Chapter 7 The Punishment

"How is this possible?" Marcus mumbled. "How can a daughter of a street cleaner take pictures with the president? You must be lying. There's no way Vivian wouldn't recognize her own cousin. You must be fake!" He kept rambling on.

It was obvious he knew the truth but didn't want to admit it.

However, I intended to make him break down even more.

"By the way, my father has already fired you—for your embezzlement during your time at the company and for illegally seizing company assets, you'll be sued. You are going to lose everything."

Marcus promptly collapsed to the ground and was drenched in cold sweats. After a while, he finally realized what was happening and said, "Noelle, I made a mistake. It's all because I believed in Vivian's lies. I was tricked, too.

I'm a victim, just like you. Can you tell your father not to sue me? I promise I'll make Vivian kneel and apologize to you. You can do anything you want to her. All you have to do is forgive me."

As he spoke, I discreetly hel