Party

Talia got down with Asher and entered the hall. She walked in proudly and confidently. Before coming, she made sure that all the preparations were done. All her victims will surely be doomed.

On the other hand, Asher was so delighted that he could finally spend some time alone with his wild cat. Unfortunately, she seemed to be scheming something and he decided to patiently wait for the show. He did some investigation beforehand and found out that she had a heavy grudge against Amber Hamilton.

Only by looking at her face or change in behavior when she looks at Amber, he immediately detected that something felt off. He went out of his daze when he heard his name being called. He looked up and saw an unfamiliar face smiling at him coquettishly.

Stella's face was painted with blush at the sight of Asher. She felt blessed. Not only did Jace, Jason and Oliver come but also this sexy CEO. She was on cloud nine. She thought that as the 3 hotties already had a partner each, she could still hook up with Asher.

She smiled and walked forward to him. She attended to touch his face but before she could, her hand was stopped by him. "I understand that you don't want us to do it in public. So, where should we go? You can choose between the guest room, my room, the garden, the kitchen-" she said but was forced to stop as he dragged her to a corner.

She went directly to the point as she had no time for discussion. He had the reputation for being a playboy, so she directly offered herself on a silver platter for him. "Hmmmm, so eager. It seems as if you can not wait and already chose a place, huh? I like it." she said seductively. Asher couldn't quite understand why and how this happened to him now. He turned around, looking for Talia but couldn't find her anywhere. Then he inwardly prayed for a way to get rid of this gum.

"Stop talking shit, you nasty bitch. You're so shameless. You do have guts to seduce other people's man. Aren't you the least scared or shameful? How can you stoop so low? All you know is fooling around. Aren't you satisfied? When we were young, you stole all of my boyfriends but I said nothing as we were teens, but now I won't stay calm as before." Talia said provocatively.

Looking around, there was a big commotion and Talia loved the mess she created. Mr Joe was busy discussing the wedding preparations of his daughter with the inlaws when he got information about what was going on. Walking away from his seat, he went in the direction of Stella and halted in shock.

"Look at her, no one could think that the only daughter of the Joe will be a bitch. It's such a pity." one guest said. "So she even used to steal others' boyfriends. I had always admired her, but now she disgusts me. I feel like puking." another one said. "What I can not accept is that some weeks ago, she made a scandal at the mall and humiliated Amber and Amy. She is a such a dirty and shameless slut." another guess added.

When Mr Joe thought that the situation couldn't worsen, he got dumbstruck. Out of nowhere, pictures and videos of Stella and several men having sexual intercourse appeared on the big screen which was supposed to show her pictures with her fiance. Stella fell on her knees. Her image, her name, her popularity, her reputation, her career, everything was over.

"Isn't she Stella Joe the famous actress and the lady of the Joe family? She isn't even satisfied with her fiance and her father's money." a guest said. "To think that she is the one getting engaged today. What a whore." one of her friends said.

She could not get hold of anything said or done there and stared at the ground absent-mindedly. 'It must be one of the witches' scheme. They will pay back greatly for this. One day, sooner or later, they will pay.' she inwardly cursed.

Her father called the security to cancel the engagement party and to escort everybody out. He could not accept more humiliation coming from those ungrateful dogs. He usually threw parties and had always welcomed them gracefully and offered them help in their various businesses. The majority of the people in there owed him their success and stability.

His daughter had already caused so much trouble for him and she was already shocked by the turning of the event. She was a laughingstock to the society. He decided to move out of the country with his daughter, without the intention of coming back.

He called for her and she responded half heartedly. His gaze on her had a mixture of disappointment and pity. Even after what she did, he could not bear to part away from her. Sighing while slowly shaking his head, he made proper arrangements for them to leave.

* * *

Outside the Joe's mansion,

"Talia, why did you do that? You went too far this time around. Don't you have a conscience? How could you?.....I knew that you hated her but you weren't obliged to go that far. What if she commits suicide? What if she-" Amber scolded but got interrupted by Talia who couldn't take more of her blabbering.

"SHUT THE HELL UP!! Who are you to question me? You useless woman. What now? Do you wanna take her party after the humiliation she gave you and Amy? You are such an ungrateful bitch. Just-"

"Stop all of it now. Don't forget that the two of you are cousins! And please, for my sake stop arguing at least for tonight." Talia was forced to stop speaking as Jace started emphasizing the fact that they were blood related.

Talia and Amber got annoyed but still nodded because of the love they had for Jace. Then Jace sighed and darted his gaze around I search of Milli, only to find her fainting. Surprised but worried, he caught her before she could reach the ground and carried her to his car. Amber reached out to stop Jace so that she could take a look at Milli but got stopped by Jason.

She sighed and retreated. Everyone got surprised because of the sudden news that the sworn enemies were cousins. Everyone except for the girls and Asher. Jason and Oliver noticed his calm expression and decided to question him.

"Asher, how did you know about their blood relationship?" Jason stated straightforwardly as usual. "I used a detective. I'm not like you guys waiting for the girl to tell me gradually with time. I felt the need to know everything now and I did. I also know everything about your parrners, but still I couldn't find anything on both of you. I guess we all use the same ways of hiding from the media." Asher summarized everything, closing the topic.

And that is how they parted their ways. Jason got restless as Amber was in a sullen mood. He first thought of bringing her to a restaurant but then saw that it was not convenient as they were just coming back from a party. No. A ruined party caused by Talia Groove. Finally, he decided to bring her to his home.

* * *

At the Walker's mansion,

"Let's go." Talia went out of her daze when she heard Asher speaking. She looked around and found out that it was not her home and neither was it Amy's own. "Where are we? Whose house is this?" she had to question him as he was the one who brought her there.

"This is a mansion not a house. Can't you see how big and luxurious it is? Hmmmm?" Asher said slightly annoyed. "I don't care if it's your house or not. What triggers me is why you didn't bring me back to my house." Talia said exuding pure anger in her tone.

"*Sigh* Talia don't you think that it is a bad idea to go back home now? And after all what you've done. You did not only get Stella humiliated at her own engagement party but you also prepared something for Amber. I know that you hired a sniper to shoot near her leg but you asked him to go after Jace got angry." Talia was stunned after hearing what Asher said. And pondered for a while before sighing and getting down on her own