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Chapter 28
“You evil bitch! You’re no princess of philanthropy, more like a black widow if you ask me!
Everything on the internet is true, don’t be fooled by her!” Asher Walter pointed at Angie
and shouted profanities at her from below the stage.
“What nonsense! Security, take him away!” Angie screamed out loud as she saw Asher.
She could not be bothered with appearances right now. How dare this fat old man turn up
here?!
“Angie Grant is a black hearted woman! Her charity work is just a coverup to fool the
public. You and me, we’ve all been fooled! She chopped off my hand just because I was
brave enough to speak the truth. We don’t need someone like her representing Imperia,
and she most certainly doesn’t deserve this award!” Asher bellowed excruciatingly as he
cradled his injured hand.
Murmurs and whispers began as the crowd took in this new information. Is it true? Has
their princess of philanthropy been a fake all this time? Was everything said on Facebook
true
The charity dinner was a prestigious event attended by Imperia’s wealthiest and most
influential who would not stand to be fooled. Many of them left the dinner, but not before
demanding for Angie Grant to provide a proper explanation.
The media was naturally in a frenzy trying to get more information, with the paparazzi
trying to push past the barricaded entrance. The security staff made a show of fending off
the media, but they had received orders not to come to Angie’s protection if the situation
escalated.
Noah Quincy was initially furious when the incident broke out and Angie was covered in
red paint. He was ready to teach Asher a lesson himself. However, he halted his actions
after listening to Asher’s speech and seeing his decapitated hand. He wanted to hear the
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He strode purposefully toward the VIP table looking for one woman in particular. As
expected, Madeline was watching the horror show unfolding in front of her with a hint of
glee in her eyes. It was almost as if she had expected this to happen tonight.
“Ms. Grant, is there any truth to what the man said? Did you really hire someone to chop
his hand off?”
“Ms. Grant, what do you have to say about doing charity as a coverup? Have you fooled
the people of Imperia?”
“Ms. Grant, can you give a statement on the Facebook accusations?”
“It’s not true, it’s all lies!” Angie defended herself. She was already feeling suffocated as
the red paint on her skin began to harden. The questions from the media only made her
feel like she was drowning further.
Her clothes were soiled. The trophy and her face were smeared in red paint. However,
none of that mattered any longer.
She was well and truly finished. All those years she spent building up her reputation as the
charitable saint of Imperia were for nothing.
“I have all the evidence in my phone. These are audio and video recordings of her paying
people off to block the internet searches and blackmailing the committee into giving her
the award!” Asher Walter announced to the crowd as he connected his phone to the big
screen.
A cleverly edited video displayed the transcripts and footage of Angie demanding the
award from the committee. Angie’s unscrupulous behavior was clear for everyone to see.
Angie could see her reputation in shambles right in front of her.
The security staff only appeared after Asher Walter’s video footage ended. He did not put
up a fight as they lazily cuffed and escorted him out of the ballroom.
Angie knew she had no way of defending herself after watching the footage. She sat
barefoot on stage, her face white as a sheet. She felt her entire world crumbling.
She suddenly recalled Noah was still around. Mustering all her willpower, she crawled
toward him and extended her hand to tug at the bottom of his slacks.
“Noah, you must believe me. All those things they said about me, it’s not true! It’s alright
if they don’t believe me, as long as you do. Noah, do you believe me?” she pleaded.
Noah looked at her for a long moment with an unreadable expression on his face.
Eventually, he bent down and offered his arm to her. Angie took his arm as he helped her
up.
As the crowd watched this unfold, the noise and commotion in the ballroom died down.
They could say all they wanted to say about Angie Grant, but Noah Quincy was a different
story. No one in Imperia would dare cross the Quincy family.
Angie put on a good show looking weak and injured as she held on to Noah’s arm,
believing he had bought her act. Noah, however, firmly pushed Angie to a side once she
managed to stand up on her own and stood forward in front of the crowd.
“Regarding the allegations of Ms. Grant performing fraudulent charity activities, this
matter gravely implicates the Quincy family’s reputation as well. I will be sure to conduct a
thorough investigation into these allegations and give the public a proper explanation,”
Noah announced in front of the cameras before walking off the stage, leaving Angie
behind.
The crowd gathered below the stage parted to make way for Noah. There was a frigid
tension in the air as he walked past the crowd.
“Noah…” Angie was desolate as she watched Noah walk away from her. She felt her world
spinning into darkness as she passed out.
Wayne Hudson, who was busy stuffing himself with food as all the drama unfolded, chased
after his boss as he saw him leaving the ballroom.
“Sir, Ms. Grant has fainted…” Wayne huffed, caught off guard by the turn of events
tonight.
“Arrange for her to be taken to the hospital and contact the Grants,” Noah instructed.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Yes, sir!” Wayne responded dutifully.
“Also, go and investigate this matter thoroughly,” Noah continued. As he barked his
orders, he looked sideways toward the VIP table where Madeline last sat. She was no
longer at her seat. What great timing, Noah thought to himself.
“Sir, are you worried that someone is playing sabotage behind the scenes?” Wayne was
curious.
“It couldn’t be more obvious. Go and look up the relationship between Angie and Madeline
as well.” Something told Noah that Madeline definitely played a part in this maelstrom.
……
Madeline considered her mission accomplished as she watched Angie’s unconscious body
lying on the ballroom stage. She was possibly the happiest person in that ballroom
tonight. She swiftly left the hotel soon after, boarding her helicopter back to Maple Forest
Villa.
She had just made herself a hot mug of chocolate milk. Colton was still asleep when she
got back, so she made herself comfortable by his bedside as she tuned in to the live
broadcast of the gala dinner. She knew the young boy would panic if he did not see her
around when he woke up.
An official announcement on the postponement of the charity dinner was aired on the
livestream. Social media headlines were all about the incident.
“Angie Grant – Black Widow of the Charity World!” one headline wrote, garnering the top
place of search topics on the internet. The previous articles that Angie had tried to block
had been dug up by netizens once again. It was an ugly fall from grace for the
philanthropic princess of Imperia.
Madeline’s lips curved upward as scrolled through the headlines on her phone, liking every
post related to Angie’s downfall.
Gordon, I hope you’re seeing this. The woman who killed you is finally getting what she
deserves!
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