Ignatius Leclair lifted his eyes, piercingly glancing at Jett Wade, and said indifferently, "Miss Wade must be frightened and speaking nonsense. Delphine is timid and hardly notable in the Leclair Family, how could she have bullied Bessie's guest? Perhaps it was just Bessie fooling around with Miss Wade, and Miss Wade mistook the person—that's entirely possible."
Bessie had flown off to Switzerland at this point to lay low. By the time she returns for a confrontation, this matter will have dragged on indefinitely.
Jett Wade was so angry he nearly spat blood, turning to Stone Leclair for support.
At that moment, Stone Leclair finally turned his gaze toward the influential elites of Imperial City seated nearby, offering a faintly apologetic smile and saying, "I apologize for letting you all witness this spectacle. Once I've resolved the matter, I'll offer my apologies to everyone."
