Lila had hoped this deal would help take some of the burden off Kieran, but her patience had its limits.

"You bitch! How dare you hit me?" Andy had never been humiliated like this before. Enraged, he raised a hand to strike back.

Michael moved quickly, stepping forward to shield Lila, but she had already sidestepped on her own. Without hesitation, she grabbed a nearby wine bottle and smashed it over Andy's head.

A pained scream tore from his throat as the commotion drew the attention of the surrounding guests.

Michael and Faith both froze, staring at Lila in shock.

Was this the same gentle, easygoing woman they knew?

"You're dead!" Andy touched his forehead, fingers coming away slick with warm blood. His eyes burned red with rage.

Michael made a move to intervene, but Lila blocked him with an outstretched arm. "Stay back. You're a public figure. Don't get involved."

"Lila Hart, right?" Andy's temple throbbed, but his voice dripped with venom.

"Do you think you can do whatever the hell you want just because Kieran has your back? This is why women are idiots. Kieran needs the Moore family's cooperation, so what the hell do you count on?"

Maybe it was the pain clouding his judgment. Maybe he had just never seen women as a real threat. Either way, he let his guard down.

still managed to land a

immediately collapsed, clutching himself as a wretched howl

"You fucking bitch!"

over, ready to explode-only to freeze in place. His mouth opened,

members, and the company president's

person here he could afford

a fucking corpse? You're siding with outsiders to humiliate me? Just wait until we get back

hard his jaw trembled, cold sweat trickling

His second uncle,

been deep in conversation

the noise, he

Andy-half his face covered in blood, still curled up and clutching himself-his expression darkened. "What

gaze swept across the crowd before locking

he's your brother. This is about the Moore family's reputation, and you just stood there watching while he

expecting Harrison to start berating Faith without even asking what had happened. And to do it so publicly, without sparing

to speak when Michael tugged her

to let her fade into

Harrison, he spat out, "Uncle Harrison, she's the one who

Harrison could respond, she spoke first. "This

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