Semua Bab Goodbye, Saintess.: Bab 201 - Bab 210

Jack had to turn this into an outsized scandal to catch Victor Blanc's attention and force his interference. That way, he could guarantee Sebastian's downfall."You?!" Cecil's face stormed, his glare sharp enough to kill. "You hit my son?!""You should ask him why… if he even has the guts," I sneered. "He had no problem calling his own half-sister misogynistic crap.""Shut the hell up, you piece of shit!" Charice snapped. "Even if my son insulted her, that doesn't give you the right to hit him! Do you know how it feels for a mother to see her son bullied?!"Gone was the demure mask she had worn.Charice didn't stop at me—she turned her fury toward Claire, jabbing a finger like a dagger. "What's wrong with my son calling you a bitch or a hoe? An apple doesn't fall far from the tree anyway!"Claire's expression darkened dangerously.Before she could respond, I had already slapped Charice three times across her cheeks.She finally fell silent."First slap, for being such a terrib

"Would you give us a chance to see if we're compatible? I'd really like to get to know you," Victor finished, his eyes glinting with excitement.Claire was far prettier than he expected. He had seen plenty of cute girls and stunning young women, but few looked this striking. He had to have her—she had to be part of his collection.He knew the McKay Group was trapped in a financial bottleneck. They needed the Blancs' partnership, which meant they would do anything to make this marriage happen.Victor also trusted his looks, charm, and talent for appearing virtuous. Little ingenues like Claire always fell for a rich, polished, and polite Prince Charming. He was a master at playing that role."Sorry, but I'm already taken," Claire replied curtly.The crowd froze. No one expected her to reject the young heir so openly. Most would have imagined such a refusal delivered in private, not in front of everyone.After a beat of silence, the anger in Victor's eyes softened, and he smiled gen

Just then, Sabina finally thundered, "Enough! How much more humiliation will you put me through? Do I even matter to you anymore?!"The room fell silent.Sabina studied the hurt on Claire's face, and her expression softened."Cici, sweetie, I'm sorry I haven't kept up with what's been happening in your life. Will you come upstairs to my room? It's been a while since we had a proper chat. You can fill me in," she said gently.Claire glanced at me, worry etched across her features. "But Grandma, I-I'm worried about—"She feared these madmen would turn on me the moment she stepped aside, including Victor. With his power and status, there was no way I could leave unscathed. Her instinct was to bring me along for protection.Sabina glanced at me but said nothing.I knew what she was thinking. If I failed this impromptu trial, I would prove unworthy of her granddaughter.Perfect. That was exactly why I was here. I would make every one of these scumbags learn not to underestimate or w

As for Victor? He was just a trust-fund brat at best. He had nothing on me. I would sooner save my respect for his father.Victor sneered, "Such arrogance! You really think you're some hot shit, don't you? But what's the point of this macho pageantry anyway? What do you actually have—resources, finances, substance?"My family's wealth is more than you could ever imagine! The gift I gave Mrs. McKay is worth 28k dollars! Do you even have that much in your savings?""You're too generous to think that, Mr. Blanc. Look at him! How could he possibly have that much?" Jack chimed in. "I bet he's never even made this much in his entire life! Just look at the gifts he brought with Claire. Those were basically economical gift sets from Walmart or something!"Sandy laughed. "Every single gift they brought for Grandma came out of Claire's pocket. Mr. Alpha-Male Wannabe over here didn't contribute a single dime! That reminds me—what happened? I thought you called someone to bring in gifts. Are t

They were hoping, against hope, that the gift had come from Lawrence instead of me.Fortunately, Lawrence looked at Victor in disbelief. "Huh? You mean the sapphire and diamond ring? Oh yes. That's from me.""Thank God!" Victor chirped like an overexcited bird.The McKays sighed in relief as well, quickly returning to their favorite pastime."Haha! What can you say to that? You can't back up your talk with cash, can you?""A 33,000-dollar ring! That's our revenue for half a year—and Mr. Blanc just gives it away!""Did you really think you could pass off that gift as yours?"They laughed. Jack and Sandy practically howled."I've never seen anyone so shameless! Damn, that could have fooled me!""You should drop to your knees right now, pleb!"They screamed, fingers pointing at me.Before I could respond, Jeanine stepped forward. "Excuse me? What on Earth is wrong with you people? Is this the best hospitality and respect the McKays can show a guest like Mr. Grimwald? I can't be