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“The suppliers have all shifted their business to Charlotte, and as a result, our accounts are completely drained!”
“Now, Rodriguez Corp is staring down
colossal penalties for contract breaches and tremendous financial losses. Bankruptcy is inevitable!”
A sudden commotion erupted as a throng of people burst into the hotel- creditors demanding overdue wages and breach–of–contract payments.
In a flash, Maxwell, Amelia, and Milo went from being envied billionaires to billion–dollar debtors, surrounded by a furious and
condemning crowd.
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Only then did the full weight of panic set in for them.
Maxwell fixed his eyes on me, his voice seething with anger. “Seraphina, is this your underhanded doing?”
“Just how repulsive can you get?!”
Pinned by the creditors, Milo bellowed, “Seraphina, you better fix this or I’ll never let it go!”
His furious demand only made me chuckle; his bravado was a misguided illusion.
I met his gaze, speaking slowly and deliberately. “I don’t need your forgiveness. Perhaps if you had learned anything, your company wouldn’t be in such dire straits.”
Grinding his teeth, Milo sneered. “Seraphina,
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drop the act! Parading an illegitimate child- what does it even mean?”
“If you were truly capable, would you have handed everything to me so willingly?”
Slap!
Before he could finish, Charlotte’s hand struck Milo’s cheek with force. “Don’t you dare insult my mother! I’m no illegitimate child. My mom adopted me from an orphanage.”
“She has loved and nurtured me to reach where I am today. Everything I possess is because of her!”
The room fell into stunned silence.
“Wow, she’s an adopted daughter–but Seraphina raised her to be so
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accomplished!”
“Indeed, and look at Milo–just a heap of mud in comparison!”
Milo
did Cowled, asking Charlotte, “Then why
you marry me?”
Charlotte scoffed, replying openly, “To gather all your friends and family to witness the downfall of you ungrateful opportunists!”
Maxwell gaped at me, incredulous. “Seraphina, have you been raising Milo while secretly preparing Charlotte to take us down? Did you know all along?”
I answered icily, “Indeed. !I knew seven months into my pregnancy that the child wasn’t mine.”
Amelia’s eyes widened. “How could that be?
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If you knew, why didn’t you reveal it?”
I offered a faint smile. “Because that would’ve been too simple for you.”
“I needed to build you up, so when you fell, the impact would be all the more excruciating. The higher you ascend, the more ruinous your fall!”
My calm tone belied the shock rippling through the room.
They finally understood I wasn’t a fool but someone orchestrating a long–concealed strategy.
Milo slumped onto the floor, consumed by bewilderment.
Amelia and Maxwell were immobilized by the realization of my longstanding awareness.
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For years, they thought they had been manipulating me, but I had been controlling their destinies all along.
The crowd stood frozen in disbelief as I turned on my heel and walked away, leaving not a single word behind.
Charlotte, unwavering, trailed closely behind
- me.
It wasn’t long before the news spread. Amelia and the others had sold off
everything they owned, yet their debts remained unpaid.
Milo’s fate was far darker. His organs were harvested, and his lifeless body was discovered in some desolate corner of the wilderness.
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Maxwell, cornered by relentless creditors, had no choice but to leap from a building in a final, desperate escape. As for Amelia, she was sold to someone and vanished without
a trace.
And me? I returned to my villa, as if nothing had changed.
Charlotte placed a gold lock into my hands -a lock I had once given away–her voice trembling with a question that had clearly been weighing on her. “Mom, I’ve always wondered… why did you give away the family heirloom to those ungrateful people?”
I smiled faintly, a quiet resolve in my eyes. “Because this is the Martin family heirloom. Giving it to them was never about the
object. It was a symbol of my resolve to take everything back.”
Book 2: My Marriage Ended
I nearly lost the cat I had raised for six years.
The doctor said it had ingested something harmful.
But my husband was certain it was just the cat getting old, its stomach unable to handle much anymore.
The next day, after my prenatal checkup, I stopped by my husband’s office for lunch.
I walked in at the perfect moment–just as I caught him cheating with his secretary.
“She won’t come looking for trouble, right?” “Well, it’s just an animal. Even if it dies, what
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can she do about it?”
That’s when I realized.
He was unhappy with me raising a cat during my pregnancy, and had deliberately fed it expired cat treats.
That was what nearly caused the tragedy.
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can she do about it?”
That’s when I realized.
He was unhappy with me raising a cat during my pregnancy, and had deliberately fed it expired cat treats.
That was what nearly caused the tragedy.
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