Chapter 3

The next day, I arrived at the restaurant Jason had booked.

Even before entering the private room, I could already hear the people inside chatting without any reservations.

"If you ask me, Jason, you should've divorced someone as infertile as Barbara a long time ago!"

"That's right! Look at Cara. She's nice and she can have kids. She's already giving you a son so quickly."

Cara even added shyly, "Well, the only reason I can have a baby is because of Jason."

A burst of laughter echoed in the room.

I pushed open the door and strode in. "Oh, you're all quite early."

Everyone's expression changed immediately. Jason's friends, who were talking behind my back, all smiled.

"Oh, you're here, Barbara! Have a seat!"

"You're become even prettier after we haven't seen you in a while! By the way, about that land to the east of the city, I heard your dad's also interested in it… Maybe you can bring us along? You can take the major share, and I suppose we can have a minor share."

"Speaking of which, why don't you introduce us to the investment company overseas you mentioned earlier? With your introduction, it should be easy for us to reach an agreement."

"You're the most capable of us all! Why don't you take a look at my family's new project and make some investment? Don't worry, it'll definitely make a profit…"

"Now that you mention it, we haven't heard anything about my family's projects lately. Can you ask your parents about it?"

"Yes, that's right. We're going to sign the contract soon from my side, too. Why is there only silence all of a sudden? You must be very busy…"

Looking at how they were trying their hardest to please me, it was as if they were completely different people moments ago.

I sat down in the middle. When one of them saw how indifferent I was, he asked, "What happened?"

I sipped the tea from my cup.

"What happened? I'm not happy, so of course I'm not in the mood to worry about business. My husband eloped with someone else and even had a child with her! Just thinking about it is giving me a headache. Once my parents know how much I've suffered, they'll be unhappy too. And when they're unhappy, your businesses will obviously be affected."

As I said that, I turned to look at Cara.

"If only that seductress and the illegitimate child were erased from this world… I'd definitely be in a happier mood."

The moment I said that, all of Jason's so-called good friends exchanged glances before finally looking at Cara, whom they had been so friendly with just now. The way they looked at her was akin to a hunter gazing at his prey, vicious and eager.

For the first time, there was fear on Cara's face.

"You… Why are you all looking at me like that? What do you want?!" she stammered.

"What do we want?" One of them slammed the table and stood up. "We want to render justice in God's name and make Barbara happy!"

Cara shuddered.