the two-faced Adopted Girl Who Melted CEO's Ice-Cold Heart
Chapter 27 You Play with Women, Also Need to Pay Attention to the Occasion

Chapter 27: Chapter 27 You Play with Women, Also Need to Pay Attention to the Occasion

"If I had such a beautiful classmate, I wouldn’t still be single." Jocelyn Yeager smiled gently, dispelling the awkward atmosphere.

"Then you should take the opportunity to bond; you’re all around the same age." Mrs. Yeager cast a cold glance at Jocelyn, her tone carrying a hidden message.

Mrs. Gu’s eyes lit up, and she laughed. "Exactly, young people always have plenty in common."

This time, Mrs. Gu brought Delphine here for two purposes: firstly, to introduce her to the upper-class social circles of Nanyang, and secondly, to find her a suitable partner.

Jocelyn Yeager had stellar qualifications in every aspect, but the one problem was that Bessie Leclair of the Leclair Family’s third branch had taken a liking to this young man from the Yeager Family, which might become a troublesome matter.

Mrs. Gu patted Delphine’s hand, giving her a subtle, significant look.

Delphine remained indifferent, her ears catching some commotion from the crowd—it was said that someone from the Leclair Mansion had arrived.

Seeing everyone moving toward the entrance, Delphine quietly asked Jocelyn, "Aren’t you going to greet them?"

Jocelyn shook his head with a faint smile and spoke softly, "They won’t miss me. I’ll take you to the back garden to rest instead."

Delphine nodded slightly, secretly letting out a breath of relief. She followed Jocelyn as they circled away from the main hall and entered the back garden. Before they had taken more than a few steps, suppressed voices emerged from the depths of the shadows, mingled with a man’s vulgar and obscene remarks.

Delphine frowned, her face paling slightly.

Jocelyn’s expression darkened as well, for he had already recognized the voice as his elder brother, Leo Yeager.

The eldest son of the Yeager Family was famously dissolute in Nanyang, indulging in all manner of vices with alarming proficiency. Yet for him to act so brazenly at Mrs. Yeager’s birthday banquet—it would undoubtedly stir scandal if word got out.

"You should go back." Jocelyn lowered his head to look at Delphine, speaking softly but firmly.

Delphine’s body felt chilled. Merely hearing those voices had made her uncomfortable. How sinister must Ignatius Leclair have been, leading everyone to the storage room that day to expose her in front of countless watchful eyes?

Ignatius Leclair... He must have harbored hatred for both her and her mother from the very beginning.

She reached out and gripped Jocelyn’s arm tightly, her pale face reflecting her inner turmoil.

Jocelyn’s expression turned slightly grim, but he grasped her hand and said in a low, steady voice, "If I had been there, I would’ve claimed to be the man."

Delphine’s body stiffened all of a sudden. She looked up at Jocelyn in shock.

Jocelyn took her soft, smooth hand in his, with the unwavering resolve to hold it for a lifetime, never letting go. He said earnestly, "Delphine, you deserve to be treated with the utmost respect."

"Who’s there?" A coarse and arrogant voice rang out, followed by a woman’s coquettish tone.

"We’ve been discovered, Leo. What should we do?"

"It’s nothing. I’ll go handle it." The eldest Yeager son emerged from behind the trees, his clothes disheveled. Upon seeing Jocelyn, his expression instantly soured, and he snarled, "Why is it you? What are you doing here?"

Jocelyn glanced at him briefly, then turned his gaze to the woman hiding awkwardly behind him. With a cold laugh, he said, "Big brother, if you’re going to fool around with a woman, you should at least choose the time and place wisely. And maybe pick someone who isn’t already married—don’t you have any shame?"

Delphine froze. A married woman? Anyone who came to the Yeager estate had to be a notable figure from the aristocratic circles. If this got out, the consequences would be disastrous. In a distinguished family, nothing mattered more than maintaining face.

Having his partner’s identity exposed, Leo’s face turned abruptly pale, his fury surging. He cursed, "You’ve been digging into my affairs? I’ll kill you, you worthless bastard!"

The eldest Yeager son, consumed by anger and humiliation, took a giant stride forward, raising his fist to strike. But having indulged excessively mere moments ago, he staggered unsteadily and ended up punching Delphine in the face instead.