Vincent froze, and his face suddenly clouded over. He looked at Elsie coldly for a moment and said to Rex, "Show her in." And then, he turned around and walked into the lounge again.
Elsie ignored the people discussing about her behind her and immediately followed Vincent inside joyfully.
However, she could never expect that Vincent would glare at her immediately after entering the room. He said in an icy voice, "Where did you get it?"
Elsie knew that Vincent would definitely be surprised to see her gift, and that he would definitely ask her where she got it. What she cared about was not what they were going to say, but the fact that she could be alone with him.
Elsie clenched her fist, but Vincent grabbed her arm in the next second. He sneered as he raised Elsie's hand by holding her wrist, and then forced her to release the thing in her hand by tightening his grip. A white pill in her hand had just been crushed into powder, and the powder fell to the floor before Elsie could use it.
Vincent had seen Emily go through hot flashes twice with his own eyes. How could he not know what the powder was? The eyes he cast at Elsie instantly became like a dagger.
Elsie's face turned pale as she tried to explain, "It's just some pearl powder. I use it as my facial mask."
Vincent released her hand, took the handkerchief Rex handed to him, and wiped his hands carefully with it. His knitted his straight brows as he looked at her, "Pick it up and show me how you use it."
Elsie had prepared the pill for the man, so how would she use it herself? With her face still pale, she didn't squat down. She just held her wrist that hurt with her other hand and said while trying to endure the pain, "Mr. Vincent, I've thought for a long time before I gave you that gift. I thought you would like it for sure, but what would the people outside think if they see you being so angry?"
The look on Rex's face also changed. He reached out to grab Elsie's neck and said, "How dare you threaten Mr. Vincent like that!"
However, Vincent raised his hand to block Rex's hand. Vincent's expression was indifferent and even sullen as he said, "Get out."
"Mr. Vincent?"
Rex immediately stiffened as he raised his head and saw Vincent's cold gaze. He hurried to open the door. The guests did not dare to eavesdrop outside the door. They just stood about five meters away from the door and whispered to each other. Seeing Vincent out, those people immediately shut their mouths, and the room immediately quieted down.
Arabella run there after noticing the buzz, but she didn't rush in the lounge. She just stood at the door and waited patiently. Originally, she was thinking about teaching Elsie a lesson after Vincent came out. However, when she saw the sullen look on Vincent's face after the door was pushed open, she could not help but feel sorry for him. She immediately went to hug him, "Vincent, don't be sad. I'm here. I am on your side forever."
Emily saw Arabella hugging Vincent when she rushed there. Expressionlessly, Vincent pushed Arabella away and strode out. When he glanced at Emily, he cast his eyes away without hesitation, as if she was just a stranger.
Emily's heart skipped a beat. She was a bit disturbed and distressed, and the feeling came very quickly. It came so fast that someone had bumped into her before she could tell the feeling in her heart. It was Arabella who had hit Emily. Arabella rushed out with her red eyes and deliberately hit Emily.
Was she mad? Did she feel wronged? Or was she embarrassed because Vincent had refused her in public? In any case, she ran away awkwardly.
While Emily was still in a daze, she suddenly saw Eliot dragging Elsie out.
"Eliot! Let go of me! It hurts!" Elsie cried out as she struggled.
"What have you done?" Eliot glared at her, "I've warned you not to test my patience! We're in the public, not at home! Not everyone would listen to your willful requests!"
"You've never listened to my requests at home, either! Who do you listen to other than that retard?" Elsie suddenly could not bear her grudge when she heard Eliot's words, and she even began to pout, "You've never treated me in the same way you treat Emily. You treat me not as your sister, but as your enemy! You never like me. You only care about her...."
Eliot's expression changed, "What on earth are you talking about!"
"What am I talking about? I'm saying that you only care about her and you hate me!" Elsie shouted. Suddenly, she saw Emily standing not far away from her, so she pointed at Emily and said, "Your mom is only a mistress. How dare you occupy my house? Why does dad like you? Why does Eliot like you? Why?"
The onlookers gathered at this scene again. They wanted to see how Emily, the vicious girl in the Britt family, would say to her silly younger sister, Emily.
At that moment, Emily was still thinking about how Vincent had walked away, poker-faced. She could hear Elsie say unpleasant words such as "mistress" and could see people surrounding them gloating. The audience looked at Elsie and Emily curiously and with mixed feeling, as if they were watching animals.
From beginning to end, Elsie was the only one who had been active in this episode. Emily watched Elsie go from being angry, to having a grievance, and then to pretending to be pitiful and tearful.
But Eliot did not show any mercy towards Elsie. He pulled her out with all his strength. When Eliot and Elsie walked past Emily, Emily heard Eliot gritting his teeth and said something in a very low voice.
"If you dare to say another word, Elsie, believe it or not, I'll kill you."