CHAPTER 106: CHAPTER 106: REAPING WHAT YOU SOW

After David finished tying her up, he shamelessly offered advice to Melanie. Melanie immediately spat at him, then said, "Get out of here! Why would I need your advice?"

After hearing Melanie’s words, David’s face immediately changed, and he swung his big hand, giving Melanie a hard slap in the direction of her face.

"I think you really don’t know what’s good for you, still think you’re above everyone else? If you don’t pay today, just wait for the torture!"

Although Melanie really didn’t want Ethan Lloyd to know about this, she knew that in the current situation, she could only turn to her husband for help.

Helplessly, Melanie had no choice but to call Ethan and inform him of the whole situation.

But to her surprise, Ethan not only didn’t plan to save her but even hung up immediately.

"Wow, Melanie, it seems like your family status isn’t great, your brother-in-law hung up directly after hearing you owe money?"

While Melanie was making the call, the people present insisted on her turning on the speakerphone, so everyone heard Ethan’s response and even burst into laughter.

"None of you are allowed to laugh! He... he’s just mad at me, he wouldn’t really leave me."

Melanie insisted, but her heart was somewhat panicked. She firmly believed that no matter how upset Ethan was, he would not actually stand by and do nothing.

Moreover, a few million is nothing for the Lloyd Family, Ethan wouldn’t really sell himself out over such a small amount of money.

However, facts proved that Melanie was right about Ethan; although he hung up the phone, he transferred the money to Melanie’s account.

"See? I told you he wouldn’t abandon me!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Melanie proudly showed her phone to the crowd.

"Alright, David, take a few photos of her, and then let her go."

The gambler friends saw that Melanie indeed got the money, so they didn’t make things more difficult and simply instructed David to take a few photos of Melanie while she was tied up.

Upon hearing this, Melanie naturally felt dissatisfied and immediately retorted, "Wait, why are you taking photos of me? You’re not allowed to! Do you hear me?"

Unfortunately, even if Melanie wanted to resist, David wouldn’t give her the chance, and he directly took a sequence of three shots of her face.

"Boss, the photos are ready."

After taking the photos, David immediately handed them over to their boss, and once he was satisfied, Melanie was finally let go and kicked out of the casino.

At that moment, Melanie didn’t feel relieved; instead, she started to feel a vague sense of unease.

Although she’s not a public figure, her influence on the internet these days is absolutely comparable to those of celebrities. Melanie is really afraid that once those photos are exposed, they might impact her...

Meanwhile, the photos taken by David quickly reached the hands of Desmond Fairchild.

Looking at those brilliant photos on his phone, Desmond finally showed a long-lost smile.

Soon, he sent these photos to Ace, asking him to handle the aftermath.

Ace acts quickly; by the afternoon, the photos were posted online, stirring heated discussion among netizens, and everyone began to reassess Melanie’s image.

Simultaneously, the photos were also passed to the Kevin Group.

When Seraphina Sinclair saw the photos concerning Melanie, her mood lifted, and she even hummed a little tune during the meeting.

Irene Rowe noticed this and couldn’t help but feel curious, so after the meeting, she couldn’t help but ask, "Boss, what’s got you so happy that you can’t stop smiling?"

Although their relationship seems hierarchical, they often interact like friends, and Irene is very attentive to Seraphina’s life.

"Oh, you’re just in time, I need your help with something."

Seeing Irene ask, Seraphina suddenly thought her next plan should be implemented.

She picked up a stack of documents from her desk and handed them to Irene standing not far away, "Recently, while the Lloyd Group is in the limelight, help me spread this information to heat up Ethan Lloyd’s reputation a bit."

With the news of Melanie being kidnapped by the casino out, everyone started speculating about the Lloyd Group behind her, even thinking the Lloyd Group will be affected, facing bankruptcy waves.

Therefore, Seraphina felt that the evidence she had investigated abroad over the years should also be disclosed.

Irene took the files, quickly flipping through a few pages, found the content increasingly intriguing, and excitedly said to Seraphina, "Boss, did you compile all these documents?"

"Of course, I spent five full years investigating to obtain this evidence."

During her five years abroad, Seraphina experienced a lot, but she never gave up investigating the Lloyd Family and Ethan and Melanie, eventually forming these documents.

Inside, it summarizes several instances of Ethan’s tax evasion and fraud within the company, believing that once exposed, it would surely strike the Lloyd Family heavily.

Moreover, given Melanie’s self-inflicted scandal, it seems Ethan will really pay dearly this time.

However, for Seraphina, the revenge has just begun, and what Ethan and Melanie have to pay is definitely not just the bankruptcy of their company.

Seraphina wants them to be utterly disgraced!

On the other side, after Melanie left the casino, she immediately returned home.

But she didn’t expect Ethan to lock the door, evidently not wanting to let Melanie in.

Unluckily, Melanie didn’t bring her keys today, so she could only repeatedly ring the doorbell at the entrance.

"Ethan! Open the door for me! It’s so cold outside, can we talk inside?"

The first floor of the Lloyd family’s villa was fitted with several floor-to-ceiling windows, so Melanie could clearly see Ethan sitting inside waiting, but no matter how she knocked, Ethan acted like he couldn’t see.

Seeing no response to her knocking, Melanie immediately ran to Ethan’s location, gently tapping the window, sounding extremely aggrieved: "Honey, can you open the door first? I didn’t bring the keys!"

Seeing Melanie like this, Ethan slightly reacted.

He immediately set down his computer and got up, walking to the floor-to-ceiling window to look Melanie in the eye.

Melanie thought he had figured things out and would open the door, excitedly saying, "Honey, I knew you wouldn’t abandon me, right?"

"Melanie, you disappoint me too much."

Faced with Melanie’s desperate pleas, Ethan not only had no intention of opening the door but looked extremely indifferent, devoid of any emotion.

Now when he looks at this woman, Ethan had no interest anymore, feeling more annoyance than anything.