Bearing the Infamy
When Lily posted to [98], Zoya mentioned it would cause a scene.
At the birthday party, Zoya deliberately bumped into Lily, intentionally showed her the earrings, and purposely got "forced to undress" in front of everyone.
The earrings were a keepsake from Lily's grandmother.
Before passing away, the old lady adored Lily the most. Lily had lived with her for several years as a child, and they had a deep bond.
Zoya knew Lily well. She used Lily's grandmother's relic to provoke her, and Layla's favoritism to further aggravate her, knowing it would drive Lily mad.
Nadia knew Royce well, aware that he would rush to her defense if she had to strip to prove her innocence publicly.
Zoya said, "Lily looks strong but is as fragile as glass. If you keep attacking the people she cares about the most, it's no wonder she'd go crazy."
Indeed, Zoya knew Lily well.
Her plan worked exceptionally well, even better than expected. No one anticipated that Lily would go so mad as to drag them all down.
The women's intuition was that this was Lily's last test for Royce.
Fortunately, her family and fiancé didn't choose her, letting her be humiliated in public.
Edmond asked Royce to come today to discuss breaking the engagement with Lily. Nadia was thrilled when she heard it.
After waiting for so many years, she finally saw hope.
Zoya had promised that as long as Lily completely broke up with Royce, she would find a way to make Royce marry her.
Nadia believed Zoya because it was Zoya who had made Royce fall in love with her in the first place.
But why did Edmond ask her to come too? Nadia pondered all night and all the way here, speculating countless possibilities.
In the end, she was sure that Lily had badmouthed her to Edmond.
"Royce, can I not go up? How about you tell Uncle Edmond that I fell into the water last night and have a fever?"
Nadia was Royce's secretary. She had met Edmond when accompanying Royce to the headquarters.
That man was terrifying even from a distance.
Royce found a parking spot, turned off the car, and held her hand to comfort her.
"Don't worry. Lily won't really want to break the engagement; she's just asking Uncle Edmond to discipline me.
"They probably just want to warn you a bit. Nothing will happen to you, I will protect you."
Until now, Royce still didn't believe that Lily would really give up on him.
At eight o'clock, they stepped into Edmond's office on time.
"Uncle Edmond."
Royce greeted stiffly.
"Mr. Zhou."
Nadia was even more nervous than Royce, with a hint of fear.
Edmond was reading a document, not looking up, as if he didn't see them.
Since he didn't speak, Royce and Nadia didn't dare to speak either. The spacious office was silent for half an hour.
Standing there was like being punished, and combined with her nerves, Nadia's feet were going numb. She regretted wearing ten-centimeter high heels today.
Royce was also tired from standing. Seeing Edmond finally close the document, he quickly spoke.
"Uncle Edmond, if you're angry for Lily, there's no need. Since I agreed to marry Lily, I won't go back on my word."
Bang! The document was thrown onto the table. Edmond looked up, his deep eyes gazing at Royce, lips slightly curved.
"Don't you understand human language?"
The indifferent tone had no emotion, but it made Royce's heart skip a beat.
"Uncle Edmond, what do you mean?"
Edmond twirled the pen with his fingers, his tone cold.
"2% of the shares were given to you because you agreed to the engagement.
"Now, Lily wants to break the engagement. I won't take back the shares; they're still yours, so you don't have to worry."
"As for the public reason for the breakup," he glanced at Nadia, "you will bear the infamy."
Nadia, already anxious, felt even more like she was being stabbed with needles under Edmond's gaze.
However, what was even more terrifying than his gaze was the icy, mocking words.
Infamy, you bear it... What does it mean? Royce and Lily break up, and she bears the infamy? How? Why her? Why should she?
As Nadia was still wondering if she had misunderstood, Edmond suddenly spoke again.
"You made such a big scene at the birthday party, you love attention?"
Nadia stiffened, instinctively refuting, "Mr. Zhou, did Lily say something to you? I..."
"Next month is Alistair's birthday, you go."
Edmond interrupted her, pointing at her with the pen.
"At Alistair's birthday party, you will have half an hour to apologize to Lily publicly.
"Additionally, you will publicly admit that you interfered in her relationship with Royce, causing her to break off the engagement to fulfill your wishes."
Nadia was completely stunned.
Publicly apologize to Lily? Publicly admit she was a mistress? The Qin family was the second-largest family in Jiangyu City after the Zhou family. Alistair's birthday party was always a grand event. Destroying herself at Alistair's birthday party? Unless she was crazy!!!
"Royce..."
Nadia dared not defy Edmond and could only look to Royce for help.
Royce's expression was also very unpleasant. "Uncle Edmond, this will ruin Nadia!"
"Ruin? Who ruined whom?"
Edmond's gaze was calm and cold.
"The engagement hasn't been broken yet; Lily is still your fiancée, and you are protecting another woman in front of everyone.
"When she fell into the pool, you ignored Lily. How do you expect her to face the world? Do you know how many people will mock her? Royce, you embarrassed Lily and brought shame to the Zhou family. Zhou family has no place for such an ungrateful fool."
His final words were harsh. Royce bit his lip, feeling both guilty and more frustrated.
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