Chapter 6

Vivienne's face turned bright red, her delicate features contorting with shock and indignation.

She clung to Edgar's sleeve beside her, but her eyes glared fiercely at me.

Edgar's face was ashen as he shook off Vivienne's hand.

He strode up to the stage, kicked over the standing microphone, and immediately slapped me across the face with his right hand.

"Smack!"

The sharp sound rang out, instantly silencing the sparse applause that had been following mine, replaced by a chorus of gasps.

My head was knocked to one side, and I glimpsed a figure sprinting onto the stage.

Dane steadied me by the shoulders and shouted at Edgar, "Hitting a woman? Have you no shame?!"

Seeing Dane appear seemed to enrage Edgar further. "Well well, Nolan, I see you've been up to plenty of disgusting business behind my back."