Chapter 100 Atone

Giselle's face immediately drained of all color, turning deathly pale. Her earlier fury had clouded her judgment, causing her to focus solely on humiliating Kaia. However, the moment she saw Luke, it was as though a bucket of cold water had been poured over her, restoring her rationality and stripping away the bravado she had been clinging to. Her mind raced with a thousand thoughts, each scrambling to form a defense. Her throat felt constricted, but it was as if an unseen force was strangling her, rendering her speechless. Her eyes met with Luke's cold, piercing gaze, and a chilling dread washed over her, rising from the soles of her feet to the top of her head. It felt as if his gaze alone could tear her apart in the next moment. "M-Mr. Luke…" Giselle managed a strained smile, her voice cracking and trembling as it escaped her clenched jaw. "It's obvious that the star of the show today is Mrs. Fenton Senior. I-I was just trying to liven things up a bit." Having finally understood