Evelyn Ford pinned Seth Scott to the ground and beat him up. She was strong, and her blows were fast and vicious. Seth Scott screamed nonstop, and in less than ten seconds, he started begging for mercy.
"I was wrong! I’m sorry! I apologize! I’ll pay for it!"
Evelyn Ford slapped him again, and Seth Scott howled in pain, "OW, OW, OW!"
"Stop hitting me! Help! Ahhh..."
Seth Scott’s miserable screams echoed throughout the entire Kestrel Villa District. Winnie Miller never expected Evelyn Ford to have such a violent temper. She quickly turned to Ronan Kendrick for help, begging him to stop Evelyn from continuing the assault on Seth.
"He’s going to get beaten to death! I’m begging you, please talk to Miss Ford! This is all my fault, when it comes down to it. Seth Scott is innocent."
"Innocent my ass! Didn’t you hear him just now? How he was insulting Ronan at the gate? Little lady, why didn’t you come out and stop him when he was cursing at Ronan? You sure are good at playing the hero. If you really want to be the hero, how about you take this beating for Seth Scott? Are you willing?" Quincy pushed his way to the front, planting his hands on his hips and blocking Ronan.
"Our Ronan is a married man. Don’t get so close to him, or I’ll punch you," Quincy threatened, raising a fist.
Winnie Miller quickly backed away a few steps. "That’s not what I meant! After Miss Ford told me they were married, I didn’t have any other ideas. I swear! That day, I just felt a little embarrassed and ashamed. After I found Nana York, I couldn’t help but cry, and that’s why I started rambling and said a lot of misleading things. I have absolutely no such intentions now. I won’t be a homewrecker."
Quincy snorted coldly. "Why don’t you ask Ronan if he’d even give you the time of day? And you have the gall to say you won’t be a homewrecker."
Winnie Miller lowered her head, at a complete loss. Hearing Seth Scott’s screams, she didn’t hesitate any longer and rushed forward, intending to take the beating from Evelyn in his place.
Evelyn Ford pulled back her fist. "Still want to burn down my house?"
"No, no more burning."
"Still want to slander people?"
"I wouldn’t dare."
Evelyn nodded, then ordered a few of his lackeys standing by, "Carry him away."
Evelyn glanced at the neighbors watching from all around, then leisurely strolled over to Ronan Kendrick.
"It’s handled. Let’s go home."
"Felicity, you’re amazing." Ronan looked at her with adoration. "You were so cool just now."
Evelyn raised an eyebrow. "Of course."
The barely-breathing Seth Scott was carried away by his lackeys. Winnie Miller, worried, jogged after them.
With the show over, the neighbors all closed their doors and went home.
Around a corner not far away, Nana York watched the farcical scene unfold, a smug smile playing on her lips. ’After today, Winnie Miller’s good-girl image will be completely shattered. Since Seth Scott rejected me for Winnie, he deserved getting beaten up today.’
"What are you looking at? Let’s go home."
Ronan smiled. "I saw a rat. Do your hands hurt? That was hard work."
"Sniffle... they hurt a little. What should I do?"
"Hey, you two, watch it! We’re still here, you know," Quincy said, making a gagging expression.
"Ronan, do you smell that?"
"Smell what?"
Evelyn sniffed the air. "The sour stench of jealousy."
"I do. Jealousy makes people ugly. Let’s just ignore him."
Evelyn happily pulled Ronan into the villa. "Okay, I’ll listen to you."
Outside the door, Quincy and the others stood there, looking at each other in bewilderment.
"I can’t believe Evelyn has a side like that. It’s terrifying. I’m more used to her yelling about fighting and killing."
"So that’s the kind of person Ronan really is. Terrifying."
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News of Evelyn Ford beating up Seth Scott spread quickly through the Kestrel Villa District. Along with it came all sorts of absurd rumors, like Winnie Miller getting pregnant as a homewrecker and being dumped, and Seth Scott getting beaten up by the wife while trying to get justice for her.
An even more ridiculous version claimed that Winnie Miller got pregnant while dating Seth Scott, was hit by Ronan Kendrick’s car causing a miscarriage, and Seth Scott was beaten up by Evelyn when he went to their door to demand justice.
In short, Evelyn’s reputation as a fierce tigress was now firmly established in the villa district. Neighbors would take a detour when passing by House 11, Row C, afraid she would rush out and attack them.
"The rumor mill is saying you’d even kick a random dog on the street."
Evelyn frowned. "What the hell is my PR team doing? Why haven’t they issued a clarification statement? Where’s my lawyer? Hurry up and send a cease and desist to these gossips! Where’s the investigation team? Find the people spreading these rumors immediately. I’m going to sue them for defamation."
Quincy’s mouth twitched. "You’re the infamous queen of Kestrel Villa now, not some celebrity."
"So a queen’s reputation isn’t worth anything, is that it? Yuri, you’re fired. Go to the finance department, collect your pay, and get out."
Quincy was speechless.
"You’re in the mood to role-play? You nearly beat Seth Scott to death! They had to rush him to the base hospital just to save his life. The doctor said he has multiple fractures and contusions and needs to rest for three months. Seth’s dad was furious. He brought people over, vowing to make you pay, but Ronan threw him out. Then, Winnie Miller’s parents and siblings, believing she was really pregnant, stormed over demanding an explanation. Ronan beat them up, too. All four of them ended up in the hospital for emergency treatment. When Winnie heard the news, she fainted from shock and was also hospitalized. Now everyone in the villa district is calling you and Ronan the ’deadly duo’."
Evelyn was stunned. "Ronan hit someone? How come I didn’t know? And these people, why won’t they listen to reason? I told them not to slander Ronan, but they just wouldn’t listen. Don’t they deserve to get hit? Especially Winnie Miller’s parents. They’re completely brainless. Instead of asking Winnie about it, they believed the rumors. And Seth Scott’s dad! His son tried to burn down a house and kill innocent civilians, and instead of apologizing, he dares to come for revenge? The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree."
Hearing her put it that way, Quincy actually found it made a lot of sense.
"It’s true, we really aren’t suited to live in crowded places. We’re too dazzling. Our brilliance can’t be contained. We can’t even keep a low profile if we want to."
Quincy coughed. "Evelyn, you’re getting more and more twisted... I mean, more and more narcissistic."
Evelyn picked up a box. Inside, there was no gold or jewelry, only a diary.
She wiped the box clean, placed the diary back inside, and then set it on a cabinet.
"An ordinary person like you wouldn’t have these kinds of problems. Alright, get to work. We need to get this pile of supplies sorted today."
"Got it."
Officer Graham was organizing books. Ronan had gone to the base. Today, the three of them were still working in the space, while the others were downstairs grinding medicinal powders.
"By the way, could that ridiculous rumor about Winnie Miller being pregnant have been spread by her ’best friend’? I remember Seth Scott saying that it was her best friend who told him Winnie was pregnant and had been dumped by some scumbag. That’s why he flew into a rage for her and came looking for trouble with Ronan."
Evelyn snapped her fingers.
"That’s her."
Quincy clicked his tongue twice. "TSK, TSK. ’Best friend’ is practically a derogatory term these days. Girls like that are terrifying—so two-faced. Are the Miller and Scott families just going to let her off the hook?"
"It has nothing to do with us. She’s just a rat everyone wants to stomp on. Stop wasting time and get to work."
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