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Raegan looked at Tessa warily. At the same time, he felt his heart plummet to his stomach.

«So it's you! You are the mastermind behind all this, right?

As if she hadn't heard what Raegan said, Tessa nonchalantly replied, “Raegan may have stolen other people's boyfriends in the past, but it's different now. So unless you have proof, stop spouting nonsense.

As soon as these words left Tessa's mouth, the crowd's behavior changed.

It turned out that Raegan had done something like this before and didn't deserve any sympathy.

At this moment, the fat woman seemed to regain her self-confidence. She grabbed Raegan's phone, threw it on the floor, and stomped on it.

«Don't you want to see the evidence? I will make sure you have no doubts."

She then dug through her bag and tossed a stack of photos at Raegan.

The photos fell to the ground like snowflakes.

As it fell, its sharp edges cut Raegan's cheek.

Viewers also saw the photos. They were disgusting and obscene.

The crowd's attitude plummeted again and people began to openly condemn Raegan.

"My God. It's true. She doesn't seem like the type. "I never saw this coming."

«What a disgrace. Bah, he deserves it.

«I wish I could slap her. "It's disgusting."

Raegan's mind went blank.

The air thickened with cruel words, coming at him from all directions.

She turned around stunned. His gaze fell on his grandmother, who was picking up one of the photos from the floor. His hands were shaking and his eyes widened in a mixture of surprise and disbelief.

Raegan felt like she was pierced by an invisible dagger.

He wanted to tell his grandmother that the photos had been retouched.

But when she saw the pain and disappointment on her grandmother's face, she felt her lips stick together. Her throat felt like it was burning and she felt terrified and desperate.

In that instant, Raegan felt as if she had been thrown into the abyss.

Click. The sound of camera shutters pierced the air.

Someone in the crowd started the action and soon everyone whipped out their phones to capture the humiliating scene.

After a few moments, they uploaded the photos and videos to social networks, causing a new flood of comments on the Internet.

«These photos... They are fake! "They are retouched." Raegan explained frantically.

However, his words fell on deaf ears. Nobody chose to listen to her.

Precisely, they deliberately chose to ignore it.

Mockery and scorn descended on Raegan like a flock of vultures, eager to tear her to pieces.

Those words of hate seemed to materialize into monstrous entities, lunging at Raegan and gnawing at her flesh and spirit.

His body began to shake uncontrollably.

This whole situation was a trap of ruthless people.

At this point, it didn't matter if Raegan was innocent or not.

He could only endure the gossip and the contempt, knowing that he had done nothing wrong.

But the look of disappointment in her grandmother's eyes was too much to bear. It was like a dagger pierced Raegan's heart.

The emotional weight was too much. Raegan lowered her head and spat out a mouthful of blood.

But Tessa wasn't about to let Raegan go. He gave the fat woman a subtle wink.

The fat girl caught Tessa's signal loud and clear. With that, he pulled Raegan's hair back and growled, "How do you have the nerve to deny all of this, you bitch?"

After saying these words, she drew her leg back, ready to deliver a strong kick to Raegan's abdomen.

At the right time...

Bang. A dull noise broke the air.

Someone had kicked the fat woman, causing her to fall to the ground. The fat woman curled up on the ground and screamed in pain.

«Who was it? Who is the son of a bitch that kicked me? Have you lost your mind?

Two men in suits, who looked like bodyguards, appeared out of nowhere and kicked the fat woman, silencing her.

The rest of the assailants did not dare without their leader and were easier to deal with. Even though the bodyguards had done nothing, they scattered in all directions.

Anyway, they were only here for the money.

Tessa, however, wasn't ready to throw in the towel just yet. Their elaborate plan had been to sabotage Raegan and get rid of her unborn child.

She had been the one who had organized those incriminating photos.

At best, he could say that he had made a mistake and had used more money to fix it.

But it never occurred to him that someone could intervene.

"Who is it? Your new sugar daddy? "You're full of surprises, Raegan," he said sarcastically.

Just then, the man turned to her. His refined and distinguished features left Tessa speechless.

How could it be? Tessa closed her mouth and dared not make a sound.

Without even looking at her for a second, the man ordered his men in a monotone: “Search everyone's phones. I do not want photos or videos of this incident on the Internet. If anyone refuses to delete them, you will hear from my lawyer.

Although his voice lacked emotion, a chilling air enveloped everyone present.

The men in suits were fast and efficient. In a flash, the room was empty and the rowdy women were expelled from the pavilion.

Only Tessa remained, who was rooted to the spot. It's not that he wanted to stay. His legs had turned gelatinous.

When the paralysis broke, he said: "Héctor."

Héctor glared at her.

"You do realize that everything you've done today has tarnished the Dixon family name, right?"

“Hector, I wasn't… I was passing by… I have nothing to do with this,” Tessa stammered.

«Get out of my sight. "I won't be the one to manage you."

Although Hector spoke without emotion, Tessa felt a chill run down her spine and was on the verge of crying.

What did he mean by that? Who would punish her?

Without further ado, the men in black escorted Tessa out, and an eerie silence fell over the room.

Raegan seemed isolated in her own world. His body was shaking. And as he walked towards his grandmother, he was almost crawling.

He wrapped her in a soft hug.

Her grandmother looked so fragile as if she could disappear at any moment. He looked at Raegan with cloudy eyes, but he didn't dare say anything.

For the first time, Raegan felt overwhelming fear.

At that moment, tears blurred his vision.

«Grandma, don't believe them... It's not true... Please, don't believe them...». Raegan implored.

"Of course I don't believe them, Raegan..." her grandmother assured her.

"I know you would never do something like that..."

Raegan's eyes brimmed with tears.

At this moment, her grandmother seemed to be struggling to say something, and her breathing was becoming more labored.

Kendra pressed the emergency call button to call for medical help.

“Prepare for emergency treatment!”

The nursing staff moved to take Raegan's grandmother to the emergency room, but Raegan's grandmother's grip tightened on Raegan's clothing.

Raegan leaned in quickly to catch her grandmother's last words.

«Raegan... I... I believe you... You have to live a happy life...

This… This is all my fault…”

As her grandmother finished speaking, her grip on Raegan's clothes began to weaken.

There was a heavy silence in the room, punctuated only by the harsh breathing of Raegan's grandmother.

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