Raelyn was humiliated greatly by Lucian and it made her anger boil. Since Lucian had dared to provoke her, she would definitely strike back.
Raelyn knew that it was not easy to deal with Lucian, but she knew that she had a soft spot, which was Natalie.
Raelyn decided to use Natalie against Lucian tonight as she whispered her plan to Natasya. Then, the pair made their way towards Natalie and Archer.
This time, she had learned her lesson, so she greeted them politely with a big smile, “Archer! Natalie!”
Archer and Natalie were both taken aback as this was the first time that Raelyn had acknowledged Natalie properly. Natalie couldn’t help but wonder how hard it was for Raelyn to do this, as she knew how much Raelyn hated her.
Natalie had to pretend that she suffered from amnesia, so she stared at Raelyn and Natasya blankly.
Shortly, Natasya followed Raelyn’s footsteps and greeted her uncle and aunt cordially.
In reply to their greetings, Archer pretended to introduce them, “This is my sister, Raelyn, and this is her daughter, Natasya.”
“Oh!” Natalie said as she continued, “Nice to meet you, Raelyn! Nice to meet you too, Natasya!”
Archer hated Raelyn, but he had nothing against Natasya and was rather fond of her, “Natasya, when did you come back?”
“I just came back today. Congratulations, uncle!” Natasya’s mouth was as sweet as honey. She knew that congratulating the pair would enable her to win some brownie points from them as their relationship was very important to Archer.
Archer smiled and nodded, to which Natasya instantly took the opportunity to ask, “Uncle, I would like to have a word with you alone, is that okay?”
“Sure!” Archer agreed without hesitation.
Raelyn chimed in immediately too, “I’ll keep Natalie company, then. Let’s head over there and I’ll introduce you to some of my friends.”
Natalie did not refuse as the both of them were putting on an act. It was a rare sight, where no fights were exchanged considering how much they hated each other.
Meanwhile, Lucian had her eyes on Natalie this whole time, and when she saw Raelyn leading Natalie into the crowd, her heart skipped a beat as she immediately followed the pair.
Raelyn held Natalie’s arm and greeted a few guests along the way as they strolled towards their destination. Soon, they passed through the hallway and made their way to the garden outside the villa.
The garden was decorated charmingly. Also, the atmosphere was lively as many guests were chatting and drinking there.
Raelyn and Natalie passed through the garden with Lucian following closely behind them. She had a bad feeling that Raelyn would do something to Natalie.
Lucian was about to follow them as they paced towards the gazebo when Braelynn’s call came through, “Mom, where are you?”
“I’m at the garden outside. What’s up?” Lucian stopped in her tracks and asked.
“Raelyn might be setting you up. Be careful and avoid bumping into her.”
“Alright. Don’t worry, I’ll be careful.” Lucian knew how ruthless Raelyn was, so she had been on her toes the entire night. Not to mention that she did not even have a single drop of alcohol or beverage throughout the party.
Seeing Raelyn leading Natalie away now, Lucian was worried about Natalie, so she informed Braelynn quickly, “Braelynn, Raelyn had brought President Garcia away and they are now at the garden. I’m concerned about her safety. Please inform Ms. Brown immediately and have someone come over.”
“Alright, I’ll tell Ms. Brown about it. Mom, please be careful. Do not fall into Raelyn’s trap,” Braelynn reminded her once again.
In truth, Lucian was worried that she would get herself in trouble too. However, she cared about Natalie’s wellbeing more than her own, so she followed the pair closely after hanging up, in hopes that Valeria would assist soon.
When Braelynn called, Lucian had seen Raelyn bring Natalie into the gazebo, so she quickly paced towards it, but she found that there was no sign of them inside. Then, after a quick sweep of her surroundings, she identified an exit and hurried through it to catch up with them.
The exit led to a pond, and as Lucian walked along with it, she could vaguely hear soft moans that came from the bushes not far from her.
Lucian was shocked and immediately thought that Raelyn had done something to Natalie, so she rushed to follow the sound. As she was about to reach the source of the moans, a figure suddenly emerged behind Lucian and grabbed her forcefully.
The man who seized her had strong body odor, which mixed with the smell of alcohol and cigarettes. She was shocked and furious as she struggled to break free from him.
The man was strong, and he stifled her screams while dragging Lucian further into the bushes with great force. Lucian tried to escape, but her body soon became limp as she was drugged by him.
Then, the man ripped off all her clothes and groped her body while gnawing at her face greedily.
Lucian was utterly disgusted, but she could not move an inch and could only retch helplessly.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps could be heard as Valeria brought along several security guards to the scene with her. The guards managed to rescue Lucian by pulling her away from the drunkard man.
A security guard quickly took off his blazer to cover Lucian up, who had regained her mobility as the drug subsided and was grossed out since she had just been harassed by an unknown man.
She was trembling with anger and could not say a word while she continued to retch.
Seeing her like this, Valeria asked sternly, “What’s going on?”
“How dare you seduce my husband, you shameless b*tch!” Just then, a fat woman suddenly appeared out of nowhere and began to hit Lucian. She was slapped in the face several times before the woman was pulled away by the security guards.
“What happened here?” As if on cue, Raelyn asked with fake oblivion as she and Natalie appeared at the scene.
“I…” Lucian, who was in a mess, looked at Natalie helplessly with trembling lips.
There was a feeling of despair in Lucian’s heart as Natalie stared back at her blankly. She had been harassed by a random man, and what was worse than Natalie had been there to witness it. She felt filthy and disgusting!
Lucian exploded in rage and sorrow as she vented her anger on the drunk man who had harassed her by kicking his crotch with force.
The man shrieked and fell to the ground at this, and his wife immediately got into a fight with Lucian. Natalie stared at them calmly while Valeria ordered the guards to stop them.
Soon, the guards successfully halted the fight. Lucian looked at Natalie in despair but was quickly taken away by Archer who arrived at the scene shortly.
Raelyn smirked and mouthed to Lucian, who glared at her with full-blown hatred. Lucian understood what Raelyn meant, “You do not stand a chance against me!”
Lucian’s nails dug into her palms as she cursed Raelyn silently. That cunning b*tch! She had a great urge to snap Raelyn’s head off her shoulders in that instant.
No, she couldn’t get rid of her today, not now. But she swore that she would get back at her someday!
Lucian had no choice but to suppress her anger as she was taken away by the servants.
Meanwhile, in the grand hall, William took a sip of the wine leisurely with a sneer on his face. Bobby stood next to him and said in a deep voice, “I watched the video and realized that something was not right. Lucian didn’t stop retching the entire time the man harassed her.”
“Retching?” William asked.
“Yes, isn’t her reaction a little weird? I don’t think a normal person would react like that. Do you think there’s something wrong with her?”