Chapter 173 Jealous Woman's Outburst

"I can't accept this!" Mellisa Taylor momentarily lost her poise, her wealthy socialite temper erupting violently.

She flung the teacup from the table onto the floor, stomping on the broken pieces, "How dare the Clegg Family go back on their word of investing in us, and now retract? They proclaim to be the most prestigious family, but clearly, they lack credibility!"

"My dear daughter, calm down." Mrs. Taylor had only one daughter who had been over-indulged since childhood.

She comforted Mellisa Taylor, "They didn't say they wouldn't invest, they just won't invest in the orphanage project. Mrs. Clegg made it very clear; the money will still be invested, not a cent less."

Hearing this, Mellisa didn't calm down at all, instead, she asked impatiently, "When will that be?"

When not in public, all pretenses of good manners and decorum vanished from the young lady.

Every day she dreamt of becoming Hank's woman, but now, the news was that the project was to be delayed.