Chapter 1698
No.1
Eleanor quickly recovered and forced a smile.
“I’m glad you’re here! You sisters should be kind to each other.”
“Especially now that Victoria is pregnant. You should be extra gentle with her.”
“The past is the past, Isabella. Behave yourself today,” Richard warned.
Isabella scoffed inwardly.
Had anyone ever said such things to Victoria?
She had done nothing, yet she was told to behave?
They were being overly protective of Victoria.
Afraid she might get hurt?
No.2
Hah!
She could only imagine how they would feel when Victoria’s true nature was exposed later.
Isabella offered a faint smile.
“Don’t worry. I’m aware she’s pregnant.”
“I’ll be on my best behavior toward her.”
Her words carried a hidden meaning.
Victoria felt a chill of fear.
But she reminded herself the wedding was about to happen.
What could Isabella possibly do now?
No.3
Besides, the baby in her stomach wasn’t…
Only Oliver knew about this.
And Oliver wouldn’t dare expose her.
Victoria wanted to strip every bit of happiness from Isabella.
At that moment, a mocking voice cut through the air.
“Hmph. I thought no one would attend the wedding of a heartless jerk and a fake witch.”
“But I’m surprised so many people showed up!”
“Why make such a big deal out of this?”
“Can’t you just sign the papers and be done with it?”
No.4
“I’m embarrassed to be related to you!”
Victoria recoiled in shock.
How dare anyone speak to her like that?!
Both families turned to see a man in black pants and a burgundy shirt.
He looked disheveled and full of scorn.
It was Adrian Sinclair.
He was the son of the Sinclair family.
Victoria’s cousin.
The nephew of Richard and Eleanor.
No.5
Eleanor instantly scowled.
“Adrian! How could you be so rude?”
“Victoria is your cousin! Don’t believe those rumors online!”
“I think people know how to tell truth from lies.”
“Isabella was with Alexander for eighteen years. How is that fake news?”
“And all the terrible things Victoria did—could those be fake?” Adrian stated loudly.
He looked at everyone with contempt.
“If I had a son and daughter like them, I’d beat them to death out of shame.”
“How can you all make such a spectacle of this wedding?”
No.6
“Aren’t you aware how ridiculous this is?”
Adrian’s words were sharp and insulting.
The two families glared furiously.
Especially Victoria.
Her face turned pale with rage.
Victoria knew most wedding guests despised her.
She could tolerate their hidden contempt as long as they maintained surface politeness.
Once she and Alexander were officially married, she would become Mrs. Whitmore.
Wife of the president of Whitmore Enterprises!
No.7
That wretched Adrian had to openly voice such cutting remarks.
His harsh words stabbed at her pride relentlessly.
Seeing Victoria's eyes welling up, Eleanor quickly grasped her hand.
She shot Adrian a furious glare. "What right do you have to judge her? Everyone makes mistakes. She's acknowledged hers and vowed to change. Why must you dredge up the past?"
"Exactly! You call my son heartless, but do you know how hard he tried to win Isabella back? She's the one who rejected him repeatedly! She probably spread those vile rumors online herself!"
Though Madam Whitmore scolded Adrian, her accusing gaze remained fixed on Isabella.
Anyone would assume Isabella orchestrated the rumors out of spite.
The implication made Isabella's blood boil.
Did they truly believe she had nothing better to do?