Jaden and Beatrice soon tracked down the people in the video—who turned out to be three men and a woman. They also looked into these four and realized they came from pretty powerful families. Still, there wasn't anyone Lucille was afraid of offending.The only problem was that the four people were seated and watching the charity auction. Jaden and Beatrice had intended to charge in there and drag the four out, but it probably wouldn't look too good.They discussed the matter and decided to ask Lucille's opinion. Thus, Beatrice called Lucille. "We've found them, but they're watching the auction on the third floor. Would it be bad if we were to head in there… Oh, okay."When she hung up, Jaden asked, "What's the verdict? Should we head in there right now or wait until the auction is over?"Beatrice said, "Lucy said she'd coming down right now."Uh-oh. It looked like chaos was about to ensue. The auction was probably going to be interrupted.…It was halfway through the auction.
"Who are you people? Why have you captured my daughter?" a woman screeched as she ran over. She was about to help Bianca up when Beatrice stopped her.She gave Beatrice the stink-eye. "How dare you stop me? Do you know who I am?"Beatrice glanced at her before rolling her eyes. It was as if she was saying she didn't care who the woman was.The guests couldn't help admiring Lucille and the others. After all, the woman wasn't someone any of them could afford to offend—she was Miriam Tross, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Sterling family and Evelyn's sister-in-law.Vivian was taken aback by this turn of events. What had happened?She used her identity as one of the organizers of the charity auction to speak to Spencer. "May I know what's happened, Spencer? My mother is the one who organized today's auction, so you can always speak to me if anything has gone wrong. We don't want any misunderstandings."She glanced at Bianca. "Bianca is my cousin, and she's always been obedient and
Vivian looked at Spencer and found that he hadn't gotten mad at Lucille's words. She even thought she saw a hint of a smile on his face.How could that be? How could someone as outstanding and proud as Spencer allow a woman to order him around, especially when said woman had publicly claimed that he only listened to her?Lucille didn't want to waste her breath on Vivian. There wouldn't be any bad blood between them as long as the latter left her and the people she cared about alone.She looked at the four people kneeling on the floor. They wanted to get to their feet, but Beatrice and the others were watching them. Hence, they got kicked as soon as they moved."Who the hell are you?" Bianca glared at Lucille. If her eyes were lasers, there would be gaping holes in Lucille's body now. "I don't even know you. Why have you had your people capture me?"She'd been spoiled and doted on when growing up, so she'd never been this humiliated. To think these people had forced her to kneel be
Lucille said, "Let's get started, Jaden. I want them to have a taste of their own medicine—repay them twofold for what they did to Jonathan!"Someone stepped forward to put a stop to the situation. "Hold it."Lucille turned to look at the person. It was Evelyn, whom Lucille had met earlier at the presidential palace. She merely glanced at Evelyn before looking away. It was obvious she didn't care what the latter had to say.Everyone wondered who Lucille and her people were, seeing as they were bold enough to ignore Evelyn, the president's wife. Not only did they have the nerve to cause trouble at a charity auction organized by Evelyn, but they also looked like they didn't fear retribution.No one had ever ignored Evelyn so thoroughly. Aside from Alexander, everyone was polite and respectful to her."Go ahead, Jaden," Lucille said.Evelyn's expression shifted when she saw Lucille had no intention of listening to her. Meanwhile, Vivian was surprised Spencer would allow Lucille
Evelyn's expression became hideous when she realized Lucille and the others couldn't care less about her. She looked at Vivian—she'd noticed earlier that the latter knew Spencer. She herself found Spencer familiar but couldn't remember where she'd seen him.Jaden, Kent, and Bethany only stopped about 15 minutes later. The three men were curled up on the floor, clutching their heads, faces, and stomachs. Despite being a woman, Bethany hadn't held back when beating people up.Once she, Jaden, and Kent had beat the men up, they stepped back and waited for further instructions. Lucille looked at the men coldly as she sat in her wheelchair. Her gaze made the onlookers think that the men would already be six feet under if looks could kill."Now that you three have been dealt with…" she drawled. Then, she fixed her gaze on Bianca, who instinctively shrank back when she met Lucille's eyes. Lucille continued, "It's your turn!"Beatrice pushed Bianca forward, making her slump at Lucille'
Kent told everyone, "The evidence will be shown on the screen."Everyone turned to look at the screen. It showed surveillance footage featuring the woman and three men, who were the four currently on the floor.They entered one of the rooms in the lounge, only leaving it close to 20 minutes later. They were all smirking nastily. Their conversation was blasted through the speakers in the hall.The son of the Rollins family, Adrian Rollins, was the first to speak. "That idiot is a renowned pianist? Who the fuck is he kidding? Did you see how he didn't dare fight back when we beat him up? He's a fucking weakling!"The scion of the Lutz family, Kenan Lutz, said, "I know, right? He was so weak. What's the point of looking handsome when he can't even fight back?"The son of the Wests, Caden West, chimed in. "What exactly do you see in him, Bianca? He's an idiot who only has a pretty face and can play the piano. What else does he have? He's so dumb."It was clear from their conversation
Evelyn soon collected herself and put on a composed look. "I'll make sure to investigate this matter thoroughly and give you a satisfactory answer, everyone."Her words were evidently directed at Lucille, and it was clear she was telling Lucille to leave and wait for an answer. Unfortunately, Lucille believed in starting and completing something on the same day."As far as I know, you're Ms. Sterling's aunt, aren't you, First Lady?" She smiled at Evelyn, but it didn't reach her eyes. "Are you delaying this because you think I haven't produced enough evidence?"Lucille's insinuation was clear—she was mocking Evelyn for wanting to cover up for Bianca. The proof was right before them, yet she claimed to want to investigate the matter. It was apparent she wanted to use her status and influence to get Bianca off scot-free.The fact that Lucille addressed her as "First Lady" made it clear that she knew who Evelyn was. Yet, she'd shown no fear of the latter since she'd appeared there. She
Those who did pity Bianca couldn't do anything to help her, anyway.Someone recorded the scene and sent it to Alexander. The video wasn't focused on Bianca, though. Rather, it was focused on Lucille. With it was a text that read, "Look at her, Alexander. Doesn't she remind you of Jane when she was younger?"…Beatrice didn't know how many times she'd slapped Bianca. She only stopped when Lucille told her to. Bianca's face was already beyond swollen, and it hurt so much that it was numb.She sat on the floor, wanting to cup her cheeks and hide them. However, she didn't dare to actually touch them. She slumped there, looking cautious and tearful.Just then, Dumon came downstairs with Jonathan. Jonathan said, "Lucy, Mr. Layton."His face wasn't as red and swollen as before, but the handprints on his cheeks were still clear. When he saw the four people on the floor, he instinctively wanted to back away.However, Lucille grabbed his wrist and pulled him to her. "Don't be scared, ok