At this moment, Daniella knew she was in trouble. She had to do anything possible to make Desmond stand by her.
"Are you believing this actress?" Daniella asked Desmond. "Anabel must have hired her to pretend to be Zacklid's group assistant manager. You don't have to panic. They are not real."
"Are you saying that she's an imposter?" Desmond asked.
"Yes. She must be an imposter."
"How dare you call me an imposter?" Miss Margaret asked.
"Don't deny it. You are not what you pose you are." Daniella said and turned to Anabel. "You better leave there and apologize to me before Zacklid arrives."
"If he comes, you will be the one to apologize." Anabel replied and just then, the entrance door opened wide. Everyone looked; it was Mr. Zacklid. A powerful-looking man in a white suit. He looked great in his outfit. It was as if the president of the country was coming. He have more than ten body guards following him. Daniella panicked. How will she defend herself?
As he approached Miss Margaret, the hall went silent. Everyone was looking forward to seeing what would happen.
"Welcome, Mr. Zacklid." Miss Margaret greeted, bowing down to give respect. Anabel stepped down from the stage to welcome him as well.
"Welcome, Sir." Anabel greeted.
"Anabel, sorry for keeping you waiting." Mr. Zacklid said and saw the torn paper. He turned to Miss Margaret. "Who pieces up the contract?"
"I'm the one." Anabel answered instead. "Sorry, I did not inform you that I and Mr. Desmond are no longer together. Apart from that, he doesn't deserve it. He's not qualified to be part of your group." At this point, Daniella could not say anything. She could see that the matter was bigger than her.
"Mr. Zacklid." Desmond spoke up."I think there is a misunderstanding.". He couldn't understand what was happening. Daniella said she got the contract, but what was happening was what he couldn't explain.
"There is nothing like misunderstanding here, Mr. Desmond. I gave you the contract because of her, and since she doesn't want it again, it will be concealed."
"You see it now? Don't you?" Anabel asked Daniella.
"You must have seduced and urged him to cancel this contract. Besides, what else are you good at?" Daniella said.
"How dare you make that foul statement on my present!" Mr. Zacklid's anger rose. "Margaret! Slap her!" He ordered, and Margaret didn't hesitate to slap Daniella hard. Desmond couldn't intervene. Zacklid was far bigger than him.
"Offending Anabel is offending me. Kneel down and apologize to her." Mr. Zacklid ordered.
"Me? Kneel down and apologize to Anabel. Never! I will not do that." Daniella refused.
"Looks like Desmond and his company don't need to exist anymore. If you don't apologize, I will do what you don't expect." Mr. Zacklid threatened.
"Apologize." Desmond urged Danailla. "Don't put us in trouble."
"You want me to apologize to her?"
"You don't have a choice. Just do it."
"Okay." She turned to Anabel without kneeling down and apologized. "I'm sorry?"
"It's not enough. Apologize properly." Mr. Zacklid declared.
Daniella hesitated before going down on her knees. "Anabel, I'm sorry. Forgive me."
"Are you still claiming you got the contract for Desmond?" Anabel asked, and she couldn't say a word. "She has apologized. What else do you want?" Desmond said and helped her up.
"Can you see the kind of woman you took as your fiancée? A liar and deceiver." Anabel commented.
"She's not lying. You must have done something indoors to frustrate me. I will advise you to stop fighting me already. You won't fight me forever."
"I think it's time for you to leave, Mr. Desmond." Mr. Zacklid spoke up."Take your lover and leave this hall now. I won't repeat myself."
"I will leave. But I will advise you to stay away from Anabel. She will paint your whites dirty."
"Security!" Mr. Zacklid called.
"Daniella common. Let's go." He took Daniella's hand, and they left the hall in shame.
"Let the events continue." Mr. Zacklid announced, and they proceeded to start up the event properly.
Desmond was boiling in anger as he was approaching his car. He had been humiliated in the worst way. He couldn't still believe that Anabel got the contract. He just thought she was having an affair with Zacklid, then used the chance to counter the contract.
"Are you going to let Anabel continue to humiliate you? Aren't you going to do something?" Daniella asked Desmond while they were on their way to the mansion.
"Something like what?" Desmond asked.
"I don't know. But you have to stop her. She's obviously fighting you, and you are not doing anything about it. You are just letting her go scot-free. She just made you lose a billion-dollar contract."
"How will I stop her? I don't want to hurt her. Anyway, I will think of what to do," Desmond replied.