Three Years Forgotten, Why Go Crazy When I Say Goodbye? novel Chapter 523

He delivered his final ultimatum, his voice deadly soft. "Right now, you've only been erased from Merit. But if you ever dare to slander Willow again, I will not hesitate to erase you from New York City entirely."

"As for whatever twisted drama is happening between you and your precious Julian, I couldn't care less. But engrave this into your memory: if anyone, or anything, dares to involve Willow, or makes her suffer so much as a single grievance, I, Silas Thorne, will rain hell down upon them."

Vivienne stumbled out of Merit Biotech in a total daze. Her immediate instinct was to call Julian. She wanted to scream into the phone that it wasn't Arthur Vance—it had been Silas Thorne obsessing over Willow this entire time!

They had all been played!

She wanted to tell him exactly what kind of cheating tramp Willow truly was—how she was already lining up her next billionaire before the ink on their divorce papers was even drawn. She was nothing but a manipulative fraud with zero morals!

But as she pulled out her phone and hovered over his name, she froze.

If she told Julian, wouldn't that just tie him back to Willow again? That was her biggest fear. It was better to keep Willow's name entirely out of Julian's orbit.

Besides, Julian was already dragging his feet on the divorce. If she triggered his ruthless competitive streak by revealing Silas was in the picture, it would utterly backfire.

The more men fought over Willow, the more Julian would care. He wouldn't let go; his ego would demand a war.

Realizing this, Vivienne slowly lowered her phone.

Of course, she didn't take Silas's warning to heart either. Did he really think a few threats would force her to retreat and hand over a total victory to Willow?

Hilarious.

Silas hadn't formally told her yet, but he figured she would see the paperwork.

He smoothly served her a bowl of soup, his expression entirely unreadable, though his hand paused for a fraction of a second. "Yeah. What do you think? Was I too harsh?"

"Of course not," Willow immediately shook her head. "Merit is your company. Personnel shifts and enforcing the rules are entirely within your rights. Whatever decision you make is perfectly justified."

Silas handed her the bowl, waiting. That wasn't what he wanted to hear.

Catching his gaze, Willow offered a soft smile and added, "Besides, I know you did it to protect me. I'm not foolish enough to feel sorry for someone who tried to destroy me."