Escaped My Ex, Got Snatched by His Rival - Chapter 556

Chapter 556: Exchanging threats (2)
Zena glanced at Noah, who lightly shared a glance with her before turning to look away. Though he did not say anything explicitly, it touched her heart when she saw him stand up against his wife and change the course of actions that he had been taking ever since they started this wedding talk.

She then turned her attention back to Mrs Mia, who was gaping like a goldfish and then said to her, “He is correct, Mrs. Mia. While this dress is lovely, I do not like it…I want something more modern, easy to carry, and a mix of something between cute and sexy. I hope you will understand?”

When Mrs. Mia heard the words of Zena, her expression, if possible, turned even more cold. She was not only upset with her son but also with Zena. Because her refusal to accept the dress that she chose was clearly a defiant act in the face of her authority, and Mrs. Mia didn’t like it.

“If that is what you want, then be my guest,” Mrs. Mia stated coolly as she thrust the dress that she was holding in her hands to the assistant, who took it almost immediately. She was glad that Mrs. Mia had stopped making a fuss, as this dress truly didn’t suit Zena.

And if Mrs. Mia had succeeded, then they would have to try their best to hide the fact that the dress was bought from their shop, as it would attract negative publicity.

Zena knew that she had offended the old woman but she didn’t care. She was not Ariana who was marrying Noah out of love but because of her sheer resolve to stop this man from becoming an obstruction for Nicolai.

She had seen and knew how much Nicolai had suffered while dealing with his mother’s condition and depression. It was because of his continuous control and suppression of anger and the rest of the feelings that made him so explosive and chaotic.

Zena didn’t want her brother to suffer anymore.

More than Noah and his mother, she cared for her adoptive brother.

With her head raised, she picked up a simple off-shoulder dress whose fabric was like molten liquid and went to the dressing room.

When Mrs. Mia saw how little Zena cared about her actions, mood, and words, her face turned even more frighteningly cold. She thought of Ariana, who didn’t dare to refuse the dress that she had chosen for her and even wore it to the wedding.

Her son also didn’t care for that woman and everything worked just fine and according to her wishes. But now! Not only was her supposed to be new daughter-in-law,

did not listen to her but her son was also standing up for her.

This feeling, it was so unsettling!

“What is it that you wanted to say to me?” far away from the wedding dress boutique, at the De Luca mansion. Inez raised her head and looked at the man in front of her with a deep frown on her face.

The man who entered the room smiled at her before ushering Mister Harlow inside the room. Seeing a man dressed in a shirt that would fit right in between the many beggars entering her office, Inez frowned.

“Inez, I am awfully upset about disrupting your work as well,” said Carcel with a hand on his chest and a fake wounded look on his face. “However, there is something really important that I need to discuss with you.”

Inez put down the pen in her hand. She questioned, “What do you mean to say?”

“Inez,” Carcel walked over and placed the papers in his hands in front of Inez as well as the surveillance recording that he had gotten his hands on somehow. “These are the copies and some recorded evidence that someone has collected and sent to me. A woman was killed brutally a few days ago and from the evidence that has been collected, I believe that the murder was committed by Nicolai.” his lips curled into a satisfied smirk as he said to her, “I believe that the senate will not like it.”

Inez went through the evidence that was put in front of her and she asked,

“What is the meaning of this?”

“It means nothing,” Carcel started with a smile that was so smug that Inez’s fingers twitched twice as she wished to shoot the man dead. “This gentleman right here is being really kind. He just wants Nicolai to take care of his daughter, whose life has been affected due to the killing of this woman.”

Inez turned to look at Mister Harlow, who clenched his fingers and said to her, “I know that it was your son who killed my wife. Because of him, our family is ripped to bits. I am telling you either your son will take care of my daughter or else I will head straight to the police station.”

“Don’t think that you can kill me either. If I don’t return in five hours, my neighbours will call the police,” threatened Mister Harlow.

“How do you want my son to take care of your daughter?”

“By marrying her, of course,” Mister Harlow said in a matter of fact tone. “My wife was the only bread earner in our family. I am limp and my other son doesn’t earn well; she was the one who took care of the family by working.”

“But your son killed my wife. Now it’s only right for him to marry my daughter and compensate our family, whom he had ruined.”

“Your wife is missing and just because some of the evidence points to my son, you want him to marry your daughter? I am afraid that I do not like your little joke,” Inez said to the man with a pointed look on her face.

“Inez, if I may,” Carcel, who very much wanted Nicolai to marry a disposed-off daughter of the Ashford who was not only fake but even tried to harm the real one, spoke up. “I know that you very much want to protect your son but I need to remind you that this case can and will lead to the police’s involvement. If that happens, your son will lose the position as the head of the Familia.