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Antonio was stunned and stumbled backward uncontrollably.
His vision blurred as he asked himself, “What have I done?”
I sat in Leroy’s passenger seat and pursed my lips.
“Thank you,” I said.
Leroy fell silent for a long time. It was so long that I even began to wonder if he hadn’t heard me, and then, he finally opened his mouth.
It was a question that came out of nowhere.
He asked me slowly, “Why didn’t you come to that high school reunion during college?”
It had been so long that I had already forgotten why.
I said vaguely, “I got things to do. Why?”
He shook his head, saying nothing.
I stayed at home for almost a week, and Mom fixed me different food every day.
During this time, Antonio texted me regarding the project capital flow from days ago.
He begged me to help him and his company to get throu this. I blocked his number before replying to him, “You’re indeed shameless, daring to ask me for my help.”
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It was at the entrance of the courthouse that I saw him again.
The court’s ruling went without saying.
I had most of the marital assets, and Pearl was ordered to give me back the money she had spent within six months; after all, it was the joint property of Antonio and me, to begin with.
I could see some bluish stubble on Antonio’s chin, and he looked haggard and exhausted.
He said with difficulty, “Grace, can you give me a chance?
“I really know I was wrong. We were together for so long… I really don’t want to leave you…”
I glanced at him indifferently before turning to leave.
For our relationship, I had given everything I had, and I had even lost myself. Yet, in the end, all my sacrifice and pride were trampled on.
And now, it finally dawned on me that whatever situation one was in, only by staying firm in oneself could one have a possibility of getting out of the predicament.
Per Dad’s request, I took over the company and was swamped every day.
Pearl claimed Antonio raped her and forced him to marry her. She was gloating about it; little did she know that what she did completely ruined her.
After the Kaufman Group’s capital flow was cut off, while it seemed normal, it no longer had any money to keep it going and would soon collapse.
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One day, I was reviewing reports in the office when my friend. suddenly texted me, “Check out the trending topic list!”
I saw a couple of trending topics, such as “The CEO of the Kaufman Group had an affair with a translator in his company and even held a wedding with her“.
“Antonio set off fireworks, which is against the law. He should receive legal punishment.”
“A doctor says Antonio deceived a woman into being a surrogate, and he treated female bodies as commodities.”
Those trending topics totally ruined Antonio, making him the target of public criticism.
I was a bit flustered when I saw the doctor’s quote.
After much hesitation, I clicked on it. Luckily, I didn’t see my name; there were no words related to my identity at all.
I couldn’t help but feel a bit surprised because it wasn’t my doing.
Suddenly, a face popped into my mind. Hesitant, I took out my phone and called him.
“Have you seen the trending topic list?”
“Yeah. It was me. Antonio will be arrested soon for bigamy.”
Leroy suddenly thought of something and added, “No need to thank me.
“It’s part of my job description.”
As the news spread, the Kaufman Group’s stock price.
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plummeted.
Within two days, it declared bankruptcy and was heavily in
debt.
And Leroy was right; Antonio was put behind bars for bigamy.
He was the group’s legal representative, and as his wife, Pearl naturally had to repay the debts.
They shared assets and, of course, debts.
Pearl had to work three jobs simultaneously. In addition to repaying the company’s debts, she needed to return to me the money that Antonio had spent on her.
As I sighed over how things had changed, someone knocked on my office door.
Then Leroy entered, pulled up a chair, and sat down across from me.
He said, “I’m about to lose my job. Ms. Parrish, could I have an interview opportunity?”
He was a legend in the legal world; no way he’d lose his job. Everyone wanted him.
He seemed to have seen through me, and the tips of his ears turned slightly pink.
Clearing his throat, he said seriously, “My capabilities are well- acknowledged. I will bring more benefits to the Parrish Group…”
Of course, I didn’t have a reason to refuse him.
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Leroy stayed.
It wasn’t until one day a long, long time later that I came to know that Leroy had planned on confessing his feelings for me at that reunion.
But it was fine; everything had changed. Who knew what would happen in the future?
