Chapter 42 Angry confrontation
Dylan had not yet erupted, and Victoria followed Erica's lead, covering her mouth with one hand and exclaiming dramatically, "Oh, I'm sorry, I misspoke."
Erica's face immediately darkened.
Heidi laughed inwardly as Julia, upon hearing that Victoria had arrived, quickly walked out to greet her.
"Victoria!"
Looking at Victoria's radiant appearance, Julia felt sick to her stomach, as if she had just eaten a fly.
To make matters worse, someone nearby recognized Victoria.
"Is this Victoria? Oh my, she's grown into such a beautiful young lady. Mrs. Griffin, you are so lucky."
If this had been before, when she thought Victoria was her own daughter, she would have been delighted by such praise.
But now Erica was her own daughter.
It was her foster daughter who had just compared her own daughter unfavorably at her engagement party, and Erica was the one who should have been the center of attention today.
She would be far from happy.
She vented all her anger on Victoria.
It must have been intentional. Julia made small talk for a while, watched the person leave, and then directed her anger at Victoria. "Victoria, why did you dress up so flamboyantly for Erica's engagement party? Who are you trying to impress?"
Victoria sneered, "Mom, Erica is engaged. I'm happy for her. I'll dress nicely so we don't embarrass the family. Isn't that good? Otherwise, if I come in looking sloppy and disheveled, everyone will think I really lost my boyfriend and my face will look terrible."
"You..."
Julia didn't expect Victoria to be so quick-witted and hit back with the thing they cared about most. Julia's face turned red with anger, "So you're just going to come like that? Dressed up like a peacock, thinking I don't know what you're up to. You think if you dress like that, Dylan will look at you more? There's no chance. Dylan and Erica are meant to be together. You, a married woman, are no different from a slut. You..."
She stopped herself when she realized Dylan was behind her.
Dylan's face turned ugly.
Julia quickly shut her mouth and turned around, "You guys stay here. I'll go handle things first."
She must have been angry and said too much.
She quickly pulled Victoria inside. Erica's face was also pale.
She looked pitifully at Dylan, her worried expression making him look uncomfortable.
"Don't overthink it. I won't change my mind about you just because of how she looks. I like you for who you are, it has nothing to do with appearance," Dylan said. Erica's heart ached.
Did that mean he really thought Victoria was pretty?
Seeing her lips turn white,Dylan didn't know how to explain himself.
But at that moment, Erica didn't blame him. Instead, she reached out and covered his mouth.
"Okay, how could I blame you? I only hate myself for not being as good as Victoria and making you lose face..." If it were any other girl, she would have started making a fuss by now. However, Erica was so understanding. Dylan felt even more self-blame and quickly embraced Erica. Erica leaned against him, looking sad. "But what my mother said seems to make sense. I didn't realize it before, but she dressed so beautifully to attend the engagement banquet. It seems that Victoria still has feelings for you." "Whether she has feelings for me or not, it's none of my business," said Dylan, his face darkening. "I don't like this kind of malicious woman who comes to ruin our relationship." Erica rubbed against him, and he suddenly became aroused. This woman looked innocent on the outside, but her inner beauty was only for him to see. This was what men dreamed of. Victoria may be beautiful on the outside, but she was just a wooden puppet with no substance. Dylan bit her ear fiercely. "I'll settle the score with you tonight." Erica's cheeks turned red, but she was secretly pleased. Victoria, no matter how hard you try to steal him away, Dylan is already in my grasp. Victoria was pulled in, and Julia angrily said, "Victoria, quickly change your clothes for me, and wipe off the makeup on your face. What kind of appearance is this? You look like a butterfly covered in flowers."
Victoria pushed Julia away. "Why should I change? I won't."
"You, you're not listening to me!" Julia was so angry that her chest was heaving.
Victoria looked at her. "I dressed like this because I have the ability to. Why should I wipe off my makeup just to make Erica look good?"
"You dare say you're not doing this for Dylan!"
"I'm not," Victoria said. "My husband is great. I look so beautiful today because of him. He found me a stylist and bought me this dress. With such a great husband, why would I want anyone else?"
"Ha, no one's here yet. I don't believe you."
At this moment, another voice came from behind. "Victoria? What's going on,Yanfang? What are you doing?"
The person who came was Darian, who Victoria hadn't seen in a long time.
Victoria eyes turned red. How long had it been since she had seen her father, who had been infinitely tolerant of her...
But soon Victoria woke up.
She married into the Duncan Family and married a vegetable man. Her father couldn't not know. He didn't show up because he was afraid to see her, but that didn't mean he was still the same father he used to be.
Darian looked at Victoria and was also stunned.
He had just heard the conversation between the two and walked over. Julia was busy saying, "Look, Victoria, I can't control it now."
"Because you're used to Erica's two-facedness, that's why you feel that way," Victoria said.
"You...Erica is much better than you."
But just as she finished speaking, the two of them turned their heads and saw Dylan and Erica outside,sticking to each other like glue. Darian's face turned green.
It didn't matter what these two kids did in private, but with so many people around, did they think no one could see them hugging and cuddling?
It was outrageous.
Julia's face suddenly felt hot too.
But immediately, she found a good reason for herself, "They have a good relationship, as you can see. This is what a good relationship looks like, always sticking together. You only talk about your husband, but he's nowhere to be seen. Hmph, you want to fool me."
Darian turned around, "Alright, since we're here for the engagement banquet, let's just...Victoria, you should bring your man to meet your parents, it's only right. Look at you, coming alone, everyone doesn't even know if your man is awake or not, they're just here to watch the show."
Indeed, everyone was stunned by Victoria's beauty when they first saw her, but then they began to talk.
"Why did Victoria come alone?"
"They said she married a rich man, why is she the only one here?"
"Does her man not like to be seen by people?"