Yanely covered her mouth and snickered upon saying that. She was looking right at Liam with a mocking gaze.Was he not a famous person? He was the famous loser from the fallen Cole family and the Stone family's useless live-in son-in-law.He was a man who had no capability at all. He was even willing to let go of his dignity as a man and live with his wife's family.It would have been fine if it was in the past. When the Walkers were still around, people would not look down on the Stones out of respect for the Walkers, even though the Stones were not quite significant.The Walkers offended a big shot some time ago and were destroyed by a mysterious person. It was only natural that the Stone family's social status took a nosedive as well.Of course, Liam was a little annoyed by Yanely's mockery. His expression was a little sullen as well. If it were not because he promised Celena that he would control his temper, he never would have tolerated how rude she was.Also, Celena was sti
Soon, Yanely, Celena, and Liam arrived at the private room that was reserved. They could hear laughter coming from the room before they even entered. There were men and women in the room, and they were talking about recent hot topics as well as bags, jewelry, and so on.Yanely opened the door and announced loudly, "Look who's here! It's the gorgeous Celena!"Upon saying that, she turned her body sideways. In that instant, Celena and Liam saw everything inside the private room.There were many expensive drinks and snacks on the table in the huge private room. Everyone had their car keys placed in front of them. They were Porsches, Ferraris, and Lamborginis.Also, all the women in the room had a limited edition purse from big brand names right next to them. All their clothes were from designer brands or those famous haute-couture brands. They were all decked out and were comparable to Yanely. The women each had a successful man in a suit sitting next to them as their company. All t
Samara's soft voice instantly brought Celena's thoughts back to the past when they spent their days together. Tears flowed down Celena's cheeks uncontrollably as she kept responding by nodding."Samara, I would like to apologize to you as well. What I did back then was wrong as well. Let's let the bygones be bygones. We're still good friends!" Then, the two hugged each other while crying tears of joy. If people who did not know better saw such a touching moment, they would think they were as close as sisters who were related by blood.However, in Liam's eyes, everything that Samara did looked different. Her actions seemed too fake. That was because even though Samara was hugging Celena and looking so affectionate, Liam could tell there was ridicule and hatred in her eyes. Perhaps Celena was the only one there who was naive enough to not have noticed it.Everyone there looked extremely hypocritical. They were like wolves in sheep's clothes and might just pounce at any moment.At
The people in the room heard about it, but they were still stunned when they heard it again."So this is THAT Liam?""Holy shit! How shameless! He's a man who's living with his wife's family. How dare he come and attend this gathering tonight?""I agree. What nonsense is this, Celena? We invited you to the gathering, but why did you bring his loser with you and spoil our mood? To think that Samara missed you so much. How could you do this to her?"Samara looked very hurt as she looked at Celena. Her eyes were filled with grievances. It was as if Celena did something heinous.Celena saw how upset Samara was, so she quickly let go of Liam's hand and went up to Samara to explain. "That's not the case, Samara. I wasn't deliberately trying to spoil your mood. I only asked him to drop me off."Upon saying that, Celena turned to look at Liam while feeling a little troubled. She said, "Liam, how about you wait for me outside."Then, Celena sat next to Samara and apologized to her profus
Samara did not avoid Celena’s gaze at all. She did not conceal the disdainful and loathsome sentiments she had for Celena either. She calmly put her glass down, took a napkin, and slowly wiped the red wine off her delicate hands. “Celena, you didn't think that I was truly apologizing to you and wanting to reconcile with you, did you? Do you deserve that? Listen up, being good friends or whatever, it was all an act. I will never be good friends with you! I can't believe you had the guts to come with that loser, Liam. The way you made a fool of yourself truly amused me."Samara finished wiping both her hands while she said that. Then, she threw the napkin at Celena’s face. She let out a mocking laugh and continued, “Celena, you've given me a good laugh! "It was truly a shame that I didn’t get to personally witness the moment you were banished from the Stone family seven years ago! I’m back now, and you have also been accepted by the Stone family again. How can I not come and have
“You bitch! I only peeked at the papers for a bit back then, yet you snitched on me! I was sent to detention and my parents were even called to the school! I was severely punished when we went home that day!”The plump woman then threw her glass side and yanked Celena's hair. She bellowed, “The two of us were the only ones who brought the papers to the office. Who else would be the one to rat me out If it wasn't you? You bitch, you pretended to be weak when you're truly a vicious person!"One by one, the other women in the private room stood up and cursed at Celena. All of them were blaming her for their misfortunes.Celena already fell to the ground during the commotion. She felt afraid and wronged being targeted by all these women. She had some recollection of what they were accusing her of, but it was not like what they said at all.The woman who said she was a disappointment to her family was a truant during her schooling days. She was caught fooling around by her family. When
The woman hurled insults as she clawed at Celena's dress. Celena's face was streaked with tears and marred by the red welts of slaps, blood trickling from her mouth. Her hair was a tangled mess; she fought back and tried to dodge, looking utterly defeated.Desperate to flee the nightmare of the private room, Celena's attempts to run were thwarted as hands kept pulling her back, leaving her no choice but to scream for help."Liam! Save me! My love... please... save me! My love..."Her cries grew increasingly desperate as she hoped for Liam to rescue her. However, the music blared at full volume, swallowing her pleas. Liam could not possibly have heard her. Celena's tears flowed freely, her voice growing raspier with each cry for help.Samara, in a rage, yanked Celena's hair and pinched her chin with her long fingers. Her sharp nails dug in, piercing Celena's skin."Pathetic! Still crying out? As if that good-for-nothing husband of yours could do anything. Girls, give her a good bea
A figure loomed in the doorway, eyes blazing with fury, surveying the room with a wrathful glare. His fists were balled up, his body tense with a lethal vibe as he locked eyes with Celena, who was helplessly sprawled on the floor. His voice, stern and menacing, thundered, "You! You're asking for it!"Liam had reached his boiling point. Celena's white dress was then nothing more than rags as she lay there, unresponsive, completely vulnerable. Liam, eyes red with anger, stormed in and sent the hefty woman on top of Celena flying with a powerful kick. She flew across the room and slammed into a table, which shattered on impact, sending snacks and drinks flying.The woman screamed in agony as she landed amidst the broken glass, her back lacerated and bleeding profusely."Ah! My back, it's killing me! It hurts so much!"Bang!With the woman out of the way, Liam quickly grabbed another assailant and hurled her aside. She crashed into a liquor shelf, which toppled over with a clatter, bo