Gregory was stunned.
“Brianna! Brianna!”
He rushed over, holding Brianna, shouting hoarsely.
Xixi watched this scene and was kind enough to call an ambulance.
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Then, as if nothing had happened, she went back to reading her book.
14
Gregory and Brianna, who failed to get the money back, blamed each other.
After the $50,000 was used up, Gregory had no money left.
Brianna wasn’t about to use her last bit of savings, about $100,000, to support Gregory. She urged him to find a job, otherwise she would kick
him out too.
Later, I “kindly” called a headhunter and asked him to arrange a job for Gregory.
Some time later, I invited Xixi to have dinner with me.
On the way to the restaurant, I was humming a tune.
Xixi asked me why I was so happy.
I said it was because we were about to see an interesting show.
Sitting in a private room on the second floor of an open–kitchen restaurant, Xixi saw through the transparent glass that Gregory, who used to never lift a finger, was now wearing a chef’s uniform and cooking in the restaurant downstairs.
She raised an eyebrow at me: “Is this it?”
“Of course not, keep watching,” I smiled, asking her to be patient.
A moment later, we saw Brianna enter the restaurant with a handsome, well–built man.
The two were chatting and laughing, looking very intimate,
Gregory naturally saw this too, and his expression instantly froze:
“Brianna? What… what are you doing here?”
Brianna didn’t even look at him, continuing to flirt with the man.
Gregory raised his voice: “Brianna! I’m talking to you!”
Brianna finally looked up impatiently, glancing at him sideways.
“What am I doing? Eating, of course! Are you blind?”
Gregory pointed at the man: “You… you and him…”
Brianna suddenly laughed, her laughter shrill.
“What about me and Kevin? Is it any of your business?”
Gregory’s face turned the color of pig liver.
“He… he is…”
“He’s my boyfriend! Got a problem with that?” Brianna said defiantly.
Gregory staggered back a few steps.
“Boyfriend? You… you actually…”
“I actually what?” Brianna looked at him challengingly,
“Let me tell you, Gregory Johnson, I’ve been with Kevin for over twenty years! The money you gave me these years, I’ve been using it to
She paused then adolect
Oh, and George is Kevin and my son!
The blood drained from Gregory’s face, as if his soul had been sucked out.
He stared at Brianna, bis eyes full of disbelief and despair.
Kevin laughed contemptuously from the side
Gregory felt his world completely collapse
The woman he loved deeply bad betrayed him.
His son wasnt even his
Over biventy years of devotion, all for a joke
Then he went back to his work station, grabbed a knife, and rushed back,
lunging at Brianna and stabbing her franticalb, roaring hysterically
You whore? You ruined me! You ruined everything”
Brianna let out a piercing scream, her clothes instantly soaked with blood.
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A watched the bloody scene unfolding before her in horror, while tealmly sipped my tea.
The police arrived quickly and took Gregory away
Xixi asked me in a daze “Mom, is this the show you wanted me to see?
I put down my teacup and solemnly instructed her
d mom is teaching you today don’t go easy on your enemies
“Gregory and the others tried to seize our assets, kicking him out of the family would have been enough. Why be so harsh?” Xixi asked,
confused
“Because your father’s injury at the construction site wasn’t an accident. He was lured there by Gregory’s scheme, and the out–of–control truck was sabotaged by Brianna” I said, trying to keep calm, but my voice still contained hatred
I still can’t forget how I felt when I saw Jason covered in blood
For these twenty–five years I’ve wanted to kill Gregory and Brianna every single day
But I held back because I wanted them to destroy each other!
I had arranged Gregory’s chef job, making it convenient for him to access sharp tools
I had lured Brianna there
Her lover was a male escort, I had the madam give him two fixed–time consumption vouchers for this restaurant that I had bought with seats directly in front of Gregory’s station. He couldnt avoid seeing them even if he wanted to
Brianna was sent to the hospital but died from her injuries.
Later, I heard from Xixi that George, without Brianna’s money, struggled to make ends meet
and ended up becoming a male escort like his birth father
Later, I heard from Xixi that George, without Brianna’s money, struggled to make ends meet,
and ended up becoming a male escort like his birth father.
When Xixi went out with her girlfriends, one of them even requested his services.
How ironic.
Days passed, and life seemed to return to normal.
But a phone call from the hospital disrupted the calm.
The doctor said Jason had woken up.
I could hardly believe my ears.
After twenty–five years, he was finally awake.
I took Xixi and my mother–in–law to the hospital immediately.
In the ward, Jason lay quietly on the bed, his face pale but his eyes clear.
When he saw me, he smiled slightly.
“Kaia, why have you aged?”
My nose stung, and tears welled up in my eyes.
“You’ve been asleep for so long!” I choked, “We’ve all been waiting for you for a long time.”
I pointed to the door where my mother–in–law and Xixi were waiting to come in.
Jason’s gaze fell on Xixi, and he asked who she was.
I told him honestly that she was our daughter, conceived through IVF.
He was stunned for a moment, but accepted it well, looking at Xixi with a loving gaze.
He asked what our daughter’s name was.
I replied, “Her name is Xixi, with Soph‘ meaning to think of Jason.”
Jason smiled and said softly, “Xixi… she’s beautiful.”
