Chapter 684
Star's face twisted in anger as she yelled, "Shirley, what does this have to do with me and Jenny? Why are you being so unreasonable and making a scene?"
Making her apologize to Lillian by slapping her face in front of everyone?
Star thought, 'Shirley must be out of her mind. If we do that, how will we survive in Miracalia?'
"Exactly. I'm not a reasonable person. I love striking while the iron's hot!" Shirley smirked, popping a grape into her mouth.
Star was about to explode. Her eyes turned red as she looked at Jackson. But Jackson didn't even glance her way. He stood next to Lillian, his eyes downcast, secretly playing with Lillian's long hair that fell by her side. Star was fuming.
Star tugged at Jenny, who said, "Jackson, we can apologize, but slapping our faces is too unbearable! It would disgrace our Frane Family if word got out."
In the dimly lit room, Lillian leaned against the table, her head tilted, clearly focused on Shirley.
Lillian's long hair cascaded down, the ends slightly curled, just reaching the most alluring curve of her waist, gently swaying.
Jackson unconsciously reached out to touch it, carefully playing with it for a moment.
Jackson gauged the length. Lillian probably hadn't trimmed her hair in the past four months. Her hair was soft and smooth, in a very healthy state.
The silky texture brushed past his fingertips, strands wrapping around his heart, making Jackson's thoughts drift.
Jenny suddenly spoke to him, and Lillian instinctively turned her head, causing the strand of hair to slip away from Jackson's fingers slightly.
His heart felt a sudden emptiness, and the sense of loss made Jackson's handsome face turn cold. He glared at Jenny with eyes that could kill.
"When you were scheming, mocking, and insulting people behind their backs, where was your sense of reason? The Frane Family is disgraced because of you! Help her," Jackson said coldly, instructing the bodyguards beside him.
Two bodyguards immediately stepped forward, pressing down on Jenny's shoulders. Jenny screamed, cried, and struggled incessantly.
But her strength was no match for the two men, and another bodyguard came up to give her a slap.
"Apologize properly!" Jackson's gaze was so heavy that Jenny couldn't lift her head.
Jenny was humiliated and devastated, unable to believe that Jackson would publicly embarrass her, his cousin, for the sake of his ex-wife. How could she face others after such humiliation?
Jenny's tears fell, and she bit her lip, refusing to speak.
Jackson's voice seemed to come from the depths of hell. "Jenny!"
Jenny couldn't take it anymore and burst into tears, crying out, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry. Is that enough?"
Crying, Jenny pushed away the bodyguards and ran out, covering her face.
Jackson watched her back and instructed, "If she can't apologize properly, let her go back and reflect!"
The bodyguards nodded and followed her out, dragging Jenny away.
The remaining women, seeing that even Jackson's cousin was punished so severely, broke out in cold sweat, their legs trembling.
At that moment, Jackson's cold, oppressive gaze fell on them. "If they can't apologize properly, what about you? Are you all mute?"
One of the young actresses couldn't take it anymore and rushed to Lillian, her face pale. "Ms. Young, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have followed along and mocked you. I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again."
Lillian recognized the young actress as the one who had been sucking up to Star the most.
Seeing how scared she was, Lillian didn't want to make things worse. She was about to speak something when the young actress, thinking she wasn't forgiven, changed her tone.
The young actress was clearly very nervous, her voice growing louder. "I get it now. Mr. Frane loves you deeply. You're the only woman he cares about. Those nasty rumors were made up by jealous people. Mr. Frane only has eyes for you and ignores their delusions. I..."
Star's face turned pale, and she felt as if everyone was looking at her with mocking and disdainful eyes. Delusions, jealousy of Lillian, it was all directed at her.
Star clenched her fists in embarrassment. A damn trimmer!
"Enough, stop talking." Lillian, after a moment of surprise, felt so awkward she wanted to run away.
Lillian tried to stop the woman, her ears turning red, but Jackson, beside her, slightly curled his lips and said, "Why stop her? I think she's sincerely apologizing. Let her say more."
Lillian fell silent.
Jackson then looked at the young actress, his lips slightly curved. "You're a smart person. Keep talking."
Although Jackson's face was expressionless, he was being quite amiable.
Clearly, he was very pleased with the young actress's words.
Seeing the young actress being praised, the other women had an epiphany and rushed forward.
They bowed to Lillian and Shirley, saying nice things, all in a similar vein.
"Mr. Frane really dotes on you, Ms. Young."
"Ms. Young, you and Mr. Frane are true love. Even though you're divorced now, it was because of malicious interference. You'll definitely get back together soon and live happily ever after."
Their chatter made Lillian's head spin, and even Shirley was dumbfounded, not understanding how things had suddenly turned out this way.
Did Jackson have no shame, openly letting others speak for him here?
Star's face burned with embarrassment. She wanted to turn and leave but was blocked by the bodyguards.
Only Jackson looked pleased, listening with great interest, wishing he could record it and play it back for Lillian repeatedly.
Lillian glared at Jackson, who finally restrained himself a bit, spreading his hands innocently.
Jackson said, looking very innocent, "They insisted on apologizing. I didn't say a word. I didn't instigate this."
Lillian had had enough. She didn't have much of a conflict with these women and quickly said, "You can all leave now."
Instantly, the women felt as if they had been granted amnesty. They didn't care about Star and Bianca and ran off cleanly.
For a moment, only the two main culprits were left in the room.
Without their followers watching, Star and Bianca didn't feel much better; in fact, the pressure was even greater.
Jackson's gaze swept over them. "What about you two? Have you thought about how to apologize?"
"Jackson, I didn't say anything too harsh just now. Thinking that last time, Lillian came to the Price Mansion and treated me that way, I was just angry and had a few words with her. I can bow and apologize, but compared to what she did to me, this is nothing. If anyone should apologize, it should be mutual, right?" Star was extremely aggrieved, holding her head high and arguing her case.
Moreover, by bringing up Lillian's incident of driving into her, she was also issuing a warning.
After all, that was attempted murder, a serious offense, while Star had only mocked Lillian a bit.
If Jackson really pushed Star, wasn't he afraid that the Price Family still had evidence in their hands?
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