Chapter 61


    Pearl was d in a ck gown. She red at Tina, envy burning in her eyes.


    “I knew it, Tina! I was wondering why you‘d let me attend the banquet and give me your gown out of


    kindness! Turns out, you‘ve been nning for this exact moment!”


    Tina looked so radiant in her expensive gown. She hadpletely outshone Pearl in terms of


    appearance and aura, much to Pearl‘s dismay.


    The enraged woman was eager to tear ‘Tina‘s mask of deceit off her face. She raised her hand, ready to


    deliver a heavy p. “I swear, I‘ll...!”


    But Pearl‘s p never connected with Tina‘s cheek. The next thing everyone knew, John had blocked the


    p for Tina.


    His unexpected interference shook Pearl to her core. She didn‘t expect that someone would jump out in


    Tina‘s defense. Plus, the man seemed to have an extraordinary identity she couldn‘t afford to mess with.


    “Who are you?” Pearl demanded, seething. John ignored her question. Instead, he said with a frown, “I‘ll


    call security.” His words made Pearl go into a wild frenzy. “What are you doing? I‘m her younger sister!


    Don‘t interfere with our family affairs!” she screeched. “Your family affairs?” John questioned.


    “Yeah. I‘d like to talk to her for a moment,” Tina replied, looking awkward. John just frowned, but he didn‘t


    press on any further. “Alright, then. I‘ll wait for you in the lobby.”


    After he left, Tina dragged Pearl all the way to a secluded corner of the hotel.


    Thetter spoke up immediately once they were out of John‘s vicinity. “Who the hell‘s that guy? I never


    would‘ve thought that you‘d be seducing men left and right like a b*tch!”. Tina‘s impatience grew with


    every word. “What do you want?”


    “That should be my question!” Pearl growled out in a domineering tone. “I should be the one attending


    this banquet, and yet you‘re here in your luxurious gown! Are you trying to humiliate me? If you leave


    now, I‘ll pretend that none of this happened tonight. Otherwise, you‘ll have hell to pay!” Now that Tina


    was John‘s plus one, there was no way she could leave whenever she wanted. However, Pearl insisted


    on bothering her. If thetter couldn‘t achieve her goals, she would most likely cause trouble for the


    orphanage in the future. “I didn‘t know I‘d be attending this banquet as well, but don‘t worry. Mr. Langford


    isn‘t here yet. I‘ll definitely leave before he does,” Tina promised.


    As soon as she finished speaking, she spun on her heel, about to leave.


    Pearl watched Tina‘s retreating back, rage bubbling from the pit of her stomach.


    To her, ‘T‘ina was just a lowly b*tch that the Lynd family had adopted a long time ago. Who did Tina think


    she was, acting so high and mighty around Pearl? To add injury to the insult, Tina‘s luxurious and


    beautiful gown made Pearl’s outfit look like aplete knockoff. What if Samuel ended up being


    attracted to Tina? There was no way Pearl would allow that vile woman to attend the banquet!


    The women happened to be in a secluded corner of the hotel‘s grounds. There was no one around


    during the confrontation earlier, too. Coincidentally, there was arge pool located quite close to where


    they were. Struck by malign inspiration, Pearl approached Tina and shoved her into the pool.


    “I think it’s best for you to go for a swim right now, Tina!” she screamed.


    Ssh! Tina, for her part, didn‘t expect that Pearl would choose that moment to strike. She fell into the


    deep end of the pool, where her beautiful gown quickly became her greatest burden. Its waterlogged


    weight started dragging her to the depths of the pool. Since Tina didn‘t know how to swim, all she could


    do was il helplessly underwater. s, it did nothing to help her situation.


    Her vision started to be blurry. As she watched a smug–looking Pearl run into the distance, she felt


    despair consume her. Was she really going to die here?


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    “Tina!” John had been waiting for Tina in the lobby, but she had yet to return after a long time. His gut


    told him that Pearl harbored vile intentions, so he wanted to go look for his younger sister. Unexpectedly,


    the first thing he saw was Pearl sneaking away from somewhere. He also noticed Tina struggling to get


    out of the pool after falling in. John dived into the pool immediately without caring about his expensive


    tux. He quickly rescued Tina in one fluid motion. She was already half–conscious when he pulled her out


    of the pool. John gritted his teeth before leaning down to perform CPR on her. Finally...