that he nearly fainted.
At the same time, he despised these people, Monica, and his foolish daughter Mandy.
"Mr. Brown, do you have anything else to say? If you have any more excuses, I can only check the surveillance." Daphne smiled as she looked at Ethan.
Ethan clenched his fists and responded curtly, "No need, Mrs. Jones. We were wrong in this matter and wronged Ms. Williams. Mandy, apologize."
Mandy was unwilling, but now her dignity was gone, and everyone was looking at her with strange eyes. If she didn't apologize, it would only be more embarrassing.
So, she had to humiliate herself and say to Rachel, "I'm sorry."
Rachel sneered. "I think you should also apologize to Mrs. Jones. You slandered me and affected the atmosphere of the banquet. Secondly, it's about your outfit."
Everyone looked at Mandy's dress.
The smart ones, like Robert and Michael, immediately understood and started laughing, while those who didn't, like John and Joseph, were left confused.
Michael's lips tightened. "Mandy, who chose this outfit for you?"
"What's wrong with my outfit?" Mandy obviously hadn't realized the problem.
Rachel smirked. "There's nothing wrong with your dress. The issue is your fur shawl and crocodile leather handbag."
"That's right." Daphne's face darkened. "This is the second reason I want to kick you out. The theme of today's banquet is to protect wildlife. Everyone dressed appropriately, but you wore fur and carried a crocodile leather handbag. Are you trying to insult me and my husband?"
Hearing this, Ethan took a deep breath and angrily shouted at Mandy, "Quick, tell me, who picked out this outfit for you!"
He wouldn't have noticed if it wasn't mentioned, but now he understood. This foolish Mandy actually wore an outfit that went against the theme of tonight's banquet, making him furious.
"No stylist, it was me. No, wait, it was her! It was Rachel who deliberately set me up!" Mandy suddenly pointed at Rachel as the thought occurred to her.
Everyone looked at Rachel again.
Michael frowned. "Mandy, don't talk nonsense."
"I'm not talking nonsense. She told me to dress like this!" Mandy stomped her foot in anxiety.
Ethan had another reason to target Rachel. "So it was you."
John and the others wanted to say something, but Rachel stopped them.
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