Chapter 3

Seeing I was unmoved, Martha decided to go all in.

She threw herself on the floor, kicking and screaming like a toddler having a meltdown.

"This is outrageous! Rich people bullying poor relatives!"

The commotion drew the attention of employees in the hallway.

My parents happened to walk by after inspecting the guest rooms and were shocked by the scene.

Seeing my parents, Martha immediately crawled over and grabbed my father's leg.

"Richard! You can't forget your roots!"

"Thirty years ago when you were dirt poor, I lent you two hundred dollars to buy rice."

" I did you a small favor back then, and now you should repay me tenfold.! Now you run a five-star hotel and won't even arrange a wedding venue for Shannon!"

"You're trying to kill us mother and daughter!"

My father was soft-hearted and couldn't stand hearing about these old debts.

He looked troubled, glancing at my mother, then at me.

"Lily, how about... we clear out the employee cafeteria on the first floor and set it up simply for Shannon's wedding?"

My mother Emily chimed in:

"Yeah, they're family after all. It's not good to make things too ugly."

The horrifying scene of being crushed to death in my previous life flashed crazily through my mind.

I felt a surge of rage shoot straight to the top of my head.

I slammed the desk and pointed at the door, roaring.

"Absolutely not!"

"The banquet halls have all been rented to major clients. The first floor is also an auxiliary exhibition hall for their business association."

"The five million dollar deposit is already in the account!"

"Breaking a contract with a billionaire client means we can't survive in this industry!"

"Whoever dares agree to clear the venue can pay the five million dollar penalty fee themselves!"

My parents immediately shut up when they heard "five million dollars."

Shannon was so frightened by my murderous aura that she took two steps back.

But she still wasn't willing to give up, pointing at my nose and cursing.

"Lily, you're a cold-blooded monster!"

"You're such a vicious woman, you'll never get married in your life!"

I looked at her flustered, exasperated expression and sneered back.

"Whether I get married or not is none of your business."

"But you, requesting time off for May Day and rushing into a wedding."

"Is there something unspeakable in your belly, and you're desperately looking for an honest man to be your cleanup crew?"

Shannon jumped up.

"Bullshit! How dare you slander me!"

She raised her hand and rushed at me to slap me.

I was prepared, dodged to the side, and delivered a crisp slap in return.

The sharp crack echoed as Shannon was sent staggering and fell to the ground.

Half her face instantly swelled up red.

Martha shrieked and lunged at me to pull my hair.

"You little bitch, how dare you hit my daughter!"

I coldly pressed the intercom on my desk.

In less than ten seconds, four burly security guards rushed into the office.

"Throw these two troublemakers out. If you ever let them into the hotel again, the security captain is fired immediately!"

The guards immediately took action, dragging the shrieking mother-daughter duo and throwing them out of the hotel entrance.

That evening, I stayed late to check the storage room.

While inspecting the fire escape in the back alley of the hotel, I smelled cheap perfume.

Then I saw a familiar figure - Shannon.

What was she doing at the hotel so late?

I lightened my footsteps and pressed against the wall corner.

In the dark corner, Shannon was covering her swollen face while making a phone call, her voice trembling.

I quietly turned on my phone and started recording.

After listening to Shannon's phone call, my whole body trembled. I finally understood the truth behind being scammed to death in my previous life.

The poisonous mushroom scam in my previous life wasn't an accident at all.

What a vicious scheme.

In my previous life, you stepped on my entire family to get ahead.

Since that's the case, in this life I'll not only cut off your money path but personally send you to hell.