Vengeful Hearts Return Novel by Susan Clyde

“You must be doing this intentionally. It’s obvious you’re a staff member Audrey bribed. Aren’t you afraid Silvandel Auction House will dismiss you for this?” Sarah adamantly refused to believe that Audrey could possess such an invitation. It had to be counterfeit.

Jason chuckled abruptly and regarded Sarah with a hint of amusement. Then, he gestured towards the dismissed staff member. “Tell her who I am.”

Sarah and the others turned toward the staff member, who explained, “This is Mr. Davis, the General Manager of Silvandel Auction House.”

Something seemed to explode in Sarah’s mind. She shook her head in disbelief, wondering. ‘How is this possible? Audrey is supposed to be a disgraced murderer, despised by everyone. How could she possibly know the general manager of Silvandel Auction House?‘

The other guests were equally stunned to discover that the young, handsome man was the General Manager of Silvandel Auction House. Their expressions shifted abruptly.

Sarah, you lost,” Audrey said icily, her gaze fixed on Sarah with a mocking smile. “Now, it’s time for you to bow.”

Sarah’s face drained of color as she stared at Audrey, her voice quivering with fear and resentment. “Audrey, you did this intentionally, didn’t you? You knew the invitation was genuine and orchestrated this to humiliate me.”

“I never claimed the invitation was fake. It was you who chose to challenge me. Now, you must face the consequences of your actions,” Audrey replied icily.

“Audrey, she’s your sister. How dare you force her to kneel? Go ahead and try it!” William suddenly shouted angrily.

Audrey glanced at William, her voice icy. Then why don’t you do it for her?”

“You…” William’s face flushed red with anger.

Sarah bit her lip, determined not to kneel and bow to Audrey. Just as she was about to feign fainting, Brian, who had been standing quietly by Audrey’s side, suddenly smirked mischievously. His chubby little hand moved discreetly.

“Thud!” Sarah, who had been adamant about not kneeling, suddenly dropped to her knees and respectfully bowed three times toward Audrey. The sudden turn of events left everyone in stunned silence.

“Sarah, Sarah, what’s gotten into you?” Rebecca Hernandez exclaimed, rushing over. As a prominent public figure, how could her daughter kneel to this wretched woman? This was absolutely unacceptable.

Upon hearing her mother’s voice, Sarah snapped back to reality. Seeing herself kneeling on the ground, she turned pale and quickly stood up. “Mom, what just happened to me?” Sarah had no idea why she had lost control and knelt.

“You just knelt and bowed to Audrey three times,” Rebecca said, her tone tinged with concern and disbelief.

“What?” Sarah exclaimed, a mix of shock and anger coloring her voice. Realizing she had involuntarily knelt to Audrey, Sarah paled and started trembling with anger. “Audrey, this is your doing, isn’t it? You must have done something!” Sarah accused.

Audrey laughed coldly at Sarah, who had finally dropped her act. “Sarah, don’t make unfounded accusations,” she replied calmly.

“It was you! It had to be you!” Sarah seethed with hatred, wishing she could smash Audrey to pieces.

“Audrey, cut it out! Apologize to Sarah and get out of here with your bastard,” William demanded, his expression dark with anger.

Upon hearing William repeatedly call Brian a bastard, Audrey’s fury intensified. She laughed mockingly and retorted, “No matter how disgraced I may be, it pales in comparison to your affair and illegitimate daughter.”

Rebecca and Sarah paled at Audrey’s words. Even after all these years, the fact remained that Rebecca was a homewrecker, and Sarah was an illegitimate child. That’s why upon returning to the Hernandez family, Sarah would compete with Audrey for everything.

“From now on, no member of the Hernandez family, except Audrey, is allowed in the Silvandel Auction House,” Jason announced with à cold laugh, looking at the Hernandez trio as if they were clowns.

“Escort them out,” Jason ordered. By “escort,” he clearly meant to throw them out.

“You… How dare Silvandel Auction House to oppose the Hernandez family? Believe me, I can shut this place down in Northville!” William roared, forgetting Silvandel Auction House’s formidable status in the city.

“You can try,” Jason replied, completely unfazed by William’s threat.

If Silvandel Auction House were so easily threatened, it wouldn’t have grown so powerful in just four years. Even families more influential than the Hernandez family dared not provoke it. Rumor had it that Silvandel Auction House was backed by a powerful overseas organization.

The surrounding guests, who had stayed to watch, were stunned to see the Hernandez trio thrown out of Silvandel Auction House. Observing the General Manager’s respect towards Audrey, they realized she wasn’t just anyone and might have a powerful backer.

After all, Audrey had once been known as the most beautiful woman in Northville. It wouldn’t be surprising if some influential man had taken a liking to her.

As Jason escorted Audrey and Brian inside, Shawn and his group, who had watched the entire scene from a distance, developed a newfound respect for Audrey.

“Seven years later, and Audrey has really made something of herself. It looks like she has a special relationship with Jason,” Shawn commented, casting a glance at the cold, noble man beside him.

“Keep your comments to yourself,” Andrew Roscente reminded, eyeing the man with the aloof demeanor.

“I’m more curious about that young boy with Audrey,” Cade remarked.

Dylan strode ahead, his expression dark and his lips tightly pressed.

Observing Dylan’s expression, Cade furrowed his brow and asked, “Audrey is finally back, but why isn’t Dylan more excited?”

“He’s just stubbornly holding on to his pride. Who knows what he’s really thinking?” Shawn chuckled, knowing Dylan’s type well.

“You two better keep quiet. If you provoke him, you’ll regret it,” Andrew warned, well aware of Dylan’s volatile nature. Contemplating the consequences of angering Dylan, they both fell silent.

Outside Silvandel Auction House, the Hernandez trio stood with expressions of embarrassment and anger. Spotting Dylan and his group, Sarah’s eyes lit up, and she hurried over. “Dylan, you have to support us. Audrey treated us so cruelly.”