She Humiliated a Guest Over a Luxury Car, Realizing Too Late Who He Was
Previously: When Audrey saw Marcus holding the keys to a brand-new Rolls Royce at an upscale estate party, she assumed he was a thief. Her public humiliation backfired in the most spectacular way.
The Escalation of a Public Humiliation
The security guards arrived quickly, their expressions stern as they flanked Marcus. Audrey didn't waste a second, eager to cement his downfall. "This man has bypassed your gate and is trying to drive off in a vehicle that clearly doesn't belong to him," she declared loudly, ensuring everyone could hear. "I suggest you restrain him immediately before he damages the property."
Marcus remained remarkably composed. He pocketed the key fob and looked at the guards, then back at Audrey.
"Audrey, we haven't seen each other since university. You have no idea what my life looks like now. I suggest you step back before you embarrass yourself further,"he warned gently.
But Audrey was too blinded by her past assumptions. Back in college, Marcus had been the quiet scholarship kid who worked two jobs just to pay for textbooks. Audrey, coming from old money, had made it her personal mission to remind him of his place. Seeing him now, dressed in a sharp suit and standing next to a half-million-dollar vehicle, triggered an old, ugly resentment inside her.
"Embarrass myself? You're a fraud!"she hissed.
"You probably snuck in here to network with people you'll never be equal to. Guards, why are you waiting? Search his pockets! He probably stole those keys from the valet stand!"
The guards hesitated, sensing Marcus’s absolute lack of fear. Just as one of them reached out to ask Marcus for identification, a commanding voice boomed from the grand entrance of the mansion.
"What on earth is going on down here?"called out Arthur Sterling, the billionaire host of the gala and Audrey's powerful uncle. Audrey smiled, believing her reinforcements had arrived.
”Audrey smiled, believing her reinforcements had arrived.