Chapter 523

Madam Brown approached Jane and the others with an imposing dragon-headed cane, her presence commanding the room. John had already positioned himself protectively beside his younger siblings. Madam Brown’s sharp gaze swept over them like a blade. "Mr. Wallace," she began, her voice laced with thinly veiled displeasure, "while our Brown family may not rival the Wallace family in wealth and influence, we are still a respected name in the capital. We extended our hospitality by inviting you to this celebration, yet your siblings chose to cause a scene and ruin my granddaughter’s birthday party. Don’t you think that’s rather unacceptable?" Before John could respond, Jane tightened her grip on her older brother’s hand, straightened her small frame, and met Madam Brown’s gaze head-on. "Madam Brown, you’ve got it all wrong," she declared firmly. "We weren’t the ones making trouble at your granddaughter’s party it was Rory herself!" With that, she signaled Harold to produce the juice glasses R