Director Miller sneered, then suddenly let go, taking a disinfectant wipe and vigorously scrubbing his hands as if he had touched something filthy.
“No, you didn’t know.”
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“If you had shown even a flicker of conscience once in those three years, if you had visited Jaxson even once, I wouldn’t despise you so much, woman!”
“But you? You enjoyed the empire Jaxson built, then turned around and got rid of his child. And on the very day he got out of prison, you allowed your new man to chase him down and corner him, to demand an arm, all to make an example for that useless piece of trash!”
“Every day ! excused your crimes for that three–year promise, I felt disgusted!”
Valentina’s tears fell in large drops as she crawled on her knees to my feet.
“Boss, I was really tricked! Victor took credit for your work. I truly didn’t know it was you protecting me behind the scenes.”
Victor, terrified out of his mind, stammered, unable to speak a word.
Seeing his pathetic state, Director Miller snorted.
“Hold Victor and everyone who laid a hand on Jaxson. Take them back and investigate thoroughly, meticulously!”
With that one sentence, everyone went limp with fear.
“We were all acting under Victor’s orders! He forced us to do evil!”
“I want to expose him! This Victor forced women, and not just once!”
Hearing that, Valentina’s face flushed crimson. She scrambled to her feet and lunged at Victor, hitting him wildly.
“You son of a bitch! You strutted around using my name, and you dared to cheat on me with other women?!”
Victor coughed up several clots of blood from the blows.
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Victor coughed up several clots of blood from the blows.
“That’s on you! You act like some empress every day, even in bed I have to serve you! What’s wrong with me finding a few women to balance things out? It’s not a big deal!”
“And you, Valentina! Turns out you never established any real power all these years; Jaxson handled everything for you! I actually thought you were some powerful big shot, but now I see, you’re just a pathetic loser who always depends on men!”
Provoked by his words, Valentina lashed out with a kick. Victor, realizing he was doomed, started fighting back against Valentina!
Valentina, heavily pregnant and due any day, was shoved by Victor and fell hard to the ground. Blood suddenly snaked out from
beneath her.
Her face went deathly pale with terror. She stretched out a hand to me, pleading desperately.
“Jaxson, husband, save me! I’m in so much pain…”
I looked on with indifference, stepping back.
Lucky me, I almost got my shoes stained with blood.
Watching my every move, Grandpa reached out and patted my shoulder.
“Decisive when needed. Very good. Seems those three years weren’t entirely wasted.”
Seeing Grandpa talk to me, Director Milier and Mayor Thompson smiled wryly.
“Our apologies, Jaxson. Mr. Sterling didn’t want anything about Valentina to reach your ears.”
“He wanted you to come out and personally see the true face of the person you sacrificed everything to elevate!”
They didn’t need to explain; I already knew.
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For three years, Valentina had favored Victor so openly. With such a massive display, if no one had intentionally blocked the news, I couldn’t have remained completely unaware.
