Chapter 774 Disgrace
“Za—Argh!” A desperate Tiffany ran toward Zac, but she had only made two steps before Veronica hurled the fork with deadly accuracy and pierced her calf with it. It was so painful that Tiffany crashed on the floor in a mess of tangled limbs, gripped her calf, and wailed miserably.
The hostile Veronica slowly walked up to Tiffany, stepped on her calf mercilessly, leaned down, and pulled out the fork brutally. Her action was swift and ruthless, and the cutlery’s removal succeeded in tugging Tiffany’s flesh, which resulted in another round of piercing screeches from Tiffany. Her agonized cries echoed across the sky.
The guards not far away didn’t dare to step forward despite the horrifying scene because they did not receive any orders from Liam to interfere.
Finally, Veronica moved away and stepped forcefully on Tiffany’s abdomen. She leaned down, propped her left elbow on her knee, and played with the blood-stained fork with her right hand. Then, she gently brushed the fork on Tiffany’s fair face, leaving a bright red smear across her cheek.
Finally, she rested the fork on Tiffany’s neck, and her face gradually turned sullen. “Tiffany, you brought this on yourself. Remember to be a good person in your next life!”
With that, Veronica raised her hand and decisively stabbed the fork down. At that moment, Tiffany’s eyes widened with horror. It was as if she saw the Grim Reaper approaching and felt Death itself brushing against her skin with its hands.
“Stop!”
Suddenly, a stone shot over from afar and hit the fork in Veronica’s hand with great force right in the nick of time. The power behind that throw made her hand numb. Regardless, it managed to redirect her course and cause the fork to fly out of her hand.
Everyone simultaneously looked over and saw a man and a woman storming over. They were dressed in the Hidden Clan’s traditional costume. They raised their chins proudly and strode over elegantly, exuding a natural charisma as they made their appearance.
“Imbecile! How dare you attempt to commit murder outside our palace! How dare you disrespect our clan and the royal family!”
Judging by the fact that the man spoke in English, he investigated everyone in attendance thoroughly.
Then, the man who spoke turned his gaze at Liam and spoke in the language of the Hidden Clan, “Liam, you’re a prince, yet you did nothing to stop them?”
“Yes, brother’s right. How could you allow this to go so far?” the woman on the side chimed in.
“Woah, my dear brother and sister, do you think I can stop them? They are so powerful and highly skilled. My hands are tied.” Liam shrugged and spread his arms helplessly.
Matthew and Hendrey immediately halted while Veronica stood up and spared Tiffany. Tiffany, who sensed that she was given a new lease on life, hastily crawled to Zac’s side and hid behind him, trembling like a leaf.
Zac, who was drinking wine, furrowed his brows as he watched the people who had arrived. Then, he instinctively sniffed when he smelled something out of place and immediately identified it as a stench of urine. His face twisted in disgust, and he side-eyed Tiffany. His gaze quickly traveled downward to her skirt.
Tiffany knew what had happened when she saw the revulsion in his eyes, so she forced herself to scoot away.
“Get lost!” Zac snapped and grimaced in distaste. The woman had soiled the place where he ate and drank. He also felt rather suffocated as he thought that even the air was polluted by her presence.
Right then, he felt that Tiffany was such a useless coward. She peed her pants because of Veronica.
The bonfire wasn’t a good light source as the fire shifted and crackled, making the shadows dance. Plus, Tiffany was wearing a light-colored skirt, so no one could see any signs of wetness on her dress, but they could smell it. Thankfully, the evening breeze blew by, and it soon scattered the pungent smell in no time.
“Let me introduce to you all. This is my elder brother, Dominik, and this is my eldest sister, Eleanor, who is also the leader of the hidden clan,” Liam introduced the two to the crowd.
Zac, Xavier, Antheena, Hendrey, and Troy immediately came forward and greeted them respectfully. On the other hand, Veronica and Matthew stood aside quietly, as they couldn’t be bothered to suck up to the Ledgers like sycophants.
Dominik had his hands behind his back as he sized Veronica up with an unfathomable gaze. Then, after a while, he ordered the servant trailing behind him, “You, take Miss Tiffany to get changed.”
