Chapter 7
The guests began whispering among themselves.
My goodness, I had no idea Riley Brooks was so promiscuous.”
She must be manipulative too. Saving Rhys’s life was probably just a calculated move to marry into wealth.”
That doesn’t seem likely… she doesn’t look like that type of person.”
Anything’s possible. Didn’t you hear her own mother’s testimony? Why would a mother lie about her daughter?”
listened to all the gossip with a calm expression, though I felt a dull ache in my chest. I quickly suppressed it.
fter all, these rumors were nothing compared to the tragic death I’d experienced in my previous life.
uddenly, someone took my hand.
turned in surprise to meet Rhys’s gentle gaze.
Don’t be afraid. I don’t care about any of that.”
No matter what, I believe in you.”
ust then, a commotion erupted outside the venue. “What a lively party!” called out several rough voices.
learing the voice that matched the loan shark’s from the phone call earlier, Mallory’s face immediately turned pale as she rantically stood up, looking for somewhere to hide, but was caught on the spot by the group of loan sharks.
Mallory never imagined they would track her to the wedding and I WAS the one who had given them the address.
Mallory Brooks, you shameless woman! If you don’t pay us back, we’ll release all your private photos and ruin your eputation forever.”
Mallory sobbed and screamed for security to remove them.
It’s not true! None of it’s true!”
They were the ones with impure intentions toward me. I refused them, so they’re deliberately framing me!”
Rhys glanced at me, and after I nodded slightly, he spoke up:
“Let them in.”
“As they say, where there’s smoke, there’s fire. If Ms. Brooks has done nothing wrong, let’s hear what they have to say.”
When the loan sharks came in, they immediately connected their phones to the wedding venue’s large display screen, projecting Mallory’s explicit photos for everyone to see.
The crowd gasped collectively.
“My God, she seemed so innocent, but behind closed doors…”
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Attempting to Steal My World? Easy! My Rebirth Comes with a Playbook
Chapter 7
“Looks like Mallory Brooks has quite the collection of male companions. She’s even wilder than the girls at those underground
clubs.”
“After being with so many men, she must be quite… experienced. Doesn’t she worry about diseases?”
Mallory’s eyes were red from crying as she frantically tried to stop the projection.
But since it was being streamed wirelessly, there was nothing she could do to prevent it.
Her face ashen, she sobbed, “Those photos are all fake! They’re not real!”
“Mom, Dad, I never imagined Riley would go this far to hurt me. I can’t live with this shame!”
With that, she made a dramatic move toward the wall as if to injure herself.
Mom rushed to stop her, embracing her protectively.
“Mallory, you foolish child! If anything happened to you, how could I go on living?”
Then she suddenly stood up and pointed accusingly at the loan sharks:
“I know these videos are all fabricated to frame my daughter! These men were all sent by Riley–they’re her lovers!”
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