67 The First Enemy 3 (2/2)

She helplessly looked up and sighed. Then she walked to the side where sofas were placed. Seconds after she took a seat, a waiter passed by and handed her a glass of wine. As she stared at the champagne flute on her right hand, she began studying the liquid on it and wondered why people love to drink this.

She was feeling curious because she had never drunk any alcoholic beverage before.

'I remember, at gatherings like this, most protagonists in TV are always schemed against, most of the times, victimized due to drinking drugged wine.'

Sofony was having this silly thought when a man who looked to be in his forties approached her. His motives were obviously impure as reflected by his lusty eyes. Sofony frowned a bit but didn't stand and walk off. Anyway, the black-dressed lady bodyguard was nearby so she has nothing to fear.

”It's my pleasure to meet you, beautiful lady. May I know your name?”

A polite smile was now back on her face as she cautiously answered, ”I thought gentlemen are supposed to introduce themselves first?”

If the person who said this was not a fair lady like Sofony, the man would have scowled by now. For individuals like him, being asked a question like this was to be taken negatively, especially since he was famous in the circle as a business tycoon. Hot-blooded or proud men would normally assume that they were being insulted. However, the scrawny middle-aged man only smiled.

”My mistake. I am Bienvenido Hermoso, owner of Victory Foods.”

Sofony blinked twice as she was pretty surprised that this man was the owner of that multinational food and drink company. ”It's nice to meet you, Mr. Hermoso. My name is Sofony Mendez.”

After hearing how her last name didn't sound like any prominent family name, the changed in the man's expression could be easily seen. Sofony was totally unnerved by his stares so she immediately activated her hypnosis ability. ”It seems Mr. Hermoso is finding me boring. Why not find someone else to talk to? You don't have to mind me, I'll be okay. I'm fine being left alone.”

The lady bodyguard saw the sudden blanking of the man's expression and found this quite weird. Nonetheless, she didn't speak up and was even glad that the man nodded and turned around. After all, she was offended when she saw some random scourge staring lustfully at her client.

As for Sofony, she watched the person walked away with frost threatening to seep out of her eyes.

She was really displeased.

So far, her experiences at this party were nowhere near the word 'pleasant'. Sad to say, it seemed this unwelcomed encounter with that man was not the end of it. When she was almost sipping on the glass of wine, she perceived many malicious stares coming her way thus prompting her to pause her hand midway and suspiciously looked around.

The girl currently dressed in a gorgeous custom made black-and-white gown made sure to not let things show on her face while alertly roaming her eyes around. Inwardly though, she was wondering if this was Clarissa's first move. She arrived at this conclusion since the ill-disposed stares were from young men. Honestly, she had nothing to base this assumption on, but given her current situation, it was hard to not doubt everyone. After all, the only person hostile to her was not just a random anybody, but that woman.

'If my guess is true, then I should be more careful. It means that girl has not only seduce politicians and gangsters but also heirs to rich families. I should have known that she won't completely reveal her backers and connections to me. She must be much more resourceful than me. Ugh.'

She put away the wine glass in dismay then stood up. She was planning to go the restroom when she noticed the Silver couple and Gio walking to her directions.

She realized it was already time for the introduction.

The rich madam was smiling towards her. Out of respect, she also put up a smile on her lips, then began to cross the distance between them.

However, a glamorous woman dressed in black suddenly appeared on her way and blocked her when she was still about ten meters away from Gio and the rest. When she raised her eyes to the other party's face, the sharpness in the other's eyes made her stare blankly.

This one was a lady. Mid-twenties if she would estimate the age. Was she another subordinate of Clarissa? If not, why else will she stare at me like she wants to stab me with a knife? But, wait... A seemingly high-class lady like this could be that person's lackey?

At this thought, her face immediately hardened and her mouth opened to ask. ”Do you have any business with me, Miss?”

The woman's eyes directed to Sofony was cold. The voice she used to reply was even sharper and colder to the point it was already hard not to notice her hostility. ”You don't know me?”

”I'm sorry, but I don't. I hope you forgive me for not knowing.”

Sofony was speaking the truth. She really had no idea who the other person was or else she would have known by now what caused this unknown tigress to be so unfriendly.

On the other hand, the woman seemed to have thought of the reason behind her response, so with ridiculing eyes, she slowly enunciated, ”As expected... You're really nothing but an illiterate, uneducated, ignorant, dumb, stupid whore.”

”Excuse me?” It took Sofony great efforts to control her expression but even so, she couldn't stop the slight raise in her tone as she replied. The disbelief in her voice showed how baffled and offended she was.

She didn't even know the woman. It was their first meeting. But she insulted her big time and called her a whore?

Did she just hear correctly?

The woman seemed to like the response she got from Sofony, and therefore added, ”Am I wrong? Which part? Enlighten me! Because I'm thinking if you are not ignorant and dumb, how would you not have known me, Lara Abenson, the beautiful daughter of the city mayor? And if you are not a comfort girl, why then would Gio keep you, when you're just a whore with nothing but nice skin and a pretty face on you?”

Sofony appeared stunned.

And she had not yet come back to her senses when the self-introduced daughter of the city mayor spoke again, this time, with much more hatred and madness, as if Sofony was the most hated enemy she long wanted to tear into pieces.

”Listen to me, slut! No matter what you do, you're still nothing but a cheap, disgusting slut!”

”A nobody! A whore! You're somebody who should disappear from the earth! I am the one ashamedbecause you're so damnably wasting space!”

”Do you hear me!? A nobody like you has no right to appear by his side! So I'm telling you, and ORDERING YOU, to bear this in your little stupid brain. Get, away, from, Gio!”

”You get it? I said, get away from him!”

”Heed this warning. Or else, I'll kill you!”

”...”

When Sofony finally realized what was really going on, she only felt one thing.

A strong desire to slap this Lara whoever to death.