At 8:30 AM, the hospital announced that the chairman of Huffs Technology and his wife had passed away the night before, one after the other. Therefore, Huffs Technology suffered a total collapse.
At 9 AM, the media was having a field day as the Harpers held a press conference. Richard was dressed neatly, but he looked tired and sad. With an expression of faithfulness, he suppressed his anger and shame as he heartbrokenly said to the camera, “Even now, Xyla Huff is the woman I love the most. But, as a man and a husband, I am unable to accept the mistake she has made.
I will take care of the funeral affairs for my in-laws. After all, I am still a son to them even after my divorce from Xyla. Moreover, I will continue giving her a monthly stipend upon our divorce. I’m sorry, Xyla. I can bear all the mistakes you’ve made in the past. But this time, I can’t tolerate your behavior anymore.”
After saying that, he hid his face and wept. Then, the sorrowful man left with some difficulty, leaving with the help of his assistant and his bodyguards. With that, the press conference ended, and he was immediately perceived as the best son-in-law, best husband, and the most responsible man in Cethos as soon as the press conference was released to the public.
For a long while, Sophia watched the news without doing anything else. Her ex-boyfriend’s extraordinary intelligence and methods had left her in awe! Amazing! Truly amazing! With this disturbance, ‘Legend of Fan Lihua’ became popular all of a sudden. The box office earnings experienced a huge turnaround. In a day, the ticket sales exceeded 100 million almost instantly as it went through a sudden boom!
At the same time, Xyla became known as a cheating sl*t condemned by all. Thus, she couldn’t ask for more alimony from her divorce. Even when Richard threw her aside, nobody dared to say that he was kicking her when she was down. Instead, they praised him for being morally righteous. In short, Richard had emptied the Huff Family’s coffers.
After taking their money, he kicked her to the curb and killed off the Huff couple. Moreover, he even gained honor from those actions. Simultaneously, the ticket sales of ‘Legend of Fan Lihua’ miraculously surged up. It’s not an exaggeration to say that he killed three birds with one stone.
Today, Michael kept seeing Sophia sitting on the sofa in the living room. She watched the news over the last two days repeatedly with a smile he could not fathom. Thus, he felt goosebumps covering his entire body. It’s impossible that she is feeling happy to see her ex-boyfriend doing so well! After all, she is the twin sister of Linus and the daughter of Cooper! Her brother and her father are so evil that they make my blood run cold! Naturally, she has inherited their innate cruelty too! Don’t be fooled by her appearance! Her heart is as dark as it gets! Hence, he decided to treat her a little better in the future, lest she turned against him one day.
On that day, Xyla was rescued by the police. Wearing the cotton-padded coat and a set of clothes the police had given to her, she left the police station. When she walked out of there, she was truly all alone in the world. Her family assets had been confiscated, the contract she had with Glory Entertainment had been canceled by the other party, Richard wanted to divorce her, and her face was bruised and battered under the mask she wore.
Standing in the falling snow, she watched the colored TV displayed in the window of an electrical retail store by the side of the street. The TV was showing the press conference held by Richard. He was well-dressed and had a sorrowful expression on his face. He looked so perfect that nobody could find fault with him, and his character setting was so well-created that it moved people to tears.
At that moment, she realized that she had been deceived all along. He was the one to suggest that she slept with that man. Even so, he immediately threw her aside the moment something happened and escaped unharmed all by himself. I wish I could reach into the TV and rip him to shreds! She had thought that she no longer had tears left to cry.
To her surprise, her tears flowed down her face freely when she heard that her parents had passed away, one after the other, and her family assets had been forcefully seized and auctioned off. However, she couldn’t accept it quietly. Using the few dollars she had in her hand to hail a cab, she charged into the Harper Residence.
The Harpers had cut off all her contingencies, and she had no evidence against them. They’ve planned this for such a long time. And now, I’m penniless. I have nothing! Nothing! Since the Harpers were so merciless, she decided to create a ruckus—so much so that everybody became uneasy.
Rushing over to the gate of the Harper Residence, she yelled at the top of her voice, “Richard Harper! Come out! You asked me to sleep with Mr. Murphy! You gave me the hotel key card! You planned all this! I’m going to let the world know about your true colors! You hypocrite! You hypocrite! You and your entire family will rot in hell!”
He had been coveting her for a long time. In the past, he could not make a move against her. However, she was in trouble now. With how much debt she owed, her debtors would probably sell her off to repay her debts. Thus, she would not have much longer left to live. Even if she did survive, she would be forced to sell her body to repay her debt, sooner or later. Why don’t I have a taste of her while I have the chance…
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