Chapter 75 Misfortune
The money became the deciding factor of the waiter for him to agree to do as Aleena said. Then, he
left the secluded spot after Aleena. Meanwhile, Aleena approached Camila as soon as she got out.
âMiss Brooklyn, fancy seeing you here!â âSame here, Miss Jones.â A smile bloomed on Camilaâs face
as she was forced to greet Aleena, as she couldn't pretend that she didn't see the latter. âIl wasn't
expecting to meet you here! Did you come alone?â âI tagged along with a friend,â Camila said. âDo
you know Logan Hunter as well?â Aleena asked. Logan Hunter was the organizer of this gathering.
âMy friend knows him,â Camila replied. âHe's a friend of mine, so you can tell me if you need
anything.â Aleena behaved as if they were old acquaintances while waving at the waiter. âOver
here!â Upon being called, the waiter who was bribed approached in a hurry, while Aleena handed
the drugged wine to Camila as she held onto another glass before saying, âCheers!â
Camila didnât think it would be polite to refuse her even though Aleenaâs enthusiasm was a little
overbearing, so she took the wine glass from her before clinking them together. Then, Aleena
downed all of her wine in one go while maintaining eye contact with Camila. The faint but definite
presence of a scent that didn't belong to the wine could be detected as soon as Camila put the
glass onto her lips. Considering the fact that Camila had been constantly surrounded by medicine,
as well as the fact that she fell for the very same trick seven years ago, she had learned her lesson
well, so she was sensitive toward the drug. Upon casting a glance between Aleena and the waiter
who just left, Camila figured that the waiter wouldn't have the guts to come at her, thus there had
to be another mastermind behind him. While she was a stranger to all the other guests, she knew
Aleena held a grudge against her, so her conjecture was that Aleena was surely the culprit.
On the other hand, the delay in Camilaâs actions stirred up anxiety within Aleena as she asked, âIs
something wrong?â âIt's nothing. I forgot that my body is still recovering itself from a previous
injury, so I can't drink. Please allow me to substitute it using some juice.â Camila chuckled while
holding her gaze on Aleena, then she set her glass down in search of some juice. However, a loud
slap and the cries of a few women from within the hall interrupted her
A frown formed on Camilaâs face as she looked at the direction where the commotion happened,
only to see Kate having collapsed on the floor, as Luca seemed to be scolding her. The sight of it
triggered a spontaneous reaction in Camila as she slapped her juice down on the counter while
rushing to Kate's aid. In the meantime, Luca was still being his impertinent self as he cursed at Kate.
"You shouldn't be so cocky when you're merely the chief editor of some sh*tty magazine! Do as I
say if you want to hire me, or else you can get the f*ck out of here! Who do you think you are to
resort to violence, you b*tch?â âDon't be angry, Luca. You need not make a fuss over a woman!â The
crowd around him tried to pacify him. âYeah, you have a public image to keep, and there are quite a
number of journalists here.â All sorts of advice was offered by the crowd, but none of them tried to
help Kate up, as the latter was a mere editor for an unknown publisher, while Luca was a top
celebrity, and they knew who to side. Besides, Luca was surrounded by women who perceived Kate
to be far prettier than them, which was why they refused to lend a helping hand; they thought they
had done enough by withholding their slights. In a few strides, Camila reached Kate to help her up
before inquiring about the latter. She noticed that half of Kate's face was swollen. Even though it
was already hard to quell her anger, Luca still had to add insult to injury by continuously cursing at
Kate. âYou shameless b*stards!â Silence ensued as Camila looked toward Luca with a harsh gaze
before attacking Luca with a kick right before the crowd's eyes.