A few feet away, Hannah lounged on a sofa, eyes twinkling with delight as she watched the floor-level fiasco unfold. This public humiliation of Eliana was surprisingly entertaining.
“Seeing Eliana get smacked around is oddly amusing,” Lydia observed, a note of disbelief coloring her voice.
“Never thought I’d see her so degraded. How thrilling!”
Hannah met Bryson’s eyes, her own eyes glinting with mischief. She leaned in and whispered, “Thanks, Mr. Mitchell. You’ve earned another favor from me.”
“It’s really my bad for not looking out for you. I appreciate you not holding it against me, Miss Moore,” Bryson responded.
Lydia broke in, rolling her eyes, “Enough with the sweet talk, you two. It’s nauseating!”
On the other side of the same room, the drama has escalated into a whirlwind of chaos and violence.
Sadie had torn Eliana’s dress to pieces.
She’d also ravaged Eliana’s hair, smeared her makeup and lipstick, reducing her to a disheveled and pitiful sight.
“What’s the commotion? We heard noises from below. Don’t tell us a fight broke out,” Brayden began, walking into the room. His words trailed off as he saw Eliana’s humiliated form on the floor.
The shocking scene left Brayden momentarily speechless.
The onlookers trailing behind him inhaled sharply.
They recognized Sadie as the young daughter of the Edwards family.
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And though her opponent’s face was obscured, the disarray of hair allowed them to suspect that it was Declan’s new wife who was being battered.
“What led to this? Why did they start fighting?”
“I saw them downstairs earlier. They were addressing each other warmly as sisters-in-law. How did things get so out of hand?”
“The quarrel might have something to do with Miss Moore’s dressing room incident. Someone was accused of scheming and shamelessness.”
“That’s right. Eliana must be envious that Miss Moore has someone as influential as Mr. Mitchell in her corner, so she resorted to these low tactics.”
“I’d bet on that. With Mr. Mitchell and Miss Moore here, it’s got to be connected to this drama somehow!”
Bruised and aching, Eliana heard the chatter at the door, wishing she could simply lose consciousness right on the spot!
“Declan! Come rescue me, Declan!” Her voice tinged with despair, Eliana pleaded.
“Declan, it’s excruciating! It’s unbearable!”
Fuming with anger at the spectators outside, Declan knelt down to pull his sister to her feet.
“Enough of this! If you’re going to cause a scene, do it in private!”