Chapter 41 Continued Smears
“When you’ve played yourself, don’t come crying to me,” Cyril dismissed without even looking up from his work. “Now if that’s all, get out and stop bothering me.”
Jonathon had reached his limit. Since Cyril refused to help, he’d take matters into his own
hands.
“Just you wait and see. I’ll turn this around and unlike you, I’ve got nothing to hide all these years. I’ll dig up dirt on you!” Jonathon declared as he stormed off, determined to uncover Cyril’s supposed misdeeds.
But Cyril made no attempt to stop him, confident of his spotless history with Sylvia over their years of marriage. Her divorce request had shocked him enough without Jonathon’s
antics.
That afternoon, Jonathon issued a public statement stubbornly refusing to apologize and accusing Sylvia of equally shady behavior–how else could she have obtained so much evidence against him?
The absurd excuse earned him another barrage of outrage. People now attacked both Jonathon and his company without restraint. Conscious consumers even boycotted his products.
Still undeterred, Jonathon hired a private investigator to tail Sylvia. But after considerable pressure and expense, the detective only confirmed her routine of home, work and occasional mundane errands these past years, devoid of any scandalous entertainment.
Jonathon was baffled. How could someone live such an abnormally uneventful personal life?
Just then, he received an unexpected call from Bonnie. “I can help get what you want on Sylvia if you’re behind those online posts. Want to hear my idea?”
Jonathon nearly dismissed Cyril’s sister given her dodgy track record abroad that he’d tactfully overlooked out of brotherly loyalty. However, Bonnie clearly shared his resentment of Sylvia. With no dirt from the investigator, perhaps she could provide ammunition against his sister–in–law. Jonathon recorded the call just in case before responding.
“What have you got? Cyril wants me to apologize to Sylvia after the fallout, but I’ve endured public outrage these past days tailing his wife only to find she’s led an utterly dull life centered around him. Yet you want to target her? Quite interesting given she’s treated you well enough.”
wouldn’t have exposed me and earned Cyril’s rebuke. I’m offering to help since I know you have evidence too. But if not, no need to continue this chat.”
Jonathon itched to play Bonnie’s words for Cyril. If he heard his own sister, he’d surely flip the table in outrage. How could siblings of the same family differ so drastically? Cyril built his career while the only notable thing about his sister was her lack of any redeeming quality.
“Using your brother’s gun I see. But I understand your implication dear sister, no need to speak in riddles. I’m not stupid to miss your meaning.” Jonathon lazily rebutted.
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