Friday, April 4th, 19:55
When Her Heart Turned to Stone – Chapter 294: A Change in Plans
At that moment, Tiffany’s drunken voice echoed from outside. “Looking down on me, huh? I’ll keep drinking, damn it! I’ve never been drunk before!”
Raylee hastily called out, “Plumpy, come back! There’s a change in plan!”
“What’s wrong?” the masked man asked.
“Tossing her to the fishes would be letting her off too easily. I’ve thought of another way to get my revenge on her.”
“Alright, do what you want. Whatever you decide, I will cover it up for you, even if you have her killed on the spot.”
The masked man tenderly tousled her hair. Plumpy had never once disappointed her employer. Ten minutes later, she carried the unconscious Tiffany and placed her in the adjacent room. Mindy was unaware that her plan had failed. She assumed everything was going smoothly. She had even paid a high price to hire a few hooligans, instructing them to enter the room and give Raylee “a good time.” Unbeknownst to her, Raylee had already been replaced by Tiffany.
At the same time, the charity auction had officially begun. With Plumpy’s assistance, Raylee made her way back to the banquet hall. She changed into a different outfit, letting down her previously bunned-up hair, and positioned herself inconspicuously. As a result, Mindy didn’t notice her right away.
Alaric and Waverly, hand in hand, took to the stage to speak. They elucidated the showpiece of the charity auction that evening. It was donated by Waverly. Every single penny earned from the auction was to be given to the children in the impoverished mountainous regions. Waverly spoke through her tears.
“Last month, I specifically took leave from work to accompany the Red Cross Society on a trip to Mount Laurent. Over there, I saw numerous impoverished families. Their annual income was less than a thousand. They lived in simple huts made of tiles and thatch. Whenever it rained, the house would leak from all corners. The children can’t afford to go to school. In fact, they can’t even afford basic necessities like food…”
When the speech touched upon how pitiful the children were, she couldn’t help but cover her mouth and burst into tears. Many in the audience were moved by her sincerity, empathizing with her.
It must be said that Waverly’s talent for playing the victim was impeccable. Her ability to shed tears at a whim, a skill she had honed to perfection, was simply outstanding. After sobbing for a while, Waverly continued to speak, sniffling intermittently.
“Here are some photos and videos I took at Mount Laurent. I want to show all of you what I saw with my own eyes. I want to help them, but at the same time, I constantly remind myself to be grateful. Grateful to my parents, who provided me with a privileged life.”
As she spoke, an image materialized on the large screen mounted on the wall. At first, it was indeed a picture of an impoverished mountainous region. However, a minute later, the scene gradually transformed into a live broadcast. Inside the hotel room, five muscular men were surrounding Tiffany…
The scandalous scene was simply indescribable, giving all the guests present a rude shock. The banquet hall was equipped with eight surround sound speakers. Tiffany’s moans emanated from each one of them, sending shockwaves through the ears of every single guest.
“Oh my goodness. Ms. Tiffany certainly lives up to her reputation. She sure knows how to have a great time…”
“Taking on five at once? She sure has the guts! Isn’t she worried about getting hurt…”
“Who would have thought, even the Lorimer family would face ruin one day.”
“These socialites have such messy lives. I guess this is what living in a city does to them. I’m going back to the countryside…”
The guests were quietly gossiping amongst themselves while appreciating the video on the screen. Those with children hurriedly left the scene with their kids in tow, as it was simply too vulgar.
“What’s going on? What happened?” Waverly’s face had turned pale as she cried out. “Quick, turn it off. Shut down the screen! This is my charity auction; why is there something so vulgar being shown? Where are the staff? What’s wrong with this hotel? Hurry up and come check this out!”
Her frantic cries echoed in the air. Meanwhile, the Goodridge family was also thrown into utter chaos. No one knew what had transpired. At such a formal event, the attendees were all individuals from Jexburgh’s high society. How could such a serious incident have happened? The video is still playing on the big screen. She’s still moaning non-stop…
The staff had spent quite a while inspecting the projector, but they couldn’t find anything wrong with it.
“Hurry and fix it… No, no, no, turn off the big screen now!” Alaric commanded loudly.
One of the staff, flustered and dripping with sweat, explained, “Mr. Goodridge, what’s being shown now is a live broadcast, not the original footage we prepared. Moreover, the power source isn’t inside the banquet hall. We can’t shut it off.”
Alaric cursed, “Then just cut the power! Turn off the electricity! Can’t you even do something as simple as that? What are you, idiots?”
“I’ve already tried, but I don’t know why it isn’t working.”
“How could it not work? Is your hotel’s power system some sort of crap?”
Harriet was holding Waverly close. The two of them gazed at the chaotic scene before them, their ears filled with the unending moans. They wore expressions of utter bewilderment, completely at a loss as to what to do. Mindy, who was standing right in the center of the stage, was completely dumbfounded. She recognized the man on the screen. He was one of the five muscular men she had spent tens of thousands to hire. The female lead was supposed to be Raylee. How did it become Tiffany?