The True Heiress: Legend Mode novel Chapter 79

Juliana's polite facade was beginning to crack.

Gilda was pulling the exact same stunt, trying to humiliate her in front of the younger generation.

Under Gilda's mocking gaze, Juno's voice cut through the air, icy and defensive of Juliana. "The Sherwood family is a prominent, respected name. Why wouldn't they attend such a trivial little gathering?"

At the sound of Juno's voice, Juliana turned to look at the girl beside her.

Being publicly challenged like that made Gilda bristle. "You must be that country girl the Corringtons dragged back? No manners at all, just as expected."

Juno didn't back down for a second. "My attitude depends on who I'm talking to. You were the one who provoked us first."

Gilda's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Do you have any idea what status the Galloway family holds in this city? I'll excuse your ignorance since you're new here..."

Before she could finish, Juno cut her off. "No matter how high the Galloway family thinks it sits, you still have to bow to the Corringtons. Let me ask you this: the Corrington family will gladly crush the Galloways for my sake, but does your family dare cross the Corringtons for yours?"

The sheer weight of the threat left Gilda completely speechless.

Rhiannon felt Juno was taking things too far and intervened. "Juno, you can't speak to people so disrespectfully!"

Juno shot her a sideways glare. "Who left the sewer open and let you crawl out?"

"You!..."

Rhiannon's eyes widened in shock, completely incapable of formulating a comeback.

She stood there, practically suffocating on her own frustration.

While Gilda was still reeling, Juno delivered the final blow. "If you don't understand the relationship between the Sherwood and Corrington families, let me make it crystal clear. Without the Sherwoods, there would be no Corringtons. Do you understand now?"

She was weaponizing her family's authority.

Because of their tight bond, if anyone dared touch the Sherwoods, the Corringtons would wipe them off the map.

"Such an ill-mannered brat! Who taught you to be so arrogant?"

Juno ignored the question completely. "If you still can't keep your mouth shut and insist on continually disrespecting Mrs. Sherwood, the Galloway family is going to quietly disappear by tomorrow morning—just like the Webb family did."

Gilda froze. There were no secrets in high society. Everyone knew the Webb family had vanished overnight.

No one knew exactly who pulled the trigger, but there were whispers that the Webbs had crossed Juno Mercer.

Juno linked arms with Juliana and walked right past them.

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