Chapter 3 She sneered , eyes gleaming with malice , and exhaled a ring of smoke straight at my face . " Amelia , you're one tough cookie , huh ? Even hiding medicine on you ? " I choked , gasping for air , desperately shaking my head . She grinned wickedly , prying my fingers open one by one , before snatching the pill from my hand . With a cruel twist , she ground it under her heel . The white powder mixed with the dirt , and she kicked it away with a casual motion . " Don't ! " My vision blurred with rage , and I struggled to grab it back , but she pressed the cigarette butt down onto my hand . The searing pain from my burnt skin made me cry out in agony . Aiden had been clinking glasses with the others . He frowned at the commotion and walked over . Ivy shoved the cigarette into my hand and immediately lunged at him , throwing herself into his arms . " Aiden , I was just trying to help her up , but she burned me with the cigarette ! " Aiden glanced at the cigarette in my hand , then looked at Ivy , who was coughing violently . " Amelia , you still have the nerve to claim you're allergic to smoke ? What's this then ? " " It's not me ... it's her ... " I pointed weakly at Ivy , trying to show him the burn on my hand . But Aiden didn't believe me . His gaze was filled with disgust . The others chimed in , backing Ivy up , " Ivy caught a cold and can't stand the smell of smoke . No one here was smoking today . She's obviously doing this on purpose ! " 1 opened my mouth to defend myself , but no sound came out . I could only shake my head helplessly , tears streaming down my face . Aiden tightened his arms around Ivy . Just as he began to comfort her , his phone rang . " Yeah , yeah , it's the BBQ joint in the city center ! " He hung up the phone , his face lighting up with excitement . " The Grant Group just called ! Their CEO is on his way here ! " The group erupted in excitement , though confusion flickered across their faces . " Wait , isn't the contract signing next week ? Why would the cold , distant Mr. Grant suddenly show 1 gathered the last bit of strength to croak out , " He ... he's my brother ... Nathan is my brother ... " They paused for a moment , then burst out laughing . up here ? " " Are you serious ? What a joke . You , a Stone , trying to claim you're related to Mr. Grant ? Are you out of your mind ? " Ivy giggled behind her hand . " Is she acting again ? Everyone knows that the chairman of the Grant Group only has one son , Nathan Grant . If he were really her brother , would we even need to beg for this partnership ? " Aiden's expression darkened . Chapter 3 Dreame - Read o 341 % " What next ? You going to tell us Nathan's coming here for you ? " I nodded weakly . His hand cracked across my face before I could say another word . Dazed from lack of oxygen , my head crashed to the floor with a heavy thud . The ringing in my ears drowned out everything , and warm blood dripped onto the floor . Darkness clouded my vision . " Amelia , you're really disappointing me more and more . Lies ... nothing but lies . Absolutely hopeless ! " " Since you still don't know how wrong you are , you can stay in the bathroom ! So when Mr. Grant arrives , he doesn't have to see your crazy behavior and dirty his eyes ! " He waved coldly at the others . " Get a server to clean this up . It's bad luck just to look at it . " Two of them yanked me by the arms and dragged me into the restroom . " Please ... call an ambulance ... save me ... " A broken plea tore from my throat , ragged and desperate . My face was turning blue from lack of oxygen . They noticed something was off with me and hesitated before asking Aiden , " Aiden , she really doesn't look good . Should we take her to the hospital ? " Chapter 3 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!