Chapter 65 Influence My Daughter!
Chapter Sixty-Six
“Stop! Stop watching!” Tori cried out as she rushed towards the TV trying to block the rest of the people from seeing what’s playing out on the screen.
Everyone was shocked speechless.
Everyone except Lucian and Aria who gave each other knowing smiles.
Selena and her mother turned pale, while Mr and Mrs Sanders could not even believe what they were seeing.
They looked from the screen to their daughter, as if to ascertain if she was really the one on the screen.
“Th…that…Tori…is that…is that you?!” Mrs Sanders stammered in horror, “Is…is that really you, Tori?!”
Tori shook her head in denial, her eyes wide with fear and shame, “N…no…that’s…don’t believe that, mother!” She turned to Aria once more and screamed with tears running down her cheeks, “Aria Beaumont, I said turn it off!”
“And why should I?” Aria shot back, eyeing Tori with disgust, “You were so eager to frame my husband earlier but now, you won’t even let him enjoy his moment of victory?!”
When Tori saw that Aria was not going to put off the video recording, she rushed towards her, intent on yanking the remote from her hands herself.
“I said stop!” She cried out in fury, lunging at Aria but as soon as she came close, Aria slapped her hard.
The force of the slap had her crashing to the floor.
For several seconds, she laid there on the soft Persian rug that covered the floor of the sitting area, breathing hard as her humiliation and shame were palpable.
Madam Graves rose to her feet in all fury, “What nonsense! So you were trying to frame my son? How dare you!”
“Do you know that this can be considered a crime, huh, young lady?!” The Chairman thundered, “You tried to humiliate and bring down the reputation of the Graves family. Did you think you would be able to get away with this if you tried?!”
Selena and Clara jerked with fear at his words and they huddled closer, their faces etched with worry and panic.
“Oh mother, what do we do?!” Selena asked her mother, her eyes questioning.
“That damn bitch, Aria Beaumont! Who would have thought she had a camera installed in the room in such a short time?!” Clara whispered back to her, her fists clenched with barely controlled fury.
Their hearts were beating fast, now that the repercussions of their actions were staring them in the face boldly.
They glared at Tori who was on the floor, and hoped against hope that she would not say anything that would implicate them in this matter.
Mr and Mrs Sanders rushed over to where Tori was lying in shame on the rug.
“You unfilial child!” Mrs Sanders screamed as she started beating Tori while crying at the same time, “Why have you chosen to bring shame to us? Why?!”
“Was there anything that you wanted that we did not give to you?!” Mr Sanders uttered, his face contorted with shame and despair, “Why have you decided to become like this?!”
Tori laid there as her parents continued to beat her. She did not say a thing even though her blood boiled with fury and shame.
“How could this…how could everything backfire like this?” She muttered to herself, biting her lips to keep back the tears.
At that moment, George who was trembling with anger and embarrassment at the entire situation, pointed at Tori and yelled furiously, “You ill mannered girl! What exactly possessed you to do this to the Graves family?! And in my own home nonetheless! Do you have a death wish?!”
Mr and Mrs Sanders immediately turned to him, “We are so sorry, Mr George! We are so sorry!” They crawled in their knees towards the Graves family, crying and pleading, “We are so sorry! Please spare us! Spare us just this once ! We will disappear from your sights and never appear before you again!”
“You think it’s that easy?!” George uttered before the Graves family can even say anything. Without thinking, he reached out with his foot and kicked Mr Sanders over, “You have failed to raise your daughter well and have brought such disgrace on my household. And you dare to think I’ll forgive you like that?!”
Tori, seeing her father being kicked over, got up on her feet and rushed over to his side, “Dad!” She cried out in worry, then faced George, her eyes blazing with angry tears, “Uncle George, what’s the meaning of this?! How dare you kick my father?!”
“Hah!” George scoffed in disbelief, “You dare to ask me such questions, you unruly girl?!” He asked, wagging his finger furiously at her.
Aria could not help but laugh at his theatrics.
George was trying so hard to save face before the Graves family and it was disgusting.
Sure enough, from time to time, he looked over at them to see how they were taking his display of anger.
The Graves family, however, were not impressed and looked like they’ve had enough of what they were witnessing.
They looked like they really needed to get the hell out of the Beaumont home.
Their looks of displeasure made George all the more anxious. He thought that he had to do more to be able to get them to be happy.
“If they leave here without being satisfied, it’s only the heavens that can help us to retain their support in Beaumont Empire!” He thought worriedly.
Determined, he faced Tori once more, and gave her a hard slap, his eyes red rimmed and his tone was disdainful, “I regret ever bringing you into household! Who knows if you’d stayed any longer, you would have influenced my Selena in a negative manner! Framing a man so you can get married to him?! Hah! What a disgrace!”
Tori threw back her head and laughed, although there was no mirth to it, “I would influence your daughter negatively?” She asked in disbelief, “Well, who the fuck did you think put me up to this?!”