CHAPTER 34: CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR: HE CAME FOR ME

Christy’s POV

I didn’t know how to reply to his sudden question, so it took me a while to snap out of my initial shock.

"How.. How did you know?" I asked him with a stutter.

He gave me a smile and gestured for us to go somewhere more private. He led me to a quiet corner at the side of the hall.

"I overheard your argument with Kendrick in the hospital garden" he said with a serious expression.

"Why did you make such a deal? Were you in desperate need of money and he took advantage of your helplessness?" he asked but I just remained mute.

I watched as his expression turned from curiosity to anger and then frustration.

"He gave me hope when I was at my lowest" I said to him before walking back to the hall.

I didn’t want to miss a moment of the engagement, I want it to be etched in my memories forever and it will be a constant reminder for me not to fall in love ever again.

"Thank you all for coming to this historic event and I hope you enjoy the rest of the night" Sameen said with a smile before returning the mic back to the emcee.

I watched as Kendrick and Celeste went around, greeting the guests.

"I am quite surprised that you really showed up." A glass of red wine appeared in front, followed by Mark’s annoying voice.

"And I am surprised that you managed to trap and deceive Raina" I replied with a sarcastic tone.

"At least I was able to get her, unlike you, who ended up with nothing," he laughed mockingly.

He gave me a triumphant lopsided grin, before looking in Celeste’s direction. I saw them communicating with their eyes and should have immediately left but I didn’t have the strength to run anymore.

I was done running!

"Why don’t we have a good time tonight for old time sake" he said with a lewd expression.

I knew he was acting according to their plan but still couldn’t control my disgust.

When he saw that I was ignoring him, he became bolder. He touched my face and leaned in to kiss me.

Slap!

I gave him a resounding slap and before I could walk away, Raina attacked me angrily from behind.

"You couldn’t get my brother, now you are trying to seduce my boyfriend?" She asked loudly while still pulling on my hair.

Everyone’s attention was now focused on us and even the music was turned off as well.

"Raina, what happened?" Raymond asked her with a frown.

He looked clearly upset about his carefully planned engagement party being disrupted.

"She was shamelessly trying to seduce my boyfriend" she complained with an annoyed and irritated expression.

"Everyone knows that I don’t jump to conclusions, so let’s hear from the young man," Raymond said with a smile and most of the guests agreed as well.

"Raina went to use the restroom and asked me to wait for her, so I decided to get a drink while waiting.

This lady suddenly walked over and tried to get my attention but I ignored her. Then she suddenly slapped me, like ignoring her was a crime" he said while pointing his finger at me repeatedly.

I just watched quietly as he continued lying and spouting nonsense without any remorse.

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire hall erupted in whispers.

"Isn’t she the other woman?"

"How desperate can someone be?"

"She has no shame and will do anything to get the Black family’s attention"

Celeste walked over at this moment, she gave me a mocking smile but quickly concealed it to maintain her perfect image.

"Christy, how could you do such a thing?" She asked me with a frown.

"Which eye of yours saw me doing anything?" I asked her with a smile and she seemed surprised that I replied to her.

Was she expecting me to just let them accuse me and ruin my reputation without saying a word?.

"What nonsense are you asking? Are you saying everyone here is blind?" Sameen asked me angrily.

I didn’t bother replying to her because she would only continue ranting when I replied.

"I begged you to stay away from Kendrick because you will only ruin his life. He deserves better.

You approached and seduced him, hoping to climb the social ladder with ease but you never thought that I would find out the truth about you... Did you?" Celeste asked me with a triumphant expression.

"What truth is she talking about?"

"I hate suspense"

The guests whispered excitedly and some even brought out their phones,in anticipation of the drama that was about to happen.

I kept having a bad feeling, when I saw their triumphant smile.

I looked in the direction of the stage, hoping to see Kendrick but he was nowhere to be found.

Did he leave?

I was still lost in thought when Raymond came closer to me.

"I can still stop everything if you agree to be with me. You will be able to walk out of here without any worries and I will take care of everything on the internet as well" he whispered into my ears, I felt a wave of disgust and quickly took a few steps away from him.

"Seems like you have made your choice" he said to me before giving Celeste a nod.

"When I found out that my son was in a relationship with an unknown girl, I did what every loving father would do.

I had her investigated and what was found was so shocking that Kendrick immediately agreed to marry Celeste instead" He said while staring at me with a disgusted expression.

If I said that I still didn’t understand what they were up to, then I would be the biggest and dumbest fool in the world.

I knew this day would come but I never thought it would be so soon.

"Everyone, please see for yourself, so it wouldn’t look like we are bullying her unnecessarily" Celeste said and she raised her hand to signal the tech team.

The huge screen in the middle of the hall, immediately lit up and a video started playing.

At first the guests were extremely quiet as all their attention was on the video.

I watched in horror as a video of me performing in Madam Collette’s club played on the screen.

"oh my gosh, she is a stripper!" Someone yelled in surprise and her voice seemed to have snapped the other guests from their shock.

They all stared at me with judgmental expressions while some of the men couldn’t hide the lust in their eyes .

"How dare you appear here?"

"Someone as filthy as you shouldn’t be allowed to walk freely"

The guests yelled curses and someone poured wine on my face, followed by more wine and some even threw cake at me.

My legs seemed to have been glued to the floor, as I couldn’t move an inch.

Suddenly I was pulled into a familiar embrace and the hall suddenly became quiet.

I buried my head in his chest and finally allowed the tears that I have been holding back to fall.

Just one thought kept replaying in my mind.

Kendrick was here, he came for me.