"Honey, trust me. I have nothing to do with this!"No matter how Rosalie tried to defend herself, this time Ralph showed no mercy. He raised his hand and slapped Rosalie hard across the face, causing her to fall to the ground. Her face turned pale."Y-You just hit me?"After so many years of marriage, Ralph had always been obedient to her. Even though they argued sometimes, Ralph had never laid a hand on her before!But for Debra, Ralph had argued with her several times and now resorted to violence!"You're engaged in such disgraceful behavior and caused harm and trouble. What do you expect from me? Rosalie, I've truly misjudged you! Debra's a member of our family. Your usual unkind behavior is one thing, and plotting against her is totally another thing!" Ralph pointed at Stanley beside him. "Look at what influence you've had on our child! It's an attempted murder! I shouldn't have married you!"Rosalie realized that this time Ralph was truly angry. Debra had always been a sore
"That's impossible!"Rosalie blurted it out. Debra raised an eyebrow and said, "Rosalie, when you joined us, was it for the Frazier family's money instead of my uncle, Ralph?""I..." Rosalie glanced discreetly at Ralph's suspicious look nearby and immediately fell silent."Of course, I genuinely love your uncle! It's not about the money!""If that's the case, signing an agreement to renounce inheritance rights shouldn't be a big deal," Debra said. "Later, I'll have a lawyer draft a contract for you. I can't really let you walk away with nothing."Debra smiled faintly, "Stanley can still work at the Frazier Group in the future. It's just relinquishing inheritance rights. If something happens to Uncle Ralph later on, although you and Stanley won't inherit his legacy, you'll still receive a substantial monthly pension. This way, your later years are secured."Upon hearing that, Rosalie became angry. "What good is a few thousand dollars? Debra, you clearly want to take the entire e
No matter how much Erick shouted, nobody paid any attention. Marion's people quickly took him away. Debra turned around to leave, and Ralph said, "Debra, I'll hand all the decision-making power in the company over to you. I'm getting old, so run it well. Those people in the company dare not disobey you." Debra turned back, furrowing her brows slightly. Regardless of how Rosalie treated her, Ralph always cherished her and never changed. "Uncle Ralph, thank you." After leaving the Frazier's, Debra walked briskly, avoiding contact with Marion. "Debra! Why are you walking so fast?" Erica caught up with Debra. Debra didn't even lift her head. "N-Nothing." "What's wrong?" Seeing Debra's face burning red, Erica put her hand on Debra's forehead, saying, "You're not sick, so why is your face so red?" Debra bit her lip. She really didn't want to think about what had happened today. Marion, walking behind Debra, smirked slightly. Randy honked twice to snap Marion out o
"Erica!"Debra quickly interrupted Erica, shaking her head at her."What happened?" Juan sensed something was wrong and said solemnly, "I have no idea today the Fraziers were having a family banquet. You should have called me...""You don't know? Debra called you, but you didn't pick up! Don't you have a mouth? Can't you ask questions?""A call? What call?"Juan looked bewildered. He had never received any calls today!Erica sneered, "How ridiculous! Now you're pretending to be clueless."Anxiously, Juan explained, "Debra, listen to me, I really didn't receive any call...""I just wanted to inform you, not necessarily have you accompany me. It's fine that you didn't pick up."Not wanting to argue with Juan there, Debra said, "If you want to apologize, I'm telling you I don't blame you anymore. Can we leave now?"Juan fell silent, unsure of what to say, and simply moved aside.Debra and Erica got into the car and soon drove into the neighborhood.Watching Debra leave, Juan t
Shelia frantically pulled out her phone to call Juan, while Joe stood by coldly watching. "Ms. Miles, no need to bother. Mr. Nichols won't take your call."Shelia didn't believe it and called Juan one after another, but there was no response.Completely devastated, Shelia knelt down as if seeking help, pulling at Joe's sleeve. "Joe, please, help me. I can't just leave like this. Can you call Mr. Nichols?"Joe had a frown. Shelia burst into tears. "I-I belong to Mr. Nichols already. If he doesn't want me, he can tell me directly! But he can't treat me like this!"Losing Juan's sponsorship meant she was nothing at school. She would face hunger, poverty, and the disdain of her classmates again.In the end, Joe relented, handing his phone to Shelia, saying coldly, "Even if Mr. Nichols answers, it won't change anything. What Mr. Nichols decides, no one can alter. And besides, you brought this upon yourself!"He had been a bystander by Mr. Nichols' side for so long.He saw through S
"Mrs. Nichols returned to the Frazier's today. It seems there was an accident at the family banquet, causing the Frazier family members to leave early. Later, someone saw Marion cause a scene and take away Ralph's wife's brother, Erick.""You mean Rosalie's brother?""Yes."Joe said, "Rosalie came to us for cooperation before. For the sake of the Frazier family, we gave her a project."Juan remained silent."Mr. Nichols..." Joe hesitated, then said, "I heard that Marion has caused trouble at the Frazier's before.""What do you mean by 'before'?"Juan frowned.Joe continued, "The last time Marion caused trouble with the Frazier family was over three months ago when Mrs. Nichols had a car accident.""Was't that an accident?""It's said it wasn't an accident. It was Ralph's son who made it happen. Marion probably went to seek justice for Mrs. Nichols, so he caused a scene at the Frazier's."Juan furrowed his brows.He never knew any of this, and Debra hadn't mentioned a word t
"It's really Marion."For Debra, Marion had caused a scene at the Frazier's twice.There must be something going on between them, or Ralph wouldn't have stayed silent."Tell Debra I disagree with the divorce and she should stop thinking about it!"Juan turned and left the Frazier's.Ralph wiped his brow, then quickly contacted Debra.On the other end, as Debra answered the phone, her expression darkened. "Okay, I understand."Erica, still half-asleep, asked, "Who's calling at this late hour?"Debra hung up the phone, coldly saying, "Looks like the schedule needs to be moved up.""Huh?"The next afternoon, at the McKinney Group office.Debra stared at the badges collected from the masquerade ball night and said, "Have these been sorted out?"Ben replied, "Yes. We found out the identities of everyone who attended the masquerade ball that night.""Good, compile this information and indirectly leak it to Juan carefully.""Yes, Ms. Frazier."After Ben left, Erica asked in con
Debra put down her phone. Carole sat in the office waiting for Debra to come in. After seeing Debra, she didn't look friendly."Michael instructed me to have you assist with his shoot as a general assistant. There's nothing else for you to do at the moment," Carole said in a displeased tone, clearly suspecting Debra of some manipulation behind the scenes."Okay, I understand." Debra was about to leave when Carole suddenly added, "Some interns don't focus on learning anything else. They just like to set their sights on men. Young people these days really make the workplace chaotic!"Debra ignored her. She didn't want to waste time on someone like that."Did you hear? Michael specifically asked for this intern to be his assistant. I wonder what kind of relationship those two have.""What relationship could they have? She's simply relying on her looks to flirt around.""I even saw her sneakily meeting Michael in the hallway last time. She's so pretty. I never would have thought.