Chapter 323 Julian's Playbook
Chapter 323 Julian's Playbook
Both Serenity and Anna had gone to try on their jewelry.
George looked through the gifts and asked, "Why did you suddenly give us so many gifts, Julian?"
"These are no ordinary gifts, Marshal Wright. These are the wedding gifts that I'm giving you for marrying Susan to me," Julian replied with a deep voice.
"Wedding gifts?" George was momentarily stunned. Then, he shouted, "No, no, no, no. We can't accept the gifts. I don't have the ability to return a gift of equal value."
Luna couldn’t stand George any longer so she snarled furiously, “From now onward, keep your mouth shut. Just ten minutes! I don't want to hear any words coming out of your mouth."
"Alright, alright," George shrunk back and stuttered weakly. NôvelDrama.Org owns this text.
Susan was tickled pink by the interaction between her parents.
'So... Is this how the legendary Marshal Wright looks like when he’s back at home.'
"Julian.” Luna threw Julian an expressive look. She said, "You deliberately made a scene out of it, so I suppose sending us wedding gifts is not your main motive, right? Tell me, what are you up to?"
Luna was indeed as shrewd as the rumor said.
Julian narrowed his eyes before continuing, "Madam Wright, Susie is your daughter, and I'm her husband. W e Canadians emphasize a lot on filial piety. As your son-in-law, it is both right and natural for me to give you some wedding gifts and nobody should question that, don’t you think so?"
Luna fell into thoughts. After a short bout of rumination, she replied, "Well, if you put it like that, then it's indeed natural for you to give us some wedding gifts.”
"However, we’re the only ones who know that the gifts are wedding gifts. The rest are in the dark." Julian knew that Luna already got the gist so he smiled and moved on. "So what would those canaries think when they see me sending you so many gifts?"
Luna smiled as she replied, "It’s apparent that someone is targeting us this time. When they see you sent us so many gifts, they'll certainly seize the opportunity and make mincemeat of us since they don’t know the truth."
"That's right." A glimmer of appreciation flashed across Julian's eyes. "Therefore, the most important thing to do now is to keep the relationship between you and Susie a secret."
"This is easy. Other than us, nobody knows that we've found Rosie," Luna continued calmly.
"That's great." Julian replied, “For the next few days, you might see a lot of snappy, mean, brutal and snappy comments or remarks on the internet.
However, I want you to ignore all of them. The more they scold us, the easier it'll be for us to prove our innocence later. When the time is ripe, we'll find a good day and hold a big banquet. At that time, we’ll announce to the public that Susie is one of the Wrights.”
"Sure, I'll make the arrangement,” Luna said with a smile. A relaxed expression hopped onto her face as if she had just shed a heavy load off her shoulders.
In the past, she was the one who protected George and Oliver from the open and covert attacks since they weren't as vigilant as she was.
This time, Julian emerged and proposed a plan just as Luna was unsure on how she'd save Oliver.
At this moment, the Wrights could get through the crisis.
"Serene, Anna. Remember, don't tell anyone about Susie. Other than Marilyn, who has pledged her loyalty to us, you must keep Susie's true identity a secret from the other servants as well. Do you hear m e?" Luna instructed with a stern voice.
Although Anna and Serenity were confused, they still nodded.
"As for you." Luna turned over to George and glared at him. "You better watch your mouth. Don't say
anything extra before the banquet. Do you understand me?"
George just looked at her in silence.
"Can't you just say something?" Luna snapped and stomped at his foot once more.
Marshal Wright's eyes took on a hurtful expression as he said with a pout, 'You're the one who didn't want m e to speak. It hasn't even been ten minutes!"
Luna was speechless.
She needed to take a few deep breaths so that she wouldn't faint as she wondered how she got married t o a blockhead like him.
The atmosphere lightened a little after the interlude. Julian and Susan didn’t stay for long. After a short while, they prepared to leave.
When they were at the door, Julian reminded again," I’ll leave the matter to you now, Marshal Wright.
You're the only one who can help us now."
"Leave it to me," George assured.
The canaries in the dark couldn’t hold themselves any longer after Julian and Susan left. They hastily made their move and reported the news that someone had sent a lot of lavish gifts to the Wrights to the people behind their backs.
To draw more attraction, Luna deliberately put on the jewelry that Julian gave to her. As for Serenity, she drove her newly attained car to have a stroll around
the town.
After Julian and Susan left the Wright mansion, he brought her to a mansion in Skyking City that he bought. 1
"What are you talking about with Mom earlier, Julian? I don’t understand at all,” Susan asked while looking dumbfoundedly at Julian.
Julian pecked on her lips before replying, "This is a trap, Susie. Under the circumstances where nobody knows about your relationship with the Wrights, what would they think if they saw us bring so many gifts with us while paying the Wrights a visit?"
"To give the gifts to them?" Susan answered.
"That’s right.” Julian replied, a small smile crossing his face, “Now that someone is targeting the Wrights, they'll surely kick up a rumpus about this matter when they see the Wrights accepting our gifts. Over the next few days, public opinion would push the Wrights back to the center of the stage.”
"Yeah, isn't that bad for the Wrights?" Susan replied nervously.
"You silly girl." Julian tapped lightly at her head. "It's not bad for us. When the Wrights reveal their relationship with you during the banquet, all the rumors would crumble by themselves. At that time, everyone would know that those were wedding gifts. It’s both right and natural for us to show filial
respect t o our parents and yet the media colors it in a different way. What would the public think when the truth comes out? Everyone would start blaming the media for slandering Marshal Wright, turning him from an upright and honest hardliner into despicable scum. They'd begin to realize that someone was after the Wrights and as they exonerate Marshal Wright from those unjustly claims, they'll begin wondering if Oliver was framed as well. Since the case lacked solid evidence, the crisis will soon be resolved once people begin to voice their suspicions."
Recently, Susan didn't like to think too much. She still looked like she was puzzled despite Julian having explained the whole plan to her.
"You still don't understand?" Julian repeated his explanation again.
However, the confused look remained on her face.
Just as Julian was about to explain again, he suddenly caught a canny look that flashed across Susan's face.
He didn't know if he should be angry or be full of laughter. He said, "How dare you make me look like a fool, Susan Shelby?"
"You have a nice voice, and I just want to hear your voice more often,” Susan replied with a smile tugging a t the corner of her lips.
Julian stared at her.
She could only smile and beg for his forgiveness." Alright, alright, I'm sorry about that but you can't blame me too much as well. Ever since I got pregnant, my brain has become dull. Therefore, the more you explain to me, the more I can understand the whole situation."
Julian was caught between tears and laughter as he pinched her nose.
Susan grabbed his hand and chuckled. "I guess over the next few days, the Wrights would have to face another swarm of negative public opinions."
"Well, the merrier, the better," Julian said as a mysterious grin crossed his face.