A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 119

Everyone thought it was the ultimate humiliation, but the woman before them, Matilda, actually stood up even though she was shaking. She was too thin, painfully so, and it made their hearts

twinge.

A collective pause. Heartache? For this woman?

With a smirk still playing on her lips, Matilda slapped Mia across the face before anyone could recover. In that instant, her features were stunningly beautiful!

Mia, never having been struck in public, touched her cheek and cried out, “How dare you hit

me?”

Immediately, a couple of thugs grabbed Matilda and slammed her back down. Her knees buckled, and she crashed towards the booth’s table. Agony shot through her as she struck it, and she let out a muffled groan, a sound of extreme restraint.

“Mia,” Yvan frowned, “that’s about enough.”

to be feeling sorry for your ex–wife, now would you?” Adrian chimed in coolly. “Who’s gonna feel sorry for our

sharpened. “You know she’s

towards the woman pinned to the ground, recognizing

think we ought to punish her properly, lest she still thinks she’s the high and mighty Ms. Thompson,” Ella spoke up,

Thompson, the heiress?” Mia scoffed. “There’s no Thompson family in Sea City anymore, Matilda. What are you, a prostitute from

to pour liquor down her throat. “Drink up! Weren’t you just

Drink!”

again, a warning, “That’s

good Samaritan. How about this, Matilda? Beg Mr. Boyd. If he says so, I’ll let

As she looked up, all color drained

approached, his body trembling with barely contained concern. He feared she might collapse

down. Her hand was lifted onto the table, and someone said, “This is the hand

Chapter 119

hand was exposed, drawing gasps from the onlookers.