Chapter 31The silence in the grand hall wasn’t just quiet; it was heavy, like the air right before a building collapses. Every pair of eyes, the social climbers, the desperate bankrupts, and the predatory influencers shifted from the neon stage to us.George’s smug, wolfish grin didn’t just fade. It evaporated. “What did you just say?” George hissed, his voice dropping an octave, his hand tightening on the black remote in his pocket.I didn't flinch. I let my lower lip tremble just enough to look like a concerned, long-suffering wife. I reached out, my fingers hovering near his waist, and then I spoke loud enough to reach the back row of the warehouse.“Oh, honey! I told you the medication would have side effects! Don’t tell me the diarrhea has gotten that serious. You mean you just defecated right now? Right here?”The man in the sequined blazer choked on his own spit. A woman in the front row gasped, covering her mouth with a manicured hand. George went from pale to a shade of cri
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