Rebirth Revenge Is Everything (Ariana) novel Chapter 673

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She couldn't accept this.

She was so close! Just one more step!

She truly believed that with both the Harper and Stone families pressuring him, Lambert would eventually give in and marry her. So what if he was angry now? Once they were married, she'd shower him with affection every day, and gradually he'd forgive her. Wasn't that how love grew over time? Besides, they had been each other's first love—once the misunderstanding was cleared up, everything would turn out fine.

But the one thing she hadn’t accounted for was having such a ruthless mother!

Irene’s eyes burned with resentment and fury.

Kendra remained utterly indifferent.

But just because she didn’t care didn’t mean others felt the same. Earl immediately frowned in displeasure. "Irene, what’s with that look?"

Irene’s heart ached with the urge to cry, but she swallowed the tears.

Her voice trembled as she spoke, "Dad, what kind of expression do you expect me to have? Mom wants to send me abroad—how is that any different from announcing to the whole city that I was the one behind this? Once word gets out, how can I ever come back? Even the Harper family will be disgraced. Don’t you realize that?"

She was trying to use the family’s reputation to sway her father.

Right now, she needed his support.

If her father stood by her for the sake of the family’s honor, she was confident she could change her mother’s mind.

But Kendra—

At those words, she laughed. There was no warmth in that smile, only ice. "So now you realize this would bring shame to the family?"

Irene bit her lip, remaining silent.

Kendra's voice was icy. "You must face the consequences of your own actions—I've told you that before. If you were afraid of the scandal, you shouldn't have done it in the first place. And don't try to pin this on your brother. Did you really think I wouldn’t notice your little schemes?"

Irene's face grew paler by the second.

She stared at her mother, a surge of resentment burning inside her—stronger than anything she'd ever felt before.

*Why?*

*Why couldn’t her mother just understand her for once?*

But Kendra’s expression remained unreadable, her gaze steady and cold. Without a flicker of emotion, she said, "You’ll be sent abroad tomorrow. Nathan will resign. Use this time to reflect on what you’ve done wrong." With that, she stood and walked away.

Nathan watched Kendra’s retreating figure and sighed inwardly.

He knew—this time, Kendra was truly furious. Otherwise, she would never have made such a drastic decision.

Still, he understood.

This was just how Kendra had always been. Ruthless when crossed. Unyielding in her judgments.

But Irene…

He never would have imagined that his gentle, well-mannered younger sister could stoop to something like this. Honestly, it left a bitter taste in his mouth. No matter how much she liked someone, resorting to such underhanded methods was disgraceful. And even if she had, did she have to make it so public? Now, the entire elite circle of the city was gossiping about it. He could already picture the whispers behind their backs—the mocking laughter that would only grow louder once Irene was shipped off abroad.

And then there was the Stone family…

Perhaps this incident would turn them into enemies. In his mind, a marriage alliance would have been the ideal solution, but Kendra had already made her decision.