An ominous feeling washed over Melody. She glanced at the maid who was in on her plan and gave a slight nod.
Sonny noticed their interaction, but before he could open his mouth to call them out, the maid rushed to the center of the gardens.
“Ah! Oh, my God!” She made a show of stumbling down and falling on her knees on the grass, as if she had ran over in a hurry.
Melody went over to her, looking all concerned.
“What’s wrong? It’s my birthday, you shouldn’t be saying things that would invite misfortune!”
“Miss Hernandez,” the maid said in a trembling voice, her eyes welling up with tears.
“Just now… Miss Simmons drank too much and she… She went into your brother’s bedroom. Miss Simmons… she forced herself on the young master!”
“What did you just say?!” Santos, his wife, and Cyrus all cried out in unison.
Once again, all eyes were fixed on Nathan.
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Nathan’s expression turned dangerous under his mask. He rushed into the room in question with murderous intent, just like how a jilted lover would.
Cyrus, Melody, and her bodyguards followed quickly at his heels.
The rest of the party were left in a shocked and bewildered state.
As the hosts, Santos and his wife had to stay and reassure the guests. They urged the stars to perform their show way ahead of time in a bid to distract the crowd’s attention.
Out of everyone present, only Valerie was calm.
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She sipped her red wine, the faint hint of smile flickering in her eyes. She looked like a fan who was sitting in the front row of her favorite stage show.
Meanwhile, upstairs, Nathan and Sonny stormed down the hallway leading to Brinleigh’s room.
The rooms here were pretty soundproof, as they could hear no noise coming from any of the doors. But the fact that the door was closed was enough to let them know that something was going on inside, something that was not meant for prying eyes.
Nathan stopped in front of Brinleigh’s door and stood there for a while, until he heard the clacking of high heels coming up the staircase.
He turned to Sonny with narrowed eyes and roared, “Break this door down!”
“Wait!” someone yelled from behind.
Melody was panting from her run all the way to the second floor.
She ordered her men to block Nathan and stand guard at the door, effectively stopping him, as well as Cyrus and Sonny, from barging into the room.
“Gentlemen, please. Since Lucinda has made up her mind to be with my brother, we should honor her choice and respect their privacy. The most pressing matter at hand is to calm the guests and come up with a proper explanation to the public.”
Nathan turned to her, his eyes burning with rage, and spat out two words— “Fuck off!”