Hertha probably didn't expect Sonia would slap her in the face so abruptly. Just then, seeing that Sonia didn't make a move, she thought Sonia was afraid of her background. But she didn't expect that she would be slapped in the face. She was shivering as she sat on the ground.
"Sonia... I'm telling you! You are finished, I will get you killed..."
Sonia sneered disdainfully, "You? You think everyone must listen to you, huh? How brainless can you be to show off this kind of thing?"
Hertha was frightened by the sudden turn of Sonia's cold attitude. For a moment, no one dared to come forward to help Hertha up.
Perhaps everyone had a deep grudge against Hertha for what she had done in the past. Therefore, when Sonia slapped her, they felt that Sonia was avenging Hertha on their behalf. The crowd was eager to clap and applaud. No one would care about Hertha's feelings.
Hertha wanted to ruin Sonia's reputation. But not only did she fail, but she also made herself a big joke to everyone in the audience.
It was a hard slap in the face. Sonia squinted and laughed, "Do I have an appointment with the President of Starlight Media? It's none of your business. Who do you think you are? Who gives you the right to boss around the company?"
Hertha sat on the ground and shivered. And then, she screamed, "Bitch! How dare you talk to me like that! Go to hell...!"
With the strength that Hertha didn't know where it came from, she rushed up to Sonia. But Sonia was alert and hit Hertha directly with a backhand. But before Sonia could hit Hertha, Hertha's body was yanked to the ground once again.
Floyd frowned and smiled, "Cousin, this is not a good way to treat my guest, is it?"
"Cousin..."
Hertha found it unbelievable. "Cousin, you attacked me because of this woman?"
"Not really." Floyd squatted down and bent down close to Hertha, one word at a time, "If you dare to be arrogant again, I don't mind letting you know what attack is."
Hertha was frightened by this warning from Floyd. Her face was pale. She still got a nosebleed. The appearance was really miserable. Who would have thought that Missy would have such a miserable appearance now?
Sonia felt funny. She put her hands around her chest and said, "Is there anyone who can help our noble Miss Smith up?"
'Who needs your fake kindness now?!' Hertha thought to herself.
Hertha's henchman was hiding in the crowd and did not dare to rush out to help. But now he rushed out to show their loyalty and immediately helped Hertha up from the ground, chanting, "Miss, did you get hurt? I'm so worried..."
Sonia clicked her tongue, "Now, you show up. Why didn't you show up a few minutes ago?"
The henchman's face froze. And Hertha pushed him away in anger, "Go away! I don't need your pity."
Sonia looked down at Hertha as she rose from the floor. Her eyes were with sympathy as she was watching a poor stray dog. Then she laughed lightly and walked away. Her high heels made a series of sounds on the marble floor.
Floyd kept up with her, not knowing if it was intentional or not, "I'm sorry that my company has given you a bad impression. But she's not actually from my company. So, please make sure you keep a good image for our company."
Sonia pretended not to hear his words. She propped up her chin, tilted, and looked at Floyd, asking, "Why did you pick me to be your ambassador?"
"Because I think you have the right temperament." Floyd described Sonia in front of him. He couldn't help but feel that she was becoming more and more like that man. Her temper, her character, and her means. She had changed too much in the past six months. Sonia was becoming more and more like that man.
She even got that man's decisive and firm style.
"How do I put it to you... Well, women of the new era must be independent and not be abducted by what others are saying." Floyd gave an example, "You know that in the past, parents would favor sons over daughters. If a son was born, the mother would be honored. But if a daughter was born, the whole family would be looked down upon in the future. This situation was so common in the past. And this backward idea still has a lot of followers today."
"I understand." Sonia added, "Especially if you're divorced, you're even more likely to be tagged "second-hand" trash and with a bastard kid."
"This society is tough on women." Floyd briefly struck to the point, "So, you are like a sharp lightning across the sky. You've had all the qualities that people don't like to see in a woman. And you've become proud and shine. You've become you."
Some people looked down on divorced women. Sonia was a divorced woman. But she managed to raise her children well. She had a career and good skills. She didn't need to find a man. Instead, men wanted to court her.
Some people look down on independent women. They thought men were the bosses and women were wives. But since Sonia became the president of the Borris Group, her attitude and achievement impressed everyone. She was a big, strong, and powerful woman.
Some people thought that women should be weak and dependent on men. But Sonia could live freely without relying on anyone.
"That's why I thought I should come to you." Floyd reached out and shook Sonia's hand again, "I've witnessed too much of your legend in the past six months to a year."
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