Chapter 046 Tom's Downfall
Grace made a couple of rounds but still couldn't find her way out until a servant escorted her around the Bameran villa, which was impressively vast. Although it didn't compete with Oakworth's land values, securing such a sprawling property downtown was no small feat.
Grace had once marveled at who could afford such a grand estate, only to find out it was Xavier.
She flagged down a cab, opting to head straight for the studio instead of going home. En route, Grace received a call from Angela and asked her to meet at the office.
Upon arriving at the company building, Grace spotted Angela already there, peering around with an aura of disappointment.
Walking over, she tapped Angela on the shoulder, "What are you looking out for?"
"I thought you'd roll up to work in a luxury car today!" Angela blinked with curiosity.
Grace replied, "What luxury car? There is no luxury car."
"Don't play dumb with me; I know all about it!" Angela remarked, impatiently.
Grace was taken aback by how much Angela seemed to know about a matter she wasn't even aware of. "What do you know?" Grace asked, genuinely perplexed.
"Have you eaten?" Angela inquired.
"I haven't had the chance," Grace said, hungrily.
"I figured as much. I brought you breakfast." Angela presented a sandwich, which Grace unwrapped and started eating immediately.
Angela also brought milk and busied herself with unwrapping the straw and sticking it in, commenting, "But really, is Xavier that stingy? Not even offering you breakfast?"
Grace suddenly choked on her food, coughing repeatedly. She choked on Angela's words as Angela quickly handed her the milk to drink. "Be careful, even eating can make you choke."
"It's because you freaked me out, what does this have to do with Xavier?" Grace exclaimed.
"Nothing to do with him? Where did he take you last night? Did he do anything to you? I heard from my brother that you were drugged yesterday, and Xavier not only avenged you but also carried you back."
"Grace, what exactly is going on between you and Xavier, tell me?" she pressed Grace for answers.
Early in the day, Omari had nudged Angela to go find Grace and snoop about her relationship with Xavier.
"There's nothing between us, probably because I'm still officially Ryan's fiancé," Grace pulled out this reason she least wanted to admit.
"If I'm bullied by those people and it gets out, it's embarrassing for the Montgomery family," Grace explained.
That seemed reasonable enough, and Angela nodded. "So, nothing happened between you and Xavier last night?" she probed further.
"What do you think could have happened? I was soaked in cold water for three hours last night!" Grace revealed, still feeling the humiliation from earlier.
"Ah," Angela said somewhat disappointedly, "I thought you could topple that god from his pedestal."
"Gods aren't that easy to pull down; you must be watching too much TV," Grace tapped Angela's head. "I've got to get going, I have things to do."
Grace's deal with Kyle fell through, meaning she still hadn't found a distribution channel for her product. On her way there, she had been pondering this; if it didn't work out, she wouldn't search for a distributor but would sell the products herself and build her brand.
But this would be more complicated and potentially fraught with more difficulties. She had to choose a location for a shop, plan the marketing and, after opening, her previously unheard-of perfume brand might not attract buyers. Getting people to know her perfume brand was not going to be easy.
Grace had contemplated this before, realizing that as an individual, she might not have the energy to handle all these tasks. Therefore, she had thought about making perfumes while letting those with capital and strength do the selling.
Now it looked like she had to rely on herself.
However, before taking on this endeavor, Grace had to first file a police report against Kyle, Tom, and the others.
She had a audio recording, and had obtained copies of the recordings from the restaurant’s surveillance cameras. Although there were none in the bathrooms, there were some in the corridors. If the footage showed them entering the women's bathroom, that would serve as evidence.
When the police busted in, the private room was in a state of debauchery, with an overpowering stench that made eyebrows furrow.
A room full of men, all without clothes, and it was evident what had transpired.
This was considered public indecency, grounds enough for an arrest, and there was also a report of attempted rape.
“Wake up, everyone, wake up!" They pulled the people lying on the ground to their feet, and the person on the ground gradually came to.
After waking up, someone saw the police and immediately panicked.
Especially Tom, his body was still in severe pain, particularly his lower body. He had never imagined in his life that he would be assaulted, and by several men at that!
This was a lifelong humiliation for him, and now they were all without clothes, seen by the officers.
"Somebody reported you, come with us," an officer said.
"It's a misunderstanding, officer, we are the victims, really, it's all wrong," Tom protested, still in pain.
However, the police were interested in evidence. They forcefully dressed the people and took them away.
Their room was also in the hotel, and as they were led out, many onlookers saw them, some even taking out their smartphones to record videos.
Tom wanted to cover his face, but with his hands cuffed, he couldn't block it.
"I heard these guys were involved in an orgy here last night and got reported. Now the police are arresting them," someone gossiped.
Another reacted, "Really? Can't believe this happened. They've really got some nerve; I'll post this online."
The videos were swiftly uploaded to the internet, clearly capturing the faces of these men.
Tom was a somewhat notable figure, so it didn't take long for internet users to recognize him.
Tom rose to wealth through Laura, whose father, Kaleb Yule, was a government official with a significant rank.
Kaleb was currently hosting a press conference at a political event with his daughter Laura when the situation blew up, making it to the front page of Twitter, and some netizens also caught the news.
Sharp-eyed reporters, sensing a story, clung to it. They directly asked, "Mr. Yule, is this man your daughter's husband? He looks a lot like him."
"Which man?" Kaleb grabbed a phone, and saw the video and the accompanying description, and his expression became awkward.
His face turned to anger, and Laura, who had also seen it, was furious. But given the circumstances, she obviously couldn't admit it.
She thought to herself, "What a useless fool, always messing things up!"
Laura said, "How can people spread such lies? Tom was home all evening and didn't go out this morning. That's not my husband; it's all slander."
"Ms. Laura Yule, could you call your husband right now?" a reporter asked.
"Sorry, please refrain from asking questions unrelated to the conference," Laura tried to control the situation, but her efforts were in vain as the curiosity of the reporters was too great.
In the end, they couldn't wrap up neatly, and Laura and Kaleb left the scene in a rushed, embarrassed manner.
Backstage, Kaleb lost his temper and threw things around. "Look at the kind of husband you've chosen, you had to marry him! See the trouble he's brought me over the years is preposterous!"
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