Chapter 102


    Chapter 102 A Public Disy


    Cyril nced at his sister Bonnie but said no before heading over to his business partners after a


    brief warning to her. Bonnie followed suit, feeling somewhat bored on her own. After being


    introduced to the partners as Cyril’s sister, she watched him get engrossed in other matters.


    They mingled through the crowd, greeting almost everyone, and Bonnie soon felt tired. She sat


    down to rest just as Sylvia emerged. Sylvia hade down to greet her friends, though she was


    still waiting for Bruce to bring some jewelry, so she took the opportunity to check out the event.


    To her surprise, she encountered Bonnie before running into her friends Juliet and the others. Sylvia


    and Bonnie didn’t get along, and sitting beside Bonnie were several youngdies who shared


    Bonnie’s shock at seeing Sylvia there.


    “Apparently, any Tom, Dick, or Harry can enter this ce. This is the Ivan family’s birthday feast for


    their young daughter, you know. Who do you think you are, unting your associations with other


    men? Even if you’re the Ivan family’s vice president, so what? Stop thinking you’re entitled to things


    that aren’t meant for you,” Bonnie sniped at her, alluding to the known tension between Sylvia and


    Cyril from their past marriage, the details of which remained murky to outsiders.


    Ignoring Bonnie’sments, Sylvia focused on her own business. After all, she had taken


    precautions to handle the earlier troubles by inviting the media. She wanted to finally resolve all the


    big issues surrounding her.


    Their conversation was soon interrupted by the arrival of the media, who had zoned in on Sylvia


    and Bonnie and hurried over with their cameras at the ready. Bonnie, spotting the media, couldn’t


    help but feel a gleeful smugness as she looked down on Sylvia.


    “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re plotting, using other men’s power to win back my brother. Let


    me tell you, it was only out ofpulsion that my brother married you to begin with, and he


    certainly won’t be fooled by you again,” Bonnie dered, making a scandalous allegation that left


    the onlookers stunned and skeptical of Sylvia’s character.


    “And while you were married to my brother, you were always trying to please us, weren’t you?


    Cooking, cleaning–acting like a maid. Don’t fool yourself; your groveling got you nowhere then, and


    it certainly won’t work now. In our eyes, you’re no different from the help,” Bonnie continued,


    shocking everyone further.


    Sympathetic nces were cast Sylvia’s way as people reflected on how she was perceived during


    her marriage–a period when she was undervalued by the family. No one imagined


    the disregard was so profound.


    At this moment, Juliet and others happened by, infuriated by Bonnie’s vitriol. Juliet impulsively


    tossed the contents of her wine ss at Bonnie.


    “Ah!” Bonnie, caught off guard, was drenched in red wine, letting out a shriek from the surprise.


    Bonnie spat vitriol at Sylvia, who calmly took it all in silence as her friends at her side seemed


    unable to hold back any longer. Miranda, in particr, delivered a swift kick to Bonnie, who hadn’t


    expected physical retaliation to such a degree.


    Bonnie’spanions quickly helped her up as she looked disheveled and flustered by the


    altercation.


    “Don’t overstep your bounds! Dare to touch me and see if you aren’t thrown out of here,” Bonnie


    threatened, attempting to reim the high ground despite the humiliation she felt at the hands–or


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    Miranda scoffed, “What kind of people does your family raise to be like this? Comparing you to my


    brother is an insult.”


    Sylvia, finding herself in the awkward situation of witnessing this exchange, felt it was getting out of


    hand.


    “What’s your point?” Bonnie retorted. “Why not ask Sylvia what she thinks? To get married to my


    brother, she would’ve gone so far as to bed him. Doesn’t she find herself disgusting for that?”


    Previously, such usations against Sylvia might have been dismissed as nderous


    ramblings, but after witnessing her intimate meal with the Ivans, many found it difficult to disregard


    Bonnie’s ims now.


    “Bonnie!” The voice that silenced her was filled with suppressed rage. She turned to see Cyril, her


    brother, whose eyes were reddened with anger.


    Bonnie shifted her gaze, unable to confront him.


    Cyril was livid, having never expected his sister to stoop to such lows. He took a few steps closer to


    Sylvia, struggling to suppress his emotions.


    “Everything Bonnie just said-”


    Throughout their marriage, Cyril had maintained an air of indifference toward Sylvia, never once


    inquiring about her well–being or acknowledging the difficulties she faced at home. Even when


    whispers of Sylvia’s plight reached his ears, he remained silent, feeling it was what she deserved for


    marrying him through deceit.