CHAPTER 69: CHAPTER 69: YVETTE ASTON WILL NEVER COMPROMISE AGAIN

"Pull up the club’s surveillance for me. Christopher, call the police. The rest of you, stop her," Ethan Grant said in a deep voice, glancing at the time. "You have two minutes to think clearly about what you saw today, what should be said, and what shouldn’t be said."

The manager nodded in panic, quickly warning the onlookers not to watch any longer and to leave immediately!

In an instant, everyone was afraid of getting into trouble and ran away.

Holly Ziegler breathed a sigh of relief and whispered in Yvette’s ear. "Yvette... I’m the one who called Mr. Grant."

Yvette said nothing, keeping her head down, looking at the ground.

"Mr. Grant... look at this," Christopher took the phone from an employee and gasped.

Claudia Bell actually... posted the video online of bullying Yvette five years ago.

Ethan Grant glanced at the phone, his sharp gaze sweeping over Claudia Bell.

Claudia stepped back in fear. "Ethan... what does this mean? Why are you helping her... I’m, I’m leaving now."

Claudia already felt the danger and wanted to run.

But Christopher reached out to stop Claudia. "Miss Bell, hitting people is a crime, that’s common sense, not to mention you were stupid enough to post evidence of your crime from five years ago yourself."

Christopher sneered. "Provoking trouble, with serious circumstances, starts at three years."

Claudia’s face turned pale, looking at Ethan Grant in horror. "Ethan... I... What does this mean? I hit her because she deserved it, she was seducing my man."

"I’m Henry Jennings’ fiancée, Ethan, you’re stopping me from leaving and even calling the police... aren’t you afraid of tarnishing the reputation of Montville, damaging relations with the Jennings Family?" Claudia was somewhat shocked, only recently coming around.

Ethan Grant didn’t need to ruin his relationship with Henry Jennings over Yvette.

The Grant Group and Apex are partners, mutually beneficial.

"Do you think I care?" Ethan Grant coldly asked.

Taking off his coat, Ethan Grant covered Yvette with it, signaling Holly to help her to the side to rest. "Posting videos, spreading rumors and slander, maliciously hurting, infringing on privacy, forwarding more than 500 times, the evidence is conclusive, multiple charges combined."

Ethan Grant warned Claudia Bell calmly as he held the phone. "You provided the evidence yourself. Jail time, you can’t escape."

Ethan threw the phone to Christopher and spoke again. "Find the best lawyer in Meridia."

"Ethan Grant... are you kidding? Do you think I’ll be scared because you threaten me? Ethan Grant... are you really going to disregard the Jennings Family’s face for Yvette?" Claudia was already trembling with fear, her voice quivering.

She frantically stepped forward to plead with Ethan Grant.

She also realized she had done a very foolish thing by exposing Yvette’s video, essentially making her own evidence public.

The reason she dared to do it initially was that she believed Yvette wouldn’t dare pursue it, and would only be despised with her tail between her legs.

But she hadn’t expected Ethan Grant to actually help Yvette!

"Ethan, please stop, don’t scare me, everyone in the Bell Family knows about your relationship with my sister, you’re bound to get engaged and married one day, we’re family... Ethan, just see it as teaching me a lesson, I won’t dare do it again."

Not far away, Yvette sat on a bench, looking numbly at the pleading Claudia Bell.

So... even the big boss who led the bullying had things and people she feared.

With a sarcastic laugh, Yvette looked up and wiped the blood flowing from her nose.

Yet she couldn’t control the nosebleed, and it dripped onto her clothes.

Yvette lowered her head, her eyes turning red.

She owed Ethan Grant another suit.

This time... she really couldn’t afford it.

Carelessly wiping her face, Yvette sat there in embarrassment and frailty, like a soulless rag doll.

You see, that’s how society works, one layer pressing down on another.

When someone outranks Claudia Bell, she falls from her pedestal to humble pleading.

"Yvette..." Holly crouched beside Yvette, speaking softly. "You can’t... keep enduring like this, these people won’t let you go, haven’t you seen enough in those five years in prison?"

Yvette looked numbly at Holly, again carelessly wiping her nosebleed.

"She touched my son... this time, I won’t compromise." Yvette took a deep breath, as if she had made a decision.

Holly nodded, hugging Yvette with a bit of sympathy. "No one can protect us for a lifetime, when the mountain crumbles, the tree falls. But Yvette, in the early stages, you have to use everyone you can, even if these men only provide us with temporary benefits and support, you must hold on tightly, step by step... climb up."

Holly’s voice was small but hoarse.

Over the years, she had learned from the bottom that... you have to have some power in your hands.

Those with power stand tall, while people like them can only beg humbly.

But a person can’t willingly remain at the bottom forever.

"You’ve long atoned for your crime, you’re a mother, you have a son, even for your son’s sake, you must become strong." Holly’s eyes reddened as she held Yvette’s hand tightly.

Yvette lowered her eyes, sitting quietly, her body gradually becoming numb.

The police arrived quickly and were about to take Claudia Bell away.

At that moment, Claudia Bell truly realized the severity of the situation.

"Ethan Grant... you can’t do this to me, you can’t do this to me," Claudia shouted in distress, looking at Ethan Grant fearfully. "Ethan Grant, six years ago you and my sister in the hotel..."

Ethan’s cold eyes looked at Claudia, his gaze filled with a warning.

What should and shouldn’t be said, Claudia wasn’t foolish enough not to understand.

Sure enough... Claudia hastily covered her mouth. "Ethan... I know I was wrong, I spoke without thinking, don’t call the police, send the officers away."

Ethan looked at Yvette’s position. "The victim is her."

Claudia instantly understood and rushed to Yvette, begging her to withdraw the report. "Yvette! Tell the police, this is a joke, everything was a joke, tell the police!"

Claudia had no intention of repenting, still threatening.

Yvette numbly glanced at Ethan, then at the police. "My... left ear, can’t hear."

The police were momentarily stunned and stepped forward to check Yvette’s injury.

Yvette lowered her eyes and spoke again. "She hit me; five years ago... brought people to harm me... defamed me, she caused me... to attempt suicide multiple times, Meridia Prison, there’s a record."

Yvette rolled up her sleeves, revealing the horrifying scars on her pale arm.

Slowly standing up, Yvette spoke again. "I want to report..."

The police were stunned, looking at Yvette’s arm, then at Ethan Grant. "Take her away first."

"The evidence is here, I’ve prepared everything for you," Christopher came over, handing over the surveillance and video to the police. "Our lawyer will also arrive."

The police nodded, ordering to take Claudia Bell away.

Ethan Grant looked at Yvette with a complex expression, frowning, remaining silent for a long time.

"Let me go, I won’t go to the police station! I did nothing wrong!" Claudia Bell was still shouting.

Outside the door.

Henry Jennings entered with his assistant, his voice deep. "Why has it come to this."

Claudia looked at Henry Jennings with delight. "Henry, save me, they want to send me to the police station, they want to put me in jail! Henry, save me."