Worried Sadie would accidentally hurt Adele, Ariana held Adele protectively in her arms. During this, Sadie scratched Ariana multiple times, leaving bloody marks on her neck.

Eventually, Ariana reached her limit and raised her fist to retaliate.

However, realizing Sadie was pregnant, Ariana hesitated and stopped herself.

At that moment, Sadie collapsed to the floor, struck herself hard, and began crying out, “How can you hit me?"

Ariana was puzzled by Sadie's actions. Before she could do anything, she heard noises behind her.

Turning around, she saw Sadie's agent, Chloe, and her assistant, Livia, arriving with Devin.

As Devin entered and noticed the chaos, he looked concerned and asked, “What happened here?"

Before Ariana could say anything, Sadie interrupted. With her hand on her cheek, Sadie tearfully accused Ariana, “She's bullying me! I don't know why, but she just came in and hit me for no reason! I'm pregnant! Who knows what her intentions were!"

Ariana was furious. She could no longer hold back and confronted Sadie, saying, "You have no shame. You slapped yourself when you fell, and now, you're blaming me? Don't you know why I rushed in? Look at Adele's injuries. How can you claim ignorance? If I hadn't seen you force that little girl to do a handstand against the wall and hit her, I would never have intervened! You're shameless!"

Ariana told the truth, but Sadie, tears streaming, loudly countered, “Don't speak nonsense! I'm Adele's mother. How could I possibly hurt her? The bruises on Adele were caused by you when you barged in and attacked me! You're the one without shame!"

As Sadie continued to deny the accusations, Ariana got angrier. She said, "You want proof, right? I recorded everything. Once my phone is fixed, everyone will see the truth."

However, Sadie didn't give up and sobbed. "Proof? You're just setting me up. I'm Adele's mother. Why would you try to take her from me? You've taken Holden from me. Can't Adele stay with me? How could you hit me?"

Ariana exclaimed, “Don't accuse me falsely. Had I mot stepped in, what would you have done to Adele? Now, you claim I attacked you? Want to see the wounds on my neck? If I had fought back, do you think you can hurt me?"

Devin wanted to intervene but couldn't find the right moment.

He doubted Ariana would strike a pregnant woman. The marks on Ariana's neck were clearly more severe. Knowing Ariana's skills in self-defense, he believed that if Ariana had retaliated, Sadie would likely be in the ICU right now.

Moreover, Devin had always found Sadie's behavior towards Adele odd.

Adele often had bruises, which lent credence to Ariana's words.

At that moment, Sadie began to cry, playing the victim. She sobbed and turned to her agent. "I'm at a loss with how to deal with this woman, Chloe. Please, call the police."

Chloe and Livia joined in, scolding Ariana, “Adele's Sadie's child. Why are you holding Adele? And hitting a pregnant woman? How could you do something like that?"

They continued to criticize Ariana, who, seething with anger, found herself powerless against the bullies before her.