Filed to story: Seventeen Heartbreaks: When Love Has No Voice
Sarah appeared confident in her claims. “Regardless, I have reminded you. I came here today to confront this bitch. Since she dares to seduce my fianc?, I’ll destroy her reputation. Melinda, we’ve worked together before. Consider my advice. Whether you take it or not is up to you.”
With that, Sarah felt invigorated and began her live streaming. She had chosen to enter the entertainment industry and gained a bit of fame. In just a minute, her live streaming attracted tens of thousands of viewers. The description of her stream was quite dramatic. “Today, I’m going to expose the temptress who seduced my fianc?. Let’s see how shameless she is!”
Even those who weren’t her fans flooded in when they saw such an exciting description.
Once Sarah had enough viewers, she began to shed tears in front of the screen. She had become skilled at acting, and if she wanted to cry, the tears would flow instantly.
Sarah first recounted how she met Errol and how they got together. Then, with tears in her eyes, she fabricated a story about a cunning woman who purposely approached Errol, seduced him, and tried to provoke her. The butler beside Sarah chimed in from time to time, adding more to the story.
Together, the duo stirred up public sentiment, painting the woman in the story as utterly shameless and devoid of morals.
When Sarah sensed her audience’s anger had reached its peak, she wiped her tears again. “Honestly, I don’t want to hurt her. I just want to take this opportunity to ask her directly. I only want to be with Errol and avoid any emotional entanglements. I also hope she’ll come to her senses and stop doing something so shameless. If she apologizes to me, I’ll forgive her.”
Many netizens praised Sarah for her kindness, insisting she shouldn’t be lenient with such a woman.
Meanwhile, inside the No. 1 private room, after instructing Liza to place a bid, Leila turned her attention to the documents sent by Mr. Lando.
Leila had invested heavily in getting the hang of company management before. Therefore, comprehending the content of the documents wasn’t challenging for her.
Leila immediately spotted issues in the operation. The problems were quite a few and tricky to tackle. As for the proper way to handle them, she was momentarily at a loss.
Frustrated, Leila silently cursed Mr. Lando over and over. Only when she set her earpieces aside did she hear the commotion outside.
“What’s going on?” Leila frowned and asked. “Is the auction over?”
Liza looked just as puzzled. “Not yet. I just stepped out to check. It seems a woman has started a live stream, narrating a shameless mistress who had seduced her fianc?. The shameless mistress in question is here at today’s auction.”
Leila was shocked. “Catching a mistress in the auction house? Does the woman initiating the live stream aim to cause trouble?”
Liza shook her head and replied, “I’m not sure. The live stream is still going on. Do you want me to remove them? By the way, you know the woman initiating the live stream, Errol’s fianc?e, the one who occupied the No. 1 private room without a reservation and refused to leave last time. I wasn’t certain how to deal with this and didn’t dare bother you while you were reviewing the documents so seriously just now.”
Leila hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping herself. So, the troublemaker was Errol’s fianc?e. If she didn’t handle this well, people might say she was mistreating her employees’ families.
“Errol took the day off today, right? Call him here immediately. This is his family matter, and I’ll give him only half an hour to resolve it. If it’s not handled properly, throw his fianc?e out directly. And I’ll need to hold Errol accountable for this incident. Such a commotion shouldn’t happen in my auction house.”
Liza nodded, “Understood.”
Liza was about to step out to make the call. The moment she opened the door, a large group of people rushed in, led by Sarah and her butler. Behind Sarah were the bodyguards she had intentionally brought along, followed by some curious onlookers.
As soon as Sarah entered, she began snapping numerous pictures with her phone. Finally, she fixed the camera on Leila, who was behind a screen. Neither of them could see the other’s face through the screen.
Sarah scoffed, “Shame on you for being a mistress! Ashamed to admit it, huh? Aren’t you proud of seducing my fianc?? Don’t you know that Errol is getting married to me?”
It took Leila a moment to process such an accusation. Was she the mistress in question? Since when was she labeled as such? Errol was just her subordinate. Where did such a baseless accusation come from?
Sarah continued, “If you come out now, kneel, and apologize to me, promising never to get close to Errol again, I’ll pretend none of this ever happened!”
Leila replied in an icy tone, “Miss, there must be a misunderstanding between us. You’ve misjudged my relationship with Errol.”
Sarah lost her temper immediately, “You call him by his name, so you obviously know him! He reserved the No. 1 private room for you and bought you something. Why are you still pretending even at this point? Or do you think it’s something to be proud of, showing off in front of me?”
Leila frowned at her words.
The gathering crowd, summoned by Sarah, began causing a commotion.
“Miss Miller, don’t be afraid. Just go in and give her a few slaps!”
“I can’t stand women who hook up with engaged or married men! I want to see what this tramp looks like.”
“Still denying it even at this point! I bet this woman is feeling proud right now, waiting for Errol to come save her.”
Liza was furious, her expression darkening as she shouted, “Shut up!”
Having worked for Leila for years, Liza had mastered how to intimidate people. Her commanding tone instantly silenced everyone around.
Liza’s voice trembled with fury. “What nonsense are you spouting? Do you even know who you’re throwing accusations at? She’s from the Nixon family, and this auction house belongs to her.
Errol is her subordinate. Is there a problem with him reserving the best private room for his superior? Miss Miller, let me make this clear for you.
My lady only decided against holding you accountable when you occupied the No. 1 private room without a reservation the other day because she didn’t want to make things difficult for Errol. Who do you think you are, acting so righteous?”
Sarah was taken aback for a moment before sneering, “You’d better craft a much more convincing story next time! The Nixon family, you say? Are you seriously telling me she’s Leila? That’s ridiculous! I’ve met Leila before.
She’s just a mute. As far as I’m concerned, she wasn’t even favored after returning to the Nixon family. I heard she was thrown out. How could she possibly have the means to run such a big auction house? And you claim she is the owner? That’s laughable.”
The group of people behind Sarah burst into mocking laughter.
Leila, hearing this, finally recognized Sarah’s voice. No wonder she had felt a sense of familiarity at those accusations-it turned out to be an acquaintance.
“Sarah, it’s been a while,” Leila said as she maneuvered her wheelchair forward. Though her legs were nearly healed, the doctor advised minimal movement to ensure proper bone growth.
When Sarah realized it was indeed Leila, her expression shifted dramatically. Her eyes flickered with a mix of resentment, jealousy, and malice.
With a darkened face, Sarah sneered, “After all these years, you still haven’t changed, have you? Are other people’s fianc?s that irresistible to you?”
Sarah glanced at Leila’s legs, a smile spreading across her face. “I heard you were kicked out of the Nixon family. I thought it was just a rumor, but I guess it’s true.
What did you do to have your legs broken? You think you can hook up with Errol? Who do you think you are? You actually believe you could marry Errol? Dream on!”
Leila didn’t waste her breath arguing with Sarah. Instead, she waved at Liza. “Get Sarah out of here, and make sure to inform the staff that neither barking dogs nor Sarah are allowed to enter any of my auction houses from now on.”
Leila had never imagined Errol’s fianc?e was actually Sarah. With the substantial gap between the Miller family and the Payne family, she wondered why Errol would choose someone like Sarah.
Despite Leila’s appreciation for Errol’s efforts in managing this auction house, it didn’t mean she would tolerate Sarah’s stunts forever for the sake of Errol.
Even if she had to forgive anyone, Sarah was the last one she would ever consider letting off. The humiliation Sarah had inflicted upon her was still fresh in her mind.
Fuming with anger, Sarah didn’t mince her words as she snapped, “Leila, it’s lucky for you to have your voice recovered! But so what? You’re still nothing but a filthy lowlife who lacks basic manners!
Can’t you think it over before you lied about being the owner of this auction house? Since when did you take on acting? I doubt anyone dares to throw me out today! I’m Errol’s real fianc?e, and you’re just a shameless mistress. You’re the one who should be kicked out!”
As the drama unfolded, the live stream room started by Sarah was flooded by cursed comments.
“Oh, I’m so frustrated with this Leila. She acts so righteous. Isn’t she just riding on Errol’s attention?”
“I’ve heard Errol has a good relationship with Sarah. How could this Leila be this audacious!”
“If I were Errol, I’d never choose Leila. Couldn’t this mistress just disappear? Her smug attitude is infuriating!”
Sarah instructed the butler to read these insulting comments to Leila, word by word.
Leila remained expressionless and indifferent throughout.
Sarah, failing to get the reaction she wanted, grew even more pissed off. “You heard that, right? You’re just a shameless mistress who everyone loathes!”
Sarah then turned around and shouted at the gathering onlookers, “Folks, thank you all for supporting me today. Help me deal with this mistress, and both the Miller and Payne families will remember your favor in the future.”
The crowd erupted in excitement. The Miller family was insignificant, but the Payne family was a different story. It had been a prominent family for centuries. Even though it was not active in Burmoos, everyone in the upper circles knew of its influence.
Liza was stunned. “What do you want? Do you actually contemplate resorting to violence?”
Liza reached for her phone, ready to call the police, but Sarah was quicker. She rushed forward and grabbed Liza’s hand, preventing her from making the call.
The butler seized the moment and yelled urgently, “What are you waiting for? Beat that mistress to death!”