Chapter 278 – After the One-Night Stand with a Heartless Billionaire

At that moment, Jacob suddenly slapped Lilian heavily, and that sound echoed in the bathroom.

Lilian stumbled for a moment before collapsing to the floor.

Jacob said grimly, “You have no right to mention her name! You should keep your mouth shut if you don’t want me to divorce you!”

He strode away with that. Mia didn’t want to be alone with Lilian, despite her curiosity about who Anna was. So she, too, quickly left and said, “Hey! Jacob! Please wait for me.”

Lilian was left alone in the bathroom, wretchedly sitting on the floor. Her hands were trembling as she covered half of her red cheek. She couldn’t believe that despite her best efforts, she was still no match for Anna in his eyes.

Inside the banquet hall, Anna was chatting with some businessmen, and Mia’s yell caught her attention.

She looked back and saw Jacob, who was very angry, coming down from the second floor, with Mia following him.

She smirked. She and Jacob locked eyes right on cue, just as she was about to look in another direction.

Jacob stopped walking. He hadn’t seen Anna in six months, but he’d heard much about her. He discovered she had led a much more exciting life after leaving him. He had loved several strong-willed women in his life, but Anna remained his dream girl.

Anna gave him a slight nod before turning to talk to the people next to her.

Mia had caught up with Jacob and grabbed his arm while he was ina trance. She stated, “I’m sorry, Jacob; it’s all my fault. Can you come over to my place tonight?”

Jacob became very uneasy all of a sudden. He drew his arm out and replied impatiently, “I’d like some time alone. Stop following me.”

He then went downstairs alone. Anna felt slightly tipsy after greeting each of her acquaintances in turn. She looked around but couldn’t find Wayne, so she assumed he’d gone to the restroom.

Then she set her glass down and stood in a conspicuous location to wait for him.

Awoman in a pink silk dress approached her as she looked down at her watch.

“Anna, it’s been a long time,” the woman said before she could look up.

Anna raised her head to see Lilian standing in front of her. When Anna noticed the right half of her face flushed, she remembered the rumors she had heard about Jacob and her.

Anna frowned sympathetically and asked, “Yes, we haven’t seen each other in quite some time. Are you all right?”

Lilian’s gaze turned somber, and she asked, “Well, I’m perfectly fine. What do you mean by that?”

“Oh, you’re overthinking it. | didn’t mean anything.” Anna regretted it. She knew that if she expressed sympathy for Lilian, she would be accused of flaunting.

Lilian became enraged and looked at her from head to toe.

This made Anna feel awkward.

“What are you looking at2” she asked, her brow furrowed.

“Oh, | just noticed how much that model resembles you. Did you know Jacob had an affair with a stupid model? She looks quite similar to you.”

She then stopped talking as if waiting for Anna’s response. Anna, on the other hand, remained silent. She simply said, with a cold stare, “Why are you telling me about this, Lilian? You and Jacob are already married; whatever happened between you has nothing to do with me.”

“Are you saying that | caused all the problems in my marriage?”

“Oh, no, | didn’t say that.”

Lilian snickered and said viciously, “Who do you think you are? There were a lot of men wooing you when you were in college. Ha! Didn’t they all think you were a goddess? Do they know your sister once set you up so that you had lost your virginity to a few men? Do they have any idea about that?”

Anna’s ears began to ring, and her mind went blank.

People gathered around them at that point.

Anna couldn’t feel anything. She could hear Lilian’s angry voice, “Allie deserved to die. She even tried to hurt her sister, didn’t she? She shouldn’t have asked those men to r**e you!”

Lillian’s voice was so loud that it drew the attention of half of the people in the hall.

Anna stood in the middle of the crowd, aware that some of those around her were sympathetic while others were contemptuous.

Lilian’s voice was like a megaphone, amplifying the pain Anna suffered in the past.

“Allie certainly deserved to die in agony! She didn’t even apologize to you before she died, did she? I admire you for that, Anna. | wouldn’t have gone to her funeral if| were you. Anna, you were a wonderful sister.”

Anna clenched her fists and struggled to keep her cool. “Lilian, I’m not sure what you’re talking about,” she said.

Lilian scowled at her as she folded her arms as if she had expected her to never admit to this. She said viciously, “How can you not remember that? This happened just six years ago! It was your eighteenth birthday, and your father surprised you with a big house. Allie was envious of you, so she let a group of men get into your room. Later, you went to America. You tried to hide that from everyone, right?”

Anna’s face became paler and paler as she spoke in greater detail

Jacob quickly stepped out of the crowd and in front of Anna at that moment.

He snarled, “What are you doing, Lilian? Have you gone insane? Do you have any idea what you’re talking about?!”

“I’m just telling the truth! Everyone thinks Anna is a bad daughter because she refuses to take responsibility for her father’s group. Well, | want everyone to know how badly her family has messed up her life. People will stop blaming her this way, so I’m doing it for her sake.”

Lilian stated in her defense. Jacob’s face was solemn after hearing her words, and he cursed, “Lunatic!”

He turned to face Anna and said, “Sorry about that, Anna. You should leave now, and I’ll take care of everything for you.”

“Don’t forget, Jacob, you broke up with Anna a long time ago! I’m the one who’s married to you!” Lilian was enraged to see how much Jacob cared for Anna. So, she shouted as if she didn’t care how many people were staring at her.

Jacob had long been irritated by Lilian. He became even angrier when he saw her humiliating him in front of many people and shouted, “Not anymore!”

“What do you mean? You’re going to divorce me for her?”

“That’s enough!” Lilian was interrupted by Anna. She calmed down as she observed this couple arguing.

After some thought, she took a deep breath, looked around, and said indifferently, “Lilian, we did once have a beef. But that’s no reason to spread rumors about me! Plus, you can’t make fun of Alllie because she’s dead, When you intervened in Jacob’s relationship with me six years ago, you spread rumors at school that I was the one who cheated on him. Do you still want to humiliate me in this manner? They were young back then, so everyone believed your craps easily. But, everyone here is all decent people, so no one will ever believe you!”

In fact, the people around her joined in because they knew what Lilian said was outrageous. So, they all realized she was lying after some thought.

The guests gathered around Anna began to speak as soon as she finished speaking.

Lilian was enraged and exclaimed, “What? | swear to God that I’m not lying! I’d heard Allie say she put aphrodisiac in your drink and had you taken to a hotel room. Plus, there were four or five guys in that room waiting for you!”

Everyone was stunned, including Jacob, who was wide-eyed. He only knew Anna had been in an accident that night, but he had no idea what had happened. So, he never expected that Lilian knew it.

The guests all began to talk about this thing.

Anna laughed and said, “Lilian, do you really know that much? Why are you so certain you knew everything? You used to be my best friend, so Why did you allow her to harm me? You should have informed me of this long ago, but you didn’t. Why are you telling me now? It’s been six years!”

Lilian’s face flushed in defense, and she said, “Ah! | couldn’t because Allie wouldn’t let me!”

Anna stated icily, “Of course, you can blame Allie because she’s no longer alive. Lillian, don’t overestimate yourself’

“What are you talking about?” Lilian became enraged.

“That night, nothing happened. | was only drinking because | happened to see you having s*x with Jacob. Nobody took me anywhere after that!”

“That’s impossible!” “Anything is possible.” Scott emerged from the crowd, drawing everyone’s attention.

Anna turned around and saw the crowd making way for Scott. Then, she noticed that Randal was walking behind him. Scott stood at Anna’s side. He was much taller than her, making her feel safe.

His face was expressionless, and he said glumly, “Because Anna had left the bar with me that night. | know you’re an ignorant woman, so I’m not going to argue with you about the rumors you just said. If you say it again, I’ll make you bear the consequences.”

Lillian obviously didn’t believe him and asked, “Huh? You did?”

Randal interrupted her before she could finish, saying, “Well, | threw this party because we hadn’t all gotten together in a long time. We wanted everyone to meet new people and catch up with old friends. But, now is not the right time for you to talk about what’s going on with your marriage”

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