“Who’s the real drama queen here? Me or her, who was slandering me?”
Grabbing Eliana by the hair, Sadie yanked her upright and sneered at the onlookers, “This shameless woman schemed against Hannah, but framed me in the process! What’s wrong with me giving her the punishment she deserves?”
Eliana did her best to shield her dignity with her tattered dress, but her humiliation remained palpable as she broke down in tears.
“I’ve always considered you as a sister. I knew you never liked Miss Moore I even warned you, remember? I cautioned you against spreading that gossip in school, didn’t I?”
Wrapping his arms around Eliana, Declan gently covered her with his coat, a pained expression on his face.
No longer resembling dewdrops on a blossom, Eliana’s tears flowed freely.
Her face was swollen, her eyes nearly shut, crisscrossed with scratch marks, and her makeup was a smeared disaster.
Sobbing vulnerably, she said, “You could’ve just apologized this time, but instead, you shifted the blame to me and assaulted me! If not for Declan, I’d be calling the police right now!”
Blinded by rage, Sadie lunged at Eliana, aiming to scratch her face again, but was met with a powerful slap from Declan.
Smack!!!
Sadie’s cheek puffed up instantly as she staggered back, incredulous, and shrieked, “Declan, you hit me?!”
“I did it to teach you a lesson, so you’ll think twice before doing something so reckless again!”
Amidst high-society onlookers, Declan and the Edwards family had thoroughly disgraced themselves.
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Attracted by the uproar, Franco and Melina made their way over.
“What’s happening here?” The elderly man’s stern expression intensified as he struck his cane firmly on the ground.
The crowd’s whispers abruptly died down.
Confronted by Franco’s interference, Declan had no choice but to swallow his pride and offer an apology.
With a face clouded in displeasure, Declan turned around and muttered an apology to Hannah.
“Hannah…”
“Call me Miss Moore,” Hannah cut him off sharply.
Exhaling deeply, Declan gritted his teeth and strained, “I apologize, Miss Moore. I didn’t keep a close enough eye on my sister. I’ll reimburse you for your dress and any emotional pain inflicted. I will also make a public apology. Please, forgive my sister just this once.”
“Declan! It wasn’t me!” Sadie burst out, desperately trying to defend herself.
“Why trust that wicked woman Eliana over your own sister?”
Ignoring her, Declan continued his apology to Hannah.