?Chapter 526:


    Elena’s jaw tightened. Unbelievable. That Elyse was truly relentless in trying to set her up. Even when angry, Elyse didn’t forget to take secret videos.


    Cathy snapped the phone shut, smirking. “Still gonna lie to my face? Last time, I let it slide for my brother’s sake. But you just can’t help yourself, can you?”


    Elena exhaled sharply, shaking her head. “The video’s misleading. Wesley and I weren’t kissing. We were just standing close.”


    “You think I’m fucking blind?” Cathy scoffed, rolling her eyes so hard they could’ve fallen out. Elena and Wesley weren’t just close—too close—probably kissing and hugging. And yet, Elena was still denying it!


    Elena calmly exined, “It’s the angle. There was space between us. Wesley didn’t lean down, and I didn’t go on tiptoe. We’re not the same height. That kind of kiss would be physically impossible.” Her face remained nk, as if this were some random case study rather than a full-on scandal.


    Cathy wasn’t buying a single word. To her, Elena was just spewing lies. Cathy was done listening. “Shut up. Whether you admit it or not, you’re not walking out of here today.”


    Elena’s brows furrowed.


    With a flick of Cathy’s wrist, her bodyguards moved in, closing the circle around Elena. Their stance, their movements—everything screamed military training. Elena recognized it instantly.


    Elena’s gaze sharpened for a moment. “Oh? So, we’re doing this the hard way?” Cathy leaned back, one leg crossed over the other, her smirk dripping with arrogance.


    “I can’t bear the sight of your face. Might as well ruin that.” Cathy turned to her lead bodyguard. “Do it. Wreck her face.”


    The bodyguard gave a curt nod. “Understood.”


    He lunged with practiced precision, each strike calcted. Elena might have looked fragile, but she was fast—faster than he expected. Time and time again, his fingers grazed air, but never her.


    Cathy clicked her tongue, frustration bubbling over. “Are you fucking kidding me? You can’t even grab a damn woman?”


    Stung by her words, the bodyguard doubled down, his strikes turning sharper, more ruthless. But no matter how much force he put behind each move, he couldn’t so much as brush the fabric of Elena’s clothes.


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    Cathy’s jaw clenched, and she shot up from her seat. She hadn’t expected Elena to actually know how to fight! Her lead bodyguard wasn’t just some thug—he was ex-military, trained to take down entire groups on his own. And yet, Elena was dodging him like it was nothing.


    Dozens of strikester, the bodyguard froze in ce, panting.


    Cathy’s eyes zed with fury. “Who ordered you to stop? Until her face isn’t ruined today, no one will stop! All of you—get her!”


    If only Elena had her sharp dagger. But she didn’t. Instead, she kicked up a cloud of dust. In the split second of confusion, she weaved past the group of bodyguards and went straight to Cathy.


    Elena stared Cathy down, voice calm, steady. “They can’t touch me. Call them off.”


    Cathy’s eyes widened in disbelief as Elena stood right in front of her. How did Elena get here so quickly?


    For a moment, Cathy was frozen in shock. Then, rage took over, her face twisting with fury. A dozen people, and not one of them could catch Elena? This bunch of useless fools! She was definitely having her father fire the whole lot. These bodyguards were pathetic!


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