---- Chapter 5 On the day of the birthday party, Keshawn personally drove to pick her up. He was the only person in the car. "Didn't you bring Haylee?" Carleigh asked casually. Keshawn frowned and said, "In the future, I will avoid contact with you so that you don't get angry all the time." Carleigh tugged at the corner of her mouth. He was not afraid of her getting angry, but of her bullying Haylee. In his heart, Carleigh had long been a malicious woman. The banquet was grand, with Keshawn holding Carleigh's hand throughout, giving jewelry, giving famous paintings, and even whispering sweet words, saying, "Have I finally managed to please you this time?" Carleigh looked at him and suddenly remembered the past. When he made her angry, he would also humble himself to coax her, and Carleigh always had a soft heart and forgave him. ---- But this time is different. He used her parents' lives as bargaining chips, trampled on her dignity, and publicly auctioned off her private photos. Even if he brought the whole world to her, it would not make up for it. Carleigh was about to speak when the doors of the banquet hall were suddenly pushed open- Haylee stood nervously at the door in a white dress. Keshawn's face changed: "Didn't I tell you to stay in the villa?" Her eyes were slightly red, "I... I wanted to celebrate my sister's birthday and brought a gift..." "| don't want to see you," Carleigh said coldly. Keshawn had already waved for the waiter to seat Haylee and whispered to Carleigh, "She kindly threw you a birthday party, let's just let bygones be bygones." At the party, it was supposed to be a celebration for Carleigh, but Keshawn's attention was completely on Haylee. ---- When the band played the dance music, he was originally holding Carleigh's hand, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Haylee with tears in her eyes, so he eventually turned around and walked towards Haylee. Carleigh stood in the corner, watching them embrace and dance, feeling numb inside. The dance ended, and Haylee pouted, saying, "High heels hurt my feet." Keshawn immediately went downstairs himself to buy her a pair of flat shoes. She took the opportunity to walk up to Carleigh and shook her phone, "Carleigh, you probably don't know, but the gifts Keshawn gave you are all ones I didn't want." "He had to report to me and send me messages every minute to attend your birthday banquet..." She proudly displayed the chat records, "Look, he said 'Baby, endure a little longer, I'll be back to accompany you soon'. Carleigh had long been feeling hopeless, "What do you want to do?" "T wanted you to step aside." "Very soon," Carleigh said calmly, "I will completely step aside." ---- Haylee squinted her eyes, seemingly lost in thought. Just when Carleigh thought she had convinced her, the next moment, she suddenly grabbed Carleigh's hand and slapped herself hard! "A crisp slap sounded." When Keshawn rushed over, he saw Haylee covering her face, tears streaming down. "Carleigh!" he exclaimed angrily, "Did you bully her again?!" "I didn't." "T saw everything!" He grabbed Carleigh's wrist, squeezing so hard it felt like he might crush her bones. "Wasn't the last lesson enough? I told you, whatever you do to Haylee, I will repay tenfold!" Haylee sobbed and shook her head, saying, "Forget it... It's okay..." "With me here, what are you afraid of?" Keshawn tenderly wiped away her tears, "I've said it before, you can do anything, even if you poke a hole in the sky." "Don't always be timid, you will only be bullied." After speaking, he directly instructed the bodyguard to ---- hold Carleigh and said to Haylee, "Whatever she did to you, you hit her back ten times harder now." Haylee pretended to be scared, "I, I dare not..." "T taught you." He held her hand and slapped Carleigh hard! "Bang!" "This time, it's to teach you how to fight back." "Bang!" "This time, it's to teach you not to be timid." "Bang!" The third time, the fourth time... Carleigh was in so much pain that her vision went black, blood oozed from the corner of her mouth, and her ears were ringing, but she gritted her teeth and remained silent. When he reached the tenth hit, Keshawn finally stopped. The surrounding guests whispered to each other, "Mrs. Sutton is really pitiful, today is her birthday..." ---- "Serves her right, she bullied people..." Keshawn gently took Haylee's hand and said, "Does it hurt? Let me take you to get some medicine." After saying that, he picked up Haylee horizontally and left without looking back. The bodyguard released Carleigh, and she slumped to the ground, her cheeks burning with pain. But in my heart, it hurts a thousand times, ten thousand times more than this. Keshawn, I regret it, regret falling in love with you. Iregret so much. 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