Chapter 30
I knew Jack all too well. I could imagine how much yesterday set him off. Not only did I fail to help him mingle with the elites, but I also caused him to be humiliated and ruined his business deals. It was no stretch to say that he probably despised me after that, possibly
even to his very core.
“Evelyn!” he bellowed like a wild beast shedding its skin.
I walked up to him as soon as he rose from his seat.
“How dare you show your face here? Don’t you have any shame or conscience? Do you have any idea how much damage you’ve caused to the company?”
His anger intensified when he noticed me standing calmly in front of him as if nothing had happened.
“How could you have the nerve to do something so disgraceful? Now that you’ve created such a huge mess, what the hell are you going to do about it?”
His eyes blazed with anger as he glared at me as if he was about to hold me accountable for the botched contracts
I scoffed, my eyes filled with contempt. I couldn’t feel any more pain, perhaps because my heart had grown numb
I was his own flesh and blood, yet he couldn’t have cared less about what I was going through or how this had affected me. Instead, he immediately attacked me, blaming me for his losses
I couldn’t help but wonder, “When someone loses their worth, does that give others the right to trample all over them?
“Up until now, you haven’t even checked in on me or thought about how I feel. All you’ve done is lashed out at me!
“Should I then assume that the person who is truly responsible for the company’s significant losses is the one who should be held primarily accountable?”
My words threw Jack for a loop. He couldn’t understand why I was looking down at him with such a scomtul gaze.
Ivy, who loved to stir the pot, interjected with a frown, “Evelyn, honey, don’t you think it’s about time you started being a little less of a burden to your poor father?
She pretended to be the voice of reason, but in reality, she was cornering me and preparing to criticize me from her moral high ground..
Awry smile played on my lips as 1 hurled the bag in my hand to the floor. The ruined gown, which had been tampered with, tumbled out, draining all the color from Elene’s face
I slowly shifted my gaze from the gown to Elene. It was like a dull knife pressing into her heart not enough to kill her, but enough to make her shudder in fear.
“Though I’m not sure what was going through your mind when you decided to ruin this gown, you can’t erase what you’ve done.” I showed them the tom section of the dress.
I had a feeling that this banquet wasn’t going to go smoothly, so I made sure to plan ahead. I never thought Elene would be so stupid as to tamper with the gown.
“I had the place monitored beforehand and was able to capture the whole thing on video. You’re not going to tell me that’s not you in the footage, are you?i The surveillance footage showed her tampering with my dress. With such undeniable evidence, there was no coom left for excuses.
Elene sank to the floor in utter despair, while Jack couldn’t understand why his beloved daughter would to such a thing.
“Elene is still young. As her older sister, can’t you just let this slide?” He wanted me to be the bigger person just because it was Elene who messed up.
But with the irrefutable evidence right in front of him, Jack couldn’t side with his youngest daughter.
His expression was grim as he looked from Elene to me. “We’re all family here. Let’s not let such a minor issue cause at
e a rift between us. But there’s no
no denying
ning the damage that’s
He assumed the role of the head of the family as he sank onto the couch and lit a cigarette. I despised it when he smoked because it was in those moments that he cared about nothing but his own interests,
“We need to address this issor immediately. To offset the losses, you’ll have to reach out to either Ethan or Liam and ensure you secure a few contracts to make up for it.”