Chapter 5 " Mrs. Miller , I advise you to think carefully before you speak . Today is my wedding , and I'll be taking these colleagues to another hotel in a moment . " Mrs. Miller bit her lip , her eyes on me filled with a strange mix of confusion , guilt , and reluctance . Become SVIP ! Read all SVIP stories After a long pause , she finally spoke , " This … this is our Mrs. Sterling ." She pointed at Ashley , her head bowed , not daring to look at me .
Ashley's face was smug , and Brenda burst into uproarious laughter . " Heard that , you loser ? Give up now , will you ? Did you really think Mr. Sterling's staff wouldn't recognize their own madam ?! " I couldn't believe Mrs. Miller would side with Ashley . I screamed at her , my voice raw , " Mrs. Miller ! What are you saying ?! Look closely ! Who am I ?! " " I don't know what you're doing , don't ask me , don't ask me ! " Mrs. Miller waved her hands frantically as she spoke . " Mrs.
Miller , there's no need to teli Mr. Sterling about what happened in the bridal suite , understand ? " Ashley warned , her voice laced with meaning . " Yes , yes , of course ! " With that , she turned and fled , quickly disappearing from the room . What was Ashley's connection to Mrs. Miller ? Mrs. Miller seemed terrified of her , even willing to cover for her . Ashley's laughter was wild and unrestrained . She leaned down , grabbing my chin tightly . " How dare you threaten Mrs. Miller ?
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Chloe , wake up . You were never as good as me in high school , and you're still not . You , with a face like that , think you can marry Julian Sterling ? " Brenda yanked my hair , pulling it back forcefully . " I think she's just desperate , Ma'am . She's probably here to seduce Mr. Sterling ! " " She definitely is ! Look at her seductive act , who knows how she even got into this company ! " Ashiey pushed my face away . " You're right . I don't even think you went to college , did you ?
How could someone like you get into Sterling Industries ? " " I was studying overseas + Ow ! Let go ! " My scalp was aching , but I couldn't finish my sentence . Ashley was so close , and as I looked at her carefully , I noticed something . She actually resembled Mrs. Miller quite a bit , like 70 % . Could it be … ? "Ashley , you and Mrs. Miller look so much like … " Before I could finish , Ashley slapped me , hard , making me see stars .
" You , you're not even a Sterling family heiress , how could you be .. " She picked up a piece of cloth from the floor and stuffed it into my mouth . " Let's see you be so stubborn now ! " " Ma'am , look what she's wearing on her hand ! " Brenda grabbed my hand to show Ashley . " Isn't this the Sterling family's heirloom ? " Brenda actually recognized our family heirloom ! I looked at her with a glimmer of hope . " She , she must have stolen it ! Yes , that's right !
I wondered why she came so early . Goodness , not only did she want to steal a man , but she's stealing things too ! " Mr. Davies took the opportunity to pinch my waist . " You wretched woman , how dare you steal the lady's property ?! Hand it over ! " The two of them held me down tightly . I struggled with all my might but couldn't break free from their grip . Unable to speak , my heart filled with rage and despair . Ashley seized the chance to reach for the jade bracelet on my wrist .
" This is mine , give it back . " She yanked hard , making my wrist red and raw . In the struggle , the jade bracelet fell to the ground and shattered into several pieces . My eyes fixed on the broken bracelet , tears uncontrollably welling up . That was a gift from my grandfather . My grandfather was gone , and now the bracelet was shattered too . I struggled free , slowly kneeling down , my trembling hands gently picking up the fragments .
The warm , smooth feel of the jade still lingered , but now it was utterly broken . Just then , the door opened again . " Sweetheart , are you ready ? The guests have all arrived ." It was my husband , Julian Sterling .
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