Pregnant women are naturally sensitive.
That slap from Lady Octavia must have made Aria feel particularly wronged.
Her face was so red and swollen, it showed how hard Lady Octavia slapped her.
At this moment, Joanna truly hated Lady Octavia to the core.
This hatred was even stronger than when Lady Octavia tried to stop Joanna from being with Ashton Heath.
Seeing her best friend getting bullied was even more unbearable to her than being bullied herself.
"Aria is my best friend. Now that she's been wronged, this matter is my concern. If you as elders don't behave as elders should, then there's no reason for us to respect you."
After finishing, Joanna didn't bother to look at Lady Octavia's furious and faint appearance and turned to face Madam Heath, who was sitting at the front, "Grandma, Aria is my best friend, and we understand each other very well. As for the incident with Brandon, I can assure you that Aria didn't ask him to do so. Blaming everything on Aria is just unfair."
