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CHAPTER 48 PART 2
As the reality of their situation fully crystallized, Ashley's terror transformed into desperate anger. She turned on Claire, her voice breaking with hysteria."This is YOUR fault!" Ashley screamed at her friend. "YOU said he was a nobody! YOU convinced me to confront him! I never even met him before today!"Claire's head snapped toward her, despite the pain the movement caused. "MY fault? You're the one who kept insulting him! You're the one who tried to flirt with Mills right in front of him!""Because YOU told me he was a fraud!" Ashley's tears were flowing freely now, mixing with the blood on her face. "You said your family confirmed it! You said he was worthless!""He IS worthless!" Claire shot back, though her voice lacked conviction now. "Or he should be! How was I supposed to know—""You weren't supposed to KNOW!" Ashley's voice cracked. "You were supposed to be SURE before dragging me into this disaster! My father is going to KILL me when he finds out!"The bodyguards paid no
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Jennifer Hayes watched the two pathetic women being supported by security guards, their faces swollen and bloodied, their expensive clothes disheveled and stained. A cold smile played at her lips as she delivered her final words."It's too late for apologies now," Jennifer said, her voice carrying across the distance with crystal clarity. "If you wanted mercy, you should have begged for it from the right person."Claire looked up through her rapidly swelling eyes, confusion mixing with the pain on her battered face. "What... what do you mean?"Jennifer's smile turned cruel. "The person you should have been begging wasn't me. It was Mr. Pierce. He's the one who holds your fate in his hands now. I'm just the messenger."She paused, tilting her head as if considering something pleasant. "I do hope you enjoy your time. Really, I do. What's coming for you will be quite... educational."For a moment, Claire and Ashley simply stared at her, their pain-fogged brains struggling to process the
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The first slap landed across Claire's face with a sound like a thunderclap. Her head snapped to the side, stars exploding across her vision. Before she could even process what had happened, another blow landed on the other cheek.Ashley screamed, but her cry was cut short as a massive hand connected with her jaw. Again and again, the slaps rained down—methodical, brutal, unceasing.The bodyguards didn't punch—that would have been too much, too likely to cause serious injury that could lead to legal complications. But slaps? Open-handed strikes that left marks and swelling but rarely caused permanent damage? Those were perfect for teaching a lesson.Claire tried to cover her face with her hands, but the bodyguards simply pulled them away and continued their assault. Her cheeks swelled rapidly, turning an angry red that would soon purple into bruises. She tasted copper in her mouth as her lip split.Ashley fared no better. Her perfectly applied makeup was smeared across her face, mixed
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Claire's mocking laughter grew louder as the security guards continued to pull them away. "Look at her face! She's so embarrassed because we exposed her pathetic crush!"Ashley joined in, her voice dripping with cruel amusement. "Honestly, Ms. Hayes, you should have higher standards. Going after a penniless fraud just because he has a decent jawline? That's the kind of desperation that makes all women look bad!""You're blind!" Claire shouted back toward Jennifer, her voice carrying across the street. "Completely blind and utterly delusional! And your taste in men is absolutely abysmal!""Maybe she's just that lonely," Ashley added with mock sympathy. "Poor thing probably hasn't had a date in months—years maybe—so when any man shows up, she loses all sense of reality and judgment!"Jennifer Hayes's face flushed a deep crimson, her body beginning to tremble—not with embarrassment now, but with pure, incandescent fury. Her hands clenched into fists at her sides, her perfectly manicured
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She shook her head again, her disappointment evident. "But here you are, two supposedly sophisticated women from good families, acting like gossiping teenagers who can't see past the surface of anything. It's pathetic."For a moment—just a brief moment—Claire and Ashley paused. Jennifer's words had hit something, had made them actually stop and think about what they'd witnessed.The way Mills had laughed at their accusations. The way Caden had remained so calm, so unbothered. The way the security guards had moved without hesitation. The way Jennifer herself had greeted them both.Could they have been... wrong?But the thought was too uncomfortable, too threatening to their entire worldview. Claire's mind immediately rejected it, scrambling for an alternative explanation that would preserve her sense of superiority."You've been brainwashed!" Claire announced, pointing an accusing finger at Jennifer. "Caden got to you first, fed you some story, and now you're defending him without know
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Claire twisted against the security guard's grip, her desperation mounting with each passing second. "Mr. Mills, please! You have to listen to us! We're telling you the truth!"Ashley struggled as well, her earlier flirtation completely forgotten in the face of imminent humiliation. "This is all a misunderstanding! If you would just let us explain—""There's nothing to explain," Mills said, his voice cold and dismissive. "You've made your spectacle. Now face the consequences."Claire's mind raced frantically. There had to be a way to prove their point, to make Mills see reason. Then it hit her—Vivian! If she called her cousin, Vivian could confirm everything they'd said about Caden being a penniless nobody."Wait!" Claire yanked one arm free from the guard's loosened grip and fumbled for her phone. "I can prove it! I'll call Vivian right now—she'll tell you exactly what kind of man Caden is!"Her fingers flew across the screen, finding Vivian's number in her favorites. She pressed cal
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