My words clearly hit a nerve. The security guards exchanged looks and suddenly stopped in their tracks.

Cassidy screamed in frustration, "What are you afraid of? It's just some stupid livestream! If anything happens, Jerome will take the blame! Get them!"

But no one moved a muscle.

Left with no choice, Cassidy called Jerome and put the call on speaker. The call was answered almost instantly.

"Cassie? What's wrong? Didn't I tell you to stop being so willful? I'm busy right now."

She broke down, crying into the phone. "Jerome! Someone's causing trouble at your bar! They even hit me! You have to come now!"

Jerome's tone shifted immediately. "What? Are you hurt? Don't be scared. I'm on my way! Wait for me!"

With that, he hung up in a rush.

I felt like I'd been dropped into an ice bath.

Just minutes earlier, Kylie had told him that I'd been hit in the head with a wine bottle trying to protect her, and he had told us to go to the hospital ourselves.

Cassidy ended the call and barked at the guards, "You heard him! Jerome's coming! Tie those two madwomen up right now! When Jerome arrives, I want you to know who truly has his favor!"

Kylie looked at me worriedly, but I gave her a reassuring smile. Then, I walked right up to Cassidy and slapped her hard across the face.

"Did you just slap me?" Cassidy screamed, clutching her cheek.

She raised her hand to strike me, but froze when she caught sight of the watch on her wrist.

"You care about this watch, don't you?"

As she shook the watch, my heart skipped a beat as an ominous feeling rose within me.

She smiled, smoothly unfastened the strap, and held the watch high. "You say Jerome loves you, but he gave me your token of love. I heard that this watch is priceless. I wonder if it's still worth anything if it's broken."

After saying that, she slammed it down hard onto the floor.

"No!" I screamed, lunging forward.

With a sharp crack, the sapphire crystal face shattered instantly, sending delicate parts flying everywhere.

My heart shattered along with it.

Even my livestream followers were stunned by her madness. The chat went completely silent at that moment.

"See that? That's how much you mean to him. Worthless!" Cassidy laughed like a maniac while grinding the broken watch face beneath her sharp stiletto heel. "Why do you treasure this worthless piece of junk so much?"

"I'll kill you!" I charged at her, tackled her to the ground, and rained down punches.

"Ah!" Cassidy screamed nonstop.

Finally, the head of security behind her snapped out of shock.

"Get her off! Now! Tie up this crazy woman!" he shouted to his men.

They dragged me away.

"Yeah! Tie her up and beat her! I want her bedridden for the rest of her life!" Cassidy then shouted at the crowd, "When Jerome gets here, he'll be on my side! Get them!"

Two burly security guards held me tight. Kylie grabbed my hand and, in a trembling voice, assured me, "Noelle, it's going to be okay."

"Come on! Keep hitting me! Why did you stop?" Cassidy got up from the floor, her eyes full of venom. She asked me, "Do you think hitting me will make those broken pieces whole again?"

She kicked the shattered remnants of the watch with her heel.

"Noelle, don't worry. I'll keep the pieces. We can get it fixed." Kylie stepped toward the pile of fragments, trying to pick up whatever parts she could still recognize.

Cassidy kicked her away and then mercilessly stomped on the little pile Kylie had gathered with her sharp stiletto heels.

She barked, "Old hag, you want to fix it? I'll grind it all into dust today!" As she crushed the pieces, her eyes locked onto me. "See that? That's how you and your treasure look beneath my feet."

"Kylie!"

As I watched Kylie fall to the ground, something inside me snapped. I broke free from the guards' grip.

"I'm going to kill you!"

I grabbed an empty wine bottle off the nearest table and charged at Cassidy.

She screamed in terror. The head of security reacted instantly, kicking me away hard.

"Ms. Lorne, are you okay?" he asked Cassidy as he grabbed my hair and shoved me back down.

"Teach her a lesson! Rip that nasty mouth apart!" Cassidy screamed wildly, clutching her chest.

"I'm not just Jerome's wife. I'm the heiress to Linton Group! Don't you dare touch me!" I shouted.

The guards hesitated, shaken by my fierce demeanor.

"So what if you're Linton Group's heiress? You're still lying under Jerome! But…" Cassidy had a mad look in her eyes as she continued, "I guess he doesn't even want to touch you anymore!" She broke out into hysterical laughter.

Her words pierced me deeply. It was true that Jerome and I hadn't been intimate for a long time.

"What's going on here?" Jerome appeared, flanked by two assistants. He frowned at the chaotic scene around us.

I froze and raised my head.

But almost at the same moment, a more commanding voice rang through the room.

"Noelle!"

The crowd parted as a tall, imposing man strode quickly toward me.