Chapter 31
While slapping Rhea. Aileen scolded harshly, “Bitch. You seduced Matthew and dared to put his reputation on the line by playing such a disgusti video. I’ll make you pay the price today!
Everyone around was watching. Obviously, they felt that Rhea had it coming, and some of them even gave Aileen a thumbs–up in silence.
Anxious. Dale and Beatrice could do nothing. If it were anyone else, they’d have stepped up at once. However, they relied on the Preston family bring them bigger deals. So, they could only watch Aileen vent her anger while watching Rhea suffer
-Being slapped a few times, Rhea collapsed to the floor, wailing while begging for mercy, “I’m sorry… Please, just stop it….
The louder she screamed, the more force Aileen exerted.
Worried that something bad might happen, the hotel staff hurriedly brought over several security guards to pull the furious Aileen away. Only t did Rhea get up, still crying
She had been slapped dozens of times by Aileen, and her cheeks were swollen high.
She cried so miserably that her makeup was all spent, making her hideous, and even the dress she wore worth hundreds of thousands of dollars torn by Aileen in the fight.
ry state.
There were stains all over her white dress, and she was in such a sorry
Yet Aileen was still furious. She kept cursing. “Shameless bitch! Serve you right. You think this can get you to marry into my family? Dream on Scheming sluts like you who always pull up lame tricks will never get to be one of us.”
Rhea was trembling all over. This was the first time she had been humiliated like this, and the chief culprit was Aileen, Matthew’s mom. continue to stay with him, she had to endure.
But to
Greatly frustrated, she wanted to explain that she hadn’t put the video up there and that it must have been Mabel who had framed her. Yet as she opened her mouth, she found her lips swollen so much that she couldn’t even utter a word.
Not far away. Dale and Beatrice showed no intention of defending her. In fact, they had already pulled a long face as soon as they saw their bed in the video. To think they were Rhea’s biological parents! How could Rhea disrespect them so much?
Shocked and angry, they didn’t go over to see how she was doing and just watched her being held away by the hotel staff.
Mabel didn’t install surveillance cameras in the master bedroom. Rhea and Matthew sneaked into the bedroom in search of excitement and left th door unlocked, which gave her a chance to capture the steamy scenes.
Rhea was slapped hard and held away.
And now, it was time to deal with Matthew. Though Dale and Beatrice didn’t dare to act as they pleased as Aileen did, the sullen expression on thei faces showed clearly that they weren’t going to let him off easily.
Beatrice was especially pissed off. They had just got Rhea back, and now Rhea’s reputation was down the drain. Of course, she wasn’t going to let Matthew, the chief culprit, get away with in
She stormed over and pointed at Matthew. “Matthew, how could you? Haven’t Dale and I treated you nicely enough? Rhea is 17. How could you do this to her 1 Shame on you.”
Dale tires caution to the wind. The Harper family’s reputation was already implicated, so he figured he might as well recover some of the losses by taking advantage of Rhea’s relationship with Matthew. Matthew slept with Rhea, and he ought to compensate them
He said to Matthew and Aileen sternly. “Beatrice’s right, Rhea hasar’i turned 18 yei, and Matthew, you’ve got to be like a man. You must marry her.
I’ll sur you for raping an underage girl?
No matter what, ithra was his daughter. If she married Matthew, it’d be of great help to his career.
Hearing this. Aileen pulled Matthew back at once. “Seriously? Why don’t you reflect on yourself before anything? Both of your girls have poor upbringings. Our is unruly and disrespects the elders, and the other one is so shameless and scheming.
“Phea uidored Matthew, OK? You know what? I might just sue her for violating Matthew’s image and privacy rights. Stop making a scene. upć Matthew will never marry her!
And wake
Her words completely curaged Dale and Beatrice. At first, they had been intimidated by her status and reluctant to make the scene ton nasty. However, now that Aileen wanted Klira to take all the blame, they stopped flinching and started to curse at her.
The Harpers wanted the marriage to happen whereas the Preston firmly said no. Regardless of the occasion, they quarreled non–stop, neither
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Chapter 31
The turns of the event turned out to be so juicy, and the onlookers were all enjoying the show aside.
On the contrary, Matthew was in a dilemma. In his impression, Rhea was always so gentle and considerate. Yet on such an important occasion, s screwed him up in front of so many people, including Mabel, the one he cared about the most.
How was he supposed to explain to Mabel?
He looked at Mabel, embarrassed. Her gaze was as indifferent as ever, devoid of emotions; somehow, he panicked even more.
He thought, At least she should feel something. Perhaps it’s sadness, disappointment, or anger. After all, she loves me so much. It makes no sense that she doesn’t feel a thing at all after seeing such a video.
But she looks so calm and even indifferent as if she were
an outsider. How could she be like this? How could she not care about me?
e just an
‘She must be too upset to pretend to be calm. That must be it
With such a thought, he explained, still flustered, “Mabel,
it’s T might make, and that’s all… You’re the only one I love. I’m not interested in her at all”
you think. It’s all Rhea’s fault. She seduced me. I made a mistake every man
Mabel, who had been enjoying the show, took a few steps back, waving her hand non–stop to distance herself from him. “Go ahead with your quarrel. I’ve got nothing to do with you. Don’t drag me into it‘
The ballroom was abuzz with the sounds of quarreling, and the atmosphere was so intense that the Harpers and the Prestons were about to g physical.
Just then, the doors of the banquet hall were pushed open again
An imposing man who looked like a lawyer came in, followed by several men in suits and ties.
The Lawyer wore a dark gray checkered suit and a pair of half–rimmed gold glasses. He had a meticulous hairdo and deep–set, keen eyes.
“Is that… Mr. Bowen? Soon he was recognized.
Malcolm Bowen was a well–known top lawyer in Linburn City, the ace of the country’s leading law firm.
“Why is he here?”
To attend Mabel’s birthday party, perhaps?”
“No way. Everyone knows Mr. Bowen has served only a luandful of clients. I don’t think the Harpers get to invite him here. Are you s
of course. Remember that sensational multinational equity dispute case? He won the case at the last minute, It’s been on the financial news several times. I will never mistake his face.
“Gre! its really h
bum. What’s he doing here? Mabel is actually friends with him?”
you sure it’s Mr.
surprising his opponent completely.
“Se impressive. Il never occurred to me that Dale and Beatrice could actually pull this off. They held a birthday party for Mabel in this luxurious ven–star hotel and even got to divide Mr. Bowen, the bigwig”
Mabel saw Malom, per
She smiled, thinking. Now that I’ve dealt with Rhea, it’s time to site accounts with Dale
Dale and Beatrice
The highlight of the evening in t
is finally about to begin.
