Chapter 103

He showed a look of relief and said, “Just now, they said it was our young lady. I was startled and thought our young lady had changed her name!”

The scene was dead silent, and aside from the waitstaff who remained composed, everyone else looked shocked. Who could have imagined that such shocking news could be heard!

Bessie turned out not to be the Greene family’s daughter, but just the stepdaughter brought by the stepmother. The crowd’s eyes quietly turned towards Bessie, and they saw her face pale and fluctuating, her nails almost digging into her palms.

Hannah, who had always had a good relationship with her and had always comforted her, at that moment could no longer pay attention to her. Hannah’s expression cracked, and she looked dazed. “You didn’t lie? Your young lady is really named Ophelia?”

“Of course, our boss, Ms. Harriet, and Mr. Greene had only one daughter, Miss Ophelia!”

“After Ms. Harriet Whitaker passed away, the hotel was left to Miss Ophelia; so, to be precise, at present, our boss, the only person we take orders from, is Miss Ophelia!”

Hannah opened her mouth but remained silent. A few classmates who were relatively close to Bessie exchanged glances at that moment, wanting to say something but hesitating. They all remembered how Bessie had taken them to the Deluxe Sound Hotel for meals more than once, and each time it was nothing less than a grand affair for young ladies of wealth. And they had never given any money, yet they told them to come anytime in the future, as if they considered themselves the owners of the hotel! Who knew that this hotel actually belonged to Ophelia, and that it was left to her by her mother? She had a stepdaughter; how could she have the nerve?

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely subtle, with various strange gazes falling on Bessie. Bessie felt a burning sensation on her face, her vision blurred, and she almost fainted! Was she really going to ruin the relationships with her classmates that she had worked so hard to build?

She pinched her palm hard and said angrily, “Get your manager to come here! I want to see who bribed you to make you talk nonsense like this!”

“Which of his words was nonsense?”

A soft and pleasant sound suddenly came.

Everyone turned their heads in unison and saw Ophelia walking gracefully towards them, accompanied by two men who looked like managers. Among them, one man, drenched in cold sweat and bowing and scraping, was none other than Connor, whom Bessie had mentioned all along!

Bessie’s face suddenly changed. The moment she saw Ophelia appear, followed by Connor, she realized…

Chapter 100

…that everything that had happened today was not a coincidence; Ophelia had been prepared all along! Even if she was just a stepdaughter, how could an ordinary waitress be so bold? Unless it was arranged by Ophelia! She almost bit her silver teeth to pieces.

The arrival of Ophelia rendered the scene silent once again. Her classmates all stared at her in a daze, as if they were meeting her for the first time. Having seen many Shamate-styled, introverted Ophelias, they had never before encountered such a captivating and extraordinary Ophelia! There was no need to explain anything; the moment I saw her, I knew she must have come from a noble and exalted background! Her casual glance would make people feel inexplicably awkward.

“Bessie, tell me, which of his words was nonsense?” Ophelia crossed her arms, a smile on her face, but her eyes were cold. “As long as you say it, I will punish him immediately. After all, I am the owner of this hotel, and I have every right to do so.”

She specifically emphasized that she was the hotel owner, which instantly made the atmosphere at the scene even more awkward. The classmates who had previously mocked her for not being able to afford to treat others now felt their faces burning with embarrassment and completely dared not meet her gaze. Who would have thought that they had been taking advantage of Ophelia all along while still targeting her?

Bessie’s face alternated between pale and flushed. She took a deep breath quietly and forced a smile. “Nothing much, I just brought my classmates here for a meal, but the waiter, I don’t know who bribed him, actually insulted me right off the bat!”

“Yes, I was just the stepdaughter of the Greene family, but my father… treated me like his own daughter. When did it become acceptable for a mere waiter to bully me?”

Her words implied, what about the stepdaughter? With Samuel’s attitude, her status was no less than that of Ophelia, the legitimate heiress!