Chapter 6
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"She jumped in herself!"
"That's horrible! She risked her life just to frame Ella!"
After my aunt watched the footage, she turned to look at Monica crying hysterically and then at everyone staring at them with disdain. She could not take the accusing looks and almost passed out from the stress of it all.
My uncle quickly grabbed her with an extremely upset look on his face. He roared at Monica. "Look at what you did! How could you do something like that?"
Monica turned pale as she tried to explain, "Mom, Dad, it wasn't on purpose. I just like Grayson so much that I wanted to keep him by my side…"
Grayson stared at the footage and ignored the crowd behind him that was discussing this with great interest as he came straight to my side. "I made a mistake, Ella. Please give me another chance. I'll make sure to break it clean with Monica. Let's start over again. I don't care if you're an heiress. All I care about is you…"
I scoffed and went to Edwin to hold his hand. "Another chance? Grayson, I've given you lots of chances. I've asked you numerous times in the past four years to make our relationship public, but you rejected me time and again.
"When I was working overtime late at night, you never showed me any concern. When our clients made me drink copious amounts of alcohol, you never shielded me once. All it took was a few words from Monica, and you went to bed with her. Now, you want to start over again with me?"
Grayson turned pale instantly. "How… How did you know that we…"
I projected my phone contents to the screen, and the obscene photos and videos Monica shared with me appeared in front of his eyes. "Do you think Monica would hide something like this, just like how you did?"
I sneered, "She couldn't wait to announce to the world that she snatched my boyfriend of four years away from me because that's the way she has always been. Monica has always loved taking my things. But it doesn't matter anymore. If she wants you, she can have the garbage that means nothing to me."
Everyone took a sharp breath as their gaze fell like needles on Grayson and Monica.
Monica screamed as she lunged at me to grab my phone. "Shut up! You did this on purpose! You just want to see us destroyed!"
Edwin quickly stopped her. The look in his eyes was ice-cold. "Please have some dignity, Ms. Monica."
A security guard at the side quickly stepped up to stop Monica where she was. Monica finally broke down crying while pointing at Grayson. "I wasn't planning on sharing those photos and videos with you. It was him… He told me to share them to make you jealous!"
"Shut up!" Grayson roared, but Monica ignored him. "You told me that Ella loved you so much that she wouldn't be able to take it and would come back to you begging. You wanted to humiliate her and promised to marry me after you were done with her."
Grayson slapped Monica to stop her from speaking. "If I had known Ella was really… Would I have even been interested in you?!"
I stood by the side as I watched coldly at this drama unfolding. It was just as I expected. Grayson had always been a man who valued self-interest above everything else. He might have once been true to me, but he also loathed me for being unable to give him what he had always desired.
I felt fortunate that I could see him for who he truly was. Otherwise, not only would I continue to waste decades on him, but he might even take away half of my family's fortune.
Monica was angered at being bullied like this, and she lunged at Grayson to hit him. The crowd backed away as they watched excitedly. They could not hide their glee at witnessing such a joke.
My aunt tried to stop the fight, but to no avail. She could only wait until both of them were exhausted from their altercation.
I leaned against the railing as I watched this ridiculous sight coldly. Grayson's shirt was torn, and there were still red marks left on his neck by Monica from before. It was a stark contrast to the savage look on his face right now.
Monica's dress was torn as well, and her hair was in a mess. She cried and cursed. She was no longer the adorable, dainty lady she was before.
Grayson came to me and knelt with a thud.
