Contractually Yours: The Billionaire's Unlikely Bride
Chapter 167: BANQUET 5

Chapter 167: Chapter 167: BANQUET 5

However, she didn’t get a chance to finish her speech, when a mature and cold voice suddenly interrupted her, "Humph! When has it become another person’s turn to talk about my family’s affair?" and the sour grape wilted the moment she saw who interrupted her.

Lia looked at the woman who had just arrived, followed by other popular women respected in the society and her heart was drumming like crazy.

She didn’t think that their small quarrel would attract these women here. Looking at the sour grapes who had wilted, Lia was very happy and was gloating inside.

"I ..." the sour grapes wanted to defend themselves but the woman who was none other than Madam Meyer interjected and harshly spoke, "my family isn’t so poor and desperate to climb the ladder by sacrificing its children’s happiness!" her words full of defense.

Lia’s eyes brightened when she heard that.

She had heard from the elders about how the Meyers were casual or carefree when it comes to choosing their life partners.

As long as they are in love, they can marry whoever they want. Hearing it from them and hearing it from the matriarch was completely different.

The sour grapes looked panicked when they heard that. They clenched their fists and remained frozen, knowing that they couldn’t go anywhere at the moment.

Madam Meyer looked at these two, who dared point fingers at her daughter-in-law and tarnish her family’s name just because they were sour that Logan didn’t choose them.

She knew that these ladies’ thoughts aligned with those of many women in the hall tonight. While the others managed to control their urges to point fingers, these two just couldn’t help themselves.

With them offering themselves on a silver platter, Madam Meyer found a chance to make her stance clear and warn those who had such thoughts but were still biding their time.

"I don’t care what your small brains are busy thinking, but it’s none of anyone’s business about who my son marries. Even if she was collecting rubbish on the streets. As long as Logan loves her, he can marry her.

We aren’t ashamed of what she was, so why should that bother any of you? How dare you put my daughter-in-law in the same category as those shameless mistresses?

Where did you see her wrecking anyone’s marriage for you to dare taint and tarnish her name maliciously like that?

What’s wrong with being a nanny? Weren’t you raised by ones? Without them, would you have grown up well? With your parents busy at work or your mothers busy shopping and playing with their friends, would you have grown well without them?"

Madam Meyer was simply furious as she lashed out at the two sour grapes, though the majority knew that they were now combined.

At that moment, Briar, who had plans to see the world, was forced to stand at the table as she watched her mother-in-law defend her. Her eyes were teary and red. It made those watching her feel very sorry for her.

While others were watching Madam Meyer, there was someone else who was watching Briar closely, her gaze a bit complicated.

’Did I make a mistake by leaving her out?!’

Unfortunately, that thought was only eating her as the other people were focused on the ongoing drama.

"Don’t force your beliefs on other people. And can’t you see that Briar is sick? You want her to die of alcohol poisoning after drinking wine just to save face?" thinking about how Briar suffered just because she didn’t drink wine, Madam Meyer was pissed for real.

The sour grapes lowered their heads, shame overwhelming them and regretting being too hasty to attack at such an important event.

Madam Meyer vented her anger at the two before she looked at the crowd watching them and cleared her thought as she looked at the host, who she was holding a grudge against as well.

Imagine her shock when she heard that this old lady had invited everyone in her family but ignored Briar. Wasn’t that being discriminative?

Even though there was a chance of bringing a plus one. Wasn’t Briar worth getting a personal invitation?

Feeling undermined by that, and then coming across these two shameless ladies, Madam Meyer exploded. Her words were directed at everyone who looked down on what her son picked. How dare they question her son’s choice?

Were they trying to make her daughter-in-law fall ill again?

She couldn’t be overwhelmed. She was in the process of recovering after getting bullied recently and then this. Wouldn’t she fall into a comma this time if it gets too much?

Although she didn’t personally like this trait of her daughter-in-law, she was still on her side. After all, Briar wasn’t one to seek trouble. It was these people who always came after her. How could she not defend what was hers?

"I am sorry Lady Diana for exploding like that," she said apologetically towards the woman who had hosted the banquet and continued, "I just didn’t think that some people had so many guts to call out my daughter-in-law like that. I thought that they would be at least grateful. After all, tonight is very special."

Lady Diana, who had been pointed out and feeling a bit guilty, smiled wryly at being pointed out like that. "I do understand you Madam Meyer and I don’t blame you!"

Madam Meyer smiled relievedly when she heard that and said, "Thank you for your understanding."

What could Lady Diana say after that?

She could only say pacifying words to the furious mother-in-law before turning to Briar, who at that moment was being held by Bertha, her body shaking and it startled her.

’What was going on there?’

Lady Diana wasn’t the only one in a moment of shock, as the other ladies were also looking in Briar’s direction.

When Madam Meyer and Alice saw that, they rushed to where Briar was and when they got there, Bertha sighed dejectedly as she shook her head at them before she glared at the sour grapes who started all this mess in the first place.