CHAPTER 2324: CHAPTER 2316: IT CAN’T BE... FALLING IN LOVE...

Summer kept silent.

She didn’t think Joanna Lawrence was an innocence pretender.

However, seeing Wendy Arden so angry, she didn’t dare to speak her mind.

Speaking up would only add fuel to the fire.

Wendy continued, "Innocence pretenders like her are the best at winning over men. They love to act weak and innocent in front of them, arousing their protective instincts and making men want to take care of them."

"And since she’s an actress, she’s even better at playing the part."

"Wendy, I don’t think it’s right for you to say that," Summer couldn’t help but retort. "Isn’t Joanna the daughter of the White family? She probably acts because it’s her hobby. I don’t think it’s appropriate for you to call her an actress like that."

Wendy turned around and glared at her, a fierce look in her eyes. "Rain Hewston, whose best friend are you? Why are you defending an outsider? She took a few photos with you, and now you think she’s a good person?"

"Wendy, don’t be mad," Rain said immediately. "Of course, I’m your best friend. I just think Joanna’s husband and brother have a good relationship with your cousin. Your cousin seems to respect her as well. If he hears you talking like this and gets mad at you..."

"Hmph," Wendy pouted. "What does she count for? If it weren’t for my cousin’s sake, do you think I would still give her face? I would’ve said all these things to her face already."

"Wendy, why don’t you like her? Has she done anything to upset you?" Rain couldn’t understand the root of Wendy’s deep hatred for Joanna.

This was the first time Wendy and Joanna had met.

Logically, there shouldn’t be such hatred between them.

"I just can’t stand her." Wendy glanced at Joanna leaning against Ashton Heath’s chest, him whispering something in her ear. She pursed her lips and laughed, and then Ashton lowered his head to kiss her lips.

A hint of shyness appeared on her face, and she pushed Ashton away gently.

Ashton caught her small hand, kissed it, and looked deeply into her eyes, as if entranced.

Such a gaze made Wendy’s face blush and her heart race.

It was as if Ashton was gazing at her with those eyes, causing a faint blush to spread across her cheeks.

Rain turned her head and saw Wendy’s shy expression, her eyes fixed dreamily on something in the distance...

Rain followed her gaze and saw Ashton and Joanna embracing each other.

She froze for a few seconds, glancing between Wendy with her dreamy, infatuated expression and Ashton and Joanna in the distance. After a few more seconds, a thought flashed through her mind, and she couldn’t help but wear a look of disbelief on her face.

Could it be that Wendy had fallen for...

That’s why she had such inexplicable hostility toward Joanna?

This revelation shocked Rain immensely.

How could Wendy have...

Ashton was a full ten years older than them.

*

When Gary White came back from the restroom and was about to return to the private room, he saw a familiar figure in the hallway.

His legs suddenly felt rooted to the ground, unable to take another step.

He stood there, watching the familiar figure walk out of the elevator, stop by it, and smile at someone inside the elevator.