“Yuliana, you are still as sharp-tongued as ever! However, trying to provoke me with those worthless words is futile now. I guess you must be jealous. So what if I did marry into a wealthy. family? I should remind you to check the current market value of Flora Verba Group. I’m now a wealthy woman in my own right! Do you understand?” Roxanne hissed.
Her quick-witted remarks shattered Yuliana’s pretentious pride. Her face reddened with embarrassment as she clenched her teeth and gave Roxanne a cold glare.
“Don’t get too smug, Roxanne! Life is long and unpredictable, and no one knows what will happen in the future. But one thing is for sure, in the past, you were nothing but a punching bag for me!”
Yuliana intended to flaunt her own superiority by bringing up past events, but to her surprise, Roxanne remembered everything vividly. She shot Yuliana a ferocious glare and swiftly landed a hard slap on the woman’s face.
Slap! Yuliana cradled her stinging cheek and seethed with anger. “How dare you hit me?” As she shouted in anger, she lifted her hand, poised to strike back. However, she was caught off guard when suddenly, four to five figures surrounded Roxanne.
Those were bodyguards that Lucian had arranged to always be by Roxanne’s side. They were ordered to follow her in public areas and remain alert, especially when she came into contact with someone unfamiliar. The sight of Roxanne taking action naturally made them vigilant, and they immediately appeared by her side as quickly as possible to ensure her safety.
As soon as Yuliana raised her right hand, one of the bodyguards swiftly grabbed her wrist while the other pinned her to the ground, leaving her no time to react.
Although their actions weren’t too violent, they still caused a scene and attracted the attention of many onlookers. Yuliana felt utterly embarrassed as she was. held to the ground before she even had the time to react.
She gritted her teeth and screamed, “What do you guys want? Aren’t you afraid that I’ll call the police? Roxanne, I can’t believe you!” Roxanne towered over Yuliana, looking down at her while saying in an icy tone, “Call the police?
Sure, go ahead. Do you know how long I have been waiting for this day?” After speaking, she bent over slightly and raised her hand to slap Yuliana’s other cheek.
Roxanne knew that she was losing control of herself and that her actions might really cause her to end up getting arrested. However, she couldn’t care less. All the resentment she had been enduring for years could only be vented through slaps.
Yuliana was in a daze after the second slap. By then, the hotel security noticed that something was wrong. He approached them, seemingly to stop Roxanne’s actions. Just then, an onlooker called out, “Isn’t that Roxanne, the young mistress of the Farwell family?”
“Yes. I can’t believe it’s her! I didn’t expect her to have such an aggressive side!” “Hey, stop filming! There must be a reason why Roxanne slapped the woman. I bet she’s evil.”
Following a hushed exchange between the onlookers, the security personnel exchanged glances and hastened to obstruct the onlookers’ view. They didn’t dare to get too close, as the hostile aura emanating from the bodyguards was intimidating.
“Please calm down, Mrs. Farwell. There are a lot of people here, and we’re worried that it may affect your reputation,” urged the head of the security team. Although his reminder calmed her down a little, she continued fixing her cold gaze on Yuliana. Over the years, Yuliana had subjected her to various forms of bullying and humiliation.
Yuliana had also verbally abused Roxanne’s mother, claiming the latter was unworthy of love and inferior to Winnie. As if that wasn’t bad enough, when Roxanne’s mother fell seriously ill, Yuliana cursed her, wishing for her to die early.
Furthermore, Yuliana had also cut up several of Roxanne’s favorite outfits and burned all the classroom notes that she had worked hard on for many years.
To make matters worse, she had purposely spread baseless rumors about Roxanne having a miscarriage while they were still in school, resulting in Roxanne being regarded with disdain by her classmates. Yuliana never stopped bullying Roxanne.
In the end, she even threw away Roxanne’s mother’s belongings after the latter passed away. Back then, Roxanne did not have the chance to vent her anger. She could only suppress her hatred deep in her heart because Grant was biased toward Yuliana. Winnie also contributed to the bullying, and Yosef even resorted to physical violence.
Her entire family was devoid of conscience. Yuliana struggled to get up from the ground while gnashing her teeth in anger, but she did not dare to act rashly again. Instead, she picked up her phone to seek help.
Her husband, David Ramos, should be arriving soon. Roxanne remained calm as she waited to see how Yuliana would fight back.
“Honey, where are you? Hurry up and come over! I was beaten by someone!” Yuliana started weeping as if she had just suffered grievances. Roxanne was curious about the identity of Yuliana’s “honey” after witnessing the other woman’s poor acting.
Unexpectedly, a few minutes later, Lucian arrived before David did. Linda could sense Roxanne’s anger before she left. Rationalizing that Yuliana was not to be underestimated, she decided to inform Lucian about what was happening.
Upon seeing the hatred in Roxanne’s eyes, he went straight to her and took her hand, expressing his concern for her well-being.
“Are you all right?” Lucian asked gently as he examined if Roxanne was hurt. The woman shook her head and replied, “Lucian, this is that amazing step-sister of mine, Yuliana.”
Lucian’s eyes narrowed into slits. It was clear that the mention of her name had triggered a deep-seated rage within him. Yuliana trembled with fear as she had never
been intimidated by someone’s glare before. “So, you are the one who bullied Roxanne for so many years?” he asked in an interrogating tone.
Scared out of her wits, Yuliana came to the realization of how foolish she was to return to Horington and challenge Roxanne..
Yuliana’s terror and shock outweighed the pain in her cheek. Her eyes showed fear as she spoke. “No, I’m her sister! She misunderstood a lot of things. Some were done by my mother, not me. Lucian, please don’t misunderstand me!”
She was aware that Roxanne had the support of Lucian, so confronting Roxanne head-on would only lead to humiliation. Thus, she hoped that Lucian would spare her if she sounded aggrieved.
Lucian’s face darkened when he heard her pleas, for he found her remark grating to his ears. “Who are you to address me by my name? We’re not related in any way! My wife has never acknowledged you as her sister!” he declared.
Roxanne was similarly appalled by Yuliana’s shameless behavior, and anger boiled within her as she snarled, “Listen, Yuliana. Even if we share the same last name, I don’t have a sister like you. If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll tear your mouth apart!”
The ingratiating smile on Yuliana’s lips froze. Countless thoughts raced through her mind, but eventually, she clenched her jaw and caved in. “Fine. I won’t call you by your name, then. Mr. and Mrs. Farwell, are you planning on beating me to death in public?” Lucian was surprised to see how fast her attitude changed.
“Beat you to death? You don’t deserve my time. You’d better stop scheming against my wife, or I’ll make sure your life becomes a living hell!” Lucian warned, so annoyed that he almost felt like laughing. He then shot Roxanne a reassuring look.
After thinking it through, Roxanne knew that it was pointless to slap someone like Yuliana. It was not like a few slaps could knock any sense into her. Her fury slowly faded into thin air. A hint of arrogance flashed across her gaze as she gave a dismissive wave. “You may scram now, Yuliana!”
That was the most humiliating moment in Yuliana’s life, ever. She was consumed by such intense fury that her heart was wrenching with anger. Gritting her teeth, she wanted nothing more than to tear Roxanne into pieces.
However, her last bit of rationality urged her to leave. Staying meant enduring more of Roxanne’s slaps. In the end, she shot Roxanne a vicious glare and spun on her heels to hasten away.
D*mn it, d*mn it, d*mn it! Roxanne, I won’t forget this. I swear I’ll make you experience endless humiliation and anguish!
After regaining her composure, Roxanne realized her adrenaline level had returned to normal, causing her to feel drained all of a sudden. Seeing that, Lucian grabbed her arm so she could lean on him for support.
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