Chapter 5
The next day, Emmett actually managed to maintain some dignity and indeed packed his bags and left the villa.
Meanwhile, Declan still tried to persuade me to stay married.
But without hesitation, I dragged him straight to court.
Regarding property division, the company shares were my personal assets from before the marriage, so they naturally remained mine.
As for the villa purchased after our marriage, after negotiation, I transferred half its market value to him.
That night, sitting alone in the empty villa, I couldn’t help but think, “The world is finally peaceful!”
This villa carried too many unpleasant memories.
So, I decisively put the house up for sale through a realtor and moved to a spacious apartment near my company.
Without those past entanglements, I could finally devote myself completely to my career.
But just when I thought everything was over, Camila and Emmett had somehow gotten back together.
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When someone told me this news, I could hardly believe it.
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Despite knowing Camila had cheated, Emmett fell for her sweet talk again.
After leaving, Camila insisted on having the baby and dragged Emmett to get a paternity test.
She seemed to have used some means to make the paternity test show that the child was indeed Emmett’s. They quickly reconciled.
But Emmett was never one to enjoy working. After returning to Camila, he lost my support and interviewed with several companies only to quit after a few days.
Coincidentally, Emmett had a friend in the livestreaming industry who suggested he try being a streamer.
Emmett followed his friend’s advice and started streaming with Camila, exposing supposedly fake information.
The two were good actors and quickly became famous online.
At first, I just laughed it off.
However, a month later, the PR director suddenly burst into my office, looking panicked, “Ms. Nelson! We have a problem!”
She placed a tablet in front of me displaying the day’s trending videos.
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When I opened it, I saw a video posted by Emmett and Camila’s. account titled “Cigarette Butt Found in Dish at Famous Chain.
Restaurant.”
In the video, they pretended to dine at my restaurant, Christina Restaurant, and deliberately “discovered” something resembling at cigarette butt in one of the dishes.
This video was like a bombshell, instantly igniting public outrage.
In just two days, it became the number one trending topic.
Internet users were all criticizing Christina Restaurant.
“I ate there once and got diarrhea when I got home!”
“Cigarette butts in the food. Imagine how dirty their kitchen must be.”
“They claim they don’t use pre–prepared food. Even pre–prepared food would be cleaner than what they serve.”
“This restaurant should be shut down!”
The comments became increasingly nasty.
“Ms. Nelson, reporters are waiting outside our company demanding an explanation,” the PR director said anxiously.
I closed the tablet and let out a cold laugh, “An explanation? No rush. Let the public opinion simmer for a few more days.”
So I held back the PR department and offered no public defense.
My inaction only emboldened Emmett and Camila further.
On the weekend, I was reading at my usual coffee shop.
Emmett clearly knew my habits and deliberately brought Camila to the coffee shop that day.
Emmett sat down with a smug smile and said, “Emma, don’t blame me. My son was just born, and I need money to raise him.
“We’re all family. Would you want your nephew to go hungry?
“We’re not asking for much, just 3 million dollars plus 20% of your company shares.
“Once the money is transferred and the share contract is signed, I’ll immediately post a clarification video.”
Camila snuggled against Emmett, her eyes darting around nervously.
“Stop looking around. I already asked the manager—there are no cameras in here,” I said coldly. “So, why are you really doing this?”
“We did it on purpose,” Camila suddenly laughed, saying proudly, “Haha, one cigarette butt can cost your company over a hundred. million dollars.”
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Camila revealed the truth.
“And if I don’t pay?” I asked softly.
Emmett’s expression suddenly changed, his brow furrowing as he threatened, “If you don’t pay, don’t blame me for disregarding our sibling relationship.
“I have plenty of ways to completely destroy your reputation and business.”
The brother I had raised had become so vicious and cruel.
The negotiation ended bitterly with no resolution.
