The woman beneath Hansel struggled desperately âLet go of me! Someone, help!â she cried out.
Lucyâs heart surged with excitement. This was exactly what she had envisioned.
âCefine, I canât believe you were having an affair here! Iâm so disappointed in you!â Lucy exclaimed âIs that really Celine? How shameless!â someone in the crowd murmured.
Wayne and Hazel, who stood in the comer, watched as the scene unfolded with detached assement. They couldnât bother less about Celine. She was nobody to them.
âMom, Celine is a disgrace to the family. We should disown her!â Wayne commented coldly.
Sonia, too, seemed to agree Just then the woman beneath Hansel managed to escape from his grasp. Het tearâstreaked face finally became visible.
âMom, Dad, itâs me! Please help me! Someone, please help me!â
At that moment, Wayne and Hazel froze on the spot. Their eyes widened in shock as they recognized the woman. It wasnât Celine but Tracy!
âOh gosh, Tracy!â Hazel screamed as she rushed forward to pull Hansel off from her daughter. âLet go of my daughter!â
Wayne also rushed forward and kicked Hansel off Tracy, sending him sprasting to the ground Hansel groaned in pain as he hit the . Tracyâs dress had been torn apart, revealing her delicate skin. Her face was pale, and she was trembling in tear.
Hazel quickly draped her coat around Tracy. âTracy, how did this happen? Whatâs going on?
was equally shocked. âTracy, what are you doing here?â
Lucyâs eyes widened in shock How could this be? Where was Celine? How had it turned out to be Tracy instead?
Carly gently tugged at Lucyâs arm, her voice low with disappointment. âMom, whatâs going on?â
Lucy was just confused.
The crowd erupted into whispers.
âItâs not Celine; itâs Tracy!â
âOh my god! Tracy was the one with the man!â
Hazel quickly stepped forward to shield her daughter. âShut up! My daughter doesnât even have a boyfriend. She would never do such a thing!â
Wayne asked anxiously, âTracy, tell us what happened â
Tracy immediately burst into tears and clung to Hazel âMom, I donât know what happened⦠A maid spilled wine on my dress, so I came upstairs to change. The moment I stepped inside the room, this man suddenly pounced on me and tried to⦠to take advantage of me.â Jon Both Wayne and Hazel were furious.
They had high hopes that Tracy would marry someone as successful as Adam. But now, being in bed with another , her reputation was utterly ruined. To make things worse all the most influential figures in Mercity had personally witnessed this incident.
Wayne turned to Hansel and kicked him hard in the side. âWho are you? Answer me!â
Hansel still groggy from being drugged, groaned in pain. He immediately turned to Lucy for help.
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Lucyâ¦. Aunt Lucy! Please save me!â
âAunt Lucy?â Hazelâs gaze snapped toward Lucy in disbelief. Her face turned red with fury. âLucy, is this scumbag your nephew?â she demanded.
Lucyâs face turned pale. Her heart .
âIâtean explain. â she stuttered nervously.
âLUCY, here without telling anyone? What on earth were you planning? Hazel roared.
today is Momâs birthday banquet. Why did you suddenly invite nephew he Before Lucy could reply, Hazel rushed forward and stapped Lucy hard across the face. The sound of the slap echoed throughout the room, leaving everyone stunned Lucy was shocked. She immediately reached out to her cheek â
Miller, have you lost your mind? How dare you slap me!â she screamed.
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