Chapter 2
I was just about to get up and go out to see the excitement, when Karen came in with a large group of people.
"What are you doing..."
Before I could finish my sentence, I was slapped by the middle-aged woman in front of me.
She looked me up and down with contempt and gave a cold smile.
"There she is!
This shameless woman is the mistress who seduced my son!
She is just the daughter of the house keeper in my daughter-in-law's family. She dresses up like a young lady every day and steals my daughter-in-law's clothes and jewelry. And now, she even wants to impersonate my daughter-in-law and attend the engagement ceremony!
If it weren't for my daughter-in-law being wronged and complaining to me, our whole family would still be in the dark."
I covered my face and was completely stunned.
From childhood to adulthood, I had always been the cherished pearl in my parents' hands, and had never been beaten.
This was my engagement hall, but I was beaten by a stranger.
I instinctively spoke.
"Are you mistaken? I don't know your son, let alone being his mistress.
This is the engagement hall of me and my future husband Charles. You'd better not make trouble here. Otherwise, I will call the police."
Karen's gaze fell on the crown on my head.
She sneered and aimed at the live camera. With a stick in her hand, she smashed the crown down, and it fell to the ground and shattered.
"Future husband? You shameless bitch, Charles is my son, and he already has a wife!
Come and take a look. This woman looks decent, but she doesn't behave properly and insists on being a mistress!
Wearing a cheap crown on your head, you can pretend to be a princess? You're really ignorant, daydreaming!
Today, I will make you, an immoral mistress, kneel down and apologize to my son and daughter-in-law!”
As she said that, she pushed me and shoved me to the ground.
Only then did I start to understand vaguely.
So Karen was my future mother-in-law. She must have misunderstood and thought I was the mistress.
Out of respect for her, I didn't want to make a scene.
I just frowned and tried to explain.
“You must misunderstand. I am your future daughter-in-law, Nina, not a mistress.”
Although Charles and I had been dating for three years, we hadn't met each other's parents.
This engagement ceremony was the first time they met.
Even if there is a huge misunderstanding, she should still know my name.
But I didn't expect that when Karen heard my name, she sneered even more.
"You think I don't know? The wedding sign at the door should have had my son and his wife's name on it, but it was changed to your name, you wretched mistress!
You are shameless. Even though I haven't met my daughter-in-law, I know that she is the daughter of the richest family, and her name is Jenny!"
Chapter 3
I was completely frozen in place.
The name Jenny that she mentioned happened to be the same name as the daughter of one of the house workers in my family.
If she had ever read local news, she should also know that the richest person in Honolulu was the Evans family.
Just as I was confused and couldn't understand how my future mother-in-law could make such a big mistake.
Karen rudely pulled my hand and exerted all her strength to pull off the engagement ring, which was as big as a pigeon egg, from my ring finger.
"The diamond ring looks real. I guess this shameless mistress must have stolen it from my daughter-in-law!
No wonder my daughter-in-law told me that she just spent 10 million on a diamond ring, and it mysteriously disappeared. It turns out it was stolen by this bitch!"
The onlookers who followed Karen also started to judge me.
"She is so shameless."
"Her own mother is just a house worker, and she dares to steal things from the owner. She is really ill-educated!"
"She is really shameless and canny!"
They were talking more and more excitedly.
I finally turned cold.
"I am shameless? Then what kind of people you are to be so judgmental?"
I retorted one by one, and finally my gaze fell on my future mother-in-law, Karen.
I carefully looked at her appearance, and her face was full of meanness, which was the type that my mother hated the most.
My mother originally disagreed with my engagement to Charles, thinking that I wouldn't stoop to this level.
But because Charles was hardworking and honest, and I had decided that he was the one for me, my mother reluctantly agreed.
But at this moment, I regretted not investigating his family background beforehand. His mother turned out to be so mean and impudent.
Just as I was about to call the police, Karen suddenly pulled out a stack of photos from her pocket.
She displayed them one by one in front of the live camera.
"Look, this is my daughter-in-law!
The clothes she's wearing are all limited edition custom-made by designers, and even a random handbag is worth millions or even billions!
With such extravagant spending, how could she be compared to this bitch in front of us?"
I caught a glimpse of the woman in the photo from the corner of my eye, and she turned out to be Jenny, the daughter of the house worker.
The clothes on her were the limited edition ones that I kept in my wardrobe.
That bag was clearly the 18th birthday gift my mother gave me.
In the photo, it was worn by Jenny with a false air of importance, posing in front of the camera.
Karen turned her head with a face of disgust and mockery, staring at the dress I was wearing, and without hesitation, she rushed over and tore at it.
"Even this dress might have been stolen from my daughter-in-law. Take it off quickly!"
Chapter 4
I desperately shook off Karen's rough actions.
She couldn't stop me alone, so she quickly called the neighbors around for help.
"Come and help me hold down this mistress!
Today, I must take off my daughter-in-law's dress from her body!
You immoral bitch, today I will make you lose face and embarrass you in the live broadcast!"
The crisp sound of the dress being torn rang in my ears. They pushed and shoved, and someone even took the opportunity to touch my chest.
I was completely angry.
"What are you two bodyguards looking at? Come over here!"
Because I wanted to personally arrange the engagement hall, I arrived at the scene an hour early, only bringing two bodyguards to assist.
The two bodyguards were stunned, and rushed over when they heard me shout, pulling the crowd apart.
And the dress on me had been torn to pieces.
I gave a cold smile and looked sharply at Karen.
"I respect you as an elder, and have repeatedly made concessions for you, but that doesn't mean you can insult me at will!
This dress is worth millions, and the headpiece that was just smashed ,and the engagement ring you threw into the trash can, with a total value of over 100 million.
And it's money of our Evans family. Tell me, will you compensate or your son?"
Karen showed contempt and mockery on her face. She aimed the live broadcast camera at my face, wanting to deliberately expose my ugly side.
"Look at this mistress, she's still talking big at this time! She even said it was worth over 100 million. What a big joke!"
Her mother has been a house worker her whole life. Even if they sell their house and everything, it's not worth 100 million!"
The onlookers around heard that they had to pay my loss, and they all stepped back a few steps, fearing that they would be implicated.
Karen smiled proudly and said,
"You don't have to be afraid at all. Even if we have to pay back, it's no big deal. My daughter-in-law's family is the richest! The compensation is completely insignificant!
Moreover, my daughter-in-law is pregnant. Even if our family doesn't give a penny of dowry, their money will be ours in the future!"
At this point, I could really see their ugly faces.
I even started to suspect Charles. With such a mother behind him, his intense pursuit of me might really be for my money.
I coldly took out my phone and dialed Charles's number.
"Charles, your mother personally came to cause trouble at the engagement hall. She even said your wife is pregnant. Is it true?"