The guests crowded around the scene, making it difficult for Justin to see what was happening.
He pushed his way through, just in ti to see a staff mber helping a woman out of the pool.
Her face wasn’t clear to him, but he instinctively stepped forward, worried it might be Natalie. However, a voice made him pause.
"Natalie, how dare you push her into the pool?"
"As long as you’re not blind, you can see I did nothing but stand here in my place."
Justin turned to see Natalie standing by the side of the pool, facing an enraged Briena. Both won were without masks, but Justin knew he would have recognized Natalie even if she were masked.
He sighed in relief—It wasn’t her.
Rowan joined him, a smirk forming on his lips as he took in the scene. "Yesterday you were asking about her, and here she is—the troublemaker of the Ford family. Now you can see for yourself that I was right."
"It would be better if you shut your mouth," Justin warned, focusing on Natalie. He wanted to see how she handled the situation. As long as she was safe, she was free to do anything because he was sure she had done nothing wrong this ti.
Justin could sense the accusatory glances shot at Natalie. Due to her bad reputation, everyone had already considered her a villain. But there she was standing unbothered, full of confidence with her hands tucked into the pockets of her tailored peach colored suit, unlike other won who wore fancy dresses.
"You are despicable," Briena spat, trying to play the victim.
"Not news to ," Natalie replied coolly. "I’m not interested in watching the rest of your pity act. So, I’ll spare you from my despicable self."
"You can’t leave unless you apologize to Lily," Beiena shouted angrily.
Natalie offered her a bored look, "And who is that?"
"My friend, who you have pushed in the swimming pool and humiliated her in front of all these guests."
"As I said, I didn’t push her, so you can keep dreaming about getting an apology from ," Natalie retorted, her voice steady and calm.
"No one else was here but us two, and there’s no way I would push my own friend. If not you, then are you suggesting she fell in on her own?"
"You’ve got it right. Congratulations," Natalie replied with a fake smile, turning to leave.
"Stop right there. Did you hear ?" Briena shouted, but Natalie ignored her. She didn’t care what others thought of her nor did she care to prove herself innocent. It was nothing but a waste of ti.
"What’s happening here?" A deep voice cut through and got everyone’s attention, making Natalie stop as well.
A tall and handso man in an expensive suit, Steve Davis, a son of the Davis family, who was hosting this party. Next to him was Ivan Brown, who went straight to Briena. "What happened?"
Tears rolled down her eyes and she hugged Ivan. "Natalie, she..." she sobbed, unable to finish her sentence.
Natalie almost rolled her eyes. ’As much as I hate this woman, I swear I would like to hire her as an actress in my PR company.’
Ivan looked at Natalie, who didn’t seem to have any remorse for whatever she must have done to hurt Briena, "What did you do?"
"Why don’t you hear it from your fiance? What if I twist the fact and show you her disgusting side?" Natalie’s voice icy, her gaze mocking.
Justin looked at Ivan Brown and was not impressed by his step-sister’s choice in selecting a man for her. She could do far better than this.
Though Ivan wasn’t from one of the city’s four most influential families, he was still a highly desired man due to his wealth, handso appearance and his success in the business world, which no one knew was mostly due to Natalie’s help. Though everyone found him impressive, Justin felt otherwise due to his own judgnt or it was just his own prejudice as a brother towards the man his step-sister loved.
Ivan offered her a cold glare and looked down at Briena to ask her, "Tell what happened," as he gently wiped her tears away.
"Ivan, Natalie hates for taking her place in your life. She argued with over it and asked to leave you. When I refused, she got angry and tried to push into the pool. When Lily tried to stop her, she pushed Lily instead," Briena sobbed, holding back her tears. She looked so pitiful that Natalie could tell the crowd was already siding with her.
Ivan shot Natalie a cold, displeased glare. "Is this true?"
"By asking , are you implying you don’t trust your fiancée?" Natalie responded, her tone resigned.
She knew how this would play out and didn’t bother defending herself. It was tireso to be set up by others all the ti and then try to prove her innocence. Rather she would be a villain.
"Ivan, you can ask Lily. She’s the victim here," Briena added.
Lily, still being assisted by the hotel staff, repeated the sa thing as Briena, which made everyone believe in Briena’s words entirely.
Ivan’s usually composed face showed traces of anger. "Apologize to Briena and her friend," he demanded, expecting Natalie to obey him.
Natalie chuckled and declared confidently, "I would say it for the last ti that I won’t apologize for what I have not done."
"We will check the security cara footage to prove it, and then you have to apologize," Ivan suggested, showing he trusted Briena.
"Do not bother, I am sure, the security cara here is not working," Natalie comnted with a bored look, as if everything was just boring child’s play for her.
"We will see, but you are not leaving unless we get to the end of it," Ivan offered her warning gaze. He then turned to Steve Davis, who instructed his assistant to carry out the task.
anwhile, Rowan spoke to Justin, who was observing the situation quietly. "Vengeful won can be the worst, and when that woman is soone like Natalie Ford, it can truly be a man’s worst nightmare. Tsk! I pity that Brown guy. I’m glad I never had to deal with her."
Justin glanced at him, his eyes showing clear hostility. Rowan noticed and added defensively, "What? You don’t know her, alright?"
"Returning to the ho country has made you not just dumb but blind, despite having perfect vision," Justin replied curtly.
"What do you an? Am I wrong about what I said about her, especially since you don’t know her at all?" Rowan asked, confused.
"By asking that question, you’ve only proven my point. Now shut up and let see what’s happening," Justin snapped.
Rowan shut his mouth, his gaze hostile towards Natalie as she was the reason Justin called him dumb and blind. This woman seed to have managed to fool his friend.
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