Chapter 33 Breaking Point
Chapter 33 Breaking Point
“Alright, I’ll listen to you.”
For a brief moment, Alan’s sharp features softened as he set his glass down.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk. Come on, spare us the lovey–dovey act. You’re making us all sick over here.”
The room burst into laughter and teasing.
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Summer’s face flushed as she leaned against Alan, pressing her cheek into his neck, her entire body nearly draped over him.
Then, suddenly, the door to the private room swung open.
Claudia stood in the doorway, her eyes fixed on Alan–smiling gently for once–as Summer clung to him like she belonged there.
Ha.
He knew she was coming, and yet he brought Summer along. He never missed a chance to disgust her.
The room fell silent.
With Timothy absent, everyone here was an expert at keeping a straight face, but their eyes betrayed them. Curiosity, mockery, a readiness for drama–all of it simmered in their gazes as they looked at Claudia.
They were here to watch a show, waiting for her humiliation.
Claudia’s fingers tightened on the strap of her bag.
She knew every face here. Alan’s childhood friends, close to Summer as well. They weren’t as blunt as Timothy in showing their disdain, but over the years they had made their scorn clear enough. After all, Alan’s hatred of her was public knowledge.
Of course his friends looked down on her.
And now they were all gathered.
Summer, draped over Alan’s shoulder, sensed the shift in the room. She turned, her hand still on his broad shoulder, her brows lifting as she saw Claudia. Her grip on Alan tightened deliberately, her arm sliding higher in a subtle show of possession.
Alan didn’t push her away. He simply sat there, fox–like eyes fixed calmly on Claudia, his lips curved in the faintest smile.
Summer’s confidence soared at his response.
Ignoring Claudia, she addressed Nathan, who had escorted her in. “Nathan, what are you doing? Can’t you see we’re busy? Get that outsider out of here right now!”
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But Nathan didn’t so much as glance at her. His eyes stayed on Alan.
Summer wasn’t qualified to order him around.
Her words only drew stifled laughter from some of the others.
No one treated Claudia like the rightful wife she was.
Claudia didn’t bother with them. She locked her gaze on Alan.
She didn’t speak. She didn’t have to.
She knew he had staged this–inviting her here only to humiliate her in front of everyone.
But she didn’t care anymore.
She wasn’t going to cause a scene. That would be beneath her.
“Alan, you know why I’m here. If you don’t want to talk, then… we’ll just end it here.”
Fish die, net breaks.
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She could endure humiliation for herself, but not when it dragged down her friends, not when it put them at risk.
Everything she had achieved without the family that despised her had been because of friends who supported her.
If Alan was going to strike at her through them, then she would drag him down with her.
She couldn’t match the Moore family’s power, but if she was pushed too far, she could still make Alan bleed..
She just had to be willing to go that far.
Her feet shifted slightly, angled toward the door.
Alan’s eyes darkened, his cold face hardening.
The room went still.
He stared at Claudia, standing in her white down coat, eyes blazing with fury and finality. And then he laughed.
In just a few days, his wife had grown bold.
She dared to threaten him.
Summer, impatient, pressed Nathan again. “Nathan, what are you waiting for? Throw her out!”
But Nathan didn’t move.
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He only followed Alan’s orders. Even the Moore family’s rightful wife had no authority over him–let alone Summer, who wasn’t even one of them yet.
Summer flushed with humiliation. Clutching Alan’s hand, she fumed, her voice trembling with anger and grievance. “Alan, look at him! How can he defy me like this?”
Alan chuckled, patting her soothingly. “Don’t worry. I’ll deal with him later.”
Summer wasn’t entirely satisfied with the answer, but she knew Nathan’s status was special and that Alan trusted him deeply. For now, she let it drop, though resentment brewed in her heart. Once she married Alan, she swore she’d put Nathan in his place.
Drawing a steadying breath, she pointed at Claudia. “But we’re discussing serious matters. How can we allow some irrelevant outsider to stay here?”
She wasn’t wrong.
Claudia had never been allowed to meddle in Moore Corp business. Alan had always kept her excluded.
Alan stroked her soft brown curls. “That’s why we’ll talk later.”
Summer froze, staring at him blankly. “…What?”
