RedNovelAlessia just shrugged, palms up, looking as innocent as ever.
“Ill let go-as long as you promise to stop causing trouble.”
“Trouble? So what if | am? What can you actually do about it?” Lucy's voice was shrill, though her words lacked
conviction. “Do you still think you're the darling of the Tate family? You're just sstray no one even knows.
With a snap of my fingers, | could ruin you.”
Her bravado was laughable, earning more than a few raised eyebrows from the onlookers. Stella started forward,
but Alessia, as if she had eyes in the back of her head, stretched out an arm and blocked her path-stopping her
with uncanny precision.
Stella knew Alessia had her own way of handling things, so she let her be. Besides, Alessia always had a better
sense of boundaries than she did. And even if things really got out of hand, Stella would handle the fallout
herself-what was there to be afraid of?
It was just the Summers family, after all. If her own father showed up, even they would have to tread carefully.
“We're closing for the night,” Stella announced, her tone polite but steely. “Out of respect for me, I'd appreciate
it if everyone could keep tonight's events to themselves.” She glanced around the room, her warning perfectly
clear, but her words gave everyone an easy way out-a chance to save face.
Several people nodded eagerly, eager to appease her. Seeing this, Stella's lips curved into a smile, and her voice
softened. “Sorry for the disruption tonight. Your tabs are on the house, and next tyou visit, you'll each get
half off.”
With that, the savvy ones took the hint and made their quiet exit. Everyone who frequented this place belonged
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtto the city’s elite-they all knew better than to risk their own interests by gossiping about the powerful.
At their level, connections mattered as much as money-if not more. Stella was.set to inherit the Laines fortune, a
family that owned two-thirds of the city’s nightlife. Who in their right mind would pick a fight with her?
The waitstaff began clearing the room as the crowd dispersed. The doors were locked; the club was suddenly
quiet. Stella took charge, coordinating the cleanup and preparing to close for the night.
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Meanwhile, Alessia and Lucy were still squared off.
“The Tate family’s throwing a ‘welchome’ party, you know,” Lucy sneered. “I heard the real daughter is
transferring into our class the day after tomorrow. What about you? Do you even have enough money for tuition
anymore? Actually, are you even shameless enough to show your face at school?”
Her words dripped with sarcasm, but Alessia remained unfazed. Only Liam, standing behind her, looked suddenly
stricken.
“So what, Lucy? Since you can’t leech offanymore, you're already making plans to cozy up to the real Tate
heiress?” Alessia emphasized the word ‘real’ with deliberate sharpness.
Lucy's face tightened, but she glared back, refusing to back down.
“Best of luck with that,” Alessia added, her voice oddly sincere-and that stung Lucy’s already fragile ego even
more.
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