Chapter 205 Natalie and Alice Look Alike
Alice walked over gently. "What are you talking about?"
She always held her lower back with one hand, looking like she was pregnant, afraid that others wouldn't know she was expecting.
Diana pulled out a chair for Alice to sit down. Glancing in the direction of Daniel and Natalie, Stephanie couldn't help but ask, "Alice, did Natalie really have an abortion?"
Alice feigned surprise, covering her lips. "Ah, this..."
Stephanie asked, "Alice, Natalie is your family's maid. You should know a bit about her, right?"
These rumors had spread from her and Avery, but Alice pretended to be ignorant. "Ah, it's not good to discuss this."
Seeing her hesitation, Stephanie knew she must know something and quickly asked, "Did Natalie really have an abortion and date several boyfriends?"
Alice hesitated for a few seconds and then said, "Oh, we shouldn't gossip about her private life."
The more Alice acted this way, the more Stephanie believed it was true.
Stephanie uttered, "Alice, you're just too kind and gentle. If I had such a maid at home, I would have had my parents fire her."
Before Alice could speak, Diana quickly said, "Stephanie, you don't know, Natalie has been with the Cullen family for a long time, growing up with Alice. Alice has never treated her as a maid, always as a friend. Even if Natalie's character is questionable, Alice can't bear to be harsh."
Alice's other friend, Sandra, immediately added, "Natalie's mother is sick in the hospital; it's Alice and her mother who are paying for the medical bills."
Stephanie clenched her fist in anger, saying, "How can there be such a person? Alice, you are too kind, not only extremely tolerant of Natalie but also taking good care of her mother."
Sandra said, "Yes, Alice, you have such a good heart. I heard that Natalie even stole your engagement ring with Mr. Howard. It's worth millions of dollars, right?"
The women surrounding Alice were either her friends or trying to curry favor with her. Hearing these words, they all comforted Alice, as if they wanted to immediately gang up on Natalie.
Seeing that her gentle image had deeply rooted in their hearts, Alice smiled happily; but she didn't realize that her expression was caught by a beautiful young woman in a white custom-made lace gown not far away, Elizabeth Russell.
Elizabeth raised her eyebrows slightly, chuckling. "Alice is so stupid. I don't know what Mr. Howard sees in her to get engaged to such a foolish woman."
The woman next to Elizabeth, Maria Grant, wearing a light pink embroidered gown, said, "I think she's quite smart, knowing how to use her advantages."
"Using her stupidity as an advantage?" Elizabeth said, "Utterly foolish."
She continued, "Those who echo Alice's words, Diana, Sandra, all come from nouveau riche backgrounds with average family conditions. Seeing Alice connect with the Howard family, they come to flatter her, hoping to rise. The others are either trying to curry favor with Alice or are afraid of offending the Howard family behind her. In short, what kind of person Natalie is, her character, has nothing to do with them."
Maria said, "Elizabeth, you see things clearly."
Elizabeth took a sip of champagne. "I'm not standing up for a maid. I don't even know her. I just think it's unnecessary. Look at Alice. She's only three or four months pregnant, holding her lower back like that? She's afraid we don't know she's expecting."
Maria took out a makeup mirror and twisted open her lipstick to touch up. She had just eaten barbecue, and her lipstick had come off. "That's the precious great-grandchild of the Howard family. If she gives birth to this child, she really will rise to the top."
Elizabeth rested her chin on her hand. "However, Alice and Natalie do look somewhat similar, but I can't pinpoint exactly where. Just at a glance, their eyes and brows look alike."
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