Derek and Nichs were also taken aback. Upon seeing the two young girls, they chuckled, "Wow, I didn''t see thising. Bumping into acquaintances. Totally worthing tonight." "Yeah! We didn''t expect to see you guys here either."


    Derek grinned and said, "We are signed artists of the Palmer Group. We''re a bitte, though."


    "Ah, I see! But you''re notte at all. The cake slicing hasn''t even started yet!"


    Just as they were getting chatty, there was suddenly a ruckus on the high-society side.


    Sounds of a scuffle, smashing wine sses...


    They all reflexively turned to look.


    "Lyra, you''re so full of yourself! Asking you to dance with me was out of respect, you ungrateful wretch!" A pudgy, not so handsome man was fuming at the woman before him.


    Lyra''s beautiful face bore five distinct p marks. She said with humiliation, "I came here for Ms. Palmer''s birthday party, not to dance with you."


    "You celebrities, over there...since you''vee here, don''t try to y innocent! Your role in our high society is to entertain us!"


    Lyra was humiliated but dared not retort. Other celebrities around frowned at the scene.


    Scarlett seemed to be on good terms with Lyra; she quickly grabbed a bottle of wine to defuse the situation. "Oh, Atticus, don''t be mad. Come on, Lyra, apologize to our Atticus with three shots." The pudgy man didn''t say a word; he just sneered at Lyra.


    Lyra took a deep breath, epted the ss, and downed three shots in quick session, her face turning red.


    "Atticus, I''m sorry. I was wrong."


    "That''s more like it. Since you chose toe here, you should know the rules. Come, dance with me!" "Atticus, I''m not feeling well today."


    "Shameless!"


    With that,


    drag doll, grabbing her hand and


    like a


    Patticus really treated Lyra


    pulling her onto the dance floor.


    swno E


    After getting her there, he put his hand around her waist, forcing her to dance.


    Lyra''s protests were futile.


    "Atticus, don''t... I''m really not feeling well."


    "No worry. Come with meter; I''ll check you out!"


    The statement was so disgusting that people around almost wanted to puke.


    But those in the high society circles were cold and indifferent; no one came forward to help.


    It seemed like they were used to this kind of thing.


    Nichs cast a worried nce at Derek beside him.


    Derek looked a bit grim, but in the end, he did nothing.


    Stephanie looked at Nichs puzzledly and said, "What''s wrong? You guys know Lyra?"Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    Nichs gave a bitter smile. "She''s Derek''s ex. They broke up a long time ago."


    Even though they broke up, seeing this must still hurt.


    "Um... need help? I can call Maddie."


    Derek shook his head and said, "Don''t worry. She''s chosen a


    different path from us. She''s no


    the


    same person she used to be


    If he wasn''t mistaken, Lyra was probably trying to get close to someone else but got noticed by Atticus.


    Nichs quirked an eyebrow and


    said, "Stop stressing, bro. If it wasn''t


    Atticus, it would be someone else. You should ept the reality sooner. It''s rare for someone young to be a top actress in showbiz, it''s the path she chose. Even if it means crying, she has to keep going."