third person's POV
"I just... felt a bit sick to my stomach."
Melinda looked pale, "I'm fine, I'll be okay in a bit."
"Oh no, could it be… could it be that you're pregnant?" Barbara deliberately raised her voice.
Vanya noticed that Cliff's hand, which was about to serve her food, paused for a moment.
"Pregnant?" When Melinda heard that, she suddenly couldn't hide her joy—yeah, maybe she was pregnant?
At the same time, Guinevere, who just got to the door of the Royal Restaurant, happened to hear this sentence.
Her eyes fell on Melinda. Even though she had never seen Melinda before, she knew how good Cliff used to be to her.
[AI幻觉导致翻译异常][人称指代错误]If Melinda was really pregnant, then didn't that mean I had even less of a chance?
Vanya caught a glimpse of Guinevere outside the door.
Guinevere had dressed up carefully, wearing a simple white dress. She was younger than Melinda, and right now, her innocent look made people want to protect her. She was even more attractive to men than Melinda used to be.
Guinevere walked in, and Melinda noticed her too.
In terms of looks, Guinevere was better-looking than Melinda; in terms of vibe, Guinevere had this classy, elegant feel; in terms of age, she was younger too.
The first time Melinda saw Guinevere, she felt like this woman was copying her, but this copying had already surpassed her.
"Cliff, Mrs. Todd." Ginny walked up.
Everyone looked at her, not sure who she was for a moment.
Vanya smiled and said, "This is the young lady from the Watkins family, she's taking care of the old lady at our place now."
Her words were short and clear.
Guinevere stood aside and smiled shyly, saying, "Clif, the old lady was worried you'd drink too much, so she asked me to wait here. She also wanted me to see a bit of the world, and later I can drive you and your wife home."
She kept calling "Clif" in a sweet, sticky voice.
Melinda turned her attention from Vanya to Ginevra because of that.
She had never heard of a woman named Guinevere around Cliff, and she had never heard of any Watkins family.
But the appearance of this woman definitely made her feel threatened.
"Melinda, what's wrong?" Barbara asked from the side.
Melinda didn't look so good and shook her head, "I'm fine."
Vanya sat next to Cliff, quietly watching all this.
She didn't have the energy to deal with Melinda, and she didn't have the energy to deal with Ginevra either.
[AI幻觉导致翻译异常][人称指代错误]Since both of them liked Cliff so much, I might as well throw the problem to them and let them fight it out themselves.
"Clif, the old lady said you should drink less," Guinevere said as she swapped Clif's wine glass for a drink.
Vanya watched from the side, and everyone around didn't dare to say a word—this was something that should've been done by Mrs. Todd, but this little girl just went ahead and overstepped without a care.
"Since the old lady asked you to drive, just wait outside." Cliff's attitude was very cold.
Ginny looked a bit wronged: "It was a little cold outside... so..."
"If you're cold, just go back. No one made you come here." Cliff didn't buy her act.
Anyone could tell she showed up dressed like that, she obviously wasn't here to drive.
Guinevere lowered her head, her eyes a bit red, then looked at Vanya like she was asking for help.
Vanya said in a flat tone, "It's pretty late today, how about we just call it a day and go straight home."
Vanya stood up first, and those bosses got up right after.
They felt so uncomfortable during this meal, and they had been waiting for it to be over.
"Since Mrs. Todd already spoke up, well... everyone just left."
Several people got up one after another. Cliff turned his head to look at Vanya and saw that there wasn't much expression on her face, like she wasn't upset by this farce.
Cliff stood up, didn't care about the people around, grabbed Vanya's hand and walked out.
Vanya frowned but didn't say anything because of the situation.
When they got outside, Cliff opened the car door for Vanya to get in, then got in himself right after.
Guinevere saw that Cliff wasn't planning to wait for her, so she hurried after him out of the restaurant, but saw that Cliff had already driven off with Vanya.
Her face suddenly fell—Cliff just left her like that.
"Some people didn't really think that if they dressed like me, Cliff would look at them more, right?"
Behind me, Melinda slowly came out, her face full of pride.
Guinevere straightened up a bit and asked doubtfully, "Miss, do we know each other?"
"Don't play these lame tricks in front of me."
Melinda said with disdain, "Back then, Vanya had to act like me just to get Cliff to look at her. Now you... you're just copying me, and you don't even do it well."
Melinda was feeling pretty pleased because she had just thought of a good idea.
Mrs. Todd's spot—she was determined to get it, and no one could take it from her. Vanya couldn't, and neither could this woman in front of her!
"Really?" Guinevere smiled and brushed her long hair. "But I saw Clif didn't really care about you, so don't bring up the past. After all, you only got to go to school because of Clif's money, and I don't see you as a rival. That would be beneath me."
After she finished speaking, Guinevere walked down the steps and drove off in her million-dollar luxury car.
After being snapped at by Ginny, Melinda's face looked absolutely awful.
She clenched her fists, her eyes cold: "Fine, you want to fight me? I'll make you all disappear!"