As the atmosphere grew increasingly tense over what Aurora Donovan had said, the mocked guest's face turned ashen, and he was about to jump up and start a fight.
At that critical moment, one of the aunts stepped forward. "Allow me to explain."
Apparently, when Arabella Donovan had fainted earlier, the entire Donovan family, worried about her condition, had gone upstairs with her.
With no one from the host family left downstairs, murmurs immediately broke out among the guests.
Most of the guests, however, were respectable and knew their place. They only discussed the recent events in hushed tones, expressing their concern over the severity of Arabella Donovan's condition.
But unexpectedly, there was one tactless fool among the guests. Seeing that the hosts were away, he immediately began running his mouth without a shred of decency.
