"Bang-" "Crash-" The bodyguards rushed in, smashing the expensive antique vases, spilling the precious red wine on the floor, and tearing apart the custom-made furniture. The entire villa turned into ruins in just a few minutes. Eloise stood in the midst of the chaos, looking at everything expressionlessly. Her nails dug deep into the palm of her hand, but she didn't feel any pain. These destroyed objects, like her shattered dignity, can never be pieced back together. "Found it! a bodyguard shouted loudly, running down from the second floor with the gilded trophy in hand." Ronald took the trophy and left with Cecilia, satisfied. As she left, Cecilia glanced back at Eloise, a victorious smile playing on her lips. "Eloise, don't be sad, Vincent approached and comforted gently, "In the future, we will build you another villa exactly the same as this one." "Yes, we'll buy new things for you that were smashed, Leonel and Tobias chimed in. Eloise looked at them and suddenly laughed, a smile on her face that carried an indescribable irony. "Do you not get tired of pretending like this?" The three of them were stunned: "What?" Eloise didn't say anything else and walked away. Eloise moved into the new villa in the suburbs, staying indoors all day, waiting only for Mario to return home. It wasn't until the eve of her birthday that she finally went out to the most upscale dress shop in town to pick out a dress. Chapter 8 1:4 288 Vouchers As soon as she walked in, she saw Cecilia. The two of them both had their eyes on the same dress. "I took this dress, Eloise said lightly." The shop assistant recognized Eloise's identity and immediately smiled obsequiously, saying, "Ms. Patnick has such good taste! This dress is a global limited edition, only someone of your status is worthy of it!" With that, she glanced disdainfully at Cecilia and said, "As for some people... let's look at something else. These high-end designer dresses are not something that commoners can wear." Cecilia's eyes welled up with tears, and she immediately took out her phone to make a call: "Ronald... come quickly... I was bullied..." Eloise's heart tightened, immediately realizing that something was wrong. She didn't even have time to change into her evening gown before she turned and ran out. Just arrived at the parking lot. "Bang!" The back of her head was in severe pain, and she blacked out completely, losing consciousness. When consciousness slowly returned, Eloise found herself suspended on the outer wall of the Patnick Group building. At the sixty-ninth floor, the cold wind cut her skin like a knife. She looked down and realized she was only wearing thin underwear, her exposed skin turning blue in the cold wind, almost losing consciousness. "Awake?" Ronald's cold voice came from above. Eloise struggled to lift her head and met those phoenix-like eyes that had once captivated her, but now only radiated a chilling coldness. It was him... Chapter 8 Did he personally strip her naked and then hang her up on this tall building?! Eloise's pupils contracted sharply, her heart feeling as though it was being tightly squeezed by an invisible hand. She hadn't had time to question yet, when Ronald had already bent down, his long fingers pinching her chin. "Eloise, you used to enjoy competing with Cecilia for things, right? Well, remember today's lesson well. Next time you try to snate something, think carefully about whether you can handle the consequences." After speaking, he let go of her hand, turned around and walked away, not even sparing her an extra glance. Eloise heard the footsteps gradually fading away in her ears, followed by the faint conversation in the hallway. "Daring to steal from Cecilia, we need to make her suffer a bit, Vincent's cold voice carried a hint of cruelty." "Come back in an hour to save her? Leonel pushed his glasses up, his tone light and airy, as if discussing the weather for the day." "Why not hang out for a day, we can't die anyway, Tobias chuckled in agreement. "It's the perfect time for us to go pick out a new dress for Cecilia." The footsteps of the three people gradually faded away, leaving only Eloise hanging alone in the air on the sixty-ninth floor. The cold wind was piercing, Eloise was shivering all over, her lips turning purple from the cold. She gritted her teeth tightly, but tears uncontrollably streamed down her face. Why... Why did they treat her like that? She used to think that even if they didn't love her, at least there should be some childhood friendship between them. It now appears that they treated her even worse than strangers. Chapter 8 288 Vouchers The next morning, early risers on their way to work stopped one after another, pointing and discussing Eloise, who was suspended inahid-air. "Oh my goodness! Isn't that Ms. Patnick?" "How was she hanging there? And... dressed like that?" "Tsk, how embarrassing..." Eloise looked down at the ant-like croyed below, feeling ashamed and angry, wishing she could just let go of the rope and jump down. Just then, Vincent and the other two finally arrived late. "Eloise! I'm sorry! Vincent rushed over, looking anxious. "We just found out that Ronald had tied you up here!" Leonel quickly took off his coat and draped it over her trembling body: "Don't be afraid, we'll take you back." Tobias also crouched down and said softly, "I'm sorry, we promise that we will never let you be hurt like this again in the future." Eloise slowly looked up and saw their hypocritical masks, then suddenly smiled. That smile was so desolate that it broke people's hearts. "Get lost." 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