Chapter 230

Chapter 230 The tea-tasting event was held at a place named Divine Tea, which was located in a shopping mall. Because of that, it became a favorite thing to do for many rich women as they could go shopping after the event. Meanwhile, Lexi might only be Mackenzie’s personal secretary, but the Summerton family was actually prestigious. Therefore, it wasn’t surprising for Lexi to attend the tea–tasting event as she mingled with the other rich women. Nonetheless, there was an unexpected guest on that particular Saturday. Although Divine Tea was currently occupied with wealthy and snobbish women, they were left with their eyes wide open as they stood up in disbelief the moment they saw a certain someone. “What’s wrong with you people?” Lexi, who was facing away from the door, couldn’t help but feel puzzled when she noticed the expressions on the other ladies‘ faces. Soon enough, her curiosity prompted her to turn around and find out what was going on, in which a surprised look appeared on her face.  “Ms. Quillen? What brings you here? I remember you haven’t been here for at least a year.” She quickly walked up to Mackenzie. In the meantime, Mackenzie–a revered figure in Yeringham–was instantly surrounded by the ladies around her. Thinking Mackenzie rarely came to an event like this, they would never give up on the chance to get to know her better. Nonetheless, she only nodded at those people without showing much interest in interacting with them. Although those ladies didn’t know her well, they didn’t find it surprising to see  the pricey jewelry she wore on her, as they believed she could afford them. As for Lexi, she was too surprised by Mackenzie’s arrival that she didn’t notice the necklace around the latter’s neck right away when she saw her. Until Claudette approached them and greeted Mackenzie, “Ms. Quillen, you look gorgeous today! Is that golden jade phoenix you’re wearing?” It turned out that Claudette was the owner of Divine Tea, which gave her a respectable status in that place. Thus, her words had instantly given rise to audible gasps from the crowd. “Hey, I recognize that. That was Thomas Cline’s finest piece of art in the auction last night!”  “Wait, what?! How come Ms. Quillen is wearing it? Could it be that some rich guy is trying to win her heart or something?” “It seems to me that she does live up to her reputation as the prettiest socialite in Yeringham! How charming she is!” Regardless of the intentions behind those compliments, Lexi immediately caught on to what Mackenzie was up to, being someone who knew her well. Ms. Quillen is here to show off, isn’t she? Holy moly! This is unbelievable! “Guilty as charged, Ms. Lenoir. You’re too kind.” Mackenzie reacted with a beautiful smile that replaced her initial indifferent expression. “I have to admit I’m envious of you, Ms. Quillen. I wish I could have a man who would do that for me!” Claudette smiled as an unfathomable look flashed across her eyes with a slight hostility. Mackenzie smiled and said, “You’re a beauty, Ms. Lenoir. I believe there will be some men out there who will do anything for you, too. The only question is whether they’re your Mr. Right.” It was then that the situation began to dawn on Lexi even more. Ah, I see 4/5 what’s going on now. Ms. Quillen didn’t come here just to show off. She is here to warn somebody. Somebody whom she considers her love rival! The reason Lexi thought that way was because Claudette was the other person besides herself who knew that Mackenzie was already married. Mackenzie knew Claudette would be joining Emmanuel in laser tag later that afternoon. Since Mackenzie couldn’t keep her husband from going, she went to the tea–tasting event instead to assert her dominance, as if she was sending out a message to a certain someone not to fool around with her man.  On the other hand, Claudette was aware of what Mackenzie was up to. As a woman who was belligerent beneath her tender exterior, her ego wouldn’t allow her to give up on Emmanuel and admit defeat just because of Mackenzie’s intimidation. “Well, you accepted that man’s gift, so does that mean he holds an important place in your heart?” Claudette’s voice instantly lightened up the atmosphere around the place. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ ƒind ηøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Everyone in Yeringham knew Mackenzie hardly had any rumors; some even believed she had no interest in dating a man. Therefore, when Claudette’s response seemingly implied otherwise, they were all caught by surprise. After all, if word about that got out, the news would go viral across Yeringham as  well as every other search engine on the Internet. “I wouldn’t think of it that way, so let’s just say everything is still under my observation.” Mackenzie refused to admit it.