Female Novel
Chapter 354
Chapter 354 Where Did Lanie Learn That?
Melissa instantly noticed Bianca.
She held onto Xavier's arm tightly and grunted audibly. "Why do I see that woman everywhere? Howunlucky!"
Not only had she failed to frame Bianca in the luxury fashion store, but she had also lost a diamondnecklace worth almost a million dollars. She was scolded when she got home, and her elder brotherhad docked her allowance.
Melissa had been troubled by that incident.novelbin
Of course, Bianca was not too happy when she saw the capricious and unreasonable Melissa.
She was about to hold the children's hands and turn in the other direction when Lanie suddenly lookedat the woman and blinked. There was a mischievous glimmer in his eyes.
He tugged the hem of Bianca's shirt and said childishly, "Mommy, I've seen that woman before..."
Bianca looked at Lanie curiously. She did not understand how the little boy would recognize Melissa.
"Where have you seen her, Lanie?" Bianca asked.
Melissa was also surprised.
She looked at Lanie and racked her brain, but she could not remember where she had seen the cutelittle boy.
"Mommy, do you remember the picture book that Daddy got for me for my birthday? She's the uglywitch in the fairy tale!"
Lanie then turned to look at Melissa. "You look like the ugly witch in my picture book. I would've askedfor your autograph, but I don't like that character at all!"
The people around him burst into laughter.
The little boy was so cute and adorable, but why were his words so relentless?
Bianca realized that Lanie was only making fun of Melissa.
Melissa was not very beautiful, but she was not ugly either. It was very different from the witch inLanie's picture book.
'Did Lanie get his sharp tongue from Luke?*
Bianca shot a glance at Luke. At the same time, Luke looked at her and shrugged as though sayingthat he had nothing to do with it.
Luke knew that he did not have a great personality, but even he did not speak so harshly. PerhapsLanie's genes had mutated on his own.
Melissa might not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but she also realized that Lanie was insulting her.Her face turned red with anger, and she pointed at Lanie and yelled, "Who taught you to speak likethat, you unmannered brat? You need to be spanked!"
In her anger, Melissa seemed to have forgotten who Luke was. She wanted to step forward and teachLanie a lesson, but Xavier held her back tightly!
The young woman was too capricious. She did not understand how terrifying Luke could be.
If she laid a finger on Luke's son, he was sure that the news of Melissa's family's bankruptcy wouldappear on the papers tomorrow. Even his family might be affected.
Luke glared at Melissa. There was a hint of killing intent in his cold gaze!
The host of the clubhouse had just arrived. Before he could speak a word to Mr. Crawford, he hadwitnessed that comedic scene.
'That woman has a death wish!
'How dare she insult Mr. Crawford's son in public, like a mad dog?' "Don't hold me back, Xavier. Thatwoman stole my diamond necklace. Give it back to me!" Melissa ignored the tense atmosphere andyelled at Bianca with a vicious expression on her face.
"Excuse me, Miss, I would advise you to leave if you are not feeling well.
Not only have you insulted my guests, but you are accusing my guest of stealing your diamondnecklace. Do you have any evidence of that?" The host said sternly with his eyes narroweddangerously.
"Who do you think you are? Stay out of this! It's none of your business!" Melissa was intimidated by thehost's dangerous aura, but her anger had overridden her reason.
Her elder brother and Xavier had warned her not to cross Luke, but she had been spoiled since shewas young and did not respect anyone.
She was used to getting whatever she wanted when she was overseas. Of course, she would havealready forgotten their warnings.
Xavier dragged Melissa's collar and warned her sternly once more. "Stop embarrassing me, Melissa!Do you have a death wish?"
Melissa thought that Xavier was holding her back because he still loved Bianca.
In Xavier's vice-like grip, she could not move a muscle.
Her gaze met with Bianca's eyes. When she saw that the woman was looking at her contemptuouslyand that her cousin seemed to be looking at Bianca with pity, her anger rose to new heights!
No wonder her cousin Xavier treated her so mercilessly. It was because of that woman.
That realization was like a sharp sword that had pierced Marie's heart. 4
Her chest heaved as she gasped for air, then she growled at Xavier. "Aren't we family, Xavier? Whyaren't you on my side? Bianca is the one who stole my diamond necklace, and that guy is anaccomplice. And that brat too, they're all bad people..."
Luke's brows were furrowed tightly. The killing intent in his eyes intensified.
He looked at Melissa as though she was already a dead person!
"Get lost! You don't know anything at all!" Xavier shoved Melissa away and roared at her.
His tantrum caught the attention of everyone at the venue.
Melissa’s face turned pale.
It was her birthday today. She managed to convince her cousin to celebrate her birthday with her, buthe had humiliated her in front of all the guests and friends.
Even Melissa's friends behind her were whispering with each other...
"It's my birthday today, Xavier. How can you treat me like that? Bianca is a shameless thief! Thatnecklace cost 900,000 dollars. You saw the receipt. It's not a small sum... That day, that woman stole
my necklace while I was changing. You were there too, Yancy, isn't it?" Melissa’s face was grotesquelycontorted.
She glared hatefully at Bianca, as though she wanted to pour all the filth on her.
Yancy, Melissa's tall and muscular friend, stood out from the crowd and said that Melissa was not lying.
The surrounding guests were whispering among each other and pointing at Bianca...
Just when Bianca wanted to say something, the sound of a crisp slap shocked everyone.
"That's enough, Melissa Lerche! Bianca is the last person to be a thief!" Xavier glared at Melissa infrustration.
He knew Bianca's character very well.
Bianca was a person with very strong self-esteem. She would not lower herself to steal someone else'sproperty!
Melissa covered her cheek and looked at Xavier in disbelief. "You slapped me because of that thief,Xavier? Because of that despicable witch?"