Kenneth lay sprawled on the floor in a mess, shouting at the servants behind him over and over.
The whole scene was chaos. The drama at the Ruells' party was getting worse.
Agnes endured the sharp pain in her back, shook off Neal's hand, and slowly stood up.
Neal wanted to take her away, but she refused.
Under everyone's shocked gaze, her eyes turned cold. She walked up to Kenneth and said coldly, "So this is what you call manners? Public violence?!"
"You! How dare you!!!"
Kenneth's lips trembled with rage. He kept saying "you," but couldn't even find the words to fight back.
Agnes sneered and kept going, "Your family always talks about being a top family with strict rules, acting all proper on the outside. But behind the scenes, you're all doing dirty things!"
Emily shouted angrily, "Agnes! What are you saying?! How dare you slander us! I'll sue you!"
Agnes smiled and said, "Sure, go ahead and sue. Want me to help you make the call? I was just thinking I might sue you all, too!"
Kenneth was helped up by the servants. He let out a mocking laugh.
"Heh, you've really gone too far now. Agnes, open your eyes and look clearly—this is our house! We won't let you cause trouble here!"
Agnes said, "Cause trouble? Heh. Mr. Kenneth, during this whole time, you've spent quite a lot of effort into spreading rumors and framing me, haven't you?"
Kenneth's face darkened as he warned, "You'd better take responsibility for your words! Everything needs proof. You can't just talk nonsense with your mouth!
"A respected man like me—do I really need to play dirty tricks with someone like you?
"You really think too highly of yourself!"
Agnes let out a cold laugh.
"Is that so? Mr. Kenneth, I think you're not just into playing dirty tricks, you're getting more addicted to it."
Her face darkened. Her eyes turned cold as she looked straight at Kenneth and said, "Over the past few days, you secretly hired people to follow me and take secret photos of me more than 50 times.
"You also hired online trolls to smear me and my store, spreading rumors to ruin my reputation.
"You sent people again and again to cause trouble for me—whether it was enemies, haters, competitors!"
Agnes's voice suddenly sharpened as she continued, "You even used AI face-swap technology to spread rumors that I was involved with multiple men!
"Mr. Kenneth, your tricks really never end, do they?!"
The crowd around them erupted in shock.
Neal's face turned pale in an instant. His heart felt like it stopped. He couldn't believe what he had just heard.
Kenneth's face twitched uncontrollably. He stared at her angrily and growled, "Agnes, this is not the place for you to throw a tantrum! If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for being rude!"
Agnes let out a mocking laugh.
"You think I'm afraid of you? Afraid of the Ruells? Since I chose to come here, I already have nothing to fear!
"I still have all the proof on my phone—proof that your family spread lies and tried to ruin my name!"
Kenneth's face darkened. He froze for a moment.
Agnes continued, "I honestly feel sad for Neal for being born into a so-called wealthy family like yours.
"Arranged marriages in high society? Heh, what a joke!
"Did you ever ask how he feels? Did you ever care about him?"
Agnes pointed at Neal, her face full of anger, and shouted at Kenneth, "Neal is nothing more than a display your family puts up at an auction, waiting to be priced!!"
Kenneth exploded in rage and shouted, "Nonsense! How dare you speak like this! How dare you act so boldly in our place! You're asking for death!"
Agnes said coldly, "Heh, what do I have to be afraid of?
"Today is Neal's birthday. I already knew you had bad intentions, but I still chose to come. Heh."

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