Chapter 260
They Were Deceived from Beginning to End
But this time Ethan Sterling looked carefully. In the video, there was a tiny birthmark on Naomi Pierce's butt, and she really did have one there!
Damn Naomi Pierce—she actually dared to cuckold him!
Ethan Sterling was so furious his face went dark, the rational thread in his mind stretched so tight it was about to snap.
Naomi Pierce was right beside him, so of course she also saw the video on Ethan Sterling's phone. Her whole body suddenly stiffened; she hadn't expected her secret to be exposed.
Hadn't Kevin Parker already been fooled by her? Why would he still send the video to Ethan Sterling? What was his goal?
"Ethan, listen to my explanation. The person in there isn't—"
"Shut up!" Hearing that Naomi Pierce still wanted to argue, Ethan Sterling barked sharply and cut her off.
With a livid face, Ethan Sterling strode forward, his whole body radiating a murderous fury as he closed in on Naomi Pierce step by step and roared, "How dare you lie to me! The woman in that video is you!"
"N-no, it's not... Ethan, listen to me explain..."
At this point, how could Ethan Sterling possibly listen? In order to get the resources behind Naomi Pierce, he had kept his head down and swallowed his pride for so long, constantly coaxing her and fearing she might be upset.
And now he knew it had all been a lie, and Naomi Pierce was even fooling around behind his back, acting like some insatiable, promiscuous woman. His male pride had been completely crushed, so how could he possibly let it go!
Seeing what was happening, the people around them all began whispering to each other curiously.
"What did Ethan Sterling see that made him so angry?"
"I was closer just now—I think I caught a glimpse. It was that kind of obscene video. You guys didn't go to their engagement party last time, but I did. It got exposed back then too, and they said it was fake. If you ask me, it couldn't be more real!"
"Tsk, this woman really can't stay faithful. Ethan Sterling looks kind of pitiful."
...
The surrounding guests looked at Ethan Sterling with sympathy, as if they all pitied him for not only being deceived by Naomi Pierce, this fake heiress, but also for being cheated on by her.
Two blows in a row—an ordinary person would have been furious enough to drop dead already.
Claire Bennett didn't know what Ethan Sterling had seen that made him so angry. It was only after hearing the discussions around her that she vaguely understood.
But it also felt only natural.
This was exactly the kind of thing Naomi Pierce was capable of doing. Who would have thought she wasn't all that sincere toward Ethan Sterling either, and was even fooling around outside with other men.
Nothing was more entertaining than a dog-eat-dog show.
A faint sneer curled at her lips as she stood to the side and watched the situation develop with cold eyes.
In her panic, Naomi Pierce stepped forward, trying to grab Ethan Sterling so she could explain. "Ethan, don't be mad, okay? Didn't you say before that no matter what I did, you wouldn't be angry with me?"
Ethan Sterling's expression darkened. She actually still dared to bring that up!
Did she still think she was the Bennett family's daughter and could order him around however she wanted?
Why shouldn't he be angry?
Right now, he didn't even want to look at her one more time!
Ethan Sterling's face was full of disgust. He felt sick even being touched by Naomi Pierce, so he directly shoved her away hard. "Don't touch me, you filthy woman!"
"Ah..." A scream rang out.
Caught off guard, Naomi Pierce was shoved to the ground by Ethan Sterling. She landed hard on the floor, and the pain twisted her face, as if she had taken quite a heavy impact.
Suddenly, a dull pain rose from her lower abdomen.
With a deathly pale face, she clutched her stomach, looked at Ethan Sterling, and cried out, "It hurts! My stomach hurts so much, Ethan... can you take me to the hospital?"
Naomi Pierce's face was twisted with pain. For a moment, it was impossible to tell whether her stomach really hurt or if she was pretending to win sympathy, but Ethan Sterling coldly turned his face away and didn't want to pay her any attention.
Before long, Naomi Pierce curled up on the ground, looking as though she had fallen unconscious.
In the end, Yoyo was the one who called people over to carry Naomi Pierce away.
The atmosphere in the hall was strange. After something like this had happened, all the other guests at the scene felt extremely awkward.
Ethan Sterling, who had been glowing with smug delight just moments ago, now looked like a rooster that had lost a fight, completely dejected and dispirited, while Tanya Sterling stood there blankly muttering something to herself. The two of them both seemed to have suffered quite a blow.
Although many people had enjoyed the spectacle, things had now turned into this kind of situation, and it was no longer convenient to stay any longer. In any case, the press conference had already ended, so quite a few people started taking their leave and filing out.
Seeing this, Julian Sterling took Claire Bennett's hand and said softly, "Let's go."
Claire Bennett said nothing and let him lead her away.
Not far off, Hazel Lewis saw Julian Sterling leaving with Claire Bennett, and her eyes darkened.
Mr. Lewis patted her on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Hazel, let's go back too. We can talk about your matter later."
Hearing that, Hazel Lewis finally suppressed the chill in her eyes and left with Mr. Lewis.