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    Lucy''s face was a mess. It was mostly Sienna who had beaten her up, leaving her no chance to fight back. Her face was now swollen and red.


    She had thought her height advantage would make Sienna beg for mercy, but instead, she received several ps, and her hair was yanked out, scattered across the floor.


    The floor, covered with blonde strands, showed just how intense the fight had been.


    Yvette looked at Lucy expressionlessly, her green eyes carrying a hint of coldness. Just one nce was enough to send a chill down anyone''s spine. Lucy shouted angrily, "Just wait until my darling gets here! He won''t let you off the hook. I want you all to suffer!"


    Since she got together with her current boyfriend, people had always been polite and deferential toward her. This was the first time she had been beaten like this, and she was furious.


    Yvette merely took a step forward, and Lucy instinctively stepped back.


    Sienna heard what Lucy said and could not help butugh. She thought, ''Mentioning someone in front of Yvette? That''s


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    Yvette leisurely sat down at the table, and seeing this, Sienna eagerly brought the steak over to ce it in front of her.


    Yvette calmly picked up a pair of silver butter knives, gracefully lifting a piece of sliced steak to her mouth. Her slender, clean fingers looked particrly beautiful under the restaurant lights.


    Just when everyone thought another conflict was about to start, Wette''s actions confused them once more. Eating steak at that moment seemed out of ce, and who even ate steak with butter knives?


    The people in the restaurant thought Yvette was being incredibly rude, but because of that recent kick of hers, no one dared to talk loudly.


    Lucy was about to lose her temper over Yvette''s actions. Just as she trembled and pulled out her phone to make a call, the restaurant doors opened once again.


    A man, about six feet tall, with sharp features and deep contours stood before them.


    His eyes had a light hue, and he wore a ck, high-end suit with the sleeves of his shirt rolled up just right, revealing toned and muscr forearms– clearly showing he was a regr at the gym.


    The man''s appearance made Lucy, who was about to call for help, overjoyed.


    She hobbled toward him and threw herself into his arms, her eyes filled with tears. Her earlier arrogance was gone, reced by a helpless, pitiful demeanor.


    Her voice was tearful as she said, "Darling, you''re finally here. If you hadn''te, those two rude women from Clusia would have beaten me to death."


    "They''re so unreasonable. I just wanted to sit in our usual spot, but they refused and hit me. Look at my face, it hurts so much."


    The woman deliberately disyed her swollen, red face to the man, hoping to elicit his sympathy.


    The man merely nced at Lucy without any reaction. Instead, his gaze rested on Yvette, who was leisurely eating her steak, His expression shifted with surprise before slowly settling, like calm waves in the ocean.


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    Sienna thought the man''s face seemed somewhat familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before, but she could not quite remember where.


    No wonder Lucy was so arrogant. This man probably had some status. He looked impressive and clearly was not an ordinary person.


    Since his arrival, everyone in the restaurant had stopped whispering and began guessing his identity.


    The man raised his hand without a change in expression, then pushed Lucy out of his arms and gently stroked her head.


    In a deep and maic voice, he asked. "She hit you?"


    Lucy was somewhat ttered by being treated so gently for the first time by the man. She had been by his side for a long time, and except when they were in bed, he hardly spoke to her


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    he thought the man felt sorry for her and acted even more pitiful and weak, "Darling."


    She barely spoke before the man grabbed her neck, slowly tightening his grip. Lucy''s eyes widened as her breathing became


    harder.


    No one expected this turn of events. Wasn''t this man her boyfriend? Why would he want to strangle his girlfriend''


    The waiters were nearly scared to death. Sienna stood to the side, stunned for a moment, unable to understand the man''s


    actions.


    Only Yvette, sitting in her chair, nced briefly at the man as he entered and continued to eat her steak,pletely unaffected by what was happening.


    The man watched as Lucy''s face gradually turned blue, his grip remaining firm. With just a bit more pressure, Lucy would lose her life.


    Yvette finished thest bite of her steak and wiped her mouth, her eyes cold and indifferent. With an overpowering presence, she casuallymanded, "Let go."


    Hearing those two words, the man immediately let go, and Lucy copsed to the floor. He looked down at her, took a check from his pocket, wrote on it, and tossed it onto her.


    "We''re done. Take the money and leave," he said.


    Lucy looked at the man in fear. Not willing to give up, she crawled over, ignored the stares, and clung to his leg, begging for


    mercy.


    "Darling, I was wrong. I won''t cause trouble again. Please don''t leave me. I''ll be good from now on. I truly know I was wrong she pleaded. Lucy was already bruised and swollen, and she looked even worse as she cried.


    The man pulled his leg away in disgust, his voice harsh. "Do you know who she is?"


    Following Derek''s gaze, Lucy looked over to where Yvette sat with her legs crossed, and her heart sank.


    She stiffened suddenly, remembering that it was Yvette who had told Derek to let go, and immediately, he obeyed. Yvette''s tone was clearlymanding him, yet Derek was not angry at at Instead, he actually let go of her.


    Lucy thought in shock, ''Derek actually listens to a woman?


    Lucy stammered. "Her? Her?"


    Derek looked at Lucy like she was trash. "She''s someone I wouldn''t dare offend. Who do you think you are?


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    Lucy''s heart sank instantly. She thought, Who is this woman from Clusia? A woman whom even Derek wouldn''t dare to provoke must be incredibly frightening"


    Lucy did not dare look at Yvette again, realizing that Derek would not want her anymore. She nced at the check on the floor, crawled over to pick it up, and then hurried out of the restaurant.


    The diners were left staring at each other in confusion. It was the waiter''sment that revealed the man''s identity.


    “Mr. Ross, I''ll arrange a better seat for you right away," the waiter said, feeling guilty and nervous, knowing he had made a mistake.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org.


    Just mentioning Derek Jeft everyone dining there stunned. He was the second son of the Ross family, the owner of the world''srgest entertainment chain club, and a top-ten eligible bachelor on the wealth rankings for five years straight.


    Sienna suddenly remembered why the man looked familiar. She had seen him at a party years ago. It had been quite a while, and she had nearly forgotten.


    Ignoring the murmur of the crowd and the waiter''s attempts to please, Derek walked straight up to Yvette and stopped. He greeted softly, "It''s been a while."