" You're out of control ! " Helen's eyes turned bloodshot with fury . " Someone , bring out the family law stick and punish her ! " The servants , having just witnessed Sloane kill a wolfhound bare - handed , hesitated , clutching their sticks , not daring to move . Seeing this , Helen screamed even louder , " What are you all standing around for ? Beat her ! " Sloane crossed her arms in front of her chest , her face utterly fearless . She spoke slowly , " Tomorrow is Samantha's birthday banquet . I don't mind showing up covered in bruises . " Helen's face twisted . Tomorrow's banquet had important guests from all walks of life . If anything shameful happened , the Rivers family would become a laughingstock . By now , Boone had recovered somewhat . Wiping the water off his face , his eyes burned with hatred . He shouted , " Mom , we can't let her off ! Lock her up tomorrow ! Let her scream for help with no one to hear her! " Sloane shot him a lazy glance and said , drawling , " Sure . While you're partying downstairs , I'll provide the background music upstairs . It'll be unforgettable . " Samantha hesitated . Tomorrow was supposed to be her perfect day . She did not want anything ruining it . She whispered to Helen , " Mom ... if the Hawthorne finds out we locked up Sloane , it won't look good ." After all , Sloane was still Lucas's fiancée . She represented his reputation , too . At that , Helen finally wavered . Sloane herself was nothing . She was a wild girl from nowhere , but Lucas was someone they could not afford to offend . Sloane smirked . Who would have thought she would one day use power to bully others ? She deliberately scared Helen , " Imagine if Lucas finds out you beat up his fiancée and humiliated him ... What if , in a fit of rage , he crushes Rivers Group ? " Thinking of the miserable ends of those who had crossed Lucas , Helen's face went ghostly pale , her body trembling uncontrollably . Seeing how easily she had been frightened , Sloane lost interest . She waved her hand dismissively and turned away . " Since you're not going to beat me , I'll be leaving . " Boone , watching her retreating figure , cursed after her , " Sloane , you just wait ! Once the Hawthorne annuls your engagement , I'll make you wish you were dead ! " Sloane paid him no mind and calmly walked toward her room . Once inside , she dialed a number . " Did you find the people I asked for ? " A reply came quickly . " Good . Protect them in secret . Tell them ... I can help them get justic This was the gift she had prepared for Boone . Samantha's eighteenth birthday banquet arrived as scheduled . for their dead loved ones . " Sloane's eyes gleamed coldly . No matter what outsiders thought of Lucas and Sloane's engagement , as long still commanded respect . So today , more guests arrived than expected . Somehow , Helen even managed to invite Mason . the engagement existed , the Rivers family P P At the moment , Samantha clung sweetly to his side. Even though Lucas had already woken up , and Mason no longer seemed so important , she did not mind keeping an extra option around . Seeing this , Marshall grinned so wide his eyes nearly disappeared . In time , the Rivers family's status in Stonebridge would surely climb higher . The Rivers brothers bustled among the guests , toasting left and right , spirits soaring . Meanwhile , Helen had stationed guards to keep Sloane locked upstairs . Sloane did not care for the party anyway . At the moment , she lounged comfortably in her room , reading a medical tome . Lucas's poisoning was tricky . Although she could technically cure it using her blood to refine medicine , she was not about to bleed herself dry . She had to find a safer , more thorough solution . But some people just could not stop looking for trouble . Send Gifts 1 2.4K Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!