CHAPTER 546: CHAPTER 546: FEELING GUILTY?

Helen Hale’s face was full of resentment, "If you hadn’t exposed those things, Apex wouldn’t have collapsed, and my brother wouldn’t have died."

Paige Sterling replied, "Fighting crime is the unshirkable responsibility of every Veridia citizen. Miss Hale still thinks Apex was not in the wrong, and that I, the one who exposed Apex, am to blame. This clearly shows Miss Hale’s values haven’t changed despite being beaten by society. Maybe in the future, someone else like me will show Miss Hale how to be a decent person."

Helen’s gaze was gloomy. Fine, Paige still didn’t know where she went wrong and still dared to talk to her like that. If that’s the case, then there was no need for Helen to be polite to her.

She was determined to avenge her brother and make Paige pay her blood debt.

Helen gave a cold smile and suddenly said, "I hear Miss Sterling is getting married. What a coincidence, I’m getting married too, and my date is set before yours."

Seeing Paige seemed uninterested in her matters, Helen only felt a kind of neglected anger.

"The person I’m marrying is someone Miss Sterling knows, since he was the fiancé of Miss Sterling’s dear friend."

Paige raised an eyebrow slightly, and Helen said, "Miss Sterling hasn’t forgotten Harrison Sheridan, has she?"

Paige, "..."

Helen was going to marry Harrison Sheridan?

Wasn’t Harrison entangled with his good buddy? And wasn’t he married before?

But what did this have to do with her? Why was Helen telling her this?

"I know Miss Sterling is capable now, looking down on me and the Sheridan Family. But Miss Sterling should also know, the mighty tree might just be shaken by ants. Perhaps one day, Miss Sterling will fall at the hands of those she looks down on."

Paige met Helen’s eyes through the mirror, "So, Miss Hale, are you declaring war on me?"

Helen curved her lips, "What do you think, Miss Sterling?"

Paige was noncommittal, "Miss Hale, I respect your challenge, but sorry, I never pay attention to defeated opponents. It’s doubtful you have what it takes to defeat me."

It wasn’t that she looked down on Helen Hale, but Helen, apart from her malicious heart, lacked the ability and strategy.

Did she think relying on the Sheridan Family would be enough to deal with her?

The Sheridan Family, if they knew Helen’s plans, would probably want to dissociate themselves from her immediately, wouldn’t they?

"Is Miss Sterling looking down on me?"

Paige, "So you’ve finally figured it out, huh?"

Helen’s gaze was venomous, staring intently at Paige.

Meanwhile, Paige’s hairstyle was finished.

Her hair wasn’t very long, and this hairstyle suited her just right.

With her face and temperament, the hairstyle made her even more radiant.

The stylist was amazed, "Miss Sterling, this hairstyle really suits you."

Paige smiled, "Thank you."

She paid and left, with Helen still glaring at her back.

Soon, Helen’s hairstyle was also complete, but seeing her image in the mirror, Helen was terribly displeased.

Helen’s appearance and figure were on the mature side, and this youthful hairstyle made her look out of place, not to mention unattractive—it was quite an eyesore.

The same hairstyle made Paige shine brightly, but made Helen look uglier.

Helen didn’t think it was her issue; she blamed the stylist instead, and threw a tantrum, saying the stylist was unprofessional.

The stylist was also annoyed. He had already advised Helen when she insisted on this hairstyle.

It was Helen who insisted, and now she was shifting the blame to him.

Did the stylist owe her?

When Helen was the eldest daughter of Apex, they had to endure her tantrums, but now she was nothing, and still wanted to lash out at them and make them take the fall—they weren’t having it.

So the salon refused to adjust Helen’s hairstyle for free and turned down her other unreasonable requests.

Helen angrily turned to leave, only to be stopped by a staff member because she hadn’t paid.

Helen’s face was grim, "You messed up my hair, and you still want money?"

"Miss Hale, our stylist carefully asked whether you wanted this style from the start and assessed the risks. You insisted on having it done, so you should bear the consequences. Now please settle the bill, or we’ll call the police."

"Fine, very good!" Helen gritted her teeth. This salon used to be a place she often visited, and now these people dared treat her like this, simply because Apex was gone.

Those who fawn on the high and tread on the low—one day, she’d make them all regret it!

Paige only found out about Helen and Harrison Sheridan when she casually scrolled through some gossip online afterward.

After getting married, Harrison was still entangled with his buddy, stirring up quite a scandal and becoming the talk of their social circle.

And Harrison’s wife, although not as well off as the Sheridan Family, wasn’t easy to deal with either. She seized evidence and divorced Harrison, extracting a significant settlement from the Sheridans.

Afterward, somehow Harrison and Helen ended up together.

Moreover, Helen was particularly skilled—she actually made Harrison genuinely loathe his buddy Gordon Quinn, and seemed to avoid other men altogether.

The Sheridan Family immediately saw the value in Helen, agreeing to bring her into the family, regardless of the Hale Family’s downfall or Helen’s disgrace.

Originally, Helen and Harrison’s wedding hadn’t been set and the Sheridans didn’t plan on making a big deal out of it.

But upon hearing the news of Paige and Julian Hawthorne’s upcoming wedding, Helen moved up the wedding date and declared she wanted a grand celebration.

She just wanted Paige to know that she, Helen Hale, would always have a more glorious life than Paige Sterling.

After reading all this, Paige simply shrugged it off with a smile.

She had no fear of Helen’s revenge. If Helen dared, Paige would show no mercy—she’d handle it however she needed to.

The wedding day coincided with a school holiday, so Sonny Chambers came over, claiming he needed to bond with his sister before she officially belonged to someone else, using it as an excuse to cling to Paige.

Sonny was actually quite upset. How could his wonderful sister be marrying Julian Hawthorne?

Couldn’t she wait until he grew up and marry him instead?

Clearly, he was far superior to Julian, and younger too.

Because of this frustration, Sonny found Julian more and more annoying, "I’m telling you, once you age and I’m still young, my sister is bound to find you an old geezer unbearable, and that’s when I’ll have my chance, hmph!"

Julian looked at Sonny with a dangerous glint, "Oh? Your chance?"

He said, "You really are doing me a favor. I should nip any potential threats right in the bud."

Sonny immediately looked at him in horror, "What are you going to do to me? If you dare to hurt me, my sister won’t let you off."

"In her mind, I’m the most important. You are nothing. Don’t overestimate yourself."

Sonny retorted, "Nonsense! My sister cares most about me! Even if she marries, she’ll take me with her, and once I grow up, she’ll divorce you and marry me!"

Julian’s eyes were cold, "She won’t take you. You belong with the Chambers, not the Sterling Family, and she will never marry you."

Sonny began to cry, "Nonsense, nonsense! My sister would never..."

Julian frowned, thinking Sonny’s thoughts were dangerous; the child needed a serious lesson from an adult like him.