Chapter 4
Vera’s porcelain shard shattered on the floor, and her eyes were filled with panic.
But only for a moment. She quickly smiled, fixed her hair, and stood up composedly.
“I told you to wait for me. Why were you in such a hurry to come here?”
As she spoke, she gently leaned against Wes’s chest, her gaze soft and affectionate.
“I know you want to engage with me at your house early, but tomorrow is the ritual ceremony, remember? Didn’t you say that you wanted the family’s mascot to speak on our behalf in front of your father? Tell me, Wes, did you prepare everything?”
Vera tilted her head, waiting for Wes’s response, but instead, she received a slap from him.
Wes hadn’t even heard what Vera had said. His eyes were fixed on me, his entire body trembling uncontrollably.
“How dare you hurt Claire?! Call a doctor–now!”
His voice broke into a sob from sheer panic.
Vera was stunned.
“Since when do you care about some scullery maid? Has this little trollop been warming your bed? Look at me! Name one thing she has that I don’t!”
Wes gritted his teeth.
“You don’t understand. Claire is connected to my family’s very lifeblood. Who gave you the audacity to harm her?”
Vera looked at me with confusion and then glanced at Wes.
“Stop joking. How can a mere servant be connected to your family’s lifeblood? You are swiving her!”
Vera’s eyes welled up with tears as she appeared utterly wronged.
Wes was nearly driven to madness. He removed his coat and wrapped me tightly in it.
“I’ve been telling you the mascot of my family is Claire. The name of the villa where we hold our ceremonies is even derived from her alias. If you hurt Claire like this, our entire family is doomed!”
Vera shuddered and took several stumbling steps back, barely caught by one of her lackeys before falling over.
Everyone around looked pale, exchanging looks in silent confusion.
“Is she really that powerful? How could this be…”
The lackey’s words were cut off by Wes’s furious shout.
“It’s not impossible!”
“My father believed the rumors and chased Claire away. That day, our family’s stock prices plummeted, and I nearly ended up in the hospital! Do you really think our family rose to the top through luck? What do you think we’ve been relying on? It’s her, Claire!”
Vera was so scared she couldn’t even cry out loud, her eyes pleading for help from her friends.
“If this is true, we’re all finished.”
The group of women, who had been united in opposition earlier, was now thrown into disarray.
“Vera, are you trying to ruin us? How could you bring us here to hurt her without even checking the facts? Now that Claire is like this, we’re going to be targeted by the family’s revenge…”
They all burst into tears, and Vera’s legs gave way, causing her to fall to her knees before me.
“Claire, are you alright? I was out of my mind just now, why didn’t you tell me you were the mascot?! Did you purposely make me argue with Wes? How could you be so malicious?”
“Our family is ruined. My life is over. “Wes was pacing trantically.
I was in so much pain I couldn’t speak
But then, as she cried, Vera suddenly had an idea
“Walt something’s off ”
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Wes seized her collar, spittle flying.
“After destroying my family, you dare-”
