The slap echoed through the courtyard . My cheek stung , but the parents ' jeers hurt worse . " Playing innocent now ? Maybe think twice before stealing someone's husband . " " Bet she's got a whole list of rich married men on speed dial . " " Women like her are the worst . And that poor kid's going to grow up just like mommy . " More parents gathered around , phones out , filming everything . Some even spat in my direction . I took off my Burberry coat - worth more than their monthly mortgages - and dropped it in a nearby trash can . This wasn't purchased with the money Enzo gave me , but with the money I earned by myself before getting married . Nobody knew that I had been quite wealthy even before I married Enzo . Then I turned to Cathy . " First you get your kid to attack my daughter . Now you're hitting me in public . Where do you get the nerve ? " Cathy tossed her hair . " What ? Are you counting on Enzo to stand up for you ? " She grinned and said , " Enzo doesn't love you at all . You're just using the child to threaten him to be with you . I can do much worse things for you and your child , and no one will dare to say a word . " Cathy had always been like this . She was as docile as a lamb in front of Enzo but showed her wolf - like fangs in front of me . The crowd ate it up . " If you hadn't chased after her husband , none of this would've happened . " " You're just a lovewrecker . Keep your head down and be grateful that's all you got . " " Yeah , drop the victim act . We see right through you . " Their words just made Cathy bolder . She glared at my car . " Look at you , spending Enzo's money ! A Rolls - Royce ? You're nothing but a gold - digger . " Her voice turned ugly . " I hate women like you . You all deserve to die ! " She pulled out her keys and scratched three words across my 10.7 Chapter 14 " LOVE WRECKERS DIE " OVE WRE I stared at the jagged letters . " You'll regret those words soon enough . " That set her off . " You spend Enzo's money and acting all high and mighty ? " She grabbed a brick from the garden . " Time to pay it all back ! " She smashed every inch of my car . Windows . Lights . Hood , Nothing escaped her rage . The other parents joined in . grabbing whatever they could find . My hundred - thousand - dollar car turned to scrap metal in minutes . After breaking the windows , they tore up the leather seats . Then someone popped into the trunk . " Holy shit ! Look at all this stuff ! " Cathy pulled out a painting , sneering . " Playing art collector with Enzo's money ? Please . " She ripped it in half . " Trash like you deserves trash . " A bystander's eyes went wide . " Wait - that's a Morrison original ! They sell for millions ! " Cathy just laughed . " So what ? Anyway , she sold her body and cheated men out of their money to buy those things . We have the right to destroy anything . I could barely contain my anger . Enzo is very wealthy , and he is extremely generous to me . Just one card he casually gave me contains enough money for a person to live a very comfortable life for a lifetime . However , before marrying him , I already had a good career . Over the years , I have spent most of my own money . The cards he gave me have been put away.by me and never used . I bought this painting on my own . All the people praised her . I watched indifferently , leaving Cathy alone to revel in their admiration . The parents kept destroying my things , ripping up million - dollar paintings like confetti . I'd just bought them at auction that morning . Hadn't even gotten them home . Watching these idiots , I pulled out my phone . " Get here in five minutes . No excuses . " One of the moms snatched my phone and smashed it . " Calling your sugar daddy for help ? " 10.9 % Chapter 14 " Probably has a whole lineup of rich men on call ! " They roared with laughter , thinking they were so clever . I looked at my crushed phone and said quietly , " Keep laughing . You won't be for long . " They found that hilarious . " A mistress trying to act tough ? " " You're nothing but an ant to squash ." The mockery grew louder . Some spat at me again . Cathy dug her heel into my face , grinning . " Me ? Regret anything ? Never . Let's see you try to make me. " I turned to Mrs. Thompson . " You knew they were hurting my daughter , didn't you ? " She looked at me like I was dirt . " Yeah , so what ? " " Tyler did us all a favor . Taking out the trash isn't a crime . " I took a breath and tried to suppress my anger . " When Enzo gets here , you'll know who the real trash is . "