Chapter 6

Arthur raised the belt and started hitting Denise without hesitation. Denise instantly tried to make a run for it, but Vivian had already told her men to block her way and pin her to the floor. Whack! Whack! Whack! The belt landed hard again and again on Denise. She bit her lip, fists clenched tight, eyes burning with defiance. One day, she'd make them pay—double! “Denise, don’t blame your dad. You’ve brought this on yourself,” Vivian said smugly from the chair. “Look at Samantha. She just got engaged to the CEO of the Harrington family. Soon she’ll be Mrs. Harrington, and we’ll all benefit from that. But you? We ask you to sleep with Mr. Donovan and you beat him up instead? Your dad had to pay for his hospital bills! Seriously, are you crazy?” Denise shot Vivian a hateful glare. “Since it sounds so easy, why don’t YOU go sleep with Mr. Donovan?” Vivian’s face went stiff with anger. Just as she was about to snap back, the butler came rushing in. “Sir, Madam, Mr. Harrington is here.” Vivian’s face instantly lit up. “Well well, speak of the devil!” Samantha’s cheeks flushed with excitement. Denise couldn’t care less who this CEO guy was. She only vaguely recalled hearing Samantha got engaged to some rich dude. Arthur finally stopped hitting her and barked at her to get out of the way. Right then, a tall man walked through the door. Black suit, white shirt, legs so long he could’ve walked straight off a drama set. And that face—so damn handsome it was unreal. “Jason!” Samantha sprinted over, her voice honey-sweet. Jason barely reacted, his expression cool. His gaze swept past them and landed on Arthur and Vivian. “Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery.” “Jason, come in! Sit, sit!” Arthur said eagerly. “Butler, tea, now!” He wasn’t stupid. Jason wasn’t just some rich kid—he ran the entire Harrington financial empire. The youngest CEO in Seaville, a real shark in the business world. The man could shake the whole city by just moving a finger. Then Jason looked over to where Denise stood. Their eyes met. Oh. Hell. No. That face. That voice. That was the guy from last night?! Her one-night stand was... her sister’s fiancé?! What kind of twisted mess was this?! Heh. Denise’s lips curled into a cold smile. Alright then. Since they played dirty first, she’d stop playing nice. Jason turned to Arthur. “Mr. Montgomery, who’s she?” Before Arthur could answer, Samantha jumped in, eager to set the tone. “She’s my younger sister. Bit of a troublemaker. Dad was just teaching her a lesson.” In Seaville, everyone knew Samantha. Nobody had ever heard of Denise. No wonder Jason had no clue who she was.