Arabella Vanderbilt's words about the sea of flowers were cut off when suddenly a strong presence closely approached from the side.
Before she could react, she heard a "smack" as a hand violently smacked down on Aaron Perkins's hand.
Instinctively, Arabella felt a sense of unease and indeed, as she turned her head, she saw Joel Russo standing tall and imposing beside the table, radiating a chilly aura, his handsome face filling with hostility.
Aaron Perkins immediately let go of Arabella's hand.
It wasn't clear whether he was disgusted by her hand or repulsed by Joel's touch as he pulled out a wet wipe and frantically wiped his hand over and over.
She timidly glanced at Vincent next to her, who quickly turned his head away upon meeting her gaze.
Arabella's brain fuzzed for a moment, and she thought—
It's over!
"Uh… there's a bit of a misunderstanding…" Arabella tried to explain.
But Joel grasped her shoulders and looked at her sternly.
