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Chapter 4

作者: Mohini
My heart dropped.

"Joanna, you're despicable!" I yelled.

Joanna paid me no mind and simply ordered someone to start the live stream.

More and more onlookers gathered to watch the spectacle.

Billy's parents came charging over and furiously dumped a bucket of red paint all over my head.

"You scum! You've destroyed Billy's entire future, and now you suddenly want to apologize? What good is that supposed to do?"

As she spoke, Billy's mother, Lena Kirk, rushed forward with a bunch of relatives and started tearing at my clothes.

What little fabric was left couldn't shield me from the chill that had seeped into my bones.

Joanna shoved the camera right into my face.

"I bet you understand now what those young men felt, don't you?"

Not a flicker of pity crossed her eyes as she took in my naked body. Instead, there was only disgust.

I bit through the inside of my cheek, yet I couldn't even muster the strength to make a fist.

Before long, the live stream chat was flooding with comments.

"I didn't expect this lunatic to finally get what's coming to him. God, that's downright satisfying!"

"Who in high society has a husband like this? Wasn't he so full of himself before? Now all he can do is strip down and give everyone a free show!"

"There are plenty of young men whose reputation he ruined. He should apologize to them right now!"

Even the paparazzi who once couldn't stand me jumped in with a provocative news piece.

"Shocking! Husband of Lockwood Group's CEO Apologizes Naked in Abject Humiliation. Has He Sold His Dignity for Money?"

Marcus flashed a "kindly" smile, then ground the sole of his leather shoe into my back.

"Mr. Tuttle, why don't you put some sincerity into that apology?"

Forced to bend at the waist, I wound up sprawled on the floor in utter disgrace.

I used to be so stubborn and proud. But knowing that Mom was in critical condition and waiting for me to save her, I had no choice but to bow my head.

Meeting Joanna's icy gaze, I wiped the red paint from my face and let out a bitter laugh at the camera.

"Sorry! I'm sorry!"

Yet, Joanna's expression turned conflicted.

"That's more like it," she said, her tone softening. "I'll wire Anita's medical fees to your card right away."

With that, she draped her coat over my shoulders and walked off arm in arm with Marcus.

No sooner had they walked away than the doctor called to tell me Mom had passed away.

Something inside me died for good.

After being thrown out of the hospital like garbage, I took one last look at Joanna's receding figure and said, "This time, it's truly goodbye."

I crawled over and picked up my phone from the ground. Then, I dialed a number I knew by heart and, with the camera still rolling, leapt into the river.

The water rushed into my ears.

Just before I blacked out, I thought I heard someone cry out in panic, "Ms. Lockwood, look! Mr. Tuttle's livestreaming his own suicide! He jumped into the river!"

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