Chapter 67
Esme, though anxious inside, kept her cool. "Check all you want!" she said.
"I spent a billion dollars on this saffron. You think I wouldn't know if it's real? Would I dare give Lily something fake?" Esme tossed her bag aside and pulled up a chair, sitting down with confidence.
"Ms. Percy, if you falsely accuse me today, even if you kneel and apologize, I won't forgive you!" Esme snorted.
Did Elizabeth think Esme had no temper?
What right did Elizabeth have to say her saffron was fake?
"And what if I'm not falsely accusing you?" Elizabeth tilted her head.
Esme sneered, pointing at Elizabeth's high heels. "Then I'll kneel down and polish your shoes myself!"
Everyone in the room was on edge, curious about this "real or fake saffron" drama.
The Percy family's power was far inferior to the Russell family's. How could the Percy family procure the real saffron?
The Russell family had announced early on that they were giving Lily saffron. If it turned out to be fake, wouldn't they be embarrassed?
Moreover, with Esme being so firm at this moment, everyone thought, 'The Percy family's saffron must be fake!'
"The rare saffron from the Percy family looks no different from a red rose! At least the Russell family's looks like saffron. I think Elizabeth is just here to stir things up!"
"Lily has been so good to her, and she comes to mess up Lily's birthday party! Lily should have someone drag her out!"
Elizabeth glanced around at the people. Her gaze was cold, but those people showed no fear. Instead, they stared back at her, convinced her saffron was fake!
Lily saw this and felt annoyed. She sighed and slowly said, "Enough."
She didn't care whether the saffron Esme gave was real or fake; she was worried about Elizabeth.
If Esme's saffron turned out to be real, wouldn't Elizabeth be embarrassed?!
With Alexander not here, she had to protect Elizabeth for him and couldn't let Elizabeth be bullied!
When everyone heard Lily relent, they became even more convinced that Esme's saffron was real and that Elizabeth's saffron was fake!
"Elizabeth, let's not check it, okay?" Lily held Elizabeth's hand.
Elizabeth frowned, 'Not check it? What is Lily worried about? Is she afraid it would turn out to be fake and people would laugh at her? But people would laugh at the Russell family, not Lily.'
"Grandma." Elizabeth protested, she wanted to continue with the verification.
Lily let go of Elizabeth's hand, her tone a bit displeased, "I said no need to check! Elizabeth, are you not listening to me?"
Making Lily angry was not Elizabeth's intention. If she made Lily upset enough to end up in the hospital, it would be a loss!
Elizabeth had no choice but to lower her head. After much hesitation, she decided to endure it and finally agreed.
"I'll listen to you, Grandma." Elizabeth glanced at Esme, her eyes complicated.
Esme didn't expect Lily to speak up and help her avoid a disaster. She was instantly moved.
"Elizabeth says she'll listen to Lily, but isn't it just Lily trying to save her from embarrassment? Is this matter just going to end like this?"
"The Russell family went to such lengths to give Lily a grand gift. Why should Elizabeth slander them?"
"Ms. Russell, you should make Elizabeth apologize to you!"
"That's right, make her apologize!"
A group of people suddenly spoke up for Esme, aggressive and arrogant.
At that moment, Elizabeth saw what human nature was.
No matter if it was related to them or not, they wouldn't miss any chance to mock others!
"She's just a young woman who got married early. Does she even know anything about precious herbs? I think she just feels that Alexander and Ms. Russell are too close and wants to retaliate!"
Everyone immediately nodded in agreement.
They all felt that she was just a young woman who got married early.
This sentence kept echoing in Elizabeth's ears.
"We almost believed you and thought Ms. Russell's saffron was fake!"
