บททั้งหมดของ Perfect Socialite, Cruelest Lover: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 9

Randall Group's PR team moved fast. By the next day, the scandal and vicious comments online had already largely vanished."Mr. Boyer, Ms. Randall ordered all of these for you."The luxury items delivered by Caitlin's secretary, Sue Miller, filled the entire living room.I gazed calmly at those lavish gift boxes, knowing full well that this was nothing more than Caitlin's guilty attempt to make amends.Today was the birthday of Caitlin's mother, Maureen Walton. With little enthusiasm, I casually picked out a suit.By the time I arrived at the old estate, I found the guests in the ballroom all looking at me with complicated expressions.I had no idea why until a soft laugh drifted over.Shane descended from the second floor, supporting Mrs. Randall by the arm. He was dressed in a black suit, his posture tall and commanding, instantly drawing everyone's attention to him.It was only then that I noticed the formal wear we had on was the exact same style."A pleasure to meet you.

By the time Shane's outburst had run its course, he was nearly drained of strength."No!" I had just finished screaming myself hoarse when Shane drove the knife straight into my thigh.An excruciating, bone-deep pain instantly shot through every limb and nerve in my body.Staring at my bleeding leg, I collapsed to the ground in utter despair."Terry, you worthless piece of trash! Fight me for Caitlin, and I have ten thousand ways to kill you," Shane whispered with a laugh into my ear.A shudder ran through my entire body as I realized he had been fully conscious the entire time.With that, he pulled Caitlin into his arms."Caitlin, I'm sorry. The truth is, the moment I got on that plane all those years ago, I already regretted it. I know I had no right to come back, since you already have someone new by your side, but I just can't let you go."He wept as though his heart were breaking.A flicker of emotion stirred in Caitlin's eyes, but she still looked toward me first."Take

At that moment, all hell was breaking loose inside Shane's hospital room. Several people were kneeling on the floor, so panicked they could barely string a sentence together."Mr. Tate, Ms. Randall is tearing the place apart searching for Terry right now. If she finds out it was you who told us to stuff Terry into that crate, send him to the auction house, and do all those things, she'll never let us off."We were just following your orders. Now that things have gone wrong, you can't just abandon us."Shane clicked his tongue, a flicker of impatience surfacing in his eyes."What are you panicking for? All you have to do is keep your mouth shut, and she'll never trace it back to you. Now tell me—where is Terry?"The room fell silent for a few seconds. Finally, after a long pause, someone stammered, "W-We don't know. We were planning to go in and have some fun with him. But just as we got to the door, someone knocked us out cold. When we came to, he and those vagrants were all gone.

Before Ashley could continue, Caitlin had already made her stance clear with a cold snort. "No matter what, I will absolutely never marry Shane."Ashley let out the faintest scoff, rubbing the fingers resting on her knees lightly.Just as everyone was utterly bewildered, she looked up toward the second floor.Under the stunned gazes of all present, I slowly descended the stairs.Ashley gestured for me to take the seat beside her."Shane, from this day forward, you are struck from the family tree and shall have no further ties to this family. I will be the one to fulfill the marriage alliance. And as for you all—Terry will fulfill this union in glory as Mrs. Randall's godson and the Randall family's only heir."The moment those words were spoken, an uproar exploded through the room."Ms. Tate, you can't be serious. Terry is merely our chauffeur's son. How could he possibly be qualified to—"With a single sweeping glance from Ashley, the protests quickly died down.The Tate fami