Chapter 431: Maniacal

Chapter 431: Chapter 431: Maniacal

Irene Jensen was a smart woman. The moment Susan Caldwell laid eyes on Nathaniel Nathan, Irene noticed something was amiss. From the looks of the current situation, it seemed Susan had developed a crush on someone she shouldn’t have.

She shrugged. There was nothing she could do about something like this.

Jack Judd shouted after them, "What do you mean she’s too classy to argue with me? She was the one who started cursing first! You call that classy? Are you insane?!"

Skylar Crowe was furious and called out softly, "Susan!"

Susan Caldwell shot her a cold glare and said in a low voice, "Haven’t you embarrassed us enough for one day?"

Tears of indignation streamed down Skylar Crowe’s face. "I was just trying to help you."

"We’re clearly at a disadvantage today. In a situation like this, it’s obvious we’re no match for them, so just drop the argument," Susan Caldwell said icily. "Besides, what’s the use of winning a war of words?"

’What she really wanted was Vera Xavier’s life!’

’Only if Vera Xavier died would her identity remain a secret!’

’Only if Vera Xavier died could she finally find an outlet for all the grievances she’d suffered recently!’

’Vera Xavier had better not come looking for her in Veridia, or she would make certain that Vera never returned!’

Skylar Crowe had no idea what was going through Susan Caldwell’s mind. Hearing Susan’s words, she thought Susan was concerned for her, so she said sullenly, "I’ll listen to you. It’s just... that man is such a scumbag. He’d better hope he doesn’t fall into my hands next time!"

Overhearing their conversation, Irene Jensen’s gaze deepened. Her friendship with Susan Caldwell was partly due to family reasons. Normally, Susan handled matters appropriately, so their relationship was good, and Irene had never given much thought to what kind of person Susan truly was.

But after coming to Trellis this time, she discovered that Susan Caldwell wasn’t quite what she had imagined. After Vera Xavier’s warning last time, she was prompted to think harder about Susan’s actions over the years, only to realize that Susan was far from the kind person she had believed her to be.

From their exchange just now, she could sense something was off. She had already realized that Susan Caldwell was using Skylar Crowe as a pawn, yet Skylar was completely oblivious, still happy about Susan’s supposed words of comfort.

Irene Jensen recalled that there seemed to have been similar situations when she was with Susan Caldwell before, but because her personality wasn’t as impulsive as Skylar Crowe’s, it had never been so obvious.

She shot Vera Xavier a meaningful glance and let out an almost inaudible sigh.

After Susan Caldwell’s group left, Alistair Forrest also took his people and departed. As he was leaving, he glared at Nathaniel Nathan and said, "You’re completely insane."

"This is what you call insane?" Nathaniel Nathan’s tone was flat. "You’re welcome to stay. I can show you what truly insane looks like."

Alistair Forrest scoffed, then turned his head to Vera Xavier and said, "Honey, I’m leaving. Be sure to miss me!"

Vera Xavier, of course, didn’t respond to him. He felt utterly crushed. He had originally just wanted to watch the drama unfold, but instead, he’d had their public displays of affection shoved in his face. The feeling was awful!

After they left, Vera Xavier shot Nathaniel Nathan a fierce glare. But he was in such a good mood, he didn’t mind it in the slightest.

Jack Judd and Aaron Cheney were over there, waggling their eyebrows and making faces at each other. But they were too afraid of both Nathaniel Nathan and Vera Xavier to actually dare and tease the pair.

Vera Xavier reached up and pressed the bridge of her nose. ’Nathaniel Nathan is really too much!’

’Because of what he’d said, she decided she wouldn’t speak to him for three days!’