They Called Me The Mistress, Until My Mafia Family Arrived Chapter 02

They Called Me The Mistress, Until My Mafia Family Arrived Chapter 02

Evan and I were shoved onto the red carpet in the banquet hall.

Jewel walked onto the center stage of the ballroom.

“Everyone, please be quiet.”

The entire venue fell instantly silent.

Everyone’s eyes were on Evan and me.

Jewel snapped her fingers.

The huge LED screen behind her lit up instantly.

The screen showed a blurry photo of a person’s back.

The woman in the photo was wearing a white haute couture gown.

She was just getting into a black Maybach.

Jewel pointed at the screen, then pointed at me.

“That woman is the slut in the photo who seduced my husband!”

“She’s married but still goes around fooling around, using her dim-witted husband as a shield.”

“Do you really think everyone in Havenport is blind?”

“Take a look, everyone. Doesn’t it look like her?”

I just happened to be wearing a white dress that day, too.

But anyone with even a shred of common sense could see—

The fabric and tailoring of my dress were infinitely superior to the one in the photo.

My second older brother had it flown in for me all the way from Paris.

Yet no one in that hall dared to speak the truth.

“The dress is exactly the same, and even the hairstyle is similar—it has to be her.”

“The world really is going to the dogs. She looks so innocent on the surface, but she’s such a slut at heart.”

“That fool is a pitiful sight—he’s been cheated on, yet he’s still counting the money for someone else.”

The malicious whispers came in waves.

Evan had always been extremely sensitive to bright lights and loud noises.

The noise and stares around him were so unbearable that he covered his ears.

“Mia…”

He curled up on the floor, his breathing growing more and more labored.

The color drained visibly from his lips, turning a purplish-blue.

I broke down and rushed over to him, pulling him into my arms.

“Evan! Look at me! Take a deep breath!”

My hands trembled as I reached into his pockets.

He always carried his emergency medication and portable oxygen pump with him.

The oxygen pump was a device that his sister Stella personally developed to treat Evan’s heart condition.

Just as my fingers touched the bottle—

Jewel had already stepped off the stage and stomped hard on the back of my hand.

She snatched the medicine and the oxygen pump.

“Do you want this to save your life?”

Jewel tossed the oxygen pump in her hand.

“Beg me.”

“If you kneel down and admit you’re the mistress, I’ll give it to you.”

“Mia… don’t beg her…”

He managed to utter a few words with great difficulty.

“Jewel!”

I looked up and stared intently at her.

“My older brother is Rhett, from the Lancaster family in New York!”

“If you dare lay a finger on him, the Lancaster family will never let you off the hook!”

Jewel paused for a moment, then burst into a fit of laughter.

“Rhett?”

“The Don’s heir in New York?”

She laughed so hard she cried.

“Have you been reading too many novels?”

“If you’re Rhett’s sister, then I’m the president’s daughter!”

“You’re lying without even checking the facts! No one from the Lancaster family is coming today!”

Actually, Rhett hadn’t planned on attending the dinner that night.

I was just bored in Havenport and heard that the Kensington family’s dinner party was going to be lively, so I wanted to bring Evan along to join the fun and grab a free meal—that was why we came.

Seeing that I wasn’t saying anything, Jewel smiled even more sarcastically.

“What’s the matter? Ran out of lies?”

She tilted her chin.

“If anyone from the Lancaster family were really coming, my father would have cleared the way long ago to welcome them!”

Seeing Evan’s face growing paler by the minute, the butler couldn’t help but step forward.

“Miss, we can’t turn off the oxygen pump—it looks like he’s really not going to make it.”

The smile vanished from Jewel’s face in an instant.

She shot the butler a fierce glare.

“I told you, if he dies, I’ll pay!”

In front of everyone, she slammed the oxygen pump down on the floor.

There was a loud crash, and it shattered into pieces.

“No!”

I lunged toward the pump in a fit of desperation, but was held down firmly by the other two bodyguards.

Jewel grabbed a handful of my hair and forced my head back.

“Heartbroken?”

“Then get down on your knees and apologize live to the whole city of Havenport!”

“Admit that you’re a shameless mistress! Admit that you seduced my husband!”

“As long as you kneel and admit your mistake, I’ll show mercy and have someone take this fool to the hospital.”

Evan struggled to open his eyes.

He shook his head at me.

“Mia… don’t kneel.”

But how could I not kneel? That was Evan, the guy I grew up with.

Just as I was about to kneel—

Just outside the banquet hall’s heavy, closed doors, there was suddenly a dull thud.