Rita's POV:
The Lively Group had gone bankrupt at my very hands. Defeated and regretful, I drove away from the company, wandering aimlessly for a long time before going home.
But, when my car arrived at the gate, it didn't open.
Frowning, I got off the car. As soon as I approached the iron gate, I saw two black figures rushing towards me, followed by the sound of fierce barking of dogs.
"Ah!" I was so startled that I staggered back and fell awkwardly to the ground, causing me to accidentally graze my palm. The pain from the minor wound felt like it was burning me. "Damn it! Why are there dogs in my house?"
I hobbled to my feet.
The two German Shepherds were still barking at me as I looked across the iron gate, scanning the courtyard.
On the lawn, Lily was bent over, catching her breath as she threw a tennis racket onto the ground. At this time, Kevin ran to her side, wiping the beads of sweat on her forehead.
'What's Kevin doing with Lily?
Have they known each other for a long time?'
Only then did I realize that Kevin was the one who drove the Lively Group to its destruction overnight. It turned out that he and Lily were colluding!
"Fuck! That evil bitch!" I was so furious that I clasped the iron gate with both hands.
Finally, they noticed my presence.
Lily held onto Kevin's arm, leaning against him intimately. There was a bright smile on her face while she was waving at me.
At this point, I was hopping mad. "You bitch! This was all your doing! You ruined my company!" Lily whispered something to Kevin with a smile on her face. Then, she approached me on her own. Soon, she stopped in front of the gate and the dogs displayed affection towards her when they saw her. They were nuzzling their heads against her thighs.
With arrogance, Lily looked into my eyes. "You are the dumbest piece of shit I've ever met, Rita. Do you really not know who's behind that whole charade?" she asked.
"Of course, I do. It's you! You're the one who did it behind my back!"
"Me? No, no, no. I'd love nothing more than to see your poor face be humiliated, but I'm not that capable, boo."
It was then that a particular person flashed through my mind as I looked at Lily in disbelief. "Are you saying that..."
"Nope. I'm not saying anything," said Lily. She then pet the dogs, turned around, and left.
Scarlett's face kept flashing through my mind. The image was so vivid in my head and I hated it down to my bone!
Out of everyone else in this world, Scarlett hated me the most and she had the most reason to not want me to have a good life.
"Scarlett, you're the only one who'd do this to me. You've already ruined my happiness and my family, and now you've destroyed my career! I am going to make sure you die a miserable death!" Gritting my teeth, I opened the car door and drove away at full speed.
Scarlett's POV:
Today, I was supposed to have a drink with Vivian alone, but Charles insisted on coming with me. He told me that he'd follow me wherever I went to, because I was his wife.
By nine in the evening, we arrived at Mint Bar. When we entered the private room, we saw Spencer, David and his fiancee, Icey.
Upon taking my seat, Charles insisted on sitting next to me. "I want to speak with my friend in private. Can't you just go with your friends to another room?" I protested.
"No," Charles refuted.
Discomfited by his intense, I turned my face away and decided to ignore him. However, Charles grabbed my hand and interlocked his fingers with mine.
Someone in the room noticed what he did.
"That's enough, you two! Stop showing off your love in front of us!" As Vivian sat across me, she shook her head, and took out a pack of cards. "Let's just play cards, guys!" "Hold on. What does the winner get?" My hand was starting to feel ticklish. I pulled it out from Charles' hand and shot him a sidelong glance.
This time, he held my waist.
Helplessly, I raised my head and happened to meet Vivian's taunting gaze.
"The winner can ask the loser a question, and the loser must answer no matter what," said Vivian.
Icey chuckled at that. "Sounds interesting."
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