Chapter 100
The late night road hummed with traffic. My car window was down, the cool night air carrying a faint floral scent, the streetlights stretching endlessly ahead…I hadn’t lied to Evan, I was truly going to my grandmother’s house. After careful consideration, I decided to record the video myself instead of having Sherry do it. Perhaps…this was the final battle, I could see Julian was exhausted too. Hopefully, by the time I returned, he’d come to his senses, and we could truly end things. To avoid Rita and her family retaliating, I left Chicago for a few days. A unicorn shouldn’t fight a pride of enraged lions head–on.
Meanwhile, the Shaw and Gu families watched my counterattack. Their fury could melt steel. They’d forgotten one thing: I was a senior executive at the Shaw Corp; my access to the company website wasn’t immediately revoked. Even if it was, I still had loyal subordinates who could easily access the system, or maybe Julian would give me backdoor access.
Jiang Wenhui bombarded Julian with calls, but he ignored them. Shaw Huishan’s face was stony.“You shouldn’t have listened to that vixen from the Crowe family. This wouldn’t have happened. Now, we’re humiliated, and the company has suffered huge losses. Why did I have to get such a stupid wife?”
Already simmering with resentment–berated all day, treated like an enemy by her son–Jiang Wenhui exploded.“Yes, I’m stupid. Why don’t you get a smarter wife? Oh, right, you already have one. Isn’t that slut, Xin Shuya, always with you abroad? Why don’t you just bring that bitch and her bastard into the Shaw family? Let them be Mrs. Shaw and young Master Shaw.”
“Slap!” Shaw Huishan’s furious slap landed on her face.“Who are you calling a slut?”
Jiang Wenhui was taken aback. She covered her face, a bitter laugh escaping her lips.“I envy Olivia’s freedom. What did I get
for turning a blind eye for twenty years? You and she gallivanting abroad while I stayed home alone. Now you call me stupid. I am stupid. I really am.” She said dejectedly, heading upstairs.
“Wenhui…” Shaw Huishan regretted hitting her. They’d maintained a fragile peace for years, and he shouldn’t have provoked her.
As soon as Jiang Wenhui entered her room, Rita’s calls started, like a death knell. She’d already rejected several calls downstairs, but Rita persisted. She locked the door and answered, “Instead of bothering me, why don’t you focus on damage control?”
Rita’s voice was chilling.“What’s there to fear? Just because she refuted your evidence, does that mean everyone believes her? I have ways to muddy the waters. I’m not calling about that. If Julian refuses to marry me, the next bomb is yours.”
“!!” Jiang Wenhui’s hand trembled, dropping her phone. She picked it up, suppressing her fear and anger.“I did everything you asked! The entire Shaw family blames me. I’m already suffering! And you saw–I can’t control Julian. He won’t listen to me!”
* Chapter 101
Chapter 101
