Chapter 198: Nathaniel, Miss York Says She’s Your ’Good Brother

Chapter 198: Chapter 198: Nathaniel, Miss York Says She’s Your ’Good Brother

Mrs. York also laughed. "Lying is not a good habit. She really is a country bumpkin. She’d do anything to save face."

Estelle raised her eyes indifferently. "Don’t you know the store manager, Mrs. York? Just ask him."

Mrs. York and Thea exchanged a glance, their expressions turning ugly.

They wondered why Estelle was so confident. Could this store really be hers?!

Reluctantly, Mrs. York did a quick check. When she saw Estelle’s name on the list of shareholders, she looked both unwilling and furious.

Thea composed herself, putting on a surprised and worried look. "Estelle... I remember you weren’t the owner of this store before. Did you just buy it?"

Estelle gave a half-smile.

Seeing the crowd of onlookers growing, Thea gently bit her lip. "The acquisition price for this store must be in the tens of millions. Can you really come up with that much money all at once, Estelle? Or did you use Nathaniel’s money..."

Everyone looked at Thea.

Thea wore an expression of deep concern. "Estelle, everyone just meant well earlier. They just wanted to remind you that this man is nothing but a scammer.

"To think you not only showed no gratitude, but even spent Nathaniel’s money to help him vent his anger... How can you do this to Nathaniel?"

Coming to her senses, Mrs. Keaton immediately raised her voice, pointing an accusatory finger. "Estelle, you’re using your husband’s money to keep an old sugar daddy! Does your husband know?!"

Mori abruptly raised her eyes.

Mrs. Keaton seemed to stand on the moral high ground. "The Sloan Family already despises you. If you ask me, someone like you doesn’t deserve to marry Nathaniel at all!"

Thea looked worried. "Estelle, we can pretend we didn’t see anything this time, but you can’t keep doing this...

"As your husband’s good bro, I can’t tolerate you doing him dirty. How about this? Hurry up and break it off with him, and I’ll pretend I don’t know anything.

"Estelle, don’t blame me for being harsh, but the truth is, many people think you’re not good enough for Nathaniel. Even the Sloan Family is dead set on making you two divorce... If a scandal breaks out at a time like this, what will you do?"

Enzo was dumbfounded.

He had warned these women that there would be severe consequences if they kept wagging their tongues, yet they still wouldn’t listen!

He had even been turned into Estelle’s "paramour"!

Estelle raised her eyes coldly, a smirk playing on her lips.

They were pretending to have her best interests at heart, but in reality, every single word was meant to imply that she was unworthy and degrading herself.

"If you know your words are harsh, then shut up." Suddenly spotting a figure outside the door, Estelle slowly lifted her gaze. "Or does Miss York think that no one knows what you’re really scheming?"

Thea’s eyes turned red.

Eager to curry favor with the York Family, Mrs. Keaton immediately lashed out at Estelle. "Thea was kind enough to advise you, and this is your attitude?! You don’t care about losing face, do you? Fine! Then I’ll tell everyone that you’re an unfaithful wife who’s cuckolding Mr. Sloan!

"Come look, everyone! This woman is spending her husband’s money to keep a wild man! She’s shameless and unrepentant! Let’s make her famous—"

"Aren’t you embarrassed to corner my wife here?"

Suddenly, an extremely cold male voice rang out.

Nathaniel’s expression was indifferent yet commanding. His icy gaze swept over Thea before he withdrew it, not bothering to spare her another glance.

Thea instinctively clenched her fists, her heart skipping a beat.

However, she was the Heiress of the Yorks, after all. Fancying herself as Nathaniel’s "good bro," she immediately stepped forward, acting like a buddy as she tried to pat his shoulder.

Nathaniel stepped aside without hesitation. The movement was so obvious that everyone noticed it.

Thea’s hand instantly hit empty air. Her expression stiffened, but then, as if nothing had happened, she let out a coy laugh.

"Nathaniel, did you come for Estelle? I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to do this; I just couldn’t stand Estelle’s actions anymore. You won’t blame me for being a busybody, will you?"

Nathaniel didn’t give her an ounce of respect. "Since you know you’re being a busybody, please keep your mouth shut next time, Miss York."

Thea’s expression suddenly froze, her smile barely holding on.

Ignoring Thea, Nathaniel walked up to Estelle. "Did they bully you?"

Enzo was pondering what to say. These women were too much! They kept claiming to be Nathaniel’s good bros, yet they used that title to bully Estelle. What kind of logic was that?!

Moreover, Enzo felt that Estelle was someone who wouldn’t tolerate any nonsense; she would definitely tell the truth straight out!

Just as he was about to speak, he saw Estelle suddenly lower her head, completely dropping her usual straightforward demeanor. "No, Nathaniel. Why would Miss York bully me?"

As she spoke, Estelle cast a glance at Thea.

A bad feeling suddenly welled up in Thea’s heart.

Estelle sighed, perfectly mimicking a two-faced hypocrite. "Miss York said she’s your good bro, so she has the right to teach me a lesson on your behalf. She even said teaching me a lesson is for my own good.

"If I said they bullied me, what kind of person would that make me? Knowing full well that Miss York is your good ’bro’, if I still made a fuss, wouldn’t that be driving a wedge between your brotherhood?"

Enzo was speechless.

He was stunned. Was this really Estelle??

Thea choked, her face turning extremely ugly!

Those words were basically pointing at her nose and calling her a two-faced bitch!

Nathaniel’s eyes darkened slightly as he muttered the word: "Bro?"

Feeling everyone’s eyes on her, Thea gave an awkward laugh. "Yeah, Nathaniel. Haven’t we called each other bros since we were kids..."

Before she could finish, Luke White stepped forward. "Miss York, Mr. Sloan only has one brother, and his name is Liam Sloan. You share no blood relation with Mr. Sloan, and your gender doesn’t match either. So how could you possibly be his brother?

"I hope that next time, you won’t spread rumors about your relationship with Mr. Sloan, Miss York. Furthermore, as an outsider, what gives you the right to teach Mrs. Sloan a lesson on his behalf? Even if Mr. Liam, his biological brother, were here, he wouldn’t have the right. Do you understand, Miss York?"

Thea clenched her fists, biting her lip in humiliation!

What was this? Nathaniel actually humiliated her in public for Estelle’s sake!

Did their years of friendship really pale in comparison to Estelle?!

What did she say wrong? They grew up together, so weren’t they good bros? Julian Jacobs and the other young masters doted on her. Even when they dated or got married, they always put her first because she was their good bro. Wasn’t Nathaniel the same?

How could Estelle be so shameless as to secretly complain to Nathaniel!

Thea cursed Estelle hundreds of times in her heart, but on the surface, she still maintained that gentle appearance. "Nathaniel, I wasn’t careful earlier. Don’t worry, it won’t happen again."

She looked both aggrieved and magnanimous.

Mrs. Keaton had initially been afraid of Nathaniel as well. But on second thought, how could Mr. Sloan not be angry that Estelle was hooking up with an old man? Perhaps Mr. Sloan was secretly thanking Thea, only pretending not to care to save face.

With this thought in mind, Mrs. Keaton rolled her eyes and immediately stepped forward.

"Oh my, Mr. Sloan, Thea is truly doing this for your own good! You don’t know this, but Estelle is being kept by this old man..."

"Kept?" Nathaniel gave a half-smile. "Mrs. Keaton, slandering Mrs. Sloan without proof is ill-advised. Evernight International’s legal department is not to be trifled with."