A Mix-up Made Me His Enemy's Woman novel Chapter 48

Chapter 48

Antonio snorted and strode into Bethany’s office.

“Beth, why are you doing this? Dariel is my nephew–in–law. Can’t you rethink your decision for my sake?”

Bethany pressed her lips into a faint smile. “Uncle Antonio, I’ve already been quite considerate. I warned Dariel a week in advance. Besides, the last time we had trouble with Noah, the public outcry that followed was entirely due to our problematic

security.

“A replacement was already hired and will start work tomorrow. He’ll completely overhaul our company’s security procedures and systems. Once the SOPs are established, we’ll make sure every branch follows suit. Of course, proper training will be arranged before implementation.”

Antonio went silent for a moment, then scoffed. “Beth, are you deliberately making things hard for me?”

Bethany kept smiling. “Uncle Antonio, do you want to see the company sink? I believe we should get rid of nepotism inside the company, just like how you cleared out my dad’s old subordinates back then. Don’t you agree?”

Antonio was rendered speechless.

With a cold sneer, he left the office.

Both of them knew that Dariel’s dismissal was only the beginning.

Antonio feared that bigger changes were coming. Thus, it was time to call a meeting with the minor shareholders.

Gary scolded Leo and told him to apologize to Bethany.

Leo’s already sparse guilt disappeared entirely after the scolding. “I won’t apologize! You might as well break my leg! Then, I won’t have to go to school this semester!”

Gary pampered Ella to the extreme, but was much harsher with Leo. He whipped out his belt, intending to hit Leo with it, but Diana stopped him short.

She shot Leo a look before saying, “Leo, if you have nothing else to do, just go to school. Gary, Leo is 20 years old, not three. You’ll hurt his pride like that.”

“His pride is the least I care about!” Gary’s chest rose and fell with anger. “Tell me what are we supposed to do about Bethany?”

Silas had called to demand accountability, Gary couldn’t just do nothing.

Diana, who had initially felt guilty, began to resent Bethany after all this fuss. She wondered what she’d done to Bethany in a past life to deserve this mess.

“Gary, I’ll talk to Beth, alright?”

Diana clenched the phone and called Bethany again. This time, Bethany finally answered.

“Hello, Beth. Where are you? Have you eaten?”

Bethany was uncomfortable with the pleasantries and bluntly said, “Say what you want to say. There’s no need to beat around the bush.”

Diana stiffened, then said, “Beth, Silas told us about you being locked in the attic and questioned us about it. I believe it was the doing of a malicious maid. This has nothing to do with Leo. Your dad thinks it was Leo who did it, though. He even tried to beat Leo up just now.

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“Beth, can you talk to Silas for us?”

Bethany quietly listened to all of this and stared at the water in her cup as it cooled. “Mom, what if I say no?”

Diana’s kind tone immediately turned cold. She snapped, “Bethany, as an older sister, you should be more understanding of Leo and of me, too. I kept quiet when you acted up against Gary yesterday, so why do you have to act like this with me now?” Bethany didn’t cry. Instead, she smiled faintly. After all, she wasn’t surprised by Diana’s reaction at all.

“Mom, I know Leo locked the door, and I have no intention of forgiving him. Ever since I was little, I’ve known that you’re biased. Even though I’m your daughter, you clearly favor Ella more.

“Grandpa told me that it’s because you had to adapt to this new family, but I know that’s not true. Too many things have proven to me that because my dad died, my mom will never favor me again. I’ve come to accept this fact calmly.

“But you can’t twist the truth. You can’t hurt me and expect me to forgive you all after. Sorry, but I can’t bring myself to do that. Tell Gary I don’t want his apology because I won’t forgive him either.”

After a pause, Bethany said softly, “And from today on, we are no longer family.”

The former pushover was now going to live for herself.

Without waiting for Diana to speak, Bethany hung up and blocked the entire family. From now on, there was no need to stay in touch.

Chapter 49