Chapter 38
Just as Bruce said, he soon took action.
My younger brother, Dylan, who had made great contributions to the company and had just been promoted to vice president not long ago, was now fired.
Moreover, although Dylan had a resume from a prestigious university and extensive work experience, he was repeatedly rejected when he went to interview at other companies.
My parents ran a small restaurant, and thugs started to come and cause trouble there. My father went up to argue with them but was beaten by the thugs and sent to the hospital.
Bruce even didn’t let go of my relatives who ran fruit stores, and he always asked some people to cause trouble for them.” These were the means used by Bruce to force me to surrender. I could ignore myself, but I couldn’t ignore my family.” Dylan said that it didn’t matter and that if he couldn’t find a job, he could take it as a holiday. My parents also told me to be at ease and not to give in, because at worst, they could close the restaurant.”
I knew that they did this because they didn’t want to embarrass me, but I couldn’t implicate them.”
For my family, I had to find Bruce and give in, forcing myself to say those words against my will. “Bruce, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have treated Carol like that. Please let my family go.“\
Bruce cut the steak elegantly and said in a commanding tone, “I said that I will only stop punishing you if you apologize to Carol in person.”
Gritting my teeth, I came to Carol, the person I hated the most, and said with difficulty, “I’m sorry, Carol. I was wrong.“” Carol pretended to be a good person and kindly reached out to take my hands. “Flora, it’s all a misunderstanding. It’s okay.” I suppressed my nausea and let her take my hands.\
I knew that I would not gain any advantage if I confronted Bruce head–on.
So I tolerated everything Carol and Bruce did. I never got angry again and always smiled at them.\
I knew that Carol was more anxious than me and wanted to see me get divorced so that she could marry Bruce.\
Seeing that I tried to avoid being framed by her, stayed away from her, and remained in different to any provocation from her, she chose to take a risky move.
She deliberately sent intimate photos of her and Bruce to multiple media outlets and then had them report them extensively. People on the internet were all calling her a mistress and felt sorry for me.”
Bruce thought that I did this to drive Carol away.
He angrily condemned me, then divorced me immediately to protect the reputation of Carol.”
After that, he quickly got engaged to Carol.
At the engagement party, reporters interviewed them.”
When asked how they knew each other, Bruce took out a scarf with dried blood stains.”
He said that he was kidnapped when he was young, and a brave girl called the police to rescue him.§
At that time, Bruce’s arm was injured, and the little girl used this scarf to bandage his wound.”
However, the little girl was soon taken away by her parents without leaving her name.
Bruce secretly swore in his heart that if he met this girl again, he would repay her kindness with his life.&
He said that little girl was Carol who was standing next to him now.”
Carol saved Bruce when he was young, and now they fell in love with each other when they grew up. This romantic experience made everyone around them look at them with envy, thinking that they were a perfect match.
However, Carol, who was wearing a dress, showed a pale face, as if she was afraid of something.”
Watching the livestreaming at home, I knew why she felt guilty because I was that little girl.”
Carol impersonated my identity and got engaged to Bruce, but she was worried that that girl would see the livestreaming and expose her lie.%
Bruce was smart, but he even took the wrong person.
Carol killed my child, and she still wanted to marry Bruce. I would not let her succeed.\
I thought of a way to deal with this couple.
On the day of Bruce and Carol’s wedding, I attended their wedding wearing a mask, intending to take revenge.
