Didn’t I see her pointing at you? Quit your lying! You also despise Hannah, I can tell! How can you keep your nefarious plans against Hannah a secret and lay the blame on me, Eliana? Have you no decency?”
Sadie’s face twisted in a snarl, bordering on lunacy.
Shaking in Declan’s hold, Eliana pleaded, “Sadie, calm down. Someone must be manipulating you, trying to pit us against each other. Let’s not let it ruin our relationship.”
“Indeed, Eliana’s correct. You should hold your tongue before you embarrass yourself further.”
Declan’s endorsement only stoked the fires of Sadie’s anger, driving her to a boiling point.
Throwing caution to the wind, Sadie lunged at Eliana.
With a swift move, she seized Eliana’s hair and wrenched her from Declan’s grasp.
A sharp pain erupted in Eliana’s skull; her hand lifted, but it was too late to fend off the attack.
A stinging slap echoed as it struck her cheek.
Her ears buzzed and her face burned with pain. She lost her balance and tumbled to the floor.
“Bitch! How dare you act so shamelessly! Think you can lead a reckless life and get away with it? I’ll make sure you regret framing me! You deceitful bitch! I even thought of you as family, but you just used me as your pawn! Do you even remember who brought you into the Edwards family? It was me! Only because I referred to you as my future sister-in-law did my brother even consider marrying you! Who do you think you are? You and Hannah are both devious! But don’t even dream that I’ll be your scapegoat!”
By now, Sadie had lost all sense of reason. After landing a slap on Eliana, she straddled her.
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Her hands descended like hammers, showing no restraint as she smacked Eliana’s soft cheeks, each slap resounding through the room.
The chilling cries of pain, high-pitched screams, and spiteful curses filled the air, reverberating throughout the room.
Downstairs, the banquet attendees looked up, puzzled by the commotion.
Even the gentle music couldn’t drown out the sporadic shouts and cries coming from above.
Brayden, glass of wine in hand, sensed the tension and gathered a small crowd of intrigued onlookers.
“It sounds like trouble upstairs. Should we intervene? It wouldn’t bode well if a full-blown brawl erupts in the Mitchell household.”
Eager for a spectacle, no one hesitated. Some began ascending the stairs, while others trailed behind.
Brayden led the way up the staircase, followed by a dozen or so individuals, all anxious to see what was going on.
Inside the room, Declan saw Sadie escalating the confrontation and wanted to step in, but he was unable to restrain his unhinged sister.
“That’s enough! Quit hitting her! Stop it now!”
Eliana struggled beneath her assailant, her face contorted in a futile effort to maintain some semblance of dignity. She couldn’t fight back, using her arms only to shield her face.
Sadie, her eyes filled with madness, forcefully pulled at Eliana’s dress and incessantly gripped her waist, causing Eliana to wince in pain on the floor.