The once arrogant Paloma now lay on the floor, curled up in pain, clutching her leg as she cried out, “She hit me! Oh, it hurts so badly! Call the police, she has to be arrested!”

Everyone’s perception of Katelyn shifted.

Katelyn had been startlingly bold. Her audacity was undeniable.

Lise experienced a surge of pleasure at the chance of getting Katelyn arrested, yet she knew she had to appear controlled. She quickly went to support Paloma, her voice filled with concern as she said, “Paloma, are you alright? Is it very bad?”

Lise spun around quickly, her eyes filled with grievance as she looked at Katelyn.

“Katelyn, how could you strike Paloma so openly?”

Suddenly, another scream pierced the air.

Lise stealthily pinched Paloma in an unseen spot, prompting a sharp cry of pain from her.

“It hurts so much, Lise! You must defend me! This woman is completely out of line!” Paloma dramatized the scenario, casting Katelyn as the villain.

The surrounding crowd began to whisper among themselves.

“Wow, that’s just oppressive. Did you hear that snap? Sounded like a bone cracking. That woman is so harsh!”

Another bystander chimed in, saying, “Yes, I heard it too. She really crossed the line. Did you hear they say that her husband left? With that violence, no wonder her marriage fell apart. It seems she only has herself to blame.”

Ashlyn reached her breaking point and couldn’t bear it any longer.

She had been there from the very beginning, watching everything unfold.

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Her expression was cold as she said to Lise, “You started this conflict with Miss Bailey and escalated to physical aggression. Doesn’t she have the right to defend herself?”

As a member of the prestigious Marshall family, her authoritative demeanor stood out starkly.

“So, you provoke an incident and then play the victim and point your finger at Miss Bailey? Isn’t that shameful?” Her words bordered on calling Lise utterly shameless.

Katelyn was taken aback.

While trying to figure out Ashlyn’s true identity, she had not anticipated Ashlyn defending her so publicly.

Sophia would rather kill Katelyn than defend her. Or was Ashlyn simply that good at deception?

Katelyn found it impossible to understand everything happening around her.

The people who had been criticizing Katelyn fell quiet, realizing that everything had unfolded exactly as Ashlyn had described.

Could they have been misled by Lise’s tricks?

Lise’s expression hardened.

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