Gianna trembled with anger at my arrogance. Without another word, she pulled out her phone and made a call. She shot me a smug glance as she complained, "Darling, someone is bullying me. She even deliberately smashed the token of love you gave me.

"Come to the coffee shop with backup right now!"

A voice I knew all too well came from the other end, "Who has the nerve to cause trouble in your shop? Didn't you tell her who I am?"

"I did, but this bitch said you wouldn't dare lay a finger on her even if you showed up," Gianna answered.

Levi let out a cold laugh over the phone. "There's no one in all of Westford I wouldn't dare lay a hand on. Wait for me—I'll be there shortly."

After hanging up, Gianna snorted at me haughtily. "My husband is on his way. Let's see how long your attitude lasts."

I watched her act so arrogantly and suddenly said, "Why don't we make a bet? Let's see if your 'husband' helps you teach me a lesson or kneels before me to beg for forgiveness once he arrives."

Gianna and Jeff burst into sharp, mocking laughter. Gianna said, "Kneel in front of you and beg for forgiveness? You've lost your mind."

Once the laughter died down, Gianna agreed without hesitation, "Fine. If you lose, you'll have to pay me three million dollars for the cup. You'll also have to kneel at the coffee shop entrance, slapping your face while admitting you're a pauper who can't appreciate fancy coffee. So? Do you have the guts?"

I shrugged. "And if you lose?"

Gianna spoke with total confidence, "If I lose, I'll streak through the streets naked, admitting that I brewed my coffee with cheap instant powder."

I nodded with satisfaction.

Just as I was about to sit and wait for Levi, Jeff suddenly snatched my backpack. He turned it upside down, and everything inside spilled onto the floor with a clatter. My designer luxury sunglasses fell out and got crushed underfoot.

My expression darkened instantly. "What are you doing?"

Jeff spoke as if he was completely in the right, "I'm checking if you can actually pay the three million dollars. What if you try to back out on the bill later?"

My limited-edition, co-branded collectible dolls—the kind that money alone couldn't buy—fell to the ground, and Jeff carelessly trampled them. Finally, a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars dropped to the floor. My expression shifted instantly as I leaned over to pick up the contract.

Gianna had been watching my face the entire time. Seeing my reaction, she stepped on the papers before I could reach them.

I stared at her coldly. "You should probably read what that contract actually says before you decide to keep acting like an idiot."

Jeff bent down to pick up the contract, and his face instantly turned pale with shock. "Gianna, this looks like a contract from your dad's company."

Gianna's brows twitched, and she quickly took the contract from him. The nine-figure sum struck them both at once. They caught their breath, visibly startled.

After the shock passed, Gianna's expression turned grim. She rushed forward, raising her hand to slap me.

I caught her wrist and shoved her hard to the floor. "I'm not someone you can afford to mess with. You'd better think straight."

Gianna glared at me with fury. "What are you so smug about? You're nothing but my dad's mistress. No wonder you have the nerve to act so bold in front of me. Do you really think you can sleep your way into being my stepmother with that used-up body of yours?"

I frowned. "Mistress? Stepmother? What are you talking about?"

"Stop pretending," Gianna said. "Your underwear was left in my dad's car. This is a contract worth over one hundred million dollars. If nothing was going on between you two, there's no way he'd let a newcomer like you handle it.

"He told me this morning that he was going to sign a very important contract. It turns out he was doing this to boost the numbers for a homewrecker like you."

Gianna's voice was so loud that it drew the attention of passersby. Hearing words like "mistress" and "homewrecker", the crowd grew interested and gathered around the entrance.

After hearing Gianna out, they began cheering her on.

"Hit the mistress! Beat this homewrecker to death for stealing another woman's man!"

Gianna's eyes turned vicious as she signaled Jeff. "Grab this bitch. I'm going to teach her a lesson today."

I recoiled sharply and shot Jeff and Gianna a warning look. "Your dad, Owen Reed, begged me to sign this contract. If you dare lay a finger on me, Luxara Corporation will go bankrupt tomorrow."

Starting half a year ago, Owen, the chairman of Luxara Corporation, had been trying to reach me by every possible means. He wanted to persuade me to invest in Luxara Corporation.

After investigating, I found that Luxara Corporation was poorly managed and had long teetered on the brink of bankruptcy. Miller Group had no reason to invest in them, but Owen showed up outside Miller Group's building every single day, putting on a pitiful act.

I thought his presence was an eyesore, so I threw two million dollars into Luxara Corporation without much thought. To my surprise, the company managed to stay afloat with that money. Only then did I start to take an interest.

Three months ago, Owen returned to Miller Group, claiming he had a hundred-million-dollar deal that he wanted me to invest in. After three months of evaluation, I finally signed this hundred-million-dollar contract with Luxara Corporation today.

My earlier words weren't just for self-protection. They were also a warning to Gianna.

Unfortunately, she didn't pick up on it at all and just assumed I was bluffing. She laughed and said, "You think you can make Luxara go bankrupt? Who do you think you are? My dad told me he just closed a major deal that could grow Luxara several times over.

"Not to mention that we have the backing of Miller Group. Who do you think you are to threaten me? Get this straight—you need Luxara, not the other way around. It's just a measly hundred-million-dollar contract. So what if I tear it up right now?"

I was amused by her ignorance. "So what? A contract worth over one hundred million dollars carries massive penalties. You couldn't pay them even if you sold everything you own."

Gianna didn't flinch at all. Instead, she gave me a provocative look. "People can't grasp what's beyond their understanding. To someone like you, penalty fees might seem more important than your life. But to wealthy people like us, they're just a drop in the bucket.

"With Miller Group backing us, Luxara could easily cover a few hundred million in penalties. But if you lose a deal this big, I doubt someone who makes a living as a mistress like you could handle the consequences."

I narrowed my eyes instantly. "So, you're saying that you're going to void this deal on your dad's behalf?"

She acted as if she had something on me and spoke with feigned generosity, "Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. I can give the contract back, but we can't ignore the fact that you're a homewrecker.

"Since you love being a cheap slut and seducing married men so much, why don't you strip naked and show everyone exactly how you seduced my dad to land this deal?

"You'd better hurry up. My dad is in a great mood after landing that massive deal, and he's coming to pick me up soon to go to a hot spring hotel. If he finds out that you've been behaving so disgracefully, you might even lose your job as a mistress."

Gianna's words sent the onlookers into a frenzy.

"Strip! Strip!"

"Stop acting innocent. You're already involved with an old man."

Someone even started a live stream on the spot. "Might as well get an eyeful. Here's a little treat for the people."

My expression darkened completely. "Go ahead and tear it up if you want. After all, I won't be the one bawling my eyes out when this is all over."

I was genuinely curious to see Owen's face when he arrived and realized that the contract he had spent three months humbling himself to get had been destroyed by his own daughter.

Gianna sneered. "So you want to do this the hard way? Since you love putting on an act so much, I'll let you have your fill!"

She grabbed the contract with both hands and made to tear it in half.

Suddenly, a furious shout rang out from the direction of the entrance, "Stop!"

Startled, Gianna's hand jerked, and she unintentionally applied more force. In the next second, the contract tore right down the middle.