After I got married, my brother who
betrayed me regretted it.
Chapter 1
I was at the hospital, getting a check–up,
when I saw my two business partners, the
same guys who swore their undying love to
me just yesterday.
They were hovering protectively around our
sick female employee, eyes full of suspicion
as they looked at me.
“It was just a fender bender, who are you
trying to fool with this hospitalization act?”
“Ashley’s had a relapse of her depression
because of you. If you try to sue, we won’t
forgive you.”
Listening to their undisguised disgust, I
turned and took my date’s hand.
“Let’s get married. I’m willing to move abroad
with you.”
I checked myself out of the hospital and
returned to the office alone, only to find that
the electronic lock wouldn’t recognize my
fingerprint.
After the fifth error message, my assistant,
who should have been at the front desk,
finally rushed over.
Seeing it was me, she stopped mid–way
through opening the door.
“Well, well, if it isn’t Miss Emily, what are you
doing back at our little company now that
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you’ve snagged a rich guy?”
“I assumed you weren’t coming back, so I
deleted your fingerprint. You’re not mad, are
you?”
Listening to her sarcastic taunts, I laughed
instead of getting angry.
“Who gave you, an assistant, the authority to
delete my fingerprint, a founder’s
fingerprint?”
“You’re fired. I don’t want to see you in this
company again.”
Seeing that I was about to fire Ashley,
Michael and Matthew, who had previously
ignored me, suddenly looked up.
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“Emily, are you done yet? Why are you being
so petty?”
“We just bought Ashley a car, do you have to
hold a grudge about it till now?”
Looking at the two men who once fought
tooth and nail to be my boyfriend, my heart
filled with coldness.
Michael and Matthew, the two brothers, had
been competing for my affections since
college.
After graduation, they couldn’t find jobs, so I
took the initiative to invest and start this
company.
Now, the business was booming, but my
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family was facing a financial crisis. I wanted
to withdraw the dividends I had accumulated
over the years, but they told me the company
had been losing money for years and had no
money.
Ironically, that very afternoon, our new
assistant, Ashley, posted a picture of a luxury
car on her social media.
The caption read:
【Thanks to my two bosses for the reward,
xoxo.]
Furious, I confronted the two with the
screenshot.
They looked at me like I was crazy.
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“Ashley just graduated and is out here on her
own. What’s wrong with us being nice to
her?”
“She’s a young woman, it’s inconvenient for
her to be out and about without a car. Are
you jealous of this too?”
I suppressed my anger and tried to explain.
“I haven’t taken a single dividend since the
company started. My family business is in
trouble now, I need the money. Can’t you
understand the priorities here?”
As soon as I finished speaking, Ashley
appeared from behind, wiping away tears as
she handed over the car keys.
“Michael, Matthew, I know Emily looks down
on me, thinks I don’t deserve such a nice car.”
“I don’t want the car anymore. Don’t fight
over me. Emily, everyone says that your so-
called small financial gap has already been
filled by the rich guy you’re seeing.”
“You don’t like me, I’ll leave. Just please don’t
use me as an excuse to keep taking money
from my two bosses.”
I had never heard such shameless words in
my life. I snatched the car keys back.
The next second, Michael shoved me hard,
and Matthew pointed at me and started
yelling.
“Emily, how dare you look down on Ashley?
She’s a decent person, she wouldn’t be as
money–grubbing as you!”
I tried to explain, to say I wasn’t seeing any
rich guy, but Ashley suddenly clutched her
head and started crying.
Michael and Matthew immediately embraced
her with concern, asking if she was alright.
Because of the shove, I stumbled onto the
busy road.
As I was hit by a car, the last thing I saw was
the fury in the eyes of the two brothers, and
the uncontainable smirk on Ashley’s lips.
They didn’t visit me once during my hospital
stay.
Until that day, when I finally gave in and
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agreed to a blind date arranged by my family.
But while meeting my date, I ran into the two
who were accompanying Ashley to the
hospital.
I was single, he was single, we were on a
perfectly legitimate date. I didn’t see anything
wrong with it.
But clearly, Michael and Matthew didn’t think
So.
They looked me up and down, their eyes filled
with unfamiliar coldness.
“Emily, you said you weren’t with a rich guy,
but we saw it with our own eyes at the
hospital, you were sitting with a man dripping
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“Since you’ve already filled your financial gap,
and you’re still trying to scam us, we’ll tell you
right now, our combined shares are more
than yours, and we will protect Ashley!”
Ashley hid behind them, her face full of
provocation.
I found it ridiculous, too tired to argue, I went
straight to the finance department and asked
for all the financial statements.
Michael, hearing my conversation with the
finance department, looked startled. He
quickly walked over and slammed the
statements down on the table.
“Emily, do you even have basic trust in us
anymore?”
“We’re partners, we’ve known each other for
so many years, why are you auditing us!”
I rubbed my aching temples wearily.
“Michael, Matthew, I’m the investor and the
largest shareholder of this company.”
“I’ve said it before,.I urgently need the money
now, don’t be unreasonable.”
Matthew snatched the financial statements
and held them to his chest, sneering at me.
“Still lying at this point, do you really think we
don’t know? You’re just jealous that we’re
taking care of Ashley, making up excuses!”
“Ashley said you’d definitely try to take back
what we gave her, and she was right!”
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I just wanted to get back the money that
rightfully belonged to me, to help my family
business through a difficult time. What did
that have to do with Ashley, an assistant?
Just as I was about to explain, Ashley
suddenly knelt down and hugged my legs
tightly.
“Emily, Michael and Matthew bought me a
house just because they felt sorry for me
being all alone.”
“I accepted you taking my car keys, but are
you going to take my house too?”
“You’re a rich heiress, born with a silver
spoon in your mouth, but I’m just a low–level
employee, they just pity me…”
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She sobbed uncontrollably, but I looked up
with difficulty at Michael and Matthew.
They even bought Ashley a house?
I clearly told them that my family business
was facing a financial crisis and desperately
needed liquid funds.
But my most trusted partners, the two
brothers who had fought for me since college,
actually used the money I needed for
emergencies to buy a car and a house for an
assistant?
They were standing right in front of me, but
their mature faces no longer resembled the
blushing boys from before.
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In the silence, my phone suddenly buzzed with
several notifications.
It was a message from my dad:
【Emily, it’s been days, why hasn’t the money arrived yet?】
Michael glanced at my phone and sneered.
“Emily, you’re really desperate now, even
resorting to getting someone to act with you.”
“I used to think you were perfect, but now I
realize, you’re not even worth a hair on
Ashley’s head!”
Matthew directly locked the financial
statements into the company safe, then
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looked at me indifferently.
“So what if we bought Ashley a house?”
“You’ve been harping on about this, making up all these excuses, just to force us to sell the car and the house, haven’t you?”
“You’re so obsessed with money, Emily. I’m telling you, it’s not going to happen!”
I couldn’t take it anymore. I slapped Matthew
across the face.
Instantly, the entire office fell silent.
