Kael gets out of the cab and notices that several other cars are already parked outside. He thinks that maybe other people have also come for Roni's birthday. Without thinking much about it, he starts walking inside.
Just as he enters through the gate, he accidentally collides with a girl. The impact is so strong that the girl falls straight onto the ground, and her dress gets completely messed up. Seeing this, the girl's friend who is standing nearby quickly runs over and helps her up, worriedly asking,
"Mia, are you okay, Did you get hurt anywhere"
Hearing this, Mia turns toward Kael and says angrily, "How dare you push me, Because of you, my entire dress is ruined. You will have to apologize to me first, and you'll also have to pay for this dress."
Kael looks at her in disbelief, as if he is looking at a crazy person, and says,
"Are you talking to me?"
As Kael points at himself, Mia looks at him with disdain and replies,
"Yes, I am talking to you. Who else do you think I'm talking to, Hurry up, kneel down and apologize to me, then I'll decide whether I should forgive you or not."
She says this with full arrogance, placing her hands on her hips. Kael calmly responds,
"I was walking properly in my own direction. You were the one who came and crashed into me and fell by yourself. In that case, it's not my fault. Why should I apologize,"
Saying this, Kael ignores her and starts walking inside.
Seeing this, Mia feels humiliated, as if Kael has insulted her. She tries to stop him, but her friend Lily holds her back and says,
"Mia, let it go. Don't make such a big scene."
Mia angrily looks at Lily and shouts,
"Whose side are you on, Are you my best friend or his, Instead of supporting me, you're stopping me and siding with that loser!"
Because of Mia's shouting, the people around start watching. Lily feels embarrassed, but she still gently tries to calm Mia down. However, Mia is not ready to listen. Making an annoyed face, she walks away arrogantly.
Lily, feeling embarrassed, looks at the people around and says,
"Mia has been spoiled since childhood. She never listens to anyone. But I know that no matter how arrogant and spoiled she is, she's actually good at heart. I apologize on her behalf, and please don't pay too much attention to what she said."
Kael shows no reaction to this. He simply says,"It's okay,"and walks away .
When Kael enters the hall, he sees that Roni is busy with his father, attending to the guests. The moment Roni notices Kael, a huge smile suddenly spreads across his face. He says something to his father, who also looks toward Kael and then nods at Roni.
With that, Roni, wearing a big smile, excitedly walks toward Kael. Kael also moves toward him. Roni says happily,
"Kael, you finally came! I'm so happy. You have no idea how long I've been waiting for you. I was getting so bored. Thank goodness you're here now."
Seeing Roni this happy, Kael smiles and says, "Happy Birthday, Roni. Here—this is your gift."
When Roni sees the gift, he becomes even more excited. He grabs Kael and starts pulling him toward the rest of his family. Watching this, Kael says softly,
"Alright, alright… take it easy. Don't drag me around so much, silly."
Roni keeps pulling him and says,
"Hurry up! My grandpa and grandma also want to meet you."
When they reach Roni's grandparents, several people are already standing there. The moment Mia sees Kael, her eyes widen in shock, then her expression turns ugly with anger. She says harshly to Kael, "What are you doing here, loser And what are you doing with my cousin."
Turning to Roni, she demands, "Cousin, how do you even know him, What is he doing with you"
Hearing this, Roni replies "Kael is my best friend. And how do you know him Have you met him before."
Mia scoffs and says,
"Oh please, cousin. My days aren't so bad that I would know some filthy loser like him. And cousin, be careful. Who knows—he might only be your friend because you're rich and he has some other motive."
Rolling her eyes, Mia finishes speaking.
Roni becomes furious. He shouts at Mia,
"Shut up! How dare you talk about Kael like that, Apologize to him right now, or you'll see the worst side of me."
Trying to calm things down, Lily says,
"Mia didn't mean it like that. She's a little spoiled and doesn't listen to anyone, but she's good at heart. She's only thinking about you. Please don't get angry."
Mia, who had quieted down for a moment, suddenly becomes arrogant again and says,
"Cousin, I'm absolutely right. And this person is nothing but a bitch. Cousin, don't fall into his trap. I know what people like him are like."
She looks at Kael with pure disdain.
Roni's forehead starts throbbing in anger. He shouts again, "Mia, I said shut up! Say one more word and you will really see how bad I can get."
But Mia is not ready to listen. Looking Kael up and down, her jealousy only grows stronger. She sneers,
"I know exactly what kind of person you are. A total vixen. With that face, you seduce rich people. That's all people like you can do. But listen carefully—stay away from my cousin."
After saying this, she feels proud of herself.
Roni, after hearing Mia's words, suddenly slaps her hard across the face.
The entire room falls silent.
Mia holds the side of her face where Roni slapped her and stares at him in complete shock and disbelief.
Lily immediately rushes forward to help Mia and says to Roni,
"Master Roni, you should not have slapped Mia. No matter how spoiled she is, and even if she said something wrong, she was only speaking because she was worried about you. She was thinking about you. You shouldn't have done this. After all, she is your cousin. Hitting your own cousin because of an outsider is not the right thing to do."
Mia also starts shouting angrily,
"Cousin, how dare you How could you slap me. No one has ever raised a hand on me before!"
Then suddenly she turns toward Kael and screams, "Bitch, all of this happened because of you. I won't leave you today."She lunges toward Kael at full speed, trying to claw at his face.
Seeing this, Roni tries to stop her, but everything happens so fast that no one understands what just occurred.
In the next moment, Mia is lying on the ground instead of Kael. A deep cut appears on the side of her cheek, and blood starts flowing from it.
When Mia screams in pain, everyone finally snaps back to reality. Mia's mother quickly runs to her, holds her, and when she sees Mia's face, she is horrified. She starts crying loudly, sobbing,
"My child, what happened to you, If a mark stays on your face, how will you live your life, Who will marry you " She continues crying uncontrollab.
Seeing this, the other guests also gather around and witness everything. One aunt standing there says, "Oh my, what has happened That poor girl's face looks so scary now."
Another lady, Mrs. Thompson, adds,
"This will leave such a big mark on her face. Her entire face is disfigured now, poor thing."
Hearing this, Mia starts crying even harder and says, "Mom, that bitch did all of this. It's all her fault. I want to sue her, it's all this slut fault mom I don't want to my face look ugly "
Seeing her daughter like this, Mia's mother says,"Yes, whatever you say will happen. I will Sue this little slut "
While the mother and daughter react this way, Kael just stands there with both his hands in his pockets, watching the whole scene as if he were enjoying a show, looking at them like they were nothing more than clowns.
At the same time, even though Lily was secretly feeling very happy inside after seeing Mia in such a condition, she showed worry on her face and said, "Mia, don't worry. You will get complete justice. And what if your face has become ugly and such a big scar remains, Even then, you are the eldest granddaughter of the Rong family. Who would dare to say anything to you."
Hearing this, Mia felt much better and became arrogant again.
Lily then looked back at Kael and said,
"Whatever the case is, you should not have done this to Mia. Now her face is disfigured. Who will take responsibility for this . Don't you know what happens if a person's face is ruined, especially a girl's I can't believe you can have such a dark heart. You should apologize to Mia. This is all your fault. I know you were jealous of Mia's beauty, that's why you did this."
Hearing all this, Kael rolled his eyes and started laughing loudly.
Seeing him like this, the people standing there also looked at him, and Roni watched Kael with concern but still stayed by his side.
Seeing all this, Roni's grandfather said,
"What kind of drama is going on here Can't anyone have peace even on a day like today, What happened here."
When Mia and her mother saw the grandfather, they felt as if they had found their backbone. They immediately started crying loudly and told him everything — only blaming Kael, saying nothing about what they themselves had done. They also said how Roni had slapped Mia for Kael and how he stood against his own family for an outsider.
The grandfather listened to everything but said nothing. He remained silent for a moment while everyone waited for him to speak. Then he looked at Roni and said,
"Roni, I want to hear from you. Is everything your cousin and aunt are saying completely true."
Hearing this, Roni said,
"Grandfather, whatever my aunt and cousin are saying is only half the truth. They are twisting the words. None of that is how it actually happened. Mia started everything first. Even now, she was trying to attack Kael, because of which she got that cut on her face. Whatever happened is her own fault."
Mia then said, "Cousin, why are you lying so much. Even after seeing me in this condition, you are still protecting an outsider and taking his side. What kind of magic has that bitch done on you."
Saying this, she accused Roni, while Kael watched everything with cold eyes.