Fiona’s expression froze, but she quickly regained her senses and looked at the Lawrences who were by the side. “Rebecca, say something. Didn’t he bully you?”“Enough! Stop saying anything more! We’re leaving! This is so embarrassing!” Mr. Lawrence was so embarrassed and ashamed that he could no longer show his face around here. He stood up, pointing at Rebecca in utter pain and humiliation. “How could I have raised such a shameless daughter?!”He turned to Douglas and said apologetically, “I’m truly sorry for this, Director Zachary. And I apologize for taking up your time.”Douglas was a little ashamed as well. At first, he thought that Rebecca was a nice girl who was way better than Sharon. He even felt that she was more suited than Sharon to be his daughter-in-law as well. Hence, he had approved of her trying to approach Simon, but he did not expect that…He sighed secretly. “The person you should be apologizing to is Simon, not me.” He felt more sorry toward his son.
Simon looked at her, slightly surprised. Was she willing to celebrate Fiona’s birthday with the rest of them?Sharon pulled Simon’s hand and they walked right into his room. As if she was afraid of being seen, she immediately closed the door behind them.Simon stared at her with a deep gaze, his thin lips curling into a half-smile. “Mrs. Zachary, you sure are anxious, dragging me into the room so bright and early in the day. What are you planning on doing?”Sharon was not in the mood to joke with him. She looked around the room and finally shifted her gaze back to him. “Where’s the camera?”“What camera?”“Didn’t you install a surveillance system in the room?”“Why are you looking for the surveillance camera?” The man was puzzled.Sharon glared at him angrily. “When did you install it? Did you record all of my movements in here as well?”She remembered that she would occasionally change her clothes inside the room when she was living in the Zachary household. If there were a ca
The weekend arrived rather quickly, and Fiona’s birthday was held at the Zachary household. It was not a grand party. She merely invited some close friends and relatives to celebrate the occasion with her.Sharon was wearing a little black dress today with her hair casually tied up, and she had on light makeup as well.Sally was by Fiona’s side, and when Sharon came in holding Simon’s hand, a sense of hatred flashed across her face.“Mom, look at Sharon dressed in black from head to toe. Did she really come here to celebrate your birthday? Because it feels like she’s here for a funeral instead.”Fiona looked over after hearing her words, and her face became distorted. Did that good-for-nothing Sharon come here to curse her?Sharon ignored Fiona’s stare and walked toward her while holding Simon’s hand. She put a smile on her lips, saying, “Happy birthday, Fiona.”“Didn’t I ask you to bring me a gift? Where is it?” Fiona asked in a grim tone seeing that they were not holding anythi
She had heard that after Sally lost her child, her health worsened by the day.Even so, she did not sympathize with her even in the slightest. Sally was the one who killed her own child, so this was considered her retribution.Sharon had no time to pay attention to the grudges between her and Sally. It was because today, she was here for Fiona.“I haven’t done anything to offend the gods, so why shouldn’t I be here?” Sharon replied coldly and left with her wine glass.Sally tried to stop her, forbidding her from leaving. “Stop right there! I’m not done!”“I have nothing to say to you,” Sharon did not have the patience to deal with her.However, Sally was adamant about blocking her path and stared at her with a sneer. She said, “Why? Do you have a guilty conscience? Is that why you’re refusing to even talk to me?”Sharon frowned at her. Was she here to stir up trouble on purpose?Since Sally was blocking her, she turned around and walked the other way.How could Sally let her
Sharon bit her lip. She had known earlier on that Fiona did not invite her to the birthday party out of goodwill, but she did not expect Fiona and Sally to partner up and frame her.Although… they had partnered up five years ago to harm her, did they not?She just thought the whole situation was amusing. How could these people be fooled by Fiona when they had not figured out the actual situation and go as far as to curse her?Simon's eyebrows started furrowing deeply. Sharon was able to stay calm as she listened to others cursing at her, but he could not."Since everyone is already here, then I'll be introducing her to all of you today. This is my wife, Sharon Jeans. I know my wife's character very well, so please stop your speculation toward her." He remained somewhat polite since those present today were close friends and relatives.However, he was less polite to Fiona. "Apologize to my wife, Fiona." She slandered his wife in front of so many others, and it was something he coul
“Who… Who are you?” Fiona was not able to recognize the person, but she still felt an inexplicable panic.While everyone was looking at the woman, Sharon walked over to stand beside her and said to Fiona, “I already told you that I was going to give you a special gift, Fiona. You haven’t seen this person for a long time now, and I think you’ll be delighted to see her today.” Under Fiona’s puzzled gaze, the person pulled her cloak down, revealing her face.There was another wave of exclamations all around. “Huh? Why is it a nun?”Sheryl had come wearing her habit, and she was staring at Fiona coldly. Fiona almost fainted the moment she saw Sheryl. Her breathing became uneven as she pointed at her while trembling, “How… How are you not dead?”Fiona was obviously horrified when she laid her eyes on Sheryl and asked with a frightened expression. It was as if she had seen a ghost that was here to take her life!The others looked at the two in confusion. A birthday party was suppose
Perhaps Sheryl had begun to think of Silas, so her eyes appeared sorrowful. She lowered her gaze and said in a low voice, “I didn’t share a special relationship with Silas. If you must put a label on us, then I can only say that we were confidants. We appreciated each other, and we were able to have good conversations.”“You’re lying! You wanted to seduce Silas, so don’t spout such noble-sounding lies that you’re merely confidants! There are no purely platonic relationships between men and women!” Fiona flushed with anger.“Your jealousy is still strong as before, Fiona. And it was your jealousy that drove Silas to his death!” Sheryl’s suppressed anger exploded.Fiona’s pupils shrank violently. She became uncontrollably frightened, and her lips were trembling. “What… What nonsense are you sputtering? You shameless woman. Silas is gone now yet you’re still out to get me?“Guards, drag this nun out of my sight!” Fiona suddenly yelled. “Hold it!” Sharon exclaimed and glared at Fiona
Douglas sat on the main sofa, and Penelope was sitting right next to him.Howard sat at the side while Sally went to change out of her clothes.Simon was sitting alone as Sebastian had been taken into the room by the butler.The people standing were Sharon, Sheryl, and Fiona.“Go ahead, tell me what happened.” Douglas’ eyes were locked on Sheryl.“Dad, don’t listen to her...” Fiona anxiously tried to stop him, but Douglas had made up his mind to listen to the story. He immediately interrupted her, “Shut up.”Fiona stared at Sharon and Sheryl bitterly, scowling. “If the two of you say any nonsense, I’ll never forgive you!”Sharon was not at all afraid of Fiona’s threat and patted on Sheryl’s hand lightly. She whispered, “You may start.”Sheryl exchanged glances with her and eased up her emotions. She said, “Actually… Silas’ car accident was not at all an accident. It was because someone had tampered with his car, causing the brakes to malfunction, hence causing an accident.”