Chapter 1432
The Harrison family felt even more thoroughly humiliated.
Especially Clarissa. She had intended to step on Serena as a stepping stone to fame, but now, just standing here made her face burn with shame.
She had always believed herself to be a prodigy.
But tonight, she finally understood.
The brilliance she had so desperately tried to prove didn’t even earn her the right to step into the same arena as Serena.
She couldn’t bear to stay a second longer.
The Montgomeries and the Harrisons essentially covered their faces and fled the banquet hall in absolute disgrace.
They knew it in their hearts.
This would likely be the last time their families ever set foot in these elite circles.
Because as of today, the Montgomery and Harrison families would cease to exist in Vaelion City.
Everyone’s gaze was locked onto the dazzling girl in the center of the hall.
She remained indifferent, her expression unruffled.
Even after tearing open the Sinclair family’s dark underbelly and triggering the largest earthquake in Vaelion City’s top tier in a decade, there wasn’t an ounce of arrogance in her.
It was as if to her, it had been no more than casually flicking away a blind rat.
And that made her all the more terrifying.
Because everyone now realized one indisputable truth.
This newly returned Lancaster heiress was no fragile vase propped up by her family’s wealth.
At that moment, Old Mr. Lancaster leaned on his cane, his face stern.
Having Alaric dragged out of the debutante gala had completely disrupted the celebratory atmosphere.
But this banquet was the honor the Lancaster family owed Serena for twenty years. He would not let anyone ruin it.
He struck his cane hard against the floor, his heavy gaze sweeping the room. “Ladies and gentlemen p>
His voice wasn’t loud, but it carried the oppressive weight of decades in power, instantly suffocating all whispers.
Everyone instinctively straightened their posture.
“Today is the Lancaster family’s debutante gala,” Old Mr. Lancaster said coldly. “The
fact that filth like Alaric Sinclair appeared is our failure as hosts p>
“The authorities will handle the Sinclair matter p>
“Today is to celebrate my
granddaughter’s return. We invited you to witness all here
the Lancaster,
pearl coming home, not to let things
crawling out of the gutter ruin her
special day p>
By the time he reached the last few words, his tone was freezing.
“If anyone still wishes to use this as an excuse to cause trouble or make a scene, by all means, try p>
No one in the hall dared to breathe a word.
Who would dare scheme at a time like this?
The Lancaster family.
The Blackwood family.
Backed by medical titans.
And national treasure-level professors.
All standing firmly behind the Lancaster heiress.
Not to mention the federal task force’s deferential attitude toward her.
Who in their right mind would dare step up to attack Serena now?
Were they tired of living? Did they find their families too comfortable?
Were the fates of the Montgomeries, the Harrisons, and the Sinclairs not enough of a lesson?
Old Mr. Blackwood leaned on his
cane as well, his voice grim.
“Reginald is right. If anyone dares
run Serena’s big night, they’ll have to answer to the Blackwood family
first p>
Old Mr. Lancaster shot him a side-eye. “Since when does my granddaughter need
you to stick your neck out for her p>
Old Mr. Blackwood immediately
glared back She’s about to be my granddaughter in law. Why cant stick my neck out p>
“Nothing is set in stone yet,” Old Mr. Lancaster scoffed. “Nicholas already declared publicly that he’s her fiancé p>
“Just because he said it makes it true? Did I agree p>
“You admitted to the childhood engagement earlier p>
“That was just to shut the Montgomeries up p>
“Admitted is admitted p>
“You shameless old fool,” Old Mr. Lancaster sneered.
“If it gets me a granddaughter-in-law, who cares about shame p>
With the two old men bickering back and forth, the suffocating tension in the room p>
Was miraculously broken.