"You guys should be apologizing to Miss Wigston instead, " Naya stated coldly.
Alia's expression turned grim when she heard that; she was extremely reluctant to apologize to Carla.
However, after noticing Harry's silence and Zayn's domineering aura that reminded her of Hades, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and apologize. "Carla, I'm sorry for… "
"Mom, don't apologize to her, " Lola quickly interrupted her while pointing at Carla. She then said in an agitated manner, "Mr. Giblo, there's something you might not be aware of. Don't be deceived by this woman's innocent looks. She's in fact a slut who drove her dad to his grave after hooking up with a gigolo at a nightclub four years ago. She even gave birth to that gigolo's… "
Carla was startled and was about to stop her…
"Shut up!" Harry growled anxiously.
At the same time, a hard slap landed on Lola's face. It wasn't Harry who had hit her, but Alia instead.
With one hand covering the side of her face that was hit, the woman looked at her mom incredulously. "Mom, you… why did you slap me?"
Harry was shocked by Alia's actions as well. He knew she had all along been extremely protective of Lola and pampered her with no boundaries. Why would she slap her?
Carla sneered when she saw that, realizing that she had really underestimated Alia…
What a smart woman! She knows how to read a situation accurately and act accordingly without reservations!
"Behave yourself in front of Mr. Giblo!" Alia chided Lola and turned towards Zayn while bowing deeply to him. "Mr. Giblo, we're really so sorry for spoiling your good spirits today. Please don't take it to heart and forgive us for our wrongdoings!"
Without sparing her a glance, Zayn held Carla's hand and turned to leave…
Harry had a complicated and indescribable gaze in his eyes as he looked at Zayn and Carla walking away hand in hand.
He swiftly collected his thoughts and frowned at Alia, saying, "Mom, I'll get Wenoma to send the two of you back."
"That won't do. The auction just started. How can we leave now?" Alia smiled and said, "Why don't you go in first? I'll talk to Lola and comfort her first. We won't take long."
"Sure." Not wanting to waste his time and his breath of them, Harry left hurriedly.
"Harry… " Lola wanted to grab her husband's arms, but her mother held her back. "Stop your tantrums and listen to me."
"Mom, why? Just why?" Lola was furious and trembling all over. "Why are you behaving like that?"
"Silly girl… " Alia hugged her daughter affectionately, feeling bad for the slap a while back. "Mom did such a thing for you. Think about it. What do you think the consequences would be if you had exposed Carla in front of so many people?"
"What consequences would there be?" Lola was unable to understand as she carried on, "Carla is hiding the fact that she's already a mom from Mr. Giblo. After we tell him about it, he will teach her a
good lesson and chase her away. I'm sure he will not want to have any further associations with her after that. He'll be thanking us for it. What other consequences could there possibly be?"
"Why are you so dumb… " Alia could not help but feel extremely disappointed with her daughter. "All men value their pride, especially a distinguished man like Zayn Giblo! If you expose Carla in front of so many of us, it's as good as telling everyone that Zayn Giblo is a bad judge of character, which is a clear slap to his face!"
After hearing her mom's explanation, Lola fell into a daze. Well, that seems to make some sense…
"By then, Carla would not be the only one who's in trouble. The both of us; even the Staytons and the Whytes might be implicated, " Alia elaborated urgently.
"I've heard a long time back that Zayn Giblo is like Hades in the business arena. As long as he's determined to crush a company, no company would be able to survive the next day! Besides, he's known for his ruthlessness and unforgiving ways. So, remember to never get onto his bad side."
"Fine, I know… " Her daughter pursed her lips and felt indignant. "Even if that's the case, you didn't have to slap me. You could have just told me to keep quiet."
"If I didn't do that, Harry would have done that himself." Alia frowned and continued, "A slap from him would be way more painful than what you received from me."
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