Madeline rolled her eyes and gave a fake smile. "Mr. Astor is so caring, even caring about whether other people's feet slip or not. It really must be hard work!" she said.
After speaking, she ignored Augustus' unfriendly gaze and took two steps back to get away from this narcissistic man.
However, in the next second, Augustus suddenly rose and grabbed her arm tightly!
Madeline stumbled again and was forced to fall into this man's arms. In an instant, that crisp fragrance became stronger again.
"I heard that five years ago, Miss West was a famous social butterfly with excellent means. Her criteria was only that someone had money and not personality. She also got pregnant before marriage and didn't even know who the father of the child was. She disappeared for five years and came back, and now she has her eyes on me?" he said.