Chapter 3
“Now Silas and his wife are deeply in love, having wandered down the wrong paths to finally find each other.”
“You have to truly understand how low those gold–digging women can go to appreciate what real love looks like. I suppose there’s some lesson in that after all.”
The people around me mocked and belittled me without a shred of restraint.
Silas, who had once been my husband, knew I was being wronged, yet not a single word of defense came from his lips.
Instead, he pointed at me with contempt, his voice dripping with disdain. “I don’t know where she heard that from, but she came here hoping to meet President Ferrari.”
“Look at her. Pathetically begging for money.”
“Absolutely shameless. It’s sickening.”
The crowd around me stared, their eyes filled with scorn as they tore into me. “Lady, dignity
matters. It’s time for you to leave.”
“This is a business space, not some charity event. You’re making people uncomfortable. You won’t get a dime.”
“You’ve got arms and legs. Why don’t you work for your living instead of always looking for handouts?”
I met their harsh words with cold defiance. “I didn’t come here begging for money. I just happened to run into Silas.”
Silas sneered, his voice dripping with disdain. “Your pitiful act of playing coy and you think
I’ll fall for it?
“Alora, I once loved you, but I’ve long since run out of patience with you.”
He pulled Elvira close, a clear show of possession and shot me a glance. “I have someone else now and we’re getting married soon.”
“As for you, you’re neither my first love nor my obsession. You’re just a fleeting shadow.” “Seeing you here today only brings one feeling: disgust. Your methods are dirty beneath
me.”
The first clap came from nowhere; then, the whole room joined in.
The businessmen clapped eagerly, their faces gleaming with admiration.
“Silas is so powerful.”
“Silas really knows how to protect his woman; what dominance.”
The sycophantic display turned my stomach.
I couldn’t bring myself to engage with these people, so I turned to leave.
But Elvira stepped in front of me, blocking my path. “Alora, are you just going to walk away like this?”
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The sycophantic display turned my stomach.
I couldn’t bring myself to engage with these people, so I turned to leave.
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But Elvira stepped in front of me, blocking my path. “Alora, are you just going to walk away like this?”
“Don’t you think you owe me an apology?”
I blinked in confusion. “What are you talking about?”
Elvira pointed to her high heels, her voice dripping with pride. “These shoes? Custom–made, worth thirty thousand.”
“You stepped on me earlier and now the surface of my shoe is ruined.”
Everyone’s gaze shifted to me, their eyes cold and judgmental.
A wealthy businessman sneered, “How can this woman be so uncivilized?”
“She’s not just uncivilized but vengeful, too,” another man added.
Silas’s eyes locked on me, his expression hardening. “Alora, you’ve really sunk to new lows.”
I could only offer a helpless shrug. “I didn’t step on her.”
Elvira’s laugh was sharp and dismissive. “So now you’re calling me a liar?”
“Soon, I’ll be the wife of the CEO of a publicly listed company. What’s my position? Would I really waste my time making false accusations against you?”
Silas’s expression turned icy at her words.
He pointed at me, his voice cutting through the tension. “Alora, did you or didn’t you step on her? Stop lying and embarrassing me.”
I couldn’t hold back a bitter laugh. “You’re out of your mind. What does it even have to do
your embarrassment?” with you? Why is this
“Silas, stop flattering yourself. I’ve already stopped caring about you. I didn’t come here for you today.”
His face turned pale with rage. “Fine. You really don’t know when to stop, do you?” “Then I won’t help you anymore. Pay for the damages, or we’ll call the police.”
The crowd around us quickly rallied behind Silas. “We should call the police and teach her a lesson.”
I glanced at the time, my heart sinking. I was about to be late picking him up again.
