Ava struggled violently, her hand twisting to grab Chloe's arm.
However, her hand missed and she ended up scratching her face, leaving a cut.
Chloe screamed and quickly released her grip, covering her face in shock. "Ava Smith, you wretch! How dare you
scratch my face!"
Looking at her reflection in the mirror, with blood marks on her face, she glared at Ava with intense hatred, as if
she wanted to tear her apart.
Ava steadied herself, her breath unsteady, about to speak.
Chloe touched the blood on her face and suddenly grabbed a nearby flowerpot, smashing it directly towards her.
Ava couldn't dodge in tand was hit in the upper abdomen. In that moment, the pain in her stomach was
excruciating.
Clutching her stomach tightly, her face turned ashen as she glared at Chloe.
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Chloe's gaze was as if she wanted to kill Ava.
Molly hadn't expected things to escalate to this point. She quickly grabbed Chloe's arm and said, "Chloe, calm
down. This isn't the right place for violence!"
Mariel was sending a message to Reese, asking her to bring people over since Ava was being bullied in the
restroom.
Just after sending the message, she heard the sound of something heavy falling outside.
She hurriedly opened the stall door and went out.
There, she saw Molly pulling an angry Chloe, who had a wound on her face.
Ava held her stomach, a pained expression on her face. She weakly leaned against the wall, as if she might
collapse any moment.
Mariel had heard Chloe call out Ava's nearlier and knew that she was Reese's friend.
Ignoring the shocked looks of others, Mariel strode over and shielded Ava. Chloe hadn't anticipated that there
was someone else in the stall just now. Realizing she couldn't continue to resort to violence, she suddenly
laughed. "Ava, oh Ava, you're truly pathetic. Even if you ruin my face, who do you think would Director Hopkins
believe?"
At the mention of Cole, Ava's expression changed.
Defiantly standing upright, Ava placed her hand on her stomach. Her face, as pale as paper, said, "You were the
one who attacked first! | was just defending myself. It has nothing to do with Cole!"
Chloe's face was in intense pain. Her eyes were like those of a malevolent spirit. "Do you think he'll believe that?
Ava, you wretch! You ruined my face, and I'm going to kill you!"
Saying this, she tried to break free from Molly's grip.
Chloe put in a lot of effort, but Molly managed to restrain her. With only two people on each side, it was crucial
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Mariel stood in front of Ava, looking at Chloe sarcastically. "Murder is a crime. Please clear your head. It's fine if
your brain is empty, but the important thing is not to go off the deep end!"
Chloe glared at her with twisted anger. "Shut up, you bitchy face! Who do you think you are?"
Mariel looked at her speechlessly. "Who am I? Well... Chloe Preston, | really envy your skin. You take good care of
it! As for 'who,"' when | consider you as a human being, could you try to act a bit more like one?"
"You wretch!" Chloe fumed.
Mariel becincreasingly sarcastic with her words, "To be honest, when you get nasty, hardly anyone can
match you!"
Chloe broke free from Molly's grasp and charged at Mariel.
Mariel quickly pulled Ava away, still delivering venomous remarks. "Could you
please stay away from me? | have a cleanliness obsession; | can't stand seeing trash!"