Semua Bab Karma Is My Name: Bab 281 - Bab 290

Not only that, but even the host had found out. The fallout could be serious. Clifford and Clarissa might both get blacklisted from future business summits, cutting them off from countless connections and opportunities down the line.Mitchell, too, was equally baffled. He had hired those two men, so how did their names get listed under Clarissa's? Why was the host siding with Seraphine?Everything felt like it was slipping out of his control, with new variables surfacing by the second.Clifford's eyes burned with fury, but he couldn't afford to lose his temper now. He turned to Seraphine, lowering his voice in warning. "Let's just settle this in private, alright, Sera?"He couldn't let this scene turn into a public scandal—his family's reputation was on the line.Seraphine shook her head. "Why should I? If we handle it privately, it just means I admit to what I'm accused of. I've already said it—I'm walking out of here with my head held high tonight."They had been so eager to sl

Megan's face turned ghostly pale. She glared at Seraphine with pure resentment. "I'll never forgive you, Seraphine! Not even if I die!"Seraphine let out a cold laugh. A faint, almost ethereal light surrounded her as she stood there, unshaken."Instead of wasting your life hating me, why not do something meaningful?" she countered firmly. "You know, something that'll make you strong enough to stop bowing and scraping to others?"Megan froze, staring at Seraphine in disbelief. Her words carried a kind of righteous clarity, but Megan knew too well that the world didn't work that way.If she didn't play the game and bend when she had to, her family's business would be swallowed by bigger companies, leaving nothing behind.Her gaze shifted to Clarissa, her hatred suddenly redirected. "Hey, bitch! I went after Seraphine for you! Aren't you going to say something now that I'm the one in trouble?"She hissed, "Everyone here can see it was you who framed her, but I still took your side!

From the second-floor balcony, Elliott watched as Seraphine left safely, his eyes soft with affection. There was no way anyone could terrorize her under his watch. Anyone who tried would pay a hefty price.As for Clifford and Clarissa, he would leave them for Seraphine to handle herself. Killing them off too quickly would be far too boring. Perhaps dragging things out might bring unexpected rewards.With a glass of red wine in hand, Elliott took a slow, elegant sip. He looked into the distant sea, where the moon hung full and bright over the dark waves. Hidden in the shadows, his figure appeared dangerously captivating.He set the glass down on the nearby table and grabbed his phone to text Seraphine, who had just sat down to eat when her phone buzzed. A message from "Eli" came."Hey, Sera. I heard from a friend that you're at the business summit. I'm here, too. When are you leaving? I'm about to wrap up on my end, and we can head home together."Seraphine stared at the message, s

Jason quickly came up with an excuse. "I've got plenty of ways. The Greene family's project? Clifford's involved, too."His tone turned defensive. "He wronged you before, didn't he? I'm sure you'll definitely want revenge. That's the whole reason you sabotaged his product launch, isn't it?"Seraphine let out a soft laugh. Her features were exquisite to begin with, but when she smiled like that, the world seemed to pale in comparison to her. "So, you do know that Clifford wronged me."He slammed a hand on the table. "He didn't love you, and that wasn't his fault.""You're right—very right, actually. He doesn't have to love me, but he has no right to use or deceive me," she rebuked.He scoffed, trying to sound reasonable. "You were useful to him, and that's why he used you. You should've taken it as a compliment that he did that. After all, you're just an orphan no one cares about."A faint chill rippled through the air. The night wind grew colder, and Seraphine's gaze turned glaci

Jason was both furious and panicking at the same time. "Y-You guys… T-This isn't fair! There's no honor in ganging up on one man!"Ralph glanced down at this crumpled, shaking, and sniveling figure and couldn't help but laugh. "Honor? You? You've spent your days hiding behind your daddy's money, pushing around women who couldn't fight back. What makes you think you deserve anyone's honor?"His words scalded Jason with humiliation.What did any of this have to do with them? So what if he was spoiled and liked to toy with women? He had the money and status, anyway. Not even his victims had dared to accuse him, so why was this random man coming at him?Of course, he was too afraid to say that aloud. One wrong word, and they might beat him worse.His breathing grew ragged, and he couldn't utter a word. The smell of dust and fabric filled his nose. Pain rippled through him like fire, forcing tears out of his eyes.A grown man, reduced to a trembling mess. How pathetic.Ralph quickly