Chapter 533

The tension in the air didn’t go away after the security guards left on the woman's orders. Instead, it shifted, the focus was now squarely on the woman and her unexpected intervention.

Jeremy’s face flushed with anger as he realized his control over the situation was slipping. This woman had overruled him in front of everyone, and he could feel the eyes of the guests on him, watching, judging, and expecting to do something to show his authority. After all, he was a member of the Hale family, and it would be humiliating if he couldn’t teach someone who had dared to lay hands on him a lesson, all because of an unexpected intervention.

But it wasn’t so simple. The woman who had just arrived was his old sister, and Jeremy knew better than to openly challenge her, especially here, in front of so many influential people. She held more authority than him, and the fact that she could so easily override his decisions made him hesitate. Even though his pride was wounded and his anger boiled j