Thousands of Brilliant Stars: You Deserve the Best!-Chapter 202: When Felix Crawford Cries, He Wins!
When Evelyn Rowan saw Felix Crawford for that brief moment, her first reaction was jealousy. This little boy was just an illegitimate child; one day he would be erased too. That would mean Lachlan Wyatt’s past feelings for Iris Crawford didn’t exist, and she could finally step into the main room!
But perhaps all of Evelyn Rowan’s thoughts had already been seen through by Felix Crawford. With just a glance, Felix’s hostility was transmitted without reservation, sending a chill down Evelyn Rowan and everyone around her’s spine.
What’s going on, why does it suddenly feel like a chill is pressing down in front of us...
Seth Rowan was initially greeting others when he heard his sister call him. He hurried over, asking, "What’s wrong, Rowan?"
For some reason, although he used to dote on his sister, thinking she was the most perfect woman in the world, ever since Lachlan Wyatt told him everything back then, Seth Rowan felt his sister’s face seemed to have changed somehow.
Previously, Evelyn Rowan was a delicate rose, but now... Seth Rowan unexpectedly felt that his sister’s eyes were full of calculation.
He erased these thoughts from his mind, thinking that Evelyn Rowan was family after all, and he certainly had to support her, so he suppressed various thoughts and looked in the direction of Evelyn Rowan’s gaze, discovering Lachlan Wyatt’s son, Felix Crawford.
Seth Rowan was taken aback.
He didn’t know of Felix Crawford’s existence, as Lachlan Wyatt and Iris Crawford hadn’t made it public, so Seth Rowan opened his mouth, "This child is..."
Why is he being led by William Thorne, yet looks so much like Lachlan Wyatt?
Evelyn Rowan bit her lower lip, seeming particularly aggrieved. She tugged at Seth Rowan’s sleeve and shook it, "Brother, this child is an illegitimate child planned by Iris Crawford. Lachlan Wyatt was unaware and is now forced to raise him... Iris is so hateful, using even her child!"
Evelyn Rowan was accustomed to distorting the truth, spinning everything to her advantage. Indeed, others who heard began to gossip, saying Iris Crawford was truly shameless, using such lowly means as exploiting her child to drag Lachlan Wyatt down!
Evelyn Rowan deliberately raised her voice a bit, pretending to whine to her brother while in reality spreading bad words about Iris Crawford!
As for Seth Rowan, after hearing his sister’s words, for some reason, his first reaction was doubt.
He was stunned.
Why am I starting to doubt my own sister?
Taking a deep breath, Seth Rowan pressed Evelyn Rowan’s shoulder, "The child is innocent. You shouldn’t say that, if others hear it and it reaches the child’s ears, it will hurt him."
Evelyn Rowan was a bit astonished, "Brother, how can you speak on behalf of Iris Crawford’s son!"
"He’s Iris Crawford’s son, but he’s also Lachlan Wyatt’s son."
Seth Rowan didn’t know why he was acting like this either. He could only find a reasonable excuse to make Evelyn Rowan stop spreading rumors. But talking like this, Evelyn Rowan naturally understood what he meant and immediately said, "But brother, you were the one who helped me deal with Iris Crawford back then. Why are you being so lenient with those related to her now? It’s only been a hundred days since my sprained foot has healed, have you forgotten the injuries I suffered so quickly?"
Before she finished speaking, a voice chimed in from not far away, "Since Rowan vented your anger, you and Iris Crawford are even now. Why keep holding onto someone else’s child?"
The voice was incredibly familiar. As Evelyn Rowan turned her head to look, she saw her old friend standing not far away. She called out, "Marceline Galloway? How did you get here?"
Standing next to Marceline Galloway was Orion Crawford. Marceline hadn’t initially planned on attending as she couldn’t find a male escort, but she happened to run into Orion Crawford when going out for a meal with Dane Rivers, so Dane suggested Orion accompany her to the event.
Orion Crawford initially didn’t want to come, as he disliked places with the Rowan Family and didn’t want to pretend at banquets with them. But he couldn’t resist Marceline’s persistent persuasion, so he came along.
Sure enough, the moment they arrived, they bumped into the Rowan siblings. Orion Crawford muttered a few curses in his heart but didn’t show it on his face, just smilingly said, "Yes, I still have to thank Rowan for educating my sister."
The word "educating" carried a hint of provocation, stating he always remembered Seth Rowan’s harm to Iris Crawford. After speaking, Orion Crawford still greeted Seth Rowan, "Long time no see."
Seth Rowan was already losing his confidence, but with his sister beside him, he couldn’t let Orion Crawford push too far, so he said, "Naturally, the disputes between our two families aren’t easy to explain in a few words, so it’s best to resolve them cleanly."
Orion Crawford wished to stomp on Seth Rowan’s pretentious face!
What do you mean by ’not easy to explain in a few words’? Can’t explain, but you just went ahead and had someone sever her hand tendons!
Blood surged within him, and even the normally gentle eldest of the Crawford Family had veins starting to show on his neck. Marceline saw the veins and instinctively stepped forward, saying, "Rowan, I think you were hasty with this matter. I don’t know where Iris Crawford is now, but when found, I think you should sincerely apologize to her, not just with words."
Marceline’s words were quite composed; if it were Lachlan Wyatt, he’d likely demand Seth Rowan to kneel and knock his head in apology to Iris Crawford!
On hearing her old friend speak for Iris Crawford, Evelyn Rowan couldn’t help but feel discontented, "Marceline, since when did you get so close with the Crawfords? Iris hurt me, our two families aren’t on good terms, you should be siding with me..."
"Sorry, Rowan."
Marceline took a deep breath, "I’ve interacted with Iris Crawford. I think you have a misunderstanding about her. The way you described her with your prejudices was off, but upon deeper interaction, I found Iris to be quite nice..."
Evelyn Rowan widened her eyes in disbelief, grabbing Marceline’s shoulder hysterically, "Why?"
Clearly, Marceline was her friend, yet now she had switched sides to speak for Iris Crawford.
Iris Crawford, just how much of my things do you want to take before you’ll stop!
The more Evelyn Rowan thought, the more aggrieved she felt. Yet with so many people around, she couldn’t let her temper show, so she made her eyes slightly red, deliberately portraying a yielding look, "We are true best friends, aren’t we?"
Aren’t we?
Marceline hesitated. Evelyn Rowan’s gaze was so hopeful, she could only reluctantly say, "Yes..."
"We’ve known each other since childhood. How can you side with Iris Crawford?" Evelyn Rowan clasped Marceline’s hand, a gesture that not only meant to sway her but also to separate Marceline from the Crawfords. Thus Marceline was forced over to one side, becoming opposed to Orion Crawford.
She looked at Orion Crawford with grievance, caught between Iris Crawford and her good friend, Marceline found herself in a difficult situation, now understanding Orion Crawford’s feelings when Seth Rowan confronted him. She could only shift the subject, saying, "Many old acquaintances are here at the banquet today, let’s go greet them."
Orion Crawford clenched his fingers, suppressing his impulse to act. He watched Evelyn Rowan forcibly pull Marceline away. After only a few steps, an unexpected incident occurred.
A crisp sound of a glass shattering followed, as if they had bumped into someone while walking. Evelyn Rowan’s voice came out next, "Why don’t you watch where you’re going!"
The next second, Orion Crawford spotted the fallen figure on the floor - Felix Crawford!
They saw Felix Crawford lower his head, clumsily getting up from the ground without anyone helping, his appearance particularly heart-wrenching. Rubbing his eyes, he said, "You turned to grab wine and didn’t notice me approaching."
"You! You wild child! Coming here uninvited, and still trying to falsely blame me?"
Evelyn Rowan indeed turned her head to grab the wine from the waiter. Carelessly, she collided with Felix Crawford, causing a heavy crash. The glass slipped from her grip, dousing Felix Crawford in drink and leaving the glass shattered.
When Felix Crawford got up, he supported himself with his small hand on the floor, accidentally pressing a piece of broken glass, piercing his palm, and blood flowed out. He lowered his head, his voice trembling, "I didn’t sneak in..."
"Show me your invitation!" Evelyn Rowan knew not many people were aware of Felix Crawford’s existence, so no one would send him an invitation. She decided to have the security guards throw Felix out in public, "Can’t show it, huh? Guards!"
The security guards heard the voice of the Rowan family’s eldest daughter and came over to see that it was a little boy standing there. Because of the Rowan family’s influence, no one stood up to speak for him. His small frame was surrounded by a group of adults, appearing incredibly small and weak in stark contrast. Yet, despite this, the child clenched his fists, not backing down, and said, "You have no right to kick me out."
"What do you know, you little brat!"
Evelyn Rowan was eager to find an opportunity to humiliate Felix Crawford, and now Felix himself had walked right into it!
So she mercilessly took a step forward, "Don’t force me to do it myself. Guards, this child sneaked in, has no invitation, and isn’t a junior from any family. You can throw him out!"
To the side, Marceline Galloway pulled at Evelyn Rowan, "Miss Rowan, that’s too much, Felix is just a child..."
Hearing Marceline Galloway’s words, Evelyn Rowan grew even more enraged. Everyone around her was speaking up for Iris Crawford and her son, how could that be right?
She vented all her frustration on Felix Crawford, giving him a fierce look. Seeing his sister’s behavior, Seth Rowan’s heart grew colder and colder; it seemed everything was true...
She would make such an expression...
The security stepped forward to pick up Felix, as today’s event was rather large. If a child really sneaked in, it could affect their jobs if held accountable. They had no choice but to drive out this seemingly pitiful child. However, just as they lifted Felix off the ground, Orion Crawford moved to stop them, ready to speak up when a cold, commanding voice beat him to it, "Let’s see who dares to touch him!"
In an instant, the entire room erupted!
Evelyn Rowan widened her eyes, noticing that the crowd automatically parted to form a path, and from that space emerged a slender figure. Her gray-green eyes, wolf-like gaze carried an enigmatic beauty, causing Evelyn to catch her breath.
"Anne Sawyer..."
"I brought this child in, do you have any objections?"
Anne Sawyer took Felix from the security guard’s hands, holding him in her arms. Behind her stood William Thorne, like an emotionless bodyguard, daring no one to approach her. Anne’s heart ached, she pried open Felix’s fingers, "Did the shards cut you?"
Felix looked at Anne with teary eyes, "Auntie Anne..."
"It’s okay, Auntie’s here."
Anne held Felix, noticing someone approaching. It was Orion Crawford, and she called out, "Crawford, you’re here too."
"I didn’t want to come at all," Orion’s voice was cold, "With Evelyn Rowan here, just stepping in makes me want to puke. I didn’t expect my nephew to be here. Thankfully, I came."
Orion Crawford saying that openly about Evelyn Rowan in front of everyone shocked the onlookers!
Wait a minute, what did he say?
Nephew?
This child is the nephew of the Crawford Family?
When did the Crawford Family get a nephew?!
The onlookers, unable to catch up with the unfolding drama, widened their eyes, daring not to breathe, afraid of missing any juicy detail!
Who is this child’s father...?
Evelyn Rowan never expected even her brother hadn’t torn open the facade in public, but Orion Crawford actually said it!
Not only did he say it, but he also pushed it right in Evelyn Rowan’s face, "Your wine glass shards cut my little nephew, are you not going to apologize?"
Apologize? Evelyn Rowan apologize to this illegitimate child?
Evelyn Rowan gritted her teeth, "He bumped into me himself, and now my dress is dirty."
"Everyone knows misbehaved children are hard to manage these days."
"Though unruly brats are indeed annoying, I find this kid quite well-behaved."
"Did you see the whole thing just now?"
"I don’t know, really, Miss Rowan made the first move saying this child bumped into her, but Miss Rowan is an adult, she wouldn’t lie, right? It should be the child playing around and accidentally bumped her at the venue." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Hearing these words, Anne Sawyer got angrier. After carefully picking out the glass shards, William Thorne handed her a high-proof bottle of liquor as a disinfectant to clean Felix’s wound, "It’ll hurt a bit, bear with it."
Felix remained silent throughout. Once William Thorne finished disinfecting, he said, "I think she bumped into me on purpose...then pretended not to see..."
"I know."
William Thorne patted Felix’s head, "Even if you bumped her on purpose, it wouldn’t matter."
Then William Thorne winked, "You just need to do one thing, Felix, and that’s right now, cry!"
Felix didn’t catch on at first, but soon he used his bleeding little hands to cover his eyes and burst into tears.
Crying, he shouted, "I didn’t bump into you on purpose, you just don’t like me, waaah, because I’m Dad’s illegitimate child, you think I took Dad away, you don’t like me, I didn’t bump into you..."
Evelyn Rowan turned pale, "What nonsense are you saying! Taking away whom!"
The surrounding people were all excited upon hearing this. What? Who’s the dad?
"My dad hasn’t come to see me for months, you think my dad doesn’t love me, so you treat me like this on purpose." Felix cried his heart out, his already cute and tender face all red from crying, making it heart-wrenching. He sobbed so hard he could hardly catch his breath, "My dad is Lachlan Wyatt, you like my dad, that’s why you treat me this way, but...why involve an innocent child like me...waaah..."
Scandalous! Absolutely scandalous!
The Rowan family’s eldest daughter chasing after Lachlan Wyatt!
