Chapter 3

Betty's body stiffened, as if she'd misheard.

Her voice was trembling, mixed with anger.

"You... what did you say?"

"I'm giving you an order to throw this man out, and you're telling me you don't have the authority?"

The security captain still shook his head, his tone firm, without the slightest waver.

"That's right. We truly don't have that authority."

Not only was Betty stunned, but everyone present was stunned.

Everyone knew that behind STAR Tech was Betty's family.

Betty was the eldest daughter and STAR's CEO. Her word was law in the company.

How could such a situation possibly arise?

Betty quickly recovered and said through gritted teeth to the security captain.

"Are you trying to rebel?"

"Believe it or not, I'll fire you right now and make sure you can't work in this industry anymore?"

Watching her bully even the security guard while acting so imperious.

I couldn't help but interrupt.

"Enough. Does making a working person's life difficult give you a sense of superiority?"

"Or can you just not understand human speech?"

No one expected me to be so assertive.

In the past, I'd always restrained myself in front of her.

Everyone thought I was afraid of her, but now I dared to publicly humiliate her.

So quite a few people whispered privately.

"Has Alex lost his mind? How dare he talk to Betty like that? Isn't he afraid she'll settle scores with him?"

"With Betty's family's power, crushing him would be easy."

"I think he's probably desperate, trying to make a big score while he has this chance."

"This kind of person is terrifying. Betty's family kindly gave him a hand back then, and he repays kindness with enmity."

Betty seized the opportunity, wanting to use public opinion to ensure I could never recover.

She raised the microphone, her tone filled with grievance.

"Everyone saw it, right?"

"How did my family treat him back then?"

"We gave him our hearts, even made an exception to let him join the company leadership, giving him opportunities others could only dream of."

"But what about him? Now he's turning around to bite us, trying to take over STAR!"

Watching her perform so emotionally, I couldn't help but laugh.

"You can play the victim if you want, but be careful about shooting yourself in the foot."

Betty's face darkened as she looked at me with contempt.

"Are you completely shameless now?"

Seeing I remained unmoved, she panicked.

"If security won't throw you out, I'll call the police!"

She pulled out her phone, her fingers swiping rapidly.

I replied unhurriedly, "Go ahead and call them. I don't mind."

Betty was so flustered by my response she couldn't speak, trembling with rage.

She pointed at me, struggling for a long time before managing to squeeze out one word: "You!"

At that moment, the launch venue's main door was suddenly pushed open, and urgent footsteps echoed.

Betty's parents rushed toward us.

Seeing her parents appear.

Betty acted as if she'd found a lifeline and immediately put away the anger on her face.

She replaced it with a pitiful expression as she rushed toward them.

"Dad, Mom, you're finally here!"

She grabbed her mother's hand, her eyes brimming with tears.

"Alex is an ungrateful wretch. He wants to take over STAR and publicly bullied and humiliated me."

"You have to get revenge for me!"

She cried while making accusations.

She portrayed herself as utterly wronged, pushing all the blame onto me.

But before she could finish speaking, her mother Laurence suddenly raised her hand and slapped her across the face!

The slap caught Betty completely off guard. It was fast and hard.

The sound was especially jarring in the quiet venue.

Betty covered her face with wide eyes, completely stunned.

But Laurence pointed at her and angrily rebuked.

"Shut up! If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"