From Wife to Aunt: His Worst Nightmare novel Chapter 2

The other end of the line went silent at once. I couldn't tell whether Isabel was too shocked or simply too excited to speak.

After all, only if I divorced Steve would she be able to take my place.

I ended the call and sat in front of the coffee table, waiting quietly for Steve to come home.

I waited the entire night, but Steve never came back.

Instead, his assistant, Lily Jobb, showed up.

The moment she stepped into the villa, I sensed her hostility toward me.

She had been working as Steve's assistant for three years now. I'd long felt that her feelings for him were anything but professional.

Seeing me pale and exhausted after a sleepless night, she looked almost pleased.

With her chin lifted, she spoke arrogantly. "Mr. Griffin has kept you around for nearly four years. Now that Ms. Stone is about to become Mrs. Griffin, you must be feeling pretty miserable, huh?"

What did she mean by Steve was keeping me around? I almost laughed out loud.

Well, Steve and I had kept our marriage under wraps extremely well.

Four years ago, every elder in the Griffin family had fiercely opposed my marriage to him because of my lowly background. In the end, I had been the one who compromised by agreeing to register the marriage but skipping the wedding ceremony.

Aside from our closest circle, no one knew we were married.

Back then, Steve's eyes had been full of guilt and tenderness. He stroked my hair and apologized to me for putting me through all this. He had sworn to me that once he secured his position at Griffin Group, he would give me a grand and spectacular wedding.

But the truth was, he had already secured the position of CEO long ago. Still, that wedding had yet to happen.

As a result, Lily believed I was nothing more than a kept woman.

She looked down at me and continued, "Mr. Griffin asked me to investigate the rumors. It turns out that yesterday's article about Ms. Stone came from your company. As the Entertainment Editor-in-Chief, there's no way you didn't know about it."

If someone wanted to accuse another of something, they would always find a reason.

Steve cheated on me but never offered a single word of explanation. And now, the first thing he did was pin the blame on me.

With an expressionless face, I said, "It wasn't me."

Lily let out a cold snort. "The evidence is right here. You should just admit it and part on good terms with Mr. Griffin. Don't wait until you're kicked out unceremoniously. That would be embarrassing."

The moment she finished speaking, I shot up from the couch and slapped her across the face.

Lily froze and clutched her cheek while staring back at me in disbelief.

I tossed the divorce agreement onto the table in front of her and turned around. "What happens between Mr. Griffin and me is none of your business. Get out."

When she saw the divorce papers, her pupils visibly contracted as she whispered, "Y-You're married to Mr. Griffin?"

But then she suddenly remembered that Steve was with Isabel now.

Gritting her teeth, she forced out a cold smile. "Mr. Griffin said I have full authority in handling this. If you refuse to admit that it was you who leaked the news, go kneel before Jesus and reflect behind closed doors. You can get up when you come to your senses. Ms. Stone is still crying right now, you know?"

I was so exasperated that I nearly laughed.

Steve cheated on me, yet I was the one who had to reflect. This was utterly ridiculous.

Lily continued lightly, "You don't have to go. But don't forget that the cardiopulmonary support device your comatose mother uses was developed by Griffin Group. It won't be officially released for another month. Mr. Griffin can have it shut down at any time.

"If he does that, what awaits your mother is death."

Steve was far crueler than I had imagined. He knew perfectly well that my mother, Leah Dreyfus, was my only blood relative left in this world.

In the end, I bent my knees and knelt on the cold floor.

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