Chapter 1654: Chapter 1654: The Russell Family will always be her backup
"The Hughes family claims that Lisa Hughes is Zona Campbellâs adopted daughter, but whether sheâs adopted or a secret love child, only the Hughes family knows the truth."
"Lisa Hughes came to the Hughes family when she was three years old, and not long after, Zona Campbell committed suicide, but it was announced that she had gone missing, so Lisa Hughes probably has no impression of her adoptive mother. However, their personalities are quite similar."
"Back then, Zona Campbell was the most powerful noble lady in the Imperial City, ruthless and murderous. When her crimes were exposed, she became a murderer..."
Xaviera Evans couldnât help but shiver, "Zona Campbell and my mother are both Ruby Russellâs daughters, so why is there such a huge difference in their personalities?"
Caleb Mamet said in a leisurely tone, "Itâs probably because they grew up in different environments. Your mother was raised by Mrs. Russell, while Zona Campbell grew up under the influence of Ruby Russellâs ideas. Naturally, they are incompatible."
"Although Lisa Hughes is supposedly their adopted daughter, she is very similar to Zona Campbell. But Jeffrey Hughes, Zona Campbellâs biological son and now the head of the Hughes family, isnât similar to her at all and isnât favored by the family."
"Originally, Ruby Russell planned to make Lisa Hughes the heir of the Hughes Group. Unfortunately, she was incompetent, and the shareholders and executives jointly submitted a letter to dismiss Lisa Hughes from her position. Since then, Jeffrey Hughes has taken control of the Hughes Group, and his reputation has been good, making his position in the Hughes family higher and higher."
"How do you know so much about the Hughes family?" Xaviera Evans asked, surprised. She had investigated the Hughes familyâs background before but only found information from recent years, whereas Caleb Mamet knew about their dirty past, which was truly strange.
Caleb Mamet calmly replied, "I have an intelligence network that has been gathering various information for years. As long as I want to find something, I can find clues."
At this point, the birthday banquet was nearing its end, and Xaviera Evans was feeling tired, so she went to the Restroom early. As soon as she entered, she took a small velvet box from her bag, containing an emerald green bracelet.
Her grandmother said that the bracelet was originally meant to be a wedding gift for her mother, but it was never handed out, and her mother disappeared afterwards, so she gave it to her instead.
Carved in the middle of the bracelet was a lifelike lotus flower, which was the Russell familyâs heirloom. The braceletâs gift was meant to tell her that the Russell family would always be her support.
Just as Xaviera was lost in thought, someone suddenly pushed the door open, and a gust of wind brushed past her ear. A slap landed heavily on her face.
"You bitch, how dare you steal my bracelet!"
Xaviera staggered from the impact, her cheek burning with pain. As soon as she regained her senses, she immediately slapped the woman across from her.
Lisa Hughes hadnât expected Xaviera to fight back and fell to the ground, unguarded. She yelled angrily, "You hit me?"
Xaviera looked at her coldly, "Miss Hughes, you were the one who hit me first. I just returned the favor."
"You wretch! I hit you because you stole my bracelet. Give it back to me now, or I will never let you off!"
Xaviera glanced at the bracelet and laughed, "As the Hughes familyâs daughter, you break into my Restroom to hit me, what a great upbringing the Hughes family has!"
"Shut up!" Lisa Hughes roared, "I am the daughter of the Hughes family, and I can go wherever I want!"
Xaviera couldnât help but laugh, the so-called Hughes familyâs daughter didnât understand a bit of etiquette and manners, and yet she kept saying sheâd studied etiquette since she was young?
Lisa Hughes pointed at her nose and cursed, "You temptress, seducing Mr. Mamet and stealing my bracelet, people like you donât deserve to be Mrs. Mamet!"
With that, she reached out to grab Xavieraâs bracelet.
Xaviera dodged nimbly, and Lisa Hughes slipped, falling straight to the ground.
Ten minutes ago, Lisa Hughes saw Xaviera leave and followed sneakily, wanting to teach her a lesson, not expecting Xaviera to take out the lotus bracelet.
Lisa Hughes always wore the lotus bracelet to events, but because it didnât match her outfit today, she kept it in her bag, and now it was gone!
"Miss Hughes, the bracelet I have was given to me by my elder, and you seem to think itâs very similar to yours. Itâs possibly just two bracelets that look the same."
Lisa Hughes was furious, "Nonsense! The bracelet my grandmother gave me is one-of-a-kind. There canât possibly be another one! Itâs just you who stole my bracelet and lied to me; I wonât let you off unless you return it to me!"
With that, she got up from the ground and stormed out angrily.
Xaviera had suspected earlier that there were two bracelets, one for each of the sisters Ruby and Letitia Russell. Her grandmother gave her one, and Letitia gave her bracelet to Lisa Hughes.