I didn’t want to bring this up as it would only lead to more trouble, but I had to do so to ensure I had everyone’s attention. I’m sorry for causing such a scene at your wedding, Sabrina…
“I know art more than anyone here! What do you think, Crystal?” I was so relieved when I saw the woman get taken away that I nearly broke down in tears. The entire ordeal had only lasted five minutes, but it was so tense that it felt like an hour.
Being the bootlicker that he was, Benjamin quickly rushed to Crystal’s aid when he saw the Zimmers’ bodyguards dragging the woman away. “Zachary, you got someone…”
Realizing what he was about to say, I quickly grabbed a bottle of wine from the table and smashed it on his head to cut him off. Benjamin cried out in pain and fell to his knees, clutching his head in his hands. What I did was so shocking that I even found myself stunned in disbelief.
In the past, I would always get bullied at parties and without fighting back at all. But now, I’m holding my ground like a bada*s without anyone to back me up!
As the shock slowly wore off, the entire hall went into an uproar as everyone regained their composure and began discussing what had happened. I saw Zachary anxiously explaining something to Sabrina in the distance before giving me an assuring nod. Finally… the situation is under control…
Feeling relieved, I wiped the sweat off my forehead and said with an awkward giggle, “All right, the show is over, people! Come on, let’s all return to our seats now!”
“Yvonne, you b*tch! How dare you bully my daughter? Have you no heart? First, you leave your cousin all by herself on an abandoned island, and now this? Why are you always bullying her?” Natalie yelled as she shoved her way past the crowd.
Nathan appeared shortly after and stood in front of Crystal as he shouted angrily, “What the hell do you think you’re doing? Crystal has always been compromising and letting you have the good stuff! She even went as far as backing off when you wanted to marry Lyle! How could you insult her career like this? Are you not satisfied until you destroy her life completely? I wonder what I did to deserve a daughter like you!”
I had gotten sick of hearing that line from him and picked at my ear as I said, “By backing off, do you mean how she gave my husband intimate phone calls every now and then before forcing me into divorcing him?”
“Shut up, Yvonne! You shouldn’t slander them like this even if you and Lyle are divorced! What they have going between them is the purest form of love! It’s not what you’re thinking with that filthy mind of yours!”
Natalie draped a coat over Crystal to cover her up before saying coldly, “You didn’t even know who your baby’s father was because you were unfaithful in marriage, and now you’re trying to destroy Crystal’s career that she built with her own hands? If so, then don’t blame me for exposing you for the adulteress that you are! Unlike Lyle, I’m not going to show you any mercy!”
“Apologize to Crystal right now, or I won’t forgive you for this!” Nathan added.
“I don’t think I’ve done anything to wrong her, Dad!” I frowned as I wondered if Natalie was the one who taught Lyle to do what he did.
Having regained their composure, those from the Miller family approached us and chimed in as well, “Ms. Tanner! What has Benjamin done to warrant you to injure him like that? You’d better explain yourself or I’ll take legal action against you!”
Right as I was on the brink of breaking down from stress and anxiety, a cold voice was heard from behind the crowd, “Who dares lay a finger on my woman?”
