Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest)
Chapter 120

After that, the group stood up together to toast with the newlyweds. Emily had first held her glass to Jeremy.

Yet, before her glass had touched his, Jeremy immediately retrieved his glass and finished his wine with a dark expression.

After that, everyone else lifted their heads and finished their wine.

Emily was not surprised by her father's reaction. It was already good enough that he was willing to cooperate and attend today's wedding to maintain the Quest family and Sullivan family image. Hence, she did not expect him to be friendly toward her at all.

She knew full well that she and her mother still had a huge battle to fight after this.

Emily put her glass down but showed no intention of leaving immediately. She turned to Xyla and asked, "Sister, where is my brother-in-law? Didn't you say he would attend my wedding with you?" "Xyla, I wanted to ask you as well. Why isn't your husband here?" Jeremy asked. Although he seemed unbothered, he was actually annoyed that the man did not show.

He felt that the man was inappropriate! That he did not show any manners!

"As my brother-in-law, isn't it inappropriate for him to not attend my wedding? Isn't he a little rude? Are you afraid that he would embarrass you? That's why you didn't bring him along?"

Emily's words were harsh. She never intended to leave Xyla with any respect. She now further affirmed her assumptions that Xyla's husband was ugly and had no status; otherwise, Xyla would have brought him along.

"I think it must be the latter, isn't it? Sister Xyla is afraid of being embarrassed so... she simply didn't bring him along, right?" Mary laughed as she spoke with an ignorant look on her face. Even with the elders of both families here, Mary did not look at all concerned.

Just then, Emily's aunt and uncle both came over hand in hand.

Before Xyla could speak, Emily's aunt placed her hand on the backrest of the chair and said, “Xyla, I'm not trying to lecture you, but this ugly son-in-law has to meet his parents-in-law eventually."

"A wife must follow after her husband. Now that you've married him, you can't complain... not even if his status is insignificant," the aunt said sincerely with an expression as if she was the morally correct one. She had even deliberately raised her voice, hoping that others would hear her.

With her loud voice, she immediately attracted the attention of more than ten tables nearby. Everyone started whispering into each others' ears as they discussed how possibly ugly Xyla's husband was. As May had previously committed a crime, she kept a low profile now, only watching quietly as her little brother and sister-in-law vent her grievances on her behalf.

This was something she and Emily had deliberately arranged after seeing that Xyla's husband was absent.

Her sister-in-law was not only loud, but she was also brave. Using her as a tool to air out Xyla's dirty laundry to make the girl lose her reputation in the upper-class society was most suitable. As Xyla listened to the whispers around her, and Emily and her aunt's insults, she felt even more uncomfortable. She was smiling on the outside but fuming on the inside.

"My husband ran into some last-minute emergency and will be here soon. You'll be able to meet him then," said Xyla softly before she lowered her head and elegantly ate the white swan cake in front of her. "Didn't you say earlier that your husband will be here in an hour? What happened then? It's already past an hour and fifteen minutes, so where is he? I don't think your words are reliable at all..." Mary added. Tom immediately shot Mary a glare.

However, Mary ignored him completely and made a face at him.

"That's enough, don't go overboard... Stop this now," Jeremy said coldly.

"How is this going overboard? I think we're all right. Uncle Quest, aren't you angry? The man Xyla found isn't presentable at all," Mary continued.

By then, rumors had started spreading around the ballroom.