The Unveiling of Secret Queen

Chapter 1138: Chapter 1138: This is a family matter, please show some respect!

Celine Tucker’s face turned green the moment she registered the verification mark on Twitter.

”Have you looked clearly?”

Even at this point, Nathalie Quinlan still left her a trace of dignity as an elder. Although her facial features were sharp and her attitude indifferent and unhurried, she didn’t call Celine ”aunt.” But when addressing her, Nathalie consciously said ”you” politely instead of ”you” casually.

”Now that you’ve seen it clearly, I ask you to apologize to my father.”

Using formal politeness, Nathalie gave the Zachmann Family all the respect they could have asked for.

Celine Tucker snapped her head to glare at her, her eyes filled with shameful anger, practically brimming with the desire to devour someone alive!

She would never apologize!

”What in the world is on that phone that makes you insist repeatedly that an elder owes you an apology? This girl, doesn’t she have any manners?” Grandma chimed in, still confused about the situation, grumbling dissatisfaction and accusing Nathalie: ”Celine is her elder no matter what, how dare she speak like that. She truly lacks upbringing; I have no idea how McKinney raised her like this, but she’s clearly been taught poorly... absolute waste...”

”Grandma!” Stanley Zachmann’s face darkened as he fixed his eyes firmly on her, his gaze cold and his stance unwavering: ”This is a family matter—please show yourself some restraint!”

”You...” Grandma was initially trying to use this opportunity to cozy up to Leonardy Zachmann’s branch of the family tree, hoping to pave the way for her own children down the line. Being shouted at by Stanley, she felt her dignity as an elder sink instantly; her weathered face flushed a deep red, eager to lash out but unable to muster the courage to truly challenge Stanley.

She flicked her hand dismissively, her malicious gaze darting toward Nathalie Quinlan, who hadn’t provoked her whatsoever, choosing to vent her anger on a perceived soft target: ”Hmph, the younger one like this, the older one like this—no wonder people say not a soul walks into one household that doesn’t share their kind. If the upper beam is crooked, the lower one is bound to grow askew. Caryn is nothing like her; at least Caryn respectfully raises her voice whenever speaking with elders!”

”If you don’t want to watch this unfold, you’re free not to,” Stanley Zachmann said indifferently, unwilling to entertain her any further, his tone detached.

”You.”

Grandma was utterly incensed by his indifferent attitude and was about to fire back.

Mr. Zachmann cast a sharp, commanding glance her way as he gently tapped the cane gripped in his hand, his tone calm but decisive: ”Bernard, if you continue causing trouble, I’ll have the driver escort you home.”

Everyone present could either be someone like Shawn Norton, who was her contemporary but not part of the Zachmann Family, or someone like Stanley and Leonardy Zachmann—of a younger generation.

Thus, Grandma—despite the considerable distance in familial relations—used her seniority as an excuse to rove recklessly around the scene, doing everything within her power to ensure Celine Tucker noticed her ’performance.’

But now that Mr. Zachmann had personally issued an ultimatum, she didn’t dare press her luck.

Her expression turned exceedingly sour. Stiff-backed, she swallowed hard to preserve some sense of pride by pretending as though leaving immediately was her idea—but pride was clearly beaten by calculation. She feared missing out on the benefits of a family rift between brothers and ultimately stood awkwardly to the side, her lips turned downward, wholly silent...

Her silence brought considerable calm to the living room.

”What did Nathalie show you?” Leonardy Zachmann took a step forward, snatched the phone out of Celine Tucker’s hand, and swiftly scanned through its contents. His facial expression shifted from shock, his eyes flicking first to Nathalie Quinlan, back down to the screen, flipping through the comments below.

Nathalie’s Twitter feed had a lot of mentions.

They were all urging her to fight for her rights.

When the matter first gained traction, Audrick Zachmann’s fans, Pear Blossom and Lighten Chaser, teamed up to flood comments. Many fans mistakenly believed that the account in question belonged to Caryn Zachmann herself.

They’d sent her countless private messages.

Now, Leonardy Zachmann opened some of those to take a closer look.