She directly aimed the camera at me and ordered the bridesmaids, "How dare a mistress be so arrogant? Ladies, strip her clothes off and make her famous!"
The bridesmaids were all excited by Gloria's words, rubbing their hands together and eager to start.
I frowned, warning them, "It's broad daylight. You can't act recklessly. Aren't you afraid of legal punishment?"
Gloria raised her chin. "What a joke! The law will never protect a shameless mistress like you. Besides, my mother-in-law hates mistresses the most. If I teach you a lesson, she will only applaud me. With her backing me up, do I need to care about the law?
"Strip her naked!"
At her command, the bridesmaids no longer held back and rushed up to me.
I desperately covered my clothes, dodging and resisting.
However, due to my weak body and their numerical advantage, I was unable to resist them.
Soon, my outer jacket was torn off by them.
A delicate silk gift box fell out of the pocket.
The bridesmaids stopped and looked at the gift box.
I took advantage of their distraction and tried to pick it up, but Gloria was one step ahead of me.
She picked it up and smirked at me. "You look so eager. It seems that what's inside is quite valuable, isn't it?"
I was anxious and hurriedly said, "It's not something valuable, but it's very important to me. You are not allowed to touch it!"
I tried to snatch it from her hand.
But Gloria was quicker and opened the box, revealing an old ring inside.
"Hmph, I thought it was something else, but it's just an old ring!" Gloria picked up the ring and fiddled with it.
"Give it back to me!" I demanded.
I tried to snatch it again.
This ring was given to me by my mother-in-law on my wedding day.
It was said to be a heirloom of the Allen family, passed down for hundreds of years.
I was told to keep it safe and pass it down from generation to generation.
Twenty years ago, a group of thieves broke into our home and robbed us of all our valuables.
When they tried to take this ring, my husband protected it with all his might, saying that everything else could be taken, but not this ring.
It was because of his strong resistance that the thieves killed him on the spot.
Even when he was dying, he still tightly gripped this ring.
It was an heirloom, and more importantly, it was something my husband had protected with his life.