Substitute Wife, Genius CEO novel Chapter 329

Xavier stared at Summer in shock. It was the first time he had ever witnessed someone actively slap themselves.

"Summer, have you no shame?"

She shot him a look of pure apathy, her tone effortlessly casual. "When dealing with shameless people, I can play dirty too. After all, that's exactly how your wife just framed me."

Lilith choked out a sob. "Sister, am I crazy? I have babies in my belly. Why would I risk them?"

Taking a deep breath, Xavier commanded coldly, "Summer, you are going to apologize to her today!"

"In your dreams." Summer stepped past him, heading straight for the door.

"Stop her!" Xavier barked.

The moment Xavier's bodyguards lunged, Summer's security detail immediately engaged them. The two groups instantly clashed in a chaotic brawl.

Summer halted her steps and casually pulled out her phone. "You know what? I think I'll just call the cops. We can chat with them about our little love triangle while we're at it."

The reception was still in full swing, and media reporters were swarming the venue.

Both Lilith and Summer were already hot topics from the award ceremony. If this physical altercation escalated to the trending charts, it would be a disaster.

There would be absolutely no suppressing Lilith's scandal then—not even using Julian's arrest as a distraction would cut it.

Xavier's expression turned terrifyingly bleak. "Summer, this was a misunderstanding on my part."

Summer scoffed. "Heh."

Her fingers didn't stop moving. She hit the dial button and immediately switched it to speakerphone, ensuring the dial tone echoed clearly throughout the restroom.

Xavier gritted his teeth. "Summer, I apologize. However you want to be compensated, name it."

"Ten million dollars. For emotional distress and reputational damage."

Simultaneously, the dispatcher's sharp, professional voice rang out from the phone. "911, what is your emergency?"

A second later, Summer's phone chimed with a notification: a transfer of ten million dollars had been successfully processed.

Summer spoke clearly into the receiver. "I'm so sorry for taking up emergency resources. We just realized it was a misunderstanding, and everything has been cleared up here."

Hanging up the call, she immediately turned around and donated the entire ten million dollars to charity under Pax's name.

The moment the reception concluded, Bennett Sutton's call came through immediately.

"Summer, congratulations on the award! Dad is so proud of you. Do you have time tomorrow around noon? I want to throw you a massive celebration banquet."

Bennett clearly wanted to book dozens of tables just to leech off Summer's surging popularity.

Because of this, his voice practically dripped with manufactured fatherly affection.

Summer's expression remained entirely blank. "I'm busy tomorrow at noon."

"What about tomorrow night?"

"I have plans."

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