26 Slapping Maria

Considering the years Elise spent in the mansion, the maids and servants must be close to her. If not, Elise wouldn't have stood up for them. What Amanda was afraid of was the maids and servants revealing how they treated her.

"Who knows if you bribed them or what? These are all your lies! You just want to take revenge because my son is going to marry another woman! Isn't it because Jessica showed up today with Kayden, that's why you're sour over it?!" Amanda tried to steer the conversation away from the maids and servants topic.

Elise knew what Amanda was thinking. "Don't change topics. I have nothing to do with Kayden or Jessica. They wanna go at it like rabbits, go ahead,"

Amanda's eyes widened and her chest heaved with anger. She wanted to rip Elise's mouth and pull her hair, but she couldn't. She had an image to maintain.

"You crude, dirty bitch," Amanda hissed.

"Do you want to get slapped too?" Elise flexed her knuckles in a lazy manner.

Everyone gawked at them. Just who was this woman?! She dared to threaten to slap the Anderson ladies?

"I'm not afraid of you," Amanda said, standing her ground. Actually, she was, but she was trying to hide the quiver in her voice.

"Of course. Maybe you should take Maria to the spa. The one on 16th Boulevard looks good," Elise smirked, giving her a very meaningful look.

A chill wrecked through Amanda's body! How did Elise know about that spa? The spa was Amanda's secret cover to embezzle funds! Over the years, she had been using it as a front while she did illegal business under her husband's nose.

Though Elise mentioned it in a very light and unclear way, her tone suggested otherwise. Amanda began to tremble. Maria, who was in the dark about everything, wondered what Elise had threatened her mother with.

Was she blackmailing them?

"Maria, let's go," Amanda changed her tone, helped Maria up, and turned to leave without saying another word.

"What? Mom? But we haven't taken revenge for what she did to me!" Maria complained, pointing a finger at Elise while her mother pulled her away.

"Forget about it," Amanda seemed determined to walk away from Elise. Under the eyes of so many people, she could only grit her teeth and temporarily forget about her anger and the embarrassment she suffered.

"What do you mean, Mom?! She slapped me! My cheeks still hurt! She slapped me in front of so many people! My dignity is gone too!" Maria tried to escape from her mother's iron hold to attack Elise, but Amanda pinched her in the side.

"Ow!"

"Behave yourself! We're in front of many people. Elise has something on me. If she reveals it, we'll be doomed," Amanda explained in a hushed whisper. She dragged Maria outside of the hotel where no one was around.

"What does she have? I don't believe that we can't do anything to stop her!"

Maria didn't know about her illegal business. Amanda wasn't sure whether to tell her or not. Maria had a loose mouth and would simply reveal everything.

In the end, she only explained to her daughter vaguely. "She's threatening me with something. Don't worry about it. I'll make sure she won't get that chance,"

"Okay, Mom,"

The mother and daughter returned to the Anderson mansion afterwards.

Kayden and Jessica had been witnessing this scene for some time. What did Elise do to make his stubborn mother and sister leave?

Elise turned around, feeling uncomfortable, like there was a pair of eyes boring a hole in the back of her head. Sure enough, Kayden and Jessica were standing behind her.

"Hello, Mr Anderson," Elise smiled as if nothing had happened and she wasn't caught slapping his sister.

Jackson, who was beside Kayden, couldn't believe his eyes. Was this the same gentle and docile young madam of the Anderson family who couldn't fight back?

"You hit Maria," Kayden stepped towards her, murderous aura radiating off him. He towered over her easily, making her look small and weak.

"She deserves it," Elise replied with a smirk. She took a step closer to Kayden until their shoes were touching.

Kayden was about to say something when strong hands wrapped around Elise's waist and lifted her in the air! Her feet dangled a few metres off the ground.

"Hey! Put me down!" Elise was surprised. It was Clinton who had carried her.

"He's trying to bully you, isn't he?" Clinton put her down. He purposely carried her to create some distance between the former couple. He glared at Kayden, holding Elise's waist in a protective manner.

"I can handle myself, Clint. Wait for me outside. Take Pen with you,"

"Okay," He shot a warning glare at Kayden before he finally left reluctantly.

After he left, Kayden walked towards Elise. He shouldn't be angry, he shouldn't care, but he did. It shouldn't affect him, but it did. Kayden didn't care about Elise. He hated her. So why did he feel so uncomfortable and angry whenever he saw her with other men?

"What do you want? Take revenge on me because I hit your sister?" Elise regarded him in a lazy manner.

"Is it true?" he asked, his deep eyes dark and mysterious.

Even if he was a jerk, his features were breathtakingly beautiful. She had seen his body many times and often imagined it on top of her. Sadly, that body was always on top of Jessica, and so it made her feel disgusted to have sex with him. His good looks couldn't hide the fact that he was a bastard with an ugly heart.

"What is? Oh, don't forget that your fiancée is here. She's watching us," she tilted her head to one side.

Kayden had almost forgotten that Jessica existed when he laid his eyes on Elise.

Jessica watched them, her fingers digging into her palms. She wanted to pull them apart and slap Elise in the face. Malicious thoughts began to form in her head.

If Elise...