تسجيل الدخول"What did you say?" Rosa cut in, shocked to her bones.The sharpness in her voice instantly drew more attention toward the entrance of the hall. She had just walked in moments ago after hearing there was chaos upstairs, but nothing could have prepared her for the scene before her. The atmosphere inside the hall was tense enough to suffocate someone. People stood frozen in clusters, whispering among themselves while staring toward the center of the commotion.Lauren was on the floor, held tightly by two security men.Curtis stood beside Tessa with a dark expression that frightened even Rosa herself.Paschal remained nearby, unusually quiet for once, while Mr. Wesley stood with folded arms, disappointment written all over his face.The entire place looked like the aftermath of an explosion.Rosa's eyes moved from one face to another before settling fully on Lauren. The girl's makeup was already ruined from crying. Her hair looked scattered wildly across her face while tears kept pour
"Tell me everything, Paschal." Curtis said, his eyes fixed on him, burning with rage but his voice low.The entire hall had fallen into a strange silence after Curtis spoke. The earlier noise from glasses clinking, soft conversations, and footsteps around the venue had disappeared completely. It was as though everyone suddenly forgot how to breathe. Every single eye remained fixed on Paschal, waiting for his next words.Curtis stood stiffly beside Tessa, his chest rising slowly. His face looked pale under the bright lights of the hall, but the anger in his eyes was terrifying. Veins stood visibly around his neck while his fists tightened beside him. He looked like a man holding himself back from completely losing control.Paschal swallowed hard.For the first time since he walked into the hall, the playful smirk on his face was gone completely. The pressure in the room had changed. Earlier, Lauren still had a chance to manipulate the situation. But now, standing under everybody's
Curtis could barely feel his legs on the floor. He stood frozen in place as his eyebrows furrowed at Paschal, his breathing fast. The words Paschal had just spoken did not sound real to him. They echoed again and again inside his head like a heavy hammer striking metal. His fingers slowly curled inside his pockets while his chest rose unevenly. For a moment, he looked like a man who had completely lost his sense of direction.The bright lights inside the hall suddenly felt too harsh. The atmosphere that had once carried music, celebration and elegant conversations had now turned cold and suffocating. Nobody even seemed interested in the wine glasses still hanging in their hands. All attention remained fixed on the shocking drama unfolding before them.Lauren stood several steps away from Curtis, trembling visibly. The elegant makeup on her face could no longer hide the panic spreading through her expression. Her lips parted repeatedly like she wanted to speak, yet no words came ou
"Why are you here, Paschal??" Curtis asked, his hands tugged inside his pockets, facing the man who destroyed his marriage, the man who was supposed to be his brother.The atmosphere inside the hall changed instantly the moment Paschal stepped in. Only a few minutes earlier, Lauren had still been struggling to hold herself together after the shocking photos on the screen exposed her secret affair. Her face was already pale from fear and humiliation, but the moment she saw Paschal walking confidently into the hall, it became even worse. It was as if all the blood drained completely from her body.Curtis stood still, his jaw tight. His eyes remained fixed on Paschal without blinking. The betrayal sitting inside his chest was too heavy to describe. This was supposed to be his brother. His blood. Someone he should've trusted. Yet the same person had secretly crept behind him, ruined his marriage, and slept with the woman who kept claiming she loved him.The whole thing made him sick.
“What?! What is this?” Lauren gasped, almost crying as she launched forward towards the screen. “Remove it! Remove it!”The sharp sound of her voice echoed across the hall as panic completely swallowed whatever composure she had left. Her heels struck hard against the polished floor while she staggered toward the large display screen at the front. The image shining brightly behind her looked merciless, exposing everything she had carefully hidden for so long.The photo was painfully clear.Lauren was lying naked against Paschal’s chest on the bed, his arm wrapped around her waist while her face rested comfortably against him. There was no room for misunderstanding. No angle to twist. No explanation that could immediately save her.Tessa stood unmoved, smiling.Unlike Lauren’s trembling state, Tessa looked calm and steady, one hand resting lightly against the glass of wine she still held. Her expression carried neither rage nor excitement. That look was more of someone who had wait
“I want you dead, Tessa!” Lauren snapped sharply, turning to Tessa, her teeth gritted.The words exploded out of her mouth so loudly that even the music playing softly around the hall suddenly felt distant. Rage had completely consumed her now. Her elegant appearance, the carefully practiced smiles, the gentle voice she used around investors and staff, everything had shattered completely in front of everyone.Her chest rose heavily as she stared at Tessa with eyes filled with hatred.For a second, it genuinely looked like she was going to lose control.She suddenly moved forward aggressively as if she wanted to attack Tessa directly, but before she could even get close, Curtis stepped in sharply between them.“Back off!” He barked, blocking Lauren with his arm.The force in his voice instantly froze her movement.Lauren halted abruptly.Her breathing became uneven as she stared at him in disbelief. She looked completely stunned by what had just happened. Never in her life had Curtis







