Built His Empire Then Watched It Burn When He Cheated novel Chapter 788

Mary had no idea Zane had recently had a girlfriend.

Still, she did not need much context to understand the recording.

The whole thing was outrageous.

Someone had actually used her name, gone to a young woman she had never met, and acted out the role of a cruel future mother-in-law.

Jonathan glanced at Pepper, Gianna, and Adrian before speaking into the phone. "Mrs. Shayman, they are all here. You can ask them directly."

Then he turned on the speaker.

Mary's sarcastic voice filled the room at once.

"Pepper, would you mind explaining this to me? I didn't even know my son had a girlfriend, yet somehow I'm already being used as the evil mother-in-law."

Everyone's eyes shifted to Pepper.

Pepper's expression stiffened with embarrassment. Still, she forced a smile and tried to smooth things over. "Mary, I'm really sorry. You know how things are. Gianna and Zane getting engaged is only a matter of time, so I—"

Mary cut her off without the slightest hesitation. "Wait. Zane and Gianna getting engaged is only a matter of time? Who told you that? I'm his mother, and even I don't know about this."

Gianna's face turned red, then went pale almost immediately.

The humiliation hit her so hard that she nearly stopped breathing.

She glared at Pepper, her eyes full of shame and resentment.

Right now, she blamed Pepper for everything.

If Pepper had not pretended to be Mary, and if she had not been careless enough to get caught by Anneliese and Jonathan, Gianna would not be standing here, humiliated in front of everyone.

Worse, Pepper had failed at every step.

She had promised to take care of Jessica's baby. After Jessica was sent overseas, Pepper had even promised that Jessica herself could be quietly made to disappear.

Yet in the end, the baby was still alive.

Jessica had vanished without a trace.

Now, she was completely beyond their control.

Even Pepper's impersonation of Mary had been exposed. Since Mary now knew the truth, Zane would find out sooner or later.

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If Jessica were injured and unable to speak for herself, there would be no witness, evidence, or means to convey the truth.

Mary would become the perfect scapegoat.

There was no way Mary would tolerate that.

Besides, the Shaymans were a family of lawyers. Their reputation mattered too much for them to let someone use their name like that.

Pepper clenched her teeth and stared at Anneliese with eyes full of hatred, as if she wanted to tear her apart on the spot.

She knew very well that once Mary learned the truth, Gianna's dream of marrying Zane was over.

Gianna understood that as well.

Her eyes turned red as she glared at Anneliese.

"Anneliese! You're slandering us! Where's your proof? How dare you say something like that?"

The mother and daughter looked so vicious that the room grew colder.

Jonathan stepped forward at once and stood in front of Anneliese, blocking her from them. "The proof will be sent to the Shaymans soon enough. Don't worry. My wife and I speak with evidence. Unlike the two of you, who seem to lie as naturally as breathing."