According to Amber, Hugo had not intended to marry again. However, he married Beatrice later.
There must be some reasons.
Given Amber's subtle expression, it should be a negative reason.
As expected, Amber nodded. "Yes, my father was tricked. When he met with clients, he was targeted by Beatrice, who was a waiter in the hotel. Beatrice drugged my father's wine and fled after sleeping with him. When she was pregnant with Braylee, she came to my father. My father was a person with a strong sense of responsibility, so he chose to marry Beatrice."
"I see!" Jared nodded.
Amber bit her lip and continued, "I still remember that my father drank a lot the night when he decided to marry Beatrice. He hugged me and cried for a long time. He kept saying sorry to me and my mother. Braylee is right. My father didn't care much about her and Beatrice."
"No man could be nice to a woman who plots against him," Jared said softly.
Amber nodded. "Yes, Beatrice framed my father, so my father hated her very much, but he did nothing but stay away from her. He never treated her badly. Even if he wasn't as kind to Braylee as to me, he never ignored Braylee. Otherwise, he wouldn't have snapped at what she did. It's ridiculous that Braylee thinks my father's sternness towards her is a sign of not loving her. She even..."
Amber clenched her fists, trembling all over, with a look of anger and hatred.
Jared pinched her hand gently, motioned her to calm down, and then said, "Beatrice cheated because your father stayed away from her, right?"
"Yes, my father only took her as his colleague rather than his wife, so Beatrice couldn't help cheating on him. Although my father didn't love her, he couldn't accept being cheated on, so he taught Beatrice a lesson. After that, Beatrice did not cheat on him again, but she was very angry with my father. My father didn't love her, so he didn't bother to care about her. I didn't think too much before knowing Beatrice poisoned my father. On second thought, I believe that's why Beatrice held grudges and poisoned my father with Braylee!"
Amber's eyes were filled with grief and pain.
Jared gently hugged her into his arms. "Don't be sad. You will avenge your father."
"Yes." Amber leaned on Jared's shoulder and nodded.
Jared caressed her smooth hair. "Braylee exposed your identity online and spread rumors about you. She wants to use the weight of public opinion to get your shares. What are you going to do?"
If Amber had no idea how to solve it, Jared would help her.
Nonetheless, Jared believed that Amber would choose to handle it herself.
As expected, Amber narrowed her beautiful eyes and said, "Braylee thinks I won't be able to stand the reprimands and give up. She is wrong. She wanted to take advantage of people, but she doesn't know it will backfire once I clarify that what she said is false. The people will immediately realize they have been taken advantage of. By that time, she will get twice what I'm suffering. She spreads the rumors because she thought that I had no evidence to prove that I was not an illegitimate daughter."
"Then, do you have the evidence?" Jared looked down at Amber.
Amber nodded. "Of course. I was adopted, so there must be an adoption certificate. It can prove that I was not an illegitimate daughter. Once it is shown to the public, Braylee's lie about my identity will fall apart. I've told you that my father installed surveillance cameras at home after he knew that Braylee and Beatrice bullied me. Do you remember it?"
"Yes!" Jared smiled. "I never forget anything about you."
Amber rolled her eyes at him.
Jared never felt ashamed for saying so.
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