Her friends panicked and rushed to help her, but I grabbed her by the hair and slammed her head into the ground.
Since I couldn't have the dignity I wanted, I would destroy it myself.
After punching three people in a row, my hand was about to strike Jennie when Julian grabbed it.
My eyes reddened as I turned to look at him.
He'd done nothing as I was being beaten and neither had anyone else. Now that I was finally fighting back, he had to step in.
Julian's Adam's apple bobbed as he struggled to speak. After a long pause, he said in a rough voice, "Stop it, Wanda. You shouldn't have come."
A tear escaped my eye.
I laughed, then pulled my hand back.
Picking up the mobile phone beside me, I looked into his eyes and said word by word, "Julian, we're even now!"
Fourteen years of protecting you, eight years of being your stand-in and today's humiliation – we're even now.
Julian instantly panicked and he subconsciously wanted to pull me, but I took two steps back to avoid him.
I turned and walked towards the door. As I passed the champagne tower, I glanced back at Jennie.
Julian helped her up and she leaned into his arms, her eyes meeting mine with a triumphant glint.
I smiled a little. After downing a glass of champagne in one go, I reached out and knocked over the champagne tower.
The shattering glass was crisp and pleasing, mingling with the women's high-pitched shrieks to form a strange and eerie melody.
Goodbye, Julian.
Goodbye, the boy who once stood before me to shield me.
