Crowned by the Man They Feared (Amelia and Jeremy) novel Chapter 378

**TITLE: Broken by Destiny by George Orwell 378**

**Chapter 378 Extra Points Earned**

As soon as the words escaped her lips, Amelia didn’t need to turn around to confirm her suspicions. It was unmistakably Gianna, the girl who always seized the opportunity to flaunt her self-importance whenever she could.

Amelia had entered the evening with a light heart, her spirits buoyed by the anticipation of the event. However, that familiar, grating voice shattered her good mood in an instant, like glass breaking underfoot.

Somewhere deep inside, she had harbored a nagging feeling that this insufferable nuisance would show up tonight.

This wasn’t just any ordinary celebrity bash; it was a gathering of high-profile individuals, an elite affair where only those with genuine status received invitations.

Gianna, with her desperate need for validation, would never pass up a chance to plead with her family to drag her along. Even if the Nygards didn’t bring her, Amelia knew that Regina would find a way to sneak her in. After all, Regina was among the privileged few on the guest list.

“Gianna,” Jeremy interjected, his tone sharp and authoritative before Amelia had a chance to respond. “You don’t have the right to question how Amelia managed to get in. But I’m genuinely curious—how did you manage to slip through the door?”

He offered her a chilling smile, one that could freeze the warmest of hearts. “A person like you? You wouldn’t have received an invitation. Did you sneak in with the Nygards, perhaps?”

It wasn’t Amelia who shot back a retort; it was Jeremy, standing steadfastly beside her. He had been engaged in an important conversation with Amelia, discussing matters that held weight. Yet, this bothersome girl had barged in, determined to disrupt the moment.

Wasn’t she simply asking for trouble?

“I-I…” Gianna froze, caught off guard.

Had Amelia questioned her, she would have puffed out her chest and boasted about how Raymond or one of their brothers had brought her in, relishing the chance to incite jealousy in Amelia.

But now, standing before Jeremy—a man who commanded respect and perhaps even fear from those around him—she felt her bravado evaporate.

With his expression dark and foreboding, like a tempest brewing on the horizon, Gianna sensed that a single misstep could lead to her immediate ejection from the event.

Jeremy’s voice sliced through the tension, cold and unyielding. “Really? You, of all people, are envious of others? Instead of stepping aside and keeping quiet, you still have the audacity to question someone else? Where did you summon that courage from? Your ego must be something else.”

His face was a storm cloud, grim and unyielding.

Under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t bother getting involved in petty squabbles among women.

But now, the target of this childish drama was Amelia.

And that changed everything.

Amelia glanced at the man beside her, a quiet amusement dancing in her eyes.

To the outside world, he often appeared cold and unapproachable, but in private, he was surprisingly bold and sharp-tongued.

Not bad at all. She found herself appreciating this side of him.

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