The CEOs Contract Lover

Pak!

A loud, furious sound reverberated in the large hall, silencing everyone present.

Nina held her stinging cheek in disbelief. A bright red print had appeared on her fair skin, looking especially eye-catching.

Her eyes turned cold as she swept them across the people in front of her.

Her so-called father, who had just hit her without caring about the occasion, her stepmother, who looked at her accusingly, and lastly at her younger step-sister, who wept uncontrollably in her mother’s arms.

She could only laugh bitterly at herself.

“You are so young, but already so vicious. How could I have a daughter like you? To steal your sister’s endorsement, you tampered with her makeup?” William Santiago, Nina’s father, pointed his finger at her angrily. The disappointment in his tone was apparent.

Hiss!

The guests immediately broke out into loud murmurs.

Nina met her father’s enraged gaze and felt an inexplicable chill in her heart.

Today was her stepsister Alyson’s eighteenth birthday banquet and the Santiago house has been bustling in excitement since the morning.

The guests had just arrived when they heard a shrill scream and saw Alyson running down the stairs, covering her face.

Her face, originally soft and pale, had turned scarlet red because of an allergic reaction, and not a single spot was left clean.

“It was sister,” Alyson whimpered, her shoulders trembling pitifully. “She put something in my makeup.”

And the first thing her father did was not take her to the hospital immediately but humiliate Nina in front of the crowd.

“Nina, I know I’m not your biological mom, but ask yourself, have I ever treated you poorly? Is this how you repay us?” Her stepmother’s worried and disappointed voice came through as she protected Alyson in her arms.

“That’s because she’s never seen us as her family.” William hollered. “Beauty is a woman’s biggest asset, and your sister is about to enter the entertainment industry. You destroyed her career before it even started! Immediately apologize to her or else don’t blame me for kicking you out.”

An incredulous look appeared on her face. “Are you sure it was me? Where’s your evidence?” Nina retorted composedly. Even after being held in a tight position, she did not lose her cool.

“Evidence? You still have the cheek to ask for evidence? Can’t you see how badly you’ve disfigured Alyson’s face?”

Being called out, Alyson once again cried loudly.

Nina took a deep breath and stared at Alyson sharply. “I’ll ask you one more time. Are you sure it was me?”

Alyson’s eyes flickered slightly, and she avoided her gaze. “Sis, I know you’ve been upset because I passed the auditions. If you wanted the endorsement so badly, you should’ve told me about it. How could you…” She did not complete the sentence, but it was apparent what she was trying to say.

The younger sister had passed the auditions for a very reputed endorsement deal. The eldest sister, on the other hand, couldn’t accept it, and out of jealousy, she ruined her younger sister’s face!

The crowd sucked in a sharp breath.

Heavens! A woman’s jealousy was the most terrifying thing in the world.

“Stop with your crap,” Nina snapped at her. “Alyson, you know best what kind of person you are. You guard your things even from your mother. Are you that generous to let me touch your things?”

Alyson panicked and denied it vehemently. “But it was you who collected the package this morning. There’s also your sign on the delivery package.”

Nina felt something amis and tried recalling today’s events.

She did collect a delivery box this morning, but that was it. She did not even know what was inside, so how could she tamper with them?

But knowing Alyson’s personality, she knew she wasn’t the type to inflict harm on herself just to frame her.

The makeup might have expired or not suited her skin, but she insisted on tearing the bill on her.

Mr. Santiago barked in anger. “Are you still trying to deny it? Apologize immediately.”