“Miss Johnson,” Anna greeted.
“Thanks for the person you sent. Things proceeded smoothly,” she said. Anna sighed in relief upon hearing that.
At first, Claire had approached her and asked her about Tomas taste in women. Anna had thought she was greedy and was after Tomas money.
She’d assumed that Claire thought, since Anna and Hellen were at odds with each other, Anna would help her for sure in seducing Tomas and upsetting Hellen.
Hence, Anna hadn’t planned to tell Claire anything much. She could seduce Tomas all she wanted, but Anna wouldn’t help her at all.
Unexpectedly, Claire said, “I want revenge, and I want to gather evidence. To give my brother the justice he deserves and for Tomas to be punished!”
Anna then decided to continue hearing Claire out. “What exactly is the matter?”
Claire recounted how her brother went to jail because of accepting bribes. In reality,
Claire had been beaten by Hellen until her face was swollen. She did not dare to laugh at this moment. Even lifting her lips slightly felt painful.She wanted to chuckle a little at first, but she could not even laugh now. She carefully moved the corners of her lips as she said, “I purposely didn’t retaliate and just let her hit me. Only in this way would Tomas feel even more heartache for me and hate her even more.”After all, right now, she had the advantage of having a pretty face. Hellen was long past the peak of her prime. She was old now and her looks had also deteriorated.Just based on looks, even Tomas would know whom to feel bad for.At this stage, there was not much for Anna to persuade her about. She knew her plans, so she ended the call.Claire ended the call and zoned out for a moment. After a long pause, she then gave a call to the manager in the secretarial office, saying that she wanted to take leave today and wou
He took big strides over and yanked Hellen over at once. “What are you causing a ruckus for!”“What am I causing a ruckus for?” Hellen yanked her elbow out and shook off his hand. “Can you possibly not know what I’m causing a ruckus for? I didn’t expect that out of all the women you could find, you actually chose one that was right by your side!”On the other end of the corridor, an employee sputtered out in a hushed giggle and said in a low voice, “What’s there not to expect? Wasn’t she the woman who could not be any closer to him back then? She was his younger sister-in-law.”“You only know how to talk!” The colleague beside her was so entertained by her.“Don’t spout rubbish here and ruin a young lady’s reputation!” Tomas shouted sternly.“Yo! tomas, when did you become a gentleman? You can even spare a thought for other people&rsquo
“Break up with her, and fire her from the company. Then I will take it as if nothing happened before. We will continue with our lives as we should,” Hellen said.“And if I don’t want to?” he raised his eyebrow and said, “Since the photos are all here, then I will be honest with you too.”“I’ve had enough of living with you. I cannot ask for a divorce because Claire also told me that she had no intention of ruining our marriage, and she doesn’t want to take your place either. And you are already so old. If we really get a divorce, you won’t have a good life anymore.” Tomas said with disdain.He then continued, “If you are afraid that your status is being threatened, just like how you’d replaced Grace back then, you don’t have to worry about that. Because Claire does not have such thoughts at all.”Hellen was so furious that she almost could not breathe. He
Could Hellen not use the chance to ask for benefits and conditions from Tomas in exchange?If he gave her what she wanted, she would give him peace of mind!If not, she would come to the office to make a scene every day and cause more trouble for him. But Hellen never considered any of these things!At this moment, it was Imelda who began to feel so angry that her chest started to hurt. She pressed her palm over her heart, her fingers clenching hard on her chest. She kept taking deep breaths to stop herself from screaming out loud.But Hellen did not feel Imelda’s anger at all. She said gloatingly and confidently, “What are you scared of? I have the evidence with me. Like I told him, he’s the one in the wrong. Either we mediate in private and he satisfies my conditions or we will see each other in court.“If we go to court, he won’t be able to escape so easily,” Hellen said confidently. “He won’t go b
This made Tomas heart ache so much. He immediately said, “It’s not convenient for me to go to your parents’ place.”Especially since Hellen just went to kick up a huge fuss today. How could Claire’s parents let him in?“You come home, let me take a look at you,” he said.Claire was silent for a long moment before she said, “The car you gifted me… Mrs. William smashed it. My face had also been beaten until it’s swollen, so it’s not convenient for me to go out right now.”Claire continued, “She came to my house early in the morning. She took a megaphone and shouted downstairs, so all the neighbors in our vicinity heard it. Even if my face were fine, I… I still don’t dare to go out…”Through the phone, Tomas could hear her trying her best to suppress her sobbing tone and control her voice.If Claire had just cried and started wailing, Tomas
Hellen might as well go and die, better than suffering in there. But actually, this husband and wife had no right to speak of the other.Back then, it was Hellen who’d seized the chance when Tomas suffered a stroke to transfer his assets out first.Tomas only committed adultery and betrayed her afterward. She attempted to use divorce to gain his assets right after that. To take revenge on Hellen, Tomas took out his ultimate weapon of suing her following that. These two people exchanged blows one after another, neither willing to back down. The two of them were the same, neither had the right to accuse the other.“And you, he actually did not even let you off. If he wants to sue, he can just sue me, but you are his biological daughter!” Hellen said furiously.“A monster, though cruel, will not devour its child, but he sued you as well! This man, he never had a heart to begin with! Back then, when he treated Anna like that, I even gl
Tomas unexpectedly could be hard-hearted enough to sue even his own daughter.Unknowing of Claire’s thoughts, he grasped her hand. “I’ve already told her about the divorce today. Except she wanted to use the divorce to gain my assets. She’s stepping on my toes.”Tomas said, “She has evidence of us together, so I’ve got to attack first.” Claire nodded with an air of helplessness and innocence.Tomas said, “Rest assured, she is going to jail. The divorce is proceeding even if she doesn’t want it, nor can she get her hands on my assets. After I divorce her, we’ll get married. Anna had long stopped treating me as a dad, and Imelda betrayed me. I’ve given up on them. Not a single cent of my inheritance will go to them. I’m far older than you. Needless to say, I’ll die first. My assets will all go to you. Even if I’m not around, I can still guarantee you a good life.”
“Silly girl! You think you can hold on to him?” Hellen pressed. “You think that by helping him shoulder the blame, he’ll really wait for you? It’s six years! You already had doubts about him when you’re with him. You won’t even be able to control him from prison! Can you really guarantee he’ll wait six years for you?“Also, he’s just saying it nicely now.” Hellen sneaked a peek at Mike, noticing he was discussing something with his lawyer.Looking at them, she felt that they were collaborating about duping her and Imelda. Just because they were the weaker party now. She’s really regretting allowing Mike to mix into this business back then!“He’s only trying to deceive you into helping him take the blame.”Hellen said softly, “Who knows how he’s going to be like after six years? Perhaps he’d find someone new after a year, or even a month into your se