Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss

Chapter 843: Chapter 843: The Norwood Family Protects Their Own

Suddenly hearing Rosalind Blanchett’s words, the faces of those socialite daughters turned deathly pale.

They stood up almost simultaneously from their seats.

Their abrupt movements made it seem as if they had been severely frightened.

And just as those socialite daughters rose, Selena Kensington and her group arrived in front of them.

Seeing that Rosalind wasn’t trying to scare them, the socialite daughters’ faces turned even paler.

Especially Jane Rhodes, whose eyes were filled with panic and fear, almost overflowing.

When did these people arrive?! How much did they hear?!

Most importantly, did Selena hear what she just said...

If Selena really heard it, wouldn’t her attempt to start a conversation become a joke?!

For a moment, Jane Rhodes felt a mess in her heart.

She spoke awkwardly, "Ms... Mrs. Norwood..."

Unfortunately, at this moment, Selena’s face was nothing but calm.

But it was precisely Selena’s calm demeanor that made Jane even more flustered inside.

Because she couldn’t guess what Selena was thinking at that moment...

Her calm and expressionless appearance was like brewing an even bigger storm.

Jane glanced at Iris Sinclair and Vivian Sutton’s expressions, her face looking rather unpleasant.

The looks they gave her were full of undisguised disgust.

The socialite daughters nearby had long been too scared to speak, leaving only Jane bold enough to make a sound.

Rosalind Blanchett sneered at those socialite daughters who, upon seeing Selena, were too scared to breathe.

"What’s wrong? Weren’t you gossiping so happily just now? Why is it that now with Mrs. Norwood here, you’ve all turned into mutes?"

Listening to Rosalind’s words, Selena glanced at her.

Rosalind was openly trying to curry favor with her.

Selena had some idea of what her intentions were.

The Blanchett Family primarily raised Rosalind to marry into a good family and bring benefits to the Blanchett Family.

The Blanchett Family’s biggest target was the Norwood Family. So Patriarch Blanchett often took Rosalind to social events, introducing her to various branches of the Norwood family.

As for the Blanchett Family heir, there was not just Catherine and Rosalind among the sisters. Patriarch Kane Blanchett had quite a number of illegitimate children outside.

Among these, there were several illegitimate sons Kane valued.

Kane Blanchett was a typical father who favored sons over daughters. In his eyes, daughters were only meant to bring benefits to the Blanchett Family. If they couldn’t bring benefits, their fate would be the same as Catherine’s.

But in Rosalind’s heart, she thought differently; she wanted to break free from the shackles of the Blanchett Family and completely control it.

Her goal was to kick Kane out and become the head of the Blanchett Family herself.

Why did Selena know about these things? It was because she overheard it when Silvester was reporting it in the study.

In the Norwood Family’s intelligence network, one branch was specifically tasked with investigating any changes in high society families.

Rosalind had already begun targeting her father’s illegitimate sons beforehand.

And Rosalind indeed had some means; those illegitimate sons already had competitive relationships but maintained a surface of peace.

So Rosalind directly intervened, stirring up conflict among them and breaking the peace.

At the time, Selena was quite surprised that Rosalind had such goals and thoughts, but nowadays, Rosalind did not provoke as much antagonism in Selena.

So if Rosalind didn’t provoke her, Selena wouldn’t mind lending a hand.

Selena’s lips curved slightly, then she looked at Jane with cold indifference in her calm eyes, "Servicing others with beauty?"

Hearing this, Jane’s face could no longer maintain its calmness.

Indeed, she had been overheard...

Meanwhile, the socialite daughters in pavilions and by the pond nearby noticed the commotion and looked over.

Seeing them gathered together, the socialite daughters looked a little surprised.

Noticing the bad expressions on Jane’s and her group’s faces, the onlooker socialite daughters’ hearts vaguely guessed and came over with some interest in watching the scene unfold.

Among these socialite daughters, several ladies from the Norwood family branches frowned when seeing this scene.

They said something to their friends and then walked over.

"Lady."

Several members of the Norwood family branches stopped beside Selena.

Selena glanced at them and nodded slightly.

She had a slight impression of these Norwood family branch members.

During New Year, quite a few of them had accompanied their mothers to see her.

As for why they stood up, Selena understood it was because they were worried she might be offended by these people.

After the Norwood family ladies stationed themselves beside Selena, they turned to look at Jane and her group.

Then they asked Selena, "Were these people offending you?"

Nowadays, Selena was highly regarded throughout the Norwood Family, and normally, the Norwood family branches showed great respect toward her.

Now that Selena was pregnant and facing many inconveniences, the Norwood family branches naturally kept an even closer watch. They wouldn’t even let a minor bump happen to Selena.

So, with someone suddenly seeming to provoke Selena, these Norwood family socialite daughters naturally couldn’t just stand by.

Seeing these Norwood family socialite daughters step forward, Jane and her group looked increasingly uneasy.

"Mrs. Norwood, this was a misunderstanding... I didn’t mean it that way," Jane said, her face looking rather unpleasant.

She managed a small smile, looking even worse than if she were crying.

"Pfft, if you didn’t mean that, then what did you mean?! Jane Rhodes, how can you even dare to flaunt your intellectual image!"

Unlike Selena’s subtlety, Iris Sinclair was direct.

She didn’t consider anything, confronting Jane in public without hesitation.

Hearing Iris’s words, a quick flash of resentment appeared in Jane’s eyes.

This Iris Sinclair, always choosing the worst moments to kick someone while they’re down!

She thought hatefully in her heart.

"Iris, some things can’t just be believed at face value..." Jane said slowly.

Although she was indeed afraid of Selena, it didn’t mean she feared Iris Sinclair.

In Jane’s view, Iris Sinclair was just a foolish high-society lady spoiled by her background, posing no threat to her.

If not for the fact that Iris was Silas Sinclair’s sister, Jane might have been reluctant to acknowledge her.

Iris snorted with laughter.

She didn’t even know how Jane had the confidence to talk back at this point.

Hearing Jane’s words, Selena slowly raised her eyes to look at Jane opposite her.

She called out, "Hope."

Hearing Selena’s voice, Hope Norwood stepped out from behind Selena.