A bodyguard stepped forward, carrying a large box,
Under everyone’s gaze, the box was slowly opened.
Inside–was Ethan’s severed head.
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Dominic stumbled back in terror, his face drained of all color.
The guests screamed in shock, panic spreading like wildfire.
The previously light–hearted atmosphere turned unbearably heavy in an instant.
Patrick looked at Dominic with a faint smile and asked,
“So, how do you like my gift?”
It was clear now–Patrick hadn’t come to deliver a gift. He had come to settle a score.
Dominic, rattled to his core, scrambled to defend himsell.
“M–Mr. Fitzroy, this… this has nothing to do with me!” he said in a trembling voice.
Then, in a flash, be turned to point at me.
“It was her! That bitch did it!”
“She’s my ex–wife. She still uses her status as Mrs. Carter to meddle in my affairs.”
“She must have told Ethan to destroy y your club–1 had no idea about any of it!”
Faced with a crisis, Dominic didn’t hesitate to throw me under the bus.
Seeing this, the other wealthy guests rushed to echo his words.
“That’s right, Mr. Fitzroy! This woman is always flaunting her status as Mrs. Carter. She acts so arrogant around us!”
“She’s been bullying people for years, always stirring up trouble!”
“This must be her doing. If you want to punish someone, punish her!”
The Carter Group was the largest corporation in Helio City. With many branches and even more business partners, most of the guests at the banquet had
some form of ties to it
They were terrified that Patrick might destroy the Carter Group in a fit of rage, jeopardizing their own interests— the scapegoat
Under the weight of their collective accusations, Patrick’s face grew darker by the second
Dominic could clearly feel Patrick’s rising anger
Without a second thought, he yanked me forward and growled, “You bitch! Apologize to Mr. Fitzroy right now!
The crowd immediately joined in.
“That’s right! She’s got no sense of boundaries, even dared to offend Mr. Fitzroy!”
“A woman like that needs to be taught a lesson!”
“Apologize now, or you’ll pay the price!”
Beatrice shrieked, “Simone, get on your knees and apologize to Mr. Fitzroy!”
Once, I admired Dominic’s strength and pride
That was why I fell in love with him–and why I supported him in secret.
But now, the man I had helped rise to power had thrown away his dignity.
they didn’t hesitate to offer me up as
