Only what could possibly be the truth could be called a scandal.

What was fake could only be called a rumor.

From Miley's point of view, Joanne was obviously showing off.

Miley's smile froze on her lips little by little. "Miss Scott, are you showing off your identity as Mrs. Lambert?"

Contrary to Miley, Joanne's smile became more and more bright. "I often mention Brian to others. Why don't others think I am showing off?"

"..." Miley didn't respond.

Joanne seemed to have observed something and said calmly, "It seems that Miss Xia really cares about the identity of 'Mrs. Lambert'."

Every single word of hers perfectly poked Miley's wound.

Yes, Miley was very concerned about this identity.

When she was at school, she always thought that except for her, no one was good enough for Brian.

However, even she was rejected by Brian.

After returning home, she especially checked the detailed information of Joanne. Compared with her, Joanne's resume was much plainer.

Joanne's only advantage was her beauty.

But she did not believe that Brian was such a superficial person!

The corners of Miley's lips showed sarcasm. "Miss Scott, don't be too confident. Beauty can't withstand the destruction of time, but talent can be accumulated through time."

Joanne looked at Miley for two seconds and said in agreement, "It can be seen from Miss Xia's body that the beauty without solid foundation can't withstand the destruction of time."

The implication was that not only was Miley not beautiful enough, but her beauty had also been damaged.

Miley had worked hard in the business field for so many years, and the best skill she learned was to calm down.

Therefore, she was not irritated. Instead, she calmly retorted to Joanne, "Women's youth only lasts a few years old. You are already 25 years old. How many years do you think you still have in your best situation?"

"Compared with the peak period of appearance, the most important thing is to face the truth frankly." Joanne had always maintained a harmless smile. "Miss Xia, you advise me not to be blindly confident. It's better to save some energy to persuade yourself not to be too narcissistic."

Miley stared at Joanne and asked coldly, "What do you mean?"

"You think you're talented, and I'm no match for you. Brian should like you, right?" There was a hint of sarcasm in Joanne's smile. "But have you ever considered whether Brian needs talents? Does he need your talents?"

"..." This time, Miley was totally speechless.

Joanne gave Miley a final attack. "Besides, it's not that Brian will like you as long as you wish and suppose he should. Otherwise, when you implied to him at school, he should have taken the initiative to pursue you. A few years ago, he was not interested in you. A few years later, do you think he would change his mind?"

In Miley's ears, Joanne was obviously humiliating her.

She didn't want to give up!

Miley suppressed the burning fury in her heart, and stared at Joanne with her eyes like an arrow. "From now on, do you dare to compete fairly with me?"

Joanne sneered and did not hide her irony. "For a man who already has a wife and children? You went to find his wife, saying that you would destroy her family, and compete fairly with her for that man? Miss Xia, you are so shameless. Is this the good habit you learned in the U.S.?"

"Joanne!" The anger in Miley's heart finally could not be suppressed. "I've given you respect, don't..."

"I don't need your respect." Joanne interrupted Miley coldly. "I won't compete with you, either."

Miley asked in a sarcastic tone, "Are you afraid?"

"I have two children to take care of. It's stupid to waste time on you, isn't it?" Joanne said frankly, "If you think you have the ability to take Brian away from me, you can do whatever you want. I'll wait and see."

It was only then that Miley realized that Joanne was not afraid, but confident.

Even if she had declared war, Joanne did not take her as an opponent seriously. She didn't take it seriously so that she didn't care to fight.

To put it bluntly, Joanne did not think that Miley had the ability to take Brian away from her.

"Joanne!" Miley warned Joanne word by word. "I will make you regret!"

Joanne smiled lightly and said, "Someone has told me the same thing. Well... she should be very regretful now."

Miley proudly emphasized, "I'm not her."

Joanne looked indifferent. "In my eyes, you are the same."

Miley gave Joanne a cold and murderous look, and then turned to leave.

Very soon! She would let Joanne know soon-what was different between her and the opponents Joanne had met before!

Joanne did not take Miley's words to heart at all and went downstairs to find Brian.

Brian had finished talking with his friends and was going to look for Joanne. When he saw her coming downstairs, he greeted her from a distance. "Are Aiden and Romy awake?"

Joanne shook her head. "No."

Brian looked at Joanne in confusion. "Then why did you stay upstairs for so long?"

In fact, it was Miley who wasted her time.

However, Joanne didn't mention Miley. She just said, "Wendy went upstairs with me. I talked to her there."

Miley sent her a letter of challenge. It was a battle between her and Miley.

Since Miley was so unwilling, she would not let Brian intervene in this matter. She would deal with Miley so that Miley would be convinced of her defeat.

As for how she would fight with Miley...

Well, she had her own way!

While she was thinking, a bodyguard rushed in and called Brian. When he saw Joanne beside him, he suddenly stopped.

Joanne could tell at a glance that there was something abnormal. She asked, "What did you find out?"

"We've found that Han, Rosalyn is outside."

Rosalyn, this former glamorous female star, once stirred up a great disturbance between Brian and Joanne. Everyone thought that Rosalyn's name should be a taboo between Brian and Joanne.

However, Joanne was just a bit surprised and asked, "She doesn't have an invitation, does she?"

The bodyguard shook his head. "Of course not!"

"Oh," Joanne said. "Then if she would like to stay outside the hotel, it's none of our business."

The bodyguard looked at Brian with uncertainty. "Mr. Brian, is it okay for us to just ignore Rosalyn?"

"Of course not," Brian said coldly. "Pay attention to her movements. If anything goes wrong, restrict her actions right away."

"Yes, sir!" The bodyguard finally got the correct order and turned to run out of the banquet hall.

Joanne couldn't help sighing.

After dealing with Miley, Rosalyn, the old rival, appeared.

The peaceful life which she had enjoyed when she was recovering after the delivery of two babies, was over, right?

Brian held Joanne's hand and looked at her. "What's wrong?"

It was rare for him to hear Joanne sigh.

Joanne pursed her lips and smiled. She said lightly, "Nothing."

Brian thought for a moment and said, "If it's because of Rosalyn, I can let her go now."

"Rosalyn can cause no effect on me." Joanne casually found an excuse. "I'm just a little tired."

Brian looked at the time and frowned slightly. "There are still two hours left. I'll take you upstairs to have a rest first. I'll pick you up when it's over, okay?"

At this time, Joanne saw Miley's figure out of the corner of her eye.

She decisively held Brian's hand. "There is an old rival in love outside, and there is a new rival inside. I can't leave you alone in the banquet hall. It's too dangerous!"

Brian smiled and looked at Joanne. "Well, what should we do?" In his low tone, there was inadvertently exposed affection and care.

Joanne leaned her head on Brian's shoulder. "I'll tolerate the tiredness. I'll stay with you."

Brian raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Can you really hang on?"

Joanne knew without guessing that as long as she said "I can't do it", Brian would definitely let her go back to rest.

She pursed her lips and said, "Don't worry. It's just that I haven't seen so many people for a long time. It's a little hard to deal with them. Take it as an entertainment!"

Brian did not say anything more. He took Joanne's hand and shuttled back and forth in the banquet hall.

Looking at their happy backs, Miley subconsciously clenched the red wine glass in her hand.

Through the contact just now, she admitted that Joanne was smarter than she had imagined.

She once thought that Joanne was the kind of person who was soft and gentle, but now it seemed that Joanne also had a tough side, but she never showed it easily in front of others.

"That's good. It's more challenging now."

If Joanne was just an ordinary housewife, to be honest, even if Miley defeated her, it would not gain her a sense of accomplishment.

The more powerful Joanne was, the more Miley looked forward to seeing her frustrated look!

After staying for more than another hour and getting to know all the business celebrities in Arlington, Miley went to say goodbye to Brian.

Brian's response was polite but also alienated. "Take care."

Miley nodded and left the banquet hall with graceful and firm steps.

It was almost time to leave. One after another, guests came to say goodbye. By the time they saw off all the guests, it was already 11 o'clock in the night.

"Let's go back to the room." Joanne's heart was tied the two little guys. "Aiden and Romy may wake up."

The two little guys did wake up once, but after drinking the milk, they fell asleep again. Maybe because they knew that their parents were not here, according to Martha's words, the two little guys were very obedient. They didn't cry or make a fuss. They were very quiet.

In order not to disturb the two little guys, the adults all went to the living room outside.

The living room covered an area of 40 square meters. There were two sets of luxury sofas, which were enough for everyone to have a seat.

Joanne poured water for everyone and said, "Aunt, didn't you just say that there was something to announce?"

It was getting late, and the matter had to be made public sooner or later. There was no point in delaying.

Therefore, it was better to get it over with now.

Hearing Joanne's words, all the people in the room looked at Dolly. There was a little curiosity and expectation on Wendy's beautiful little face.

In the future, when thinking of this scene, Wendy felt that her acting was really good.

If she wanted to be an actress, she could be given two chicken drumsticks for her lunch!