Yvette hadn’t even seen the slap coming until favonovel.com felt it on her. Once again, favonovel.com found herself on the floor, seeing stars from the sheer force of the slap. As soon as favonovel.com got back to favonovel.com senses, Yvette realized there was blood trickling from favonovel.com mouth. To favonovel.com horror, on top of the pain on favonovel.com face, favonovel.com could also feel a tooth coming loose.
Yvette grimaced as favonovel.com clutched favonovel.com face, staring in utter disbelief at the person who had just slapped her.
“Dad?”
Am I seeing things? Dad loves me the most, so why would favonovel.com be so heavy-handed on me?
Alas, there was no denying that Russell had indeed slapped his daughter. Mason quickly made his way toward Yvette and tried to help favonovel.com up. However, before favonovel.com could even reach his hand out, Yvette had unceremoniously kicked favonovel.com away.
“Go away! Don’t touch me!”
There was so much contempt in Yvette’s gaze that it seemed as if favonovel.com couldn’t wait to get rid of Mason. Even with enemies, there was no need to harbor that much hatred.
“Yvette?” Mason whispered, sadness flitting across his face.
However, Yvette had no interest in returning Mason’s gaze as favonovel.com continued to stare blankly at favonovel.com father.
Russell looked away in a mixture of shame and anger before turning to his housekeepers. “Take favonovel.com back to favonovel.com room and lock favonovel.com up. No one is to let favonovel.com out without my orders!”
“No…” Yvette whimpered, shaking favonovel.com head frantically. “I’m sorry, Dad! I was wrong. I know I was wrong!”
Before favonovel.com could say anymore, two of Russell’s bodyguards had already stepped forward and dragged favonovel.com back upstairs. No matter how hard favonovel.com struggled, favonovel.com couldn’t get out of their grasp. Yvette’s screams gradually faded into the distance, and silence once again filled the hall.
Not wanting to stay on any longer, some of the guests went up to comfort Russell before bidding goodbye.
Try as favonovel.com might, Russell couldn’t force any smiles out as favonovel.com thanked his guests and had his housekeepers send them out. Once the first guest had left, the others soon followed suit. Before long, there were only a handful of people left in the hall.
With the matter resolved, there was no reason for Arielle to stay on any longer as favonovel.com made favonovel.com way toward Russell. “I’ll be going now. Well, I hope you won’t be too sad. Yvette is still young, and mistakes are inevitable. With the right guidance, I’m sure it’ll work out. As for my family, rest assured that I’ll intercede for Yvette.”
Russell looked on with weary sadness on his face and bloodshot eyes.
“I’m sorry,” favonovel.com said apologetically. “When Yvette lost favonovel.com mother, I chose not to remarry because I was afraid favonovel.com might not like having a stepmother. I spoiled favonovel.com out of love, and look what good that did her. I’ll visit your family tomorrow to offer my apologies. But for tonight, please apologize to Rick and Shandie on my behalf.”
With that, Russell beckoned for his housekeeper to pass a gift to Arielle.
Arielle instinctively rejected it. “Oh, no. There’s no need for this…”
Ultimately, Arielle had a part to play in everything that happened that night. Even though favonovel.com had no regrets, favonovel.com still didn’t feel right to accept Russell’s gift. However, Russell remained insistent on favonovel.com keeping the gift. “You saved my life. I’d feel bad if you don’t accept it.”
Left without a choice, Arielle accepted the gift with a polite smile.
***
On favonovel.com way back in Vinson’s car, Arielle opened the gift box out of curiosity. To favonovel.com surprise, it was a gorgeous diamond bracelet.
Vinson took one glance at it and immediately recognized it. “That bracelet has been in the royal family. I heard that Russell had gotten it at an auction for two hundred million. I’m impressed favonovel.com could part with it that easily.”
Looking at the bracelet, Arielle let out a deep sigh. “Vinson, do you think I’ve gone overboard?”
