Chapter 4
I met Howard when he had nothing. I stood by him, helped him build everything he had from the ground up.
Our money grew, and with it, the number of servants in our home.
But even as we accumulated wealth, Howard always took charge of my affairs, never letting anyone else handle them.
Until today, I had always believed that he loved me the most.
The outside world had painted him as the perfect husband, devoted and loving.
Who would’ve imagined that Howard was nothing but a scoundrel who would betray
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his wife and child?
At my words, his back, once so straight, collapsed. His attitude softened as he lowered his head.
“Wendy, we’ve been through so much together. Can you really bear to let everything we have go to waste now?”
The nerve he had, mentioning “everything we have.”
I scoffed, a look of contempt in my eyes.
“You know full well that I’ve had a part in all of this!”
“When you didn’t hesitate to give away ten million to save Lily, did you think about me?”
“When you gathered that ten million and
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didn’t use it to save me, but instead had people trying to kill me, did you think about me?”
The first chunk of money Howard made in his business? It was because I helped him.
Now that he was successful, not only did he quietly transfer assets, but he also had the audacity to want me and my child dead.
I grew more impassioned, my hand grabbing the chair beneath me and hurling it toward him.
Howard barely dodged in time, but the chair struck him, opening a gash on his forehead, blood oozing out.
It was then that Lily, who had been lurking in the background, rushed forward to Howard’s side, full of righteous indignation as she
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pointed at me.
“Wendy, you’re nothing but a shrew!”
“Have you ever thought about why Howard was willing to give up so much money just to get rid of you?”
“It’s because you never understood him, and you never showed the kind of gentleness a woman should have.”
Gentleness? Could gentleness shield Howard when he was struggling, barely surviving?
Could gentleness protect him from others. who tried to take advantage of him?
Could gentleness help him rise from nothing and survive among a crowd of seasoned businessmen?
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No. It’s just the hard times had passed.
And he didn’t need me anymore.
I ignored the murderous look in Howard’s eyes and turned toward the media, recounting everything I had gone through.
Some questioned me.
“You claimed that those hijackers threw you into the sea. So why are they now testifying for you?”
“Don’t they fear being caught? Don’t they fear death?”
At this, I smiled calmly.
“They’re afraid, of course.”
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“But what they’re even more afraid of is the judgment of their own consciences.”
In reality, I had found their families.
And I had used the evidence I gathered to present to these people.
I convinced them to speak out and persuade the hijackers to surrender themselves.
The most terrifying thing about people is having a weak spot.
But these words shouldn’t be said directly to the media.
After giving a somewhat ambiguous response, I began to cry, shifting the topic.
“My baby is already eight months old.”
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“Because I trusted Howard, he said we were going on a trip, and I didn’t even question him before going”
“I never thought he would be so heartless, even towards his own child”
Of course, this caught their attention, and they pressed further on the topic.
Howard, realizing the situation was spiraling out of control, barked orders at the security guards to get rid of the reporters.
He then lunged for the microphone in my hand.
“Wendy, stop lying!”
“This is nothing like what you’re saying. I don’t even know those people!”
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“You’re the one who got pregnant with someone else’s child and staged this whole thing to make me pay for it!”
“You still have the nerve to stand here and deceive the public, leading them astray!”
“You’re the most malicious one here!”
He said this with great indignation, as if he were forced to speak out.
The sudden reversal only fueled the media’s excitement, and the cameras flashed wildly.
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