Chapter: 957

Dolores, still teary-eyed, looked up and met Norah's determined gaze.

She trembled in fear and quickly recoiled.

“Miss Shaw, may I speak with you?" Norah addressed her firmly.

With her boyfriend by her side, Dolores wiped away her tears, straightened up, and confronted Norah.

Towering over Dolores, Norah looked down on her with a domineering gaze.

Clasping Marlin's hand tightly, Dolores sought comfort in his reassuring eyes before asking, “What are you trying to say?"

In response, Norah grasped Dolores's chin roughly, forcing her to meet her gaze. Under the bright light, the red imprint stood out starkly on Dolores's face.

Humiliated, Dolores turned her head away and said, ‘Just speak your mind. Why are you doing this?"

"Miss Shaw, you may not understand how your slap differs from others ', Clearly, you didn't consider that when you slapped yourself in the restroom," Norah remarked coldly, her voice laced with disdain.

Suddenly, she let go of Dolores's chin and slapped her sharply across the face. "Now, I admit I slapped you."

The pain from the slap didn't register with Dolores until after it had happened.

With a cry of agony, tears began to stream down her face as she spun around and buried her face in Marlin's chest.

"Marlin, she slapped me!" she sobbed.

The slap, delivered forcefully in front of everyone-and particularly in front of Marlin-felt like an affront to him as well.

Norah had locked eyes with Marlin as she struck Dolores, leaving him puzzled and unable to decipher the complex emotions behind her gaze.

The crowd was left in stunned silence after Norah's swift, precise slap. Dolores turned around, the red imprint on her face now slightly swollen.

Nonchalantly, Norah wiped the foundation from her hand onto a tissue, her composure unshaken. “I dislike being accused falsely," she declared coolly. "Since you insisted I had slapped you, I merely fulfilled your assertion. No thanks are necessary."

Her gaze then shifted to Marlin, piercing him with her clear eyes.

"Mr. Boyd, I've heard your comments. There's no need for you to dismiss us; we will leave voluntarily."

With that, she returned to Sean's side, taking his hand. "Darling, let's leave," she said firmly, making it clear she wanted nothing more to do with the Boyd family.

Yolande's eyes sparkled with admiration. Norah was magnificent! The unfolding drama seemed to confirm her suspicions about Dolores was scheming and harboring ulterior motives.

Watching Norah's assertive departure, Yolande quickly added, "Norah, let me walk you out."

But before anyone could move, a chilling voice halted them. “Did I give you permission to leave?"

Marlin's tone was icy, his anger palpable, radiating a pressure that made the bystanders instinctively step back. His mood had darkened significantly.