CHAPTER 30 STOP FIGHTING. I WON’T MARRY UNTIL I DIE.

On the big screen was a scene of Emma pouring some white substances into one of the wine glasses in an unmanned corner of the banquet hall.

Immediately afterward, Tim walked toward her side.

Emma picked up the two glasses of wine and handed the one with the added substances to Tim with a bright smile.

Then, the two of them held their wine glasses as they whispered to each other intimately. Tim would touch Emma in a flirtatious manner from time to time, but the woman didn't reject him. Instead, she played coy.

The surveillance footage captured Emma being shy and smiling coquettishly because of Tim. The two flirted with each other that if one didn't know any better, one would have assumed they were a couple.

More importantly, the two of them even sipped the wine intimately after they finished their flirting ritual.

Judging from the time shown on the surveillance footage, all of this happened an hour before the engagement party.

Beside Emma, Steven's expression darkened.

Emma panicked. "Steven, please listen to my explanation. Young Master Si and I were discussing the matter between him and Olivia. We are innocent..."

Steven remained quiet.

The location on the surveillance footage changed to the dressing room.

At this time, Olivia hadn't arrived yet, and Mia hadn't started putting on makeup yet. She pinched her nose while wearing a mask, opened a bag containing a dress, sprinkled some powder inside, and sprayed something at it.

Then, she wrapped the bag tightly and stuffed it in the corner. Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

After doing this, Mia poured some powder into an empty cup and then started to put on makeup.

Half an hour later, Olivia walked in with Emma, leading her enthusiastically into the dressing room.

After Olivia finished putting on her makeup, Emma handed the cup of water with added substances to Olivia.

Then, Emma handed Olivia the dress with the added powder, and the group left.

"Mom, I'm going to find Young Master Si. You stand guard here." Emma's gloomy voice sounded from outside the door.

Mia nodded. "Be careful, and don't let him discover anything."

Two or three minutes later, Emma came over with a somewhat dizzy Tim. She told Tim that she was going to bring him into the dressing room to rest.

Just then, Olivia called out to Emma from inside while Emma pushed Tim into the room.

At this time, Mia had already left and was talking to a group of onlookers as they headed toward where Olivia, Emma, and Tim were.

At this point, the truth was finally revealed.

The crowd was shocked.

They guessed that the women of the Xia Family were causing trouble, but they didn't expect Mia and Emma to be so vicious that they would join forces to set up Olivia, who had just returned from abroad.

"Stop playing the video! Stop!" Emma had told the people to play the surveillance footage so she could show the others how she was dragged into the room by Olivia because Olivia wanted to set Emma and Tim up. But after watching the earlier surveillance footage, she couldn't stand it anymore.

As Emma wished, the surveillance footage paused at the part where Emma was eavesdropping by leaning against the door.

With a dark face, Emma picked up the phone and shouted, "Manager, come out here and tell me honestly where you got this video, and why did you frame me like this?"

"Young Master Si and I have no relationship at all in private. The footage is fake. Someone deliberately pretended to be me and photoshopped this video to make it look like I was the one doing all of this. This is not true. Come out now! You're the one handling the camera, so you know what the truth is! Come and give us an explanation now!"

The person in charge of the surveillance room also didn't expect that the surveillance footage would play something like this.

He even wanted to pause the video several times to no avail.

The video seemed to have a mind of its own and was not under his control at all.

Hearing Emma's scolding, he panicked and hurriedly replied, "Ms. Emma, there's something wrong with the surveillance camera. I didn't do anything. I don't know what happened."

"Excuses! You have been sitting in the monitoring room. You know the truth better than anyone else! You'd better come out immediately. Otherwise, you will be fired from your position!" Emma Xia growled and hung up the phone. That was when she noticed everyone looking at her.

She bit her lip, her face flushed red with anger. Emma glared at Olivia, not far away from her. After a while, her eyes reddened as she said aggrievedly, "Olivia, what benefits did you give to the person in charge of the monitoring room for him to do something like this for you? I can give you everything except for Steven! Do I not treat you well enough? Why do you have to do this to me?" Emma stated as she wiped her tears.

Olivia, who had been looking strong and stubborn earlier, suddenly lowered her head as tears streamed down her face. "I'm sorry, Emma. I was wrong."

Everyone looked at Olivia in shock as they wondered whether she was admitting to her mistake.

Olivia lowered her head as if she had suffered a huge grievance. Her voice trembled, "I was wrong; I shouldn't have agreed to marry Young Master Si. He is yours. Both Steven and Young Master Si are yours. I'm not worthy enough..."

"I will never snatch the things you like in the future, no matter if it was the doll from our childhood, pretty dresses, gorgeous jewelry, watches, rooms, or men. If you like them, I... I will give them to you. Please don't hit me. I won't dare to do this again. Please don't hit me..."

As she spoke, Olivia raised her arms, and her wide sleeves slid to her elbows, revealing the bruises on her forearms to everyone immediately.

There were gasps and exclamation when the onlookers saw Olivia's arms.

"Oh my God, what is going on?"

"I heard that Emma grew up with her mother in the countryside. She was brought back to the Xia Family five or six years ago. Olivia is the real, official daughter of the Xia Family, but we have never heard of her name all these years."

"Did Emma bully Olivia out of jealousy after she gained her footing in the Xia Family?"

"Who knows? Look at Olivia's arms. It's obvious that the Xia family mistreated her."

"I heard that Young Master Lu was initially Olivia's boyfriend."

"If it's true, then this is getting pretty interesting."

"Olivia, what nonsense are you talking about?" Emma was so angry that she only managed to regain her senses after a few moments. She cursed, "It was clearly you who seduced Young Master Si. You framed me because I found out what you were doing. How dare you make false accusations like this?"

Olivia retreated backward fearfully when Emma shouted at her angrily. She curled up on the side, saying, "It's all my fault. You're right, Emma. It's me. It's me. It's all my fault..."

Even though Olivia's behavior made it seem like she was admitting her mistake, she was actually hinting to everyone that Emma had always beaten and threatened her. Her current reaction was how she coped with the frequent bullying.

"Olivia, drop the act! You bitch! Stand up and speak properly," Emma yelled angrily as she stepped forward to grab Olivia's hair.

Olivia covered her head with an aggrieved expression. "Emma, I was really wrong. I shouldn't have listened to our family's instructions and married Young Master Si. Don't worry, everyone will testify for me. No matter what, I will never marry Young Master Si."

"Don't hit me! I won't marry him. I will never marry him! I don't dare to..."

"You! You..." Olivia was so scared that she sat on the ground while screaming before Emma could lay her hands on her.

The onlookers started murmuring to themselves again when they saw this scene.

No one would believe Emma was innocent and that she didn't abuse Olivia now.