Reborn Fake Heiress Watch the Whole Family Burn novel Chapter 69

“What did you say?” Thomas Sterling and Melissa felt the blood drain from their faces.

“Vanished?”

“That was hundreds of millions...”

The original investment plan was two hundred million, but Harrison, greedy for a bigger return, had quietly leveraged another hundred million into the pot. It was all gone.

“Sue them!”

“It’s useless. It was a shell company based overseas. They’re ghosts. The money is untraceable.”

The Sterling family felt the ground crumble beneath them. The Sterling Group was already shaky after the recent PR scandals involving Emily. They had bet everything on this project to turn the tide. Instead, it was a death blow.

Thomas seemed to age ten years in an instant.

***

In the Holt marital bedroom.

Emily waited alone until the early hours of the morning. Max finally stumbled in, reeking of alcohol.

The smell made her nauseous. “Max! Why did you drink so much? Do you even remember you have a wife?” she snapped.

Max shoved her aside. “Get lost! Your family forced me into this. Deal with it.”

“You...” Emily was incensed.

She wasn’t one to take abuse lying down. “Do you even care about me? What about all the promises you made when you got me into bed?”

Max laughed cruelly. “Honey, I make promises to every girl I sleep with. You think you’re special? If my parents hadn’t pressured me, I wouldn’t even look at you.”

“Then why did you sleep with me? Why did you touch me?”

Blood trickled down Max’s forehead. He touched it, looked at his red fingers, and the alcohol-fueled rage took over completely.

He backhanded Emily with full force. She flew off the bed, hitting the floor hard. Her face swelled instantly, blood trickling from her lip.

“You... you hit me... Help! Help!” Emily curled up, clutching her stomach.

The commotion brought Mr. and Mrs. Holt running. They burst in to find a scene of chaos.

“Max! Max, you’re bleeding!” Mrs. Holt screamed.

“Blood on the wedding night... this is a bad omen,” Mr. Holt muttered.

“Mom, Dad, Max is beating me! Look!” Emily cried out, trying to gain sympathy.

She forgot where she was.