"Dane, what are you talking about? You can get many things you want. But things are different with love. Sometimes you don’t win a woman's heart even if you try hard. It has been so many years. I thought you have moved on. But you haven’t. You still want to impose your wishes on me." Alicia said with tears streaming down her face.
"He wanted to be Miss Alicia’s boyfriend? How ridiculous! He is no match for her at all!"
"Absolutely not. Why hasn't he let go after so many years? He must be a freak! Oh! It's horrible!" The guests looked at Dane with disdain.
Dane sneered and glanced at Alicia, "Miss Alicia, facts speak louder than words." He took out a handful of U disks from his pocket. He scattered them at the guests and said, "These are videos I shot with Miss Alicia at that time. You can see from the videos that Miss Alicia had asked me to be her boyfriend. She said it first. Was I crazy for this lady or was she pursuing me? You would know the answer after you watch them. Also, I want to say..." Dane turned to Alicia and said loudly, "Even if she was the only woman left in this world, I would not choose her. It makes me sick to look at her!" After Dane finished, he turned around and leave.
"Dane! Come back! You should tell them the truth!" Alicia shouted, but Dane had gone away. The reporters picked up the small U disks excitedly. The guests who had been watching beside also put them in their pockets. They wanted to watch the videos at home.
"Everyone, please don't believe anything that Dane said. He... He made up those stories. He just wants to revenge on me!" Alicia stood among people and said in panic.
"My daughter is innocent. Please don't believe that vicious man!" Shania also came to defend her.
However, the guests, the reporters, and even the waiters were all collecting the U disks. Nobody listened to them.
"Marvin, say something! They should not take the U disks away!" Shania nudged Marvin.
Marvin collected himself and said, "Excuse me. Everyone, please give the garbage to us right now!" Marvin asked the waiters to collect the U disks, but no one gave it to them. People had taken all the U disks.
"Miss Alicia said it was fake and that Dane was slandering her. Then why did she panic?"
"That's right. If the videos are fake, why do you want them? Are you going to destroy the evidence?"
"Dane has given the videos to us. You have no right to take them away!"
"Did you see the look on Dane's face? I think he's not lying." The guests refused to give the U disks to the waiters.
"Kieran, let's get out of here." I said to Kieran.
We got up and left. We didn't know what happen after that, but I knew that there would be some interesting news on the newspaper tomorrow.
"Mr. Charles, Ms. Cornell!" Just as Kieran and I got out, we saw Armand. I was surprised. Armand was supposed to be with Madame Charles. Did she...
"Kieran, Rach, you've finally come out!" As I expected, Madame Charles got out of a Bentley limousine. She held my hand and smiled.
"Madame Charles!" I greeted her. People tended to keep a distance with me. I had got used to it and didn't know how to get along with others. Therefore, I felt uneasy as Madame Charles held my hand, but I couldn't withdraw my hand. Nor could I let her notice that I was pretending. Otherwise, Kieran would punish me.
"Come on. Let's go home!" Madame Charles smiled and pulled me into the car.
I looked at Kieran. Was she taking me to his place?
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