The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge novel Chapter 851

It was a monumental day for the company's IPO.

Sallie had accompanied James to the Securities and Exchange Commission bright and early, and her father had joined them for the occasion.

Mr. Yeager thought highly of his son-in-law.

Despite James's messy affairs outside their marriage, her father—being a man of the world himself—had advised his daughter to simply turn a blind eye.

After all, the Yeager family's sprawling assets still needed James's management.

They had an ironclad prenuptial agreement anyway; even if James built an empire for them, he couldn't walk away with a dime of their fortune.

With that safety net in place, Sallie knew when to quit while she was ahead.

Being Mrs. Mercer afforded her endless glamour.

As long as her husband's career soared and she sat firmly on her throne as his legal wife, no other woman could ever cross the Mercer family's threshold.

At that very moment, James stood proudly on the trading floor, ready to ring the opening bell.

Sallie stood beside him, dripping in diamonds, while her father sat in the front row, looking incredibly radiant for a man in his sixties.

Not a single gray hair graced Mr. Yeager's head.

Sallie was his only child, and he was a genuinely devoted family man who still deeply mourned his late wife.

Sallie was the only person he loved with every fiber of his being.

Because of this, his approach to James was a mix of calculated elevation and strict control.

Seeing James achieve such success today filled Mr. Yeager with immense pride.

At the very least, having a publicly traded company as his trump card meant he could easily launder the millions of dollars he had pulled from his political connections, securing a lavish retirement.

The host beside them held the microphone, announcing the final countdown.

James gripped the red-ribboned gavel, ready to strike the gleaming golden bell.

The crowd was already poised to erupt into applause, and tears of joy welled up in Sallie's eyes.

But she controlled her emotions perfectly, only allowing the tears to shimmer beautifully for the cameras.

She made sure to frequently angle her face toward the flashing bulbs to show off her radiant, luminous complexion.

Tomorrow's front pages across Greenvale would be dominated by news of her husband's IPO.

She wanted the entire city to bear witness to her perfect life.

It wasn't just James who was panicking.

Sallie and her father were both furious.

Sallie immediately stepped in front of her husband to shield him.

"Today is our company's IPO! Have you completely lost your minds?" she shrieked.

"Do you have any idea who we are?"

Relying heavily on her father's political influence in Greenvale, she spoke with haughty arrogance, completely dismissing the officers.

The captain leading the squad remained relatively polite, though his gaze was unyielding as he looked at Sallie.

"I apologize, but everyone is equal under the law. We received orders from the top to bring him in for questioning. If you have any objections, you can take them up at the precinct."

But Sallie had zero patience.

Banking on her father's status as a committee member, she refused to back down.

"Absolutely not! No one is taking my husband anywhere today. I dare you to lay a finger on him! This is a massive day for our corporation. Can you afford the millions of dollars we'll lose if you delay this launch? Do you even know how much this company is worth compared to your pathetic government salaries?"