Seeing her brother being attacked, Loretta jumped in to help, grabbing Riley and pulling at her hair. The three of them descended into a chaotic tangle, knocking over chairs as they wrestled.
Vivica watched the entire spectacle, her face contorted in disbelief.
“Roderic, go get the restaurant manager,” Vivica instructed. “Otherwise, they’re going to tear this place apart.”
“Right away,” Roderic nodded. But before he left, he insisted that Vivica take Chaim and leave the private room with him. It was simply too dangerous inside.
Before the manager could arrive, however, Dylan’s furious roar echoed from the room. It was just a single shout, followed immediately by horrified gasps from both Fletcher and Loretta.
Vivica knew something terrible had happened.
Just then, the manager rushed over and pushed open the door, only to be met with frantic cries of “Call an ambulance! Someone help him!”
Vivica peered inside and saw Dylan lying on the floor amidst the wreckage of plates and glasses. Loretta was crying hysterically, Fletcher was shouting in a panic, and the manager was already performing chest compressions on Dylan.
A birthday feast had turned into a disaster. It was unbelievable and incredibly grim.
Vivica clutched Chaim and turned to leave.
Suddenly, Riley’s voice cut through the air behind her. “Are you happy now, Vivica? You’ve completely destroyed Fletcher, and you’ve gotten your revenge on me.”
Startled, Vivica turned back to face her, a look of contempt on her face. “You give yourself far too much credit. Someone like you isn’t worth my time or effort. Let’s just say you brought this on yourself.”
She had brought it on herself—first an abusive ex-husband, and now her first love, who turned out to be just as violent.
Riley stood there, disheveled and frantic, her hair a mess and fresh scratches on her face, likely from Loretta. Vivica’s disdain only fueled her rage.

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