Chapter 257

Evelyn gave her an icy glare. "None of your business."

"You—how could you speak to me like that, Evelyn?"

"What's wrong?" A mocking smile curled Evelyn's lips. "Disgusting."

She had only taken a few steps when she suddenly turned back to face Cassandra. "Idiot."

Cassandra's face drained of color.

Evelyn pushed open Scarlett's office door and gathered the forgotten roses back into her arms.

The vibrant crimson blooms made her porcelain skin glow, breathtakingly beautiful.

Adrian's gaze darkened as he watched her. So she had returned just for these roses—gifted by Sebastian.

Sebastian caught up to her, shaking his head fondly. "Silly girl, I told you I could buy new ones."

Evelyn lowered her face to inhale the roses' fragrance, her smile radiant. "Such fresh flowers would be a shame to waste. I'll take them home for my bedside."

"Knowing you love roses, I designed a private rose garden in my new villa—planted just for you." Sebastian wrapped an arm around her waist, blatantly ignoring Adrian's presence.

This was his way of making Adrian pay for hurting Evelyn.

Her eyes lit up. "Then I'll wake up to a sea of roses every morning."

Their retreating figures pierced Adrian like knives. His murderous glare fixed on Sebastian's hand resting possessively on Evelyn's waist.

Isabella dug her nails into her palms, consumed by jealousy. Sebastian was not only devastatingly handsome and wealthy, but he doted on Evelyn so openly.

"How does a discarded woman deserve someone like Sebastian?" she hissed through clenched teeth.

Adrian's frigid gaze swept over Isabella as if she were already dead.

Cassandra added spitefully, "Some people have no shame, throwing themselves at wealthy men."

Without a word, Adrian turned and strode away.

Isabella watched his retreating back, torn between fury and helplessness. She could only wait for his anger to subside.

"Sister Isabella, if today's incident gets out..." Cassandra fretted.

Isabella smirked. "Relax. Those reporters were all arranged by me. They won't dare write anything unauthorized."

Only then did Cassandra exhale in relief. "But Julian will never trust me again..."

More terrifying—how had Cassandra Valentine discovered her affair with Lucien?

"We must eliminate Cassandra and Evelyn!" Venom flashed in Cassandra's eyes. "Especially Cassandra—she keeps slipping through our fingers!"

Recalling their failed assassination attempts, she gnashed her teeth in frustration.