Her Hidden Crowns (Suzanne and Austin) novel Chapter 357

Suzanne scoffed and said sarcastically to Seline, "What does it matter to me whether Henry is happy or not?"

Her voice was loud enough for the people near the car to hear.

Seline's expression turned sour immediately. Suzanne was such a bitch! Tears welled up in her eyes in an instant, and she said in a tone full of hurt, "Sue, how can you say that? I'm your sister!"

Suzanne was so disgusted that she almost felt sick. She couldn't even begin to understand how Seline could act so shamelessly.

Austin set the flowers down in the back seat and looked at Suzanne disapprovingly. "She's no one important. Why bother arguing with her?"

He remembered every single thing the Yates family had done to Suzanne, so how could he have anything nice to say about them? If it weren't for Suzanne, he would have been even harsher with his words.

Seline was stunned. Her face instantly went pale, and she clenched her purse tightly.

How could this man behave like this? That bitch, Suzanne, must have said something to him, or else how could he say something like that?

Suzanne looked at Austin and gave him a small smile. Nodding in agreement, she said, "My bad. You're right. Humans can't have a proper conversation with animals, after all."

She knew she could trust Austin to say something offensive to Seline without swearing and still be able to embarrass Seline.

Seline had more to say, but Austin didn't give her a chance. He simply rolled up the car window and cut her off. He muttered coldly, "What an eyesore."

His words made Suzanne's smile widen, and she suddenly grew curious. With a laugh, she asked, "She's so gentle and sweet. Don't you feel even a little bit of pity for her?"

After all, Jenson was drawn to Seline's sweet and demure demeanor back then. A delicate little thing like her was exactly the type to bring out a man's protective instincts.

Austin's brow twitched slightly. He glanced sideways at Suzanne with a frown. "Are you questioning my tastes?"

Someone like Seline would give him a headache if she was around for too long. He didn't know what was going on in Suzanne's mind to ask such a question.

Austin swallowed hard and quickly averted his gaze. Yet he couldn't help but squeeze the fingers Suzanne had just touched together. A heat stirred within him, making him restless. His voice was hoarse and low when he said, "Let's go, then."

Suzanne noticed the change in his voice and looked at him in confusion. "What's wrong with your voice? Do you have a cold?"

He sounded fine just moments ago, but his voice was different now.

He cleared his throat. "I'm fine."

Yet his voice only grew raspier, failing to clear up at all.

Suzanne turned toward him, her expression full of concern. "What's going on?"

As she spoke, she reached out to touch his forehead. She carefully felt for his temperature before touching her own for comparison.