Chapter 9
Looking at the man before me, I laughed until tears came.
“Brant, that investigation I asked you to do last time–did you look into it?”
Brant looked confused. “Investigate what?”
I smiled and opened my phone, holding up the surveillance footage from the bedroom to Brant’s face.
Selene glanced at the phone screen and suddenly lunged to grab it.
But at the same time, Brant saw clearly what was on the screen.
The camera had captured Selene on a phone call, her words recorded crystal clear.
[This idiot fell for it the moment I crooked my finger! Not only is he faking amnesia for me, but he’s even going to give me his daughter–hilarious!]
[That woman is no match for me. Once the kid is transferred over, I’ll find a way to get rid of her. Then I’ll have Brant committed to a mental hospital, and all his assets will be mine!]
[Don’t worry, as long as I mention the past a little, this fool gets played like a fiddle. How could he possibly remember Vivian’s sacrifices?]
Selene violently snatched my phone and smashed it on the ground. Deathly silence followed.
“Brant, I don’t know how she faked this video! I never said anything like that! You have to believe me!”
“I know what this is–it’s AI–generated! This bitch swapped my face in to drive a wedge between us!”
She gripped Brant’s sleeve desperately, her eyes filled with terror.
Brant’s face was deathly pale as he shook off her hand.
“Selene, you actually…”
His voice seemed stuck in his throat–he couldn’t finish the sentence.
Actually what? Actually schemed against him? Actually faked their entire reunion? Actually planned to destroy his marriage then kill him?
Actually only cared about money from beginning to end?
Maybe Brant had too many questions all at once, so he couldn’t voice any of them.
I crossed my arms, watching them, curious to see what excuse Selene would come up with next.
Selene whirled around angrily, her finger almost touching my face.
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Chapter 9
“Vivian! You knew all along?! You’re such a good actress! You think you’re so smart, so capable?! You bitch, how dare you scheme against me!”
I stepped back, laughing freely.
“You’re wrong. At first, I really was completely fooled by you two.”
“But Selene, success goes to people’s heads–didn’t you know that?”
“That day when you were showing off so arrogantly, insisting I play the maid and serve you drinks, I was so flustered I left my phone behind. When I went back for it, I overheard your entire plan.”
Selene kept stamping her feet, cursing furiously.
But soon, she couldn’t curse anymore.
Brant grabbed her throat and slammed her against a tree trunk.
“How can you be this shameless!”
“Selene, I felt guilty about you, but you wanted to destroy my entire family! I just didn’t marry you–what else did I do wrong?!”
“I was willing to fake illness and deceive my wife for you, and you dared to toy with my genuine feelings like this!”
Seemingly consumed with rage, Brant’s eyes turned bloodshot.
So you don’t like having your sincere feelings trampled either?
But Brant, when you and Selene were working together to scheme against me, did you ever think about our eight years together and everything I’d sacrificed for you?
Probably not.
The two of them started grappling and soon broke into a full fight, disappearing from my doorway.
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