Chapter 7

After this recording was exposed, Kipper Group's stock price plummeted. Under pressure, Leah's father pushed Leah out to take the blame, claiming that everything was orchestrated by her and had nothing to do with Kipper Group, including the false accusations against my designs.

Unfortunately for them, the public was not buying their explanation. Since the whole family had toyed with the public, there was no way the public would bite.

So, Kipper Group, the company that Ethan had been with for many years, collapsed.

Leah not only went bankrupt but was also exposed for her indecent private life. Leah's father, who had hoped to make a comeback by marrying off his daughter, was left in tears.

As for Ethan, I thought I would never see him again, but one of his brothers delivered a stack of medical reports to me. They were all about Ethan's health. The top line read, 'stomach cancer'.

Ethan fell ill, collapsing straight into a hospital bed. I would have believed it if someone told me he