Chapter 99
“Whether you truly regret it or still love me, what’s done is done. We can’t go back. This three–person entanglement is pointless.”
“Once we’re done, she’ll stop targeting me. And what happens to you two is none of my business.”
Think about it.” My voice was devoid of emotion. Julian didn’t vehemently object as before. It was like a terminal illness; the anger, resentment, regret, slowly fades until it’s gone. He stayed for a long time, leaving without a definitive answer. He only said to contact him if he needed to issue a joint statement.
Julian’s cooperation left me and Sherry momentarily stunned. We hadn’t even unleashed our “bombshell,” and the enemy had already defected. The core member, no less.
“What now? Still proceed as planned? Sherry, somewhat softened, left the decision to me.
I pondered, then glanced at the darkening sky.“I’m hungry. Let’s eat.”
Sherry chuckled ‘Okay, let’s eat.”
At 10 PM, a pinned response appeared on the Shaw Corp’s official website, ten hours after Jiang Wenhui’s statement. It was from me! A personal video response! The internet exploded Netizens eagerly devoured the drama, following the unfolding saga like a soap opera
In the video, I was elegant and composed, calmly recounting my love story with Julian, our courtship, overcoming challenges to get married, and how Rita interfered…. It was like a storytelling session. I didn’t immediately refute Jiang Wenhui’s accusations. It sounded gentle, but it was packed with information. High school romance, the struggle to get married, the timing of the affair… Only after recounting the story did I present the evidence, refuting Jiang Wenhui’s claims one by one: chat logs, recordings, photos, the truth. I revealed details about the huge compensation settlement, revealing that it was agreed upon by both sides after his mother learned of the affair, and not something I extorted. I addressed the hotel photos, explaining how I’d deleted part of the video, but had someone recover the footage of us leaving the hotel, nine minutes total–not even enough time to change clothes. Finally, I played Julian’s admission that his mother’s accusations were false. Despite everything, I still gave Julian a shred of dignity, not releasing the explicit recordings or photos.
The internet exploded again. After all this, I packed a few things, left my apartment at 11 PM, and drove away from Chicago. I didn’t notice the two cars that followed me, maintaining a discreet distance.
