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Laura poured the wine on herself, but she screamed while grabbing
Mona, asking Mona to pay for her custom–made gown.
Mona’s face turned red as she looked at Shaun at a loss, silently asking for his help.
He tilted his head, ignoring her gaze.
Laura smiled complacently.
“The gown cost me 280,000 dollars.
“Pay me now, or I’ll call the police.
Thalia stepped up to be the peacemaker.
“Forget it, Laura. We’re all friends here. No need to blow this out of proportion.
“How about this? Mona, bow and apologize to Laura, and we’ll call it a day. OK?”
Mona stood in situ motionlessly, keeping her head down.
Laura directly kicked her knee.
“What makes you so cocky? Do you think your apology means anything? If weren’t for Thalia, I would have sued your ass!”
Mona fell to the floor.
Shaun left indifferently.
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They were from two different worlds, and his world was simply too complicated for her to deal with.
The reality was much harsher than fairy tales.
Cinderella lived happily ever after with the Prince. One of the reasons. was that she came from a prestigious family to begin with.
But other than her deep love for Shaun, Mona had nothing.
Any trick Thalia pulled could humiliate Mona deeply.
The stained custom–made gown, the scratched luxury bag, and the ruined expensive high heels were all expensive yet fragile.
They were the same expensive yet fragile as Shaun’s affection.
It was too much for Mona to take.
Laura kept cursing outside the stall, “Why can’t he get over that bumpkin? What the fuck is he thinking?
“So what if that bitch Is,
If she were alive, I would have slapped her
so hard. She should know her place, alright?”
What a big bully!
I was so indignant that I couldn’t help but straighten up.
With a whoosh, the toilet flushed automatically.
Laura stopped talking at once and rushed over to bang on the door.
“Who’s in here? How dare you eavesdrop! Get out!”
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Oh, no.
After a moment of hesitation, I forced a smile and opened the door.
“I’m sorry. I was in here before you showed up. I didn’t mean to…”
“Mona!”
Laura screamed at once.
She staggered back while pointing at me frantically.
Then she turned to Thalia. “That’s Mona, right? I’m not seeing things, am I? Thalia! That’s Mona!”
Thalia’s face turned ghastly pale at once.
She stumbled while clutching Laura’s arm, and then her body shook as tears streamed down her cheeks.
“I knew it. I should have known it. Shaun has been acting all weird today. He… You…”
She couldn’t even finish a whole sentence as she was crying so hard.
Furious, Laura came at me while raising the bag in her hand.
“You bitch! Sure enough, you didn’t die! Why aren’t you dead?!”
Instinctively, a great surge of fear overwhelmed me. I felt like I was plunging into deep water, being watched by onlookers.
They hurled taunting, sarcastic words at me, engulfing me, suffocating
- me.
I couldn’t breathe.
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Just then, a hand came into my view, and I looked up to see the gentle smile on Arnold’s face.
“Don’t be afraid, Mona. I’m here. No one gets to hurt you.
“Come out, OK?”
