This time, Henrietta didn't stop. Instead, she gave a quiet command. "Throw them out."
Just as her bodyguard replied, "Yes, Miss," Jolie lunged forward, pointing an accusing finger at Henrietta.
"I knew it! You found some other man! That's why you dumped my brother, choosing a day like this to humiliate him! You deliberately spent all his savings on this party just to call it your own birthday and build up your own image! Stop pretending to be some rich socialite, you evil woman!"
Jolie's assumption wasn't entirely baseless. Publicly, Matteo had always appeared to be deeply in love with Henrietta and treated her exceptionally well.
Henrietta had no desire to argue with the Colemans here. She repeated her order in a calm, firm voice. "Throw them out."
"Who are you trying to fool?" Jolie scoffed, then suddenly pointed to the other group. "The man you're with is him! Or maybe you're just trying to get with him!"
Only then did Henrietta realize that Yosef was still standing nearby, apparently… watching the drama unfold?
Just as she looked over, one of Yosef's bodyguards stepped forward and slapped Jolie across the face. "You have some nerve, slandering Mr. Nash's reputation."
"What?" Jolie clutched her cheek in shock. Even though she was new to Juno City and not well-versed in its high society, she at least knew that this magnificent, costly hotel was called ’Nash Hotel.’
Henrietta slowly raised an eyebrow. The powerful CEO’s bodyguards were certainly more decisive, weren't they?
Not to be outdone, one of Henrietta's own bodyguards stepped forward and delivered a backhand slap to Jolie's other cheek. "You're courting death, slandering the reputation of the Sargent heiress!"
Henrietta was speechless. Could they really be this competitive?

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