After Divorce I Married a Tycoon-Chapter 144: I Thought She Was Going to Die

The group of middle-aged women who had pushed their way into the elevator were gloating.

Clutching the cash in their hands, they were grinning from ear to ear, their eyes gleaming with greed.

One of the women counted her money over and over.

"This is great, just great..."

"We got to eat at a fancy hotel banquet for free, and we even got a one-thousand-yuan red envelope on top of it."

"How did we get so lucky? It’s like manna from heaven."

Another woman, after counting her money, carefully tucked it into her pocket.

"This trip was definitely worth it. I hope more opportunities like this come our way."

"Ah, my only regret is not packing up the leftovers."

"There was so much food left on the tables. What a waste."

The group of women chattered endlessly in the elevator.

Their faces were alight with unconcealed excitement and thrill.

When the elevator reached the first floor and they were about to leave, they were stopped by hotel staff.

The most aggressive of the women’s faces immediately darkened as she demanded,

"What do you think you’re doing? What right do you have to stop us?"

"Exactly! We haven’t broken any laws or damaged anything in your hotel. Why can’t we leave?"

"Are you picking on us because we’re old?"

"Don’t think you can bully guests just because you’re a seven-star hotel. Be careful, or I’ll sue you."

After the women had finished their chattering tirade against the hotel security,

the guard finally found a moment to speak.

"A moment ago on the thirty-third floor, you were causing a disturbance. As you entered the elevator, you shoved an elderly guest."

"Your actions caused the elderly guest to sprain her back, and she is now experiencing some health issues."

"Therefore, we’ve detained you to discuss how to handle this matter."

Hearing this, the women pursed their lips dismissively.

"She sprained her back from a little push? Isn’t she just trying to scam us?"

"Looked to me like she was dressed worse than us. She’s probably just trying to extort money."

The most belligerent and aggressive woman snorted.

"It’s just a sprained back. I thought she was dying or something."

The moment Claire Mercer stepped out of the elevator, she heard that sharp-tongued woman utter such a venomous remark.

She flew into a rage instantly, her blood boiling with fury.

She didn’t care that the woman was twenty or thirty years her senior.

She strode forward and slapped her across the face twice.

’They hurt my grandmother, spraining her back and leaving her crying out in pain.’

’And these culprits are just standing here, spouting shameless nonsense.’

’I wish I could go over there and kick them in the back myself, just to let them know how a sprained back feels.’

The woman was seeing stars from the slaps. She clutched her cheek in disbelief, glaring at Claire Mercer.

"You little bitch, you dare hit me?"

With that, the most aggressive woman lunged forward, trying to slap her back.

But she was stopped by Hughes, the assistant Adrian Sutton had assigned to stay by Claire Mercer’s side.

Hughes gripped the woman’s wrist tightly, immobilizing her.

"Are you people ganging up on an old woman?"

"Ganging up on an old woman?" Claire Mercer stared her down.

Her eyes were ice-cold, devoid of any warmth.

"You look like you’re in your fifties, yet you knocked over my nearly eighty-year-old grandmother and sprained her back."

"If anyone’s bullying the elderly here, isn’t it you?"

"And you have the nerve to shift the blame? You’d better pray my grandmother is alright."

"If you’ve caused any real harm to her, I’ll make sure you pay until you’ve lost everything."

The woman thought about how someone had paid them to come and cause trouble for this girl, and she wasn’t worried.

’Even if something happens, that person will cover for us. What’s there to be afraid of?’

She’d heard they were attending the wedding banquet of the eldest young master of the Sinclair Family, the wealthiest family in Rhonia.

The Sinclairs were the richest in Rhonia; they were bound to have connections and influence.

’I’m a guest of Rhonia’s wealthiest family today. Why should I be afraid of some little girl who crawled out of the woodwork?’

With that thought, the woman became even more emboldened.

"Hmph, if you want to extort us, just say so. No need to resort to such cheap tricks."

"Exactly. I don’t believe a little push could sprain her back."

"If she’s that fragile, she shouldn’t even leave the house. That way she won’t get a bump or a bruise and become a burden to others."

Hearing the women’s shameless and impudent words, utterly devoid of remorse, Claire Mercer let out a cold laugh.

"I’ve already asked the hotel to pull the surveillance footage of everything you just did."

"My grandmother is on her way to the hospital for an X-ray because you pushed and knocked into her, causing her to sprain her back."

"Oh, and by the way, I already called the police before coming downstairs."

The moment they heard Claire Mercer had called the police, a flash of panic crossed the women’s faces.

But then they remembered they were acting on someone’s orders and had backing, so they calmed down.

’Besides, why would the police bother with something so minor? This little bitch must be trying to scare us.’

So, they remained unhurried and unafraid, still as arrogant and haughty as ever.

"Don’t try to scare us. We weren’t born yesterday."

"We didn’t lay a hand on her. Even if something’s wrong with her, it has nothing to do with us."

"It’s useless even if you call the police. They won’t bother with something so trivial."

Claire Mercer said coldly, "We’ll see how tough you can talk when the police get here."

After that, she stopped wasting her breath on the unreasonable, shrewish women.

She stepped aside to call Adrian Sutton and ask about Mrs. Sutton’s condition.

Mrs. Rowan and her family were busy seeing off other guests,

so they were unaware of the situation unfolding here.

And matters between women were naturally more convenient for a woman to handle.

That was why Claire had arranged for Adrian Sutton to take Mrs. Sutton to the hospital for a check-up,

while she herself came down to the first floor of the hotel to intercept the group of women.

She really didn’t want to waste any more words on such unreasonable people.

Only when the police arrived would they realize how ignorant their actions had been.

But the women remained calm and composed, putting on a fearless act.

’After all, the people who hired us are from the Sinclair Family, the richest in Rhonia.’

’The Sinclairs are rich and powerful. So what if this girl is also a guest at this hotel and has a bit of stinking money?’

’So what? Can she possibly compare to the Sinclair Family?’

’Even if something really happened to that old broad, the Sinclairs will have our backs.’

’Besides, we were just doing a job for the money.’