Chapter 1453: Chapter 1453: Sir, do you still remember me?
Riley was taken aback by what Annie Anne said.
She was just about to defend herself, but Annie Anne spoke first:
"I asked you about this incident, where you were at the time, simply because I was concerned if you were hurt. I was standing quite far away and yet got a scratch on my arm from the flying stone chips."
Annie Anne gazed into Riley’s eyes, saying slowly, "I just didn’t expect that because of my words, Miss Riley would imagine so much."
"I..."
Riley parted her lips, her face suddenly turning awkward.
Annie Anne shifted her gaze from Riley’s face and slyly winked at Charlotte Thompson.
"Miss Riley, it was a pleasure meeting you here. If there’s nothing else, I need to prepare for the upcoming charity auction."
Charlotte smiled politely at Riley, and without waiting for her response, planned to leave with Justin Battleson and Annie Anne.
As Charlotte turned around, she heard Riley exclaim from behind.
"Sir, it’s you!"
Charlotte took a deep breath, wondering what Riley intended to do next. But as she turned her head, she found Riley already standing in front of Justin Battleson, blocking his way.
"Do you remember me?"
This situation was completely unexpected for Charlotte, finally causing a ripple in her emotions.
But when Justin Battleson saw Riley in front of him, his brow furrowed deeply. Yet, he directly ignored Riley and grabbed Charlotte’s fingertips into his palm.
"Why are your hands so cold? I’ll have Michael Richard bring your coat."
However, Charlotte shook her head towards Justin, stopping his action.
"It’s nothing, the juice earlier was cold, and I held it for a bit too long."
Charlotte replied softly, making Justin grasp her hand even tighter.
Justin and Charlotte interacted naturally and sweetly, completely ignoring Riley standing beside them.
Looking at Justin and Charlotte just a few steps away, Riley bit her lip, using all her strength to control her facial expression.
The person who once stood by Justin’s side should have been her, the one receiving Justin’s gentle treatment should also have been her.
Yet now Charlotte had taken everything that rightfully belonged to her, forcing her to stand here with a face remarkably similar to Charlotte’s.
Riley felt the glances from those around her were also tinged with a bit of mockery, as if ridiculing her current overreaching position.
Her sharp nails dug fiercely into her palm, making her skin turn pale.
But Riley’s expression remained unmoved. She bit her lip and once again spoke to Justin:
"Sir, do you remember me? At the bar last time, you drank too much."
And Riley’s words were like a huge stone dropped into a calm lake, causing ripples to spread.
Charlotte turned her head towards Riley, and the sight of her staring at Justin’s profile brought an oddly familiar feeling.
She felt as if she had seen such a scene somewhere before.
Finally, Justin turned his gaze to Riley.
This made Riley involuntarily excited, her eyes seemed to have flames dancing within.
She had waited for so many years to once again stand in front of Justin Battleson!