The onlookers gained new understanding from this confrontation. Even Katie's bodyguard was far from being decent. They realized they had misunderstood Raegan, thinking she was the home wrecker. But turned out, she was the real victim, bullied by Katie and Luciana.

An onlooker, filled with righteous indignation, chimed in, “I saw everything. Her fainting was purely out of embarrassment, not because she was attacked. This lady didn't touch her at all!"

"Exactly, I'll back that up. There's no basis for their claims."

“And hey, look at their intimacy. Holding this tightly as if the woman is someone this bodyguard treasures. It raises questions about the baby's father..."

“Yeah, that was not their first hug, for sure..."

Katie, who had been faking unconscious, felt too ashamed to keep it up after hearing those comments. She blurted out, “Let me go!"

Abel paused before saying, "Miss, are you..."

Katie then hopped down from Abel's embrace on her own.

Luciana's face fell, sensing the onlookers' comments had a point. It was now obvious that Katie had been carried by Abel in such a manner multiple times before, only choosing to get down after being called out.

Still, to maintain appearances, Luciana had her assistant help Katie as they hurried away, their departure marked by a sense of humiliation.

Once inside the elevator, Katie sternly told Abel, “My dad hired you to keep me safe, not to overreact without any real threat. Do you understand?"

Abel, looking down, expressed his regret, “I'm truly sorry. I'm not good with these social situations and I've caused you embarrassment."

He started hitting himself across the face, not holding back, to the point of bleeding from his lip.

Luciana was shocked to see this. Her suspicions about Abel's relationship with Katie were evident, given the surrounding gossip.

Plus, every time she saw Katie, Abel was always close behind. With just a man and a woman together almost all the time, there was no telling whether they had been intimate before.

But watching Abel punish himself like that cleared any doubts Luciana had. She grabbed Katie's arm, saying, "Stop him. He simply lacks sensitivity and understanding of how to behave.”

With a frown, Katie declared, “Abel, you're fined three months salary. Don't mess up like this again."

Abel acknowledged Katie's words, retreated to a corner, and silently cleaned the blood from his face.

After seeing Luciana off, Katie and Abel went to her own car.

The moment Katie sat down, Abel followed suit.