The assistant nodded. “I’m sure of it. If that’s the case, he might find out that Miss Anthony was behind this! Richard is a vicious person, so if he finds out that she and Talitha plotted against Abbie, he will not let them go!”
Hardy knew how ruthless Richard was too. This time, Paisley was really in serious trouble.
She had dug her own grave by provoking Richard, but he couldn’t leave her alone. After all, she was his sister, so he couldn’t stay still while Richard punished her, right?
He asked his assistant, “What do you think Richard will do?”
“I don’t know, but something happened today. I never thought that it was fishy this morning, but I think that it’s a little suspicious now.”
“What is it?”
“Well, someone posted online about how a rich lady was flirting with the men in the nightclubs. In fact, this news was spread immediately after Abbie and Azalea’s scandal was released.
The assistant looked at Hardy carefully as he continued, “There is only a blurry video, and her face has been censored. However, the person who posted it described the lady in detail. He said that she was from a rich and prominent family. She was beautiful, and she had a good reputation. However, she was actually someone who would look for escorts and flirt with them in nightclubs!”
Hardy’s face darkened. “What happened next?”
“It caused a hype. Everyone was trying to guess whose daughter she was. The blogger even said that he was going to announce her identity at midnight. I don’t know if it’s true or not, but this discussion was popular.”
Hardy frowned. “Isn’t this a little strange?”
“Yes. I’ve seen the video, and it was filmed in Climax Space.”
“What?” Hardy was astonished. Would something happen to Paisley because she was also there tonight?
He picked up his phone and called her. When she answered the phone, he immediately said, “You need to come back now. I need to talk to you about something.
However, Paisley refused to return. “Hardy, I’m busy now. Why don’t you come to Climax Space to pick me up?”
“Can’t you come back yourself?” Hardy raised his voice.
“I can’t because I already promised someone to stay here. Also, I can’t drive because I drank some alcohol…”
“Alright, I’ll be right there!” Hardy hung up the phone and looked at his assistant. “Bring me to Climax Space right now.”
Talitha was sitting next to Paisley, and she became excited after hearing her conversation with Hardy. “Paisley, is your brother coming here soon?”
“Yeah, he said that he would come here to pick us up.”
“Great!” Talitha’s eyes widened. She immediately opened her bag and took out a mirror to check her makeup.
Paisley sneered secretly after looking at Talitha’s eager face. She did not know whether Talitha would be furious if the latter finally knew that her brother was not interested in her at all.”
When she thought about this, a voice sounded from the door. “Oh! The pole dance competition is about to begin. Have you all seen the judges? I heard that there would be handsome guys besides the professional judges. Also, William is here too!”
“Yeah, he is also a judge. Haha! I’m sure that the crowd will pay more attention to him rather than the pole dancers on stage!”
“That’s right. Argh! I also want to go and have a look, but we have to work.”
“Maybe I’ll go take a look later. Hey, I’ll even record a video for you!” The two waiters walked past the door after they had finished gossiping, but Paisley was anxious after hearing their words.
“Talitha, shall we watch the pole dance competition later?”
“Huh? Nah, that’s too boring! I’m not interested in it.” Talitha was not willing to go.
“I heard that it was a professional competition. Let’s go and take a look, alright? I can get my brother to pick us up from there later.”
After that, Paisley dragged Talitha to the hall even though the latter did not want to watch the competition. When they arrived at the hall, it was already crowded.
After they entered inside, they saw William sitting on the judge’s seat.
Other than him, they also saw Raymond, Richard, and Andrew. However, the three of them were not judges. Instead, they were seating on seats that gave them the best view of the stage.
The hall was crowded, so all the seats were filled up. However, there were still two vacant seats next to Raymond. Thus, Talitha’s eyes widened, and she immediately pushed Paisley over.
However, before they could get there, Valeria and Abbie had already occupied those seats. Talitha was furious! After all, everyone respected her wherever she went because she had a higher status than other people! So, why did she and Paisley have to stand while watching some mere pole dancing competition?
She felt uncomfortable, but there was nothing she could do because no one in Ruthorham knew her. Now, the only one she could rely on was Raymond. She then picked up her phone to send a message, asking him to find a place for her.
A waitress suddenly came to her. “Are you Ms. Anderson and Ms. Anthony? Raymond left two seats for you. Please come with me.”
Talitha was happy. “Raymond is the best!”
They followed her through the crowd and stopped at the two seats beside the judges’ seats.
Talitha happily pulled Paisley to sit down. “Well, this is a good seat! It’s better than the ones that Abbie and Valeria occupied!”
Both of them were very satisfied. “Yes, it’s so close to the judges here. Raymond is so kind.”
As she spoke, Paisley glanced at William, who was sitting in the middle of the judging panel.
He sat still with a poker face, but she felt her heart beat faster at the sight of him.
Hence, Paisley couldn’t help but gulp down some saliva. Soon, someone sent some alcohol and fruits to their table. Paisley and Talitha were pleased to see that the table in front of Valeria and Abbie was empty. After all, they thought that the workers in the club were giving them special attention because of their higher status!
Both Talitha and Paisley were delighted as they thought that they were superior to Valeria and Abbie. Then, they clinked their glasses and took a sip.
Andrew sneered when he saw them drinking the wine. Meanwhile, Abbie also saw it, and she then poked Valeria. “Valeria! The show is about to start!”
“Really?” Valeria was excited as she narrowed her eyes. She saw Paisley and Talitha drinking and then lowered her voice to ask. “Did you put something in their drinks?”
“Of course. Otherwise, how can the show go on? Have you forgotten what I told you just now about the rich lady in the nightclub?” Abbie said evilly. After all, she had always seen both Paisley and Talitha as her enemies.
Of course, she would do nothing to Talitha and Paisley if they did not scheme against her first.
However, they were shamelessly provoking her right now!
Well, they were the ones who had started this war, so they had to bear the consequences. After all, Abbie was not a pushover, and she would not allow other people to bully her this easily.
She took out her phone. “Well then, the most exciting part of the show is coming up next!”