Chapter 1614: 1614. How do you still have the leisure to show off your intelligence here?

Leanne Richards looked at Elly Campbell and felt naturally intimidated by her, unlike the sense of superiority and confidence she had when facing Helen Melendy.

She could mock Helen Melendy as a pauper, a down-and-out, several levels beneath her.

But she couldn’t mock Elly Campbell; she couldn’t even speak loudly in front of her without faltering.

“This measly amount of money only matters to someone like Mrs. Hall.”

Elly Campbell’s eyes gleamed with unabashed sarcasm.

It was as if she was saying Leanne Richards was so petty, making such a fuss over mere millions, as if it was a big deal.

Leanne Richards could read the meaning in Elly Campbell’s eyes perfectly, which made her face flush with anger.

A few million, which was just enough to buy this Patek Philippe watch she wore, did she truly care about the money?

Of course, she didn’t care. She was merely using it to shame Helen Melendy, this pauper.

The money she spent on the watch might be something Helen Melendy couldn’t earn in her lifetime.

Yet her actions were deliberately misconstrued by Elly Campbell as petty.

“You…”

Although Leanne Richards felt intimidated by this couple, she was, after all, their elder, and now there were outsiders present, so her pride wouldn’t let her be demeaned by Elly Campbell.

She glared at Elly Campbell, gritting her teeth, and sneered:

“Of course, I don’t care about this money; I just don’t want to squander it on unimportant people.”

She lifted her chin slightly, revealing her vicious arrogance, and said:

“There are so many beggars on the street, we can’t just casually throw millions at them just because the Hall Family has money.”

Her words clearly put Helen Melendy on par with street beggars, causing the smile on Elly Campbell’s face to slowly fade, replaced by a strong chilliness that made Leanne Richards take a small step back in fright.

Just as Elly Campbell was about to speak, Adam Jones, who had been silent until now, spoke first—

“Mrs. Hall, Richards’s Enterprises hasn’t been having an easy time lately, has it? How do you have the leisure to showcase your intelligence here?”

As soon as Leanne Richards heard Adam Jones mention “Richards’s Enterprises,” she thought of her son Harry Hall’s warning to her that day.

She thought her son was merely trying to scare her, besides, she hadn’t done anything to Helen Melendy these days, so how could Richards’s Enterprises be struggling?

She hadn’t heard of this situation, nor was she willing to believe her son would truly be ruthless enough to make someone suffer over such a trivial matter.

She looked at Shannon Richards, who was quietly in a daze beside her. Shannon was still subtly flirting in front of Adam Jones, but when she saw Leanne Richards’s gaze, she was taken aback.

Thinking about her intention to seek help from her aunt, which she hadn’t found the right moment to speak about, she remained unaware of the recent challenges facing the Richards Clan.

For many years, the Richards Clan stood firm, not because her father Adrian Richards was particularly capable, but because her aunt had good fortune marrying into a competent family.

Just being related to the Hall Family brought so many benefits to the Richards Clan.

Sometimes when business wasn’t doing well, just mentioning the Hall Family, even if her aunt had no real standing in her uncle’s heart, as the legitimate wife of the Hall Family, others gave face to them.

Now, as her cousin has taken control in the Hall Clan, her aunt’s status has risen even higher.