Damien finally seemed to realize what Aurelia meant by the “grand finale“.
His face tightened as he stepped forward. “Aury, that’s enough. Stop it. Right now.”
But Aurelia spun around and slapped him hard.
“What makes you think you have the right to tell me when to stop, Damien?”
She looked at him with icy eyes. The love was gone, and so was the pain. All that remained was a rage burning too deep to hold back.
“You knew it was Sloane who did all of this, and you still tried to cover for her. You never once cared how any of it would affect me–not the photos, not the videos, not the humiliation you let me suffer in front of everyone!
“All you ever cared about was protecting her. Well, guess what? If you never gave a damn about my feelings, why should I care about yours now?”
A bitter, stunning smile tugged at the comer of Aurelia’s lips. “So, go ahead, Damien. Enjoy this final gift from me. You earned it.”
Damien staggered back like he’d taken a hit to the gut. “Aury, I…”
Before he could finish, gasps rippled through the crowd.
“Oh my gosh! Is that Damien in the video?”
“No way… Damien and Sloane? Aren’t they supposed to be siblings?”
“This is sick. That’s straight–up incest!”
Poor Aurelia. She took these guys in, and this is how they repay her?”
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And then came the final blow. The video clearly showed Damien and Sloane locked in an intimate embrace, kissing like no one else existed. The room exploded.
Some of the more emotional guests couldn’t even hold back. They flung their wine glasses at Sloane in disgust.
“You nasty tramp! You actually seduced your own brother?”
“You’re disgusting! The Vances took you in, gave you a home, and this is how you repay them? By going after every guy Aurelia ever called family?” “She even leaked Ms. Vance’s private photos! What kind of twisted person does that?”
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The room erupted. Guests grabbed whatever they could from the buffet table and started pelting Sloane with it, their anger boiling over.
Sloane looked like someone being publicly executed–peited with food, bleeding, and barely standing.
Some people decided food wasn’t enough. One of them grabbed a bottle of red wine and hurled it straight at Sloane’s head.
It hit dead–on. The glass shattered instantly, sending shards and wine splashing all over her. Blood trickled from a gash on her forehead, mixing with the sticky alcohol as it dripped down her face and stung the open wounds on her body.
“Please! Stop! Please don’t throw anything else!”
Sloane sobbed, holding her arins up to shield herself.
Desperate and helpless, she turned to Damien. “Damien,
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Sloane scrambled toward him, crying. “You said you’d protect me forever… We’ve always been together since we were kids. We’ve never been apart, not once. “Please, Damien. I’m begging you. Help me. I know you
On’t leave me like this.”