All Chapters of A Slap to the Face: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

The entire banquet fell into silence because of my words. Everyone exchanged glances and then began whispering among themselves.Nevaeh Lacey's expression twisted for only a moment before she quickly recovered. She lowered her head and spoke in a pitiful tone, "Mag, I know you're upset that I didn't prepare a birthday gift for you. But this is Mrs. Scott Senior's birthday banquet."I only managed to get you here after begging Cam."This humble demeanor quickly won her plenty of sympathy. Unable to hold back, someone spoke up for her, "Magnolia, the Saccone family might've adopted you, but do you truly believe you're one of them? "Ms. Nevaeh is the Saccone family's only rightful heiress."A hint of satisfaction flickered across Nevaeh's face upon hearing this. She stepped forward, grabbed my hand, and said, "Mag, can we not argue anymore?"Didn't you say you wanted that Ocean's Heart necklace before? I'll give it to you when we get back, okay?"As soon as she said that, a wave o

Chapter 2

A Slap to the Face/Charming Fish

All eyes turned to Camden as he arrived. After understanding the situation, Camden pulled me aside and lowered his voice to say, "Magnolia, what are you trying to do here? Don't you realize how embarrassing this is for Nev?"Seeing the disdain in his expression, I couldn't help but laugh. In my past life, Nevaeh's ability to effortlessly replace me in everyone's eyes couldn't have happened without Camden's help.Years ago, Camden's grandfather, Jeremiah Scott, had done my grandfather a favor. The Scott family then used that to pressure the Saccone family into arranging my engagement to Camden.While Camden was my fiancé in name, he secretly brought Nevaeh to every social event in the capital, openly declaring his love for her. As a result, most people believed Nevaeh was his real fiancée.In my previous life, he indulged Nevaeh as she slandered me endlessly. And now, here he was, eager to intervene once again.I yanked my hand out of his grasp and demanded, "Why did you repeatedly

Chapter 3

A Slap to the Face/Charming Fish

As I thought about this, my palms involuntarily clenched into fists. All that supposed deep love between husband and wife—it was nothing but a joke!In my past life, my mom died from severe blood loss after giving birth to me. I had always thought Don blamed her death on me, which was why he adopted Nevaeh—to deliberately torment me.I trod carefully for years, obeying Don's every word. When he told me not to publicize my identity, I silently endured it.When he refused to take me to banquets, I dared not utter a word of complaint. Yet what did I get in return?Nevaeh used the opportunity to impersonate me, flaunting her false status and lording it over me. She even orchestrated my death, stealing everything that rightfully belonged to the Saccone family.As for Don, it wasn't my mother's death that made him despise me—there was another reason altogether.Unfortunately, I only discovered the truth when I was on my deathbed. But now that fate had given me a second chance, I wasn't

Chapter 4

A Slap to the Face/Charming Fish

I turned around in surprise and saw my grandmother, Elizabeth Staton, walking in with a commanding presence. Her back was straight, and her aura was simply imposing.The moment I saw her, I didn't hesitate to run into her arms. My voice was filled with emotion as I said, "Grandma, you're finally here."Her eyes glistened with tears as she gently stroked my face and patted my back. "Don't be afraid now, Mag. Your grandfather is handling other matters, but I'm here to stand up for you."The sight of my grandmother made Don's face turn pale. "Mom… W-What are you doing here?"Before Don could say more, my grandmother tilted her head slightly. Her bodyguard, James Gibson, stepped forward, and he slapped Don so hard that he fell to the ground."If I hadn't come, I'd never have proof of you siding with outsiders to bully my granddaughter," she said sharply. Hearing my grandmother's unapologetic defense of me, a deep sense of guilt welled up in my heart.In my past life, Don had led me t

Chapter 5

A Slap to the Face/Charming Fish

My grandmother held my hand tightly, stepping forward to glare at Owen. "Is this the kind of staff Don employs? A mere security guy actually dares to criticize the family he serves?"While Owen might have looked down on me, he knew better than to disrespect my grandmother. The moment he saw her, his face turned pale, and he nearly dropped to his knees in fear."Mrs. Saccone Senior, w-why are you here?" he stammered.My grandmother's gaze was icy as she issued her command. "Your father worked for the Saccone family for years, which is the only reason you were given this job to look after Mag in this villa."And yet, despite earning tens of thousands a month, you've turned into an ungrateful wretch. James, fire him. And while you're at it, dismiss his father too."Owen immediately dropped to his knees, pleading desperately, "Mrs. Saccone Senior, please! This is a misunderstanding! My daughter just started university, and my son is still in school. You can't fire me!"My grandmother

Chapter 6

A Slap to the Face/Charming Fish

Hearing my grandmother's words, I turned to James standing by her side. "Clear out everything from every room and burn it. And as for the staff here, fire them all for dereliction of duty."Hearing this, the gathered household staff immediately panicked."On what grounds?" one of them demanded."We were hired by Mr. and Ms. Lacey! You don't have the authority to dismiss us!""Exactly! Neither Mr. Lacey nor Ms. Lacey has said anything!"I glanced at them, and my tone turned icier as I continued, "The money that pays your salaries comes from the Saccone family's accounts."And do you really need me to dig up evidence for the way you've mistreated me over the years?"As for the things you've taken, I'm willing to let that slide on one condition: help clear out the rooms, or I won't hesitate to report every one of you to the authorities."These servants had long profited from Don and Nevaeh's favoritism, even secretly stealing and selling my belongings over the years. With their mi

Chapter 7

A Slap to the Face/Charming Fish

Hearing this, my grandfather turned to me and asked, "Mag, do you want to see them?"After a moment of thought, I nodded and said, "Since they've come all this way, we might as well settle things. Let them in."Elliot quickly brought them inside at my instruction. The moment they entered, Camden's father, Timothy Scott, struck Camden hard. It sent him tumbling to the ground."Mr. Saccone Senior, this is all my useless son's fault. Mag had to suffer because of a careless mistake yesterday."Why aren't you kneeling down?"With that, Camden reluctantly propped up to his knees, glaring at me with obvious resentment."Mag, I know I was wrong. You've always wanted to marry me, haven't you? Let's set a date and finalize the engagement."But there's one condition. Stop targeting Nev and don't cancel the contract with the Scott family."I couldn't help but laugh when I heard such shameless words. "Camden, who do you think you are? Do you think I'm just dying to marry you?"Camden's exp

Chapter 8

A Slap to the Face/Charming Fish

I understood that this was my grandfather giving me a chance.After dealing with Don and Camden, he no longer trusted anyone else to take care of me. He would rather place the opportunity directly in my hands. Hence, I readily agreed.Don was the most distraught when he found out about this. He had embezzled a significant amount of money from my grandparents over the years using my name and lived extravagantly.Now, without a place to stay, his credit cards frozen, and with Nevaeh to support, he found himself struggling.He ignored the security guards and barged into the company, shouting insults at me. "You chose a little brat like her? Dad, you must be out of your mind to think she can run the company!"With her in charge, Sacconity will definitely go under!"But instead of gaining sympathy, his outburst was met with a swift elbow strike from a bodyguard, who pinned him to the ground.My grandfather stood beside me, looking down at Don with cold indifference. "Sacconity repres

Chapter 9

A Slap to the Face/Charming Fish

Hearing such ridiculous words, I smirked and replied, "Camden, do you think I'm stupid? You've always looked down on me because you knew you weren't truly part of the Scott family."You knew that once your real identity was exposed, you'd lose everything, and you'd have no choice but to rely on me. But your pride couldn't handle being outshone by a woman."You latched onto Nevaeh because you knew about her connection to Don, didn't you?"All three of their faces turned pale upon hearing my words."I don't know what you're talking about," Camden said defensively.I laughed and looked at the three of them."Don Lacey, you're just an incompetent man desperate to climb the social ladder. You agreed to marry into my mother's family but resented it."When you learned your ex-girlfriend had a daughter, you just couldn't wait to bring her in. You worked tirelessly for years to make others believe Nevaeh was my mother's daughter, all so you could steal everything that was mine."These t

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