LOGINThere's an unspoken rule in the high-end society—married couples who are bound by marriage alliances are allowed to branch out romantically. But if they ever buy anything for their side piece, they must buy the same gift for their legal spouse. Raymond Johnson is a very particular person. That's why he continues sticking to the rule and gives Melanie Strickland the respect she deserves by showering her with gifts that are 100 times more than his mistress', even after the Stricklands have gone into bankruptcy. If his mistress gets 100 thousand dollars' worth of allowances every month, Melanie's bank account must receive ten million dollars in return. When Raymond gifts his mistress jewelry that's worth a million dollars, he'll go for the main highlight of the auction. After that, Melanie will receive an antique emerald ring worth 100 million dollars. The rich wives, who are too used to seeing wealthy men immersing themselves in booze and beautiful women, can only sigh wistfully whenever they witness Raymond and Melanie's lovey-dovey relationship. But at the same time, they can't resist dropping Melanie words of advice—mainly to tell her to appreciate what she has now. Appreciate, huh? Of course Melanie appreciates everything she has right now. That's why on the day Raymond gives a house of very little value that's located in the suburbs to his mistress, Melanie decides to ask him a question while receiving the land deed of Villa No. 1 that's located in Northshore. "I've grown tired of this marriage. Can we get a divorce?"
View MoreThe entire process of detaining, evidence collection, and sentencing took just 15 days.Melanie watched as Laura's face drained of all its color.Laura, who was usually always prideful and arrogant, was taken away in a disheveled state, her hair in complete disarray, and looking like a deranged woman.Melanie also watched as the Johnson family empire, the one that had oppressed her for seven years, collapsed at her feet because of her.As for Tracy, Vincent had collected enough evidence to prove that she had bribed the hospital doctors to kill Bethany, so she was also taken away and later sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve.Raymond looked like he aged 20 years in court, completely losing all his spirit.Since Laura wasn't directly involved in Johnson Group's management and affairs, she was only stripped of all her assets.However, it was only ten days later, when she was unable to accept the fact that she'd lost her privileged life and was now in the bottom rung of soci
Raymond's words struck the crowd like a lightning bolt, making everyone freeze on the spot, especially Gianna and the rest of Tracy's friends.Laura was also stunned. "That's impossible! I've seen Tracy's pregnancy reports! She is pregnant with the Johnsons'—""Tracy had bribed the gynaecologists at the hospital. Tom has already investigated everything," Raymond said with much difficulty as he produced a folder that Tom had just given to him."Tracy didn't just fake her pregnancy. She also faked being the one who saved my life three years ago, impersonating Melanie the whole time."She's also been using the Johnson family's name to bully and oppress others. This is all the evidence."Laura ignored Tracy's pale, shocked face and snatched the folder from Raymond.A short while later, she flung several documents at Tracy. The sharp edges on the paper left long, painful papercuts on her face.However, Tracy didn't dare to wipe away the blood that trickled through the cuts. Instead
Gianna and the others immediately went after Tracy, screaming in terror, "Somebody, help! Melanie pushed Tracy off the pavilion!"Laura and the other guests immediately hurried toward them.It was a very similar scene all over again.As soon as Tracy caught sight of Laura, her eyes turned red as she held her stomach pitifully, saying, "Mrs. Johnson! I was just telling Melanie to behave herself and not to degrade herself by being with disreputable people out of spite toward Ray…"I didn't think that she would get angry with me and say that… that she didn't like Ray anymore, and then, she even pushed me off the pavilion… She swore she would make sure the Johnson family would never have an heir…"I-I'm so scared, Mrs. Johnson!"Tracy then burst into tears.Gianna and the others also wept along with her."That's right, Mrs. Johnson! We all saw it happen! Tracy is such a kind person, but Ms. Strickland yelled and cursed at her like she was going to kill her!"Yeah, I also heard her
The world seemed to freeze for a moment.Raymond opened his mouth to speak, but he suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood instead."Mom is… dead?"H-How could that be? Stop joking around, Melanie! This isn't funny! How could Mom be dead?"She can't be… She can't be dead…"Raymond wouldn't stop shaking his head. However, his mind went back to the time he first met Bethany.Back then, he couldn't put up with Laura's control anymore and ran away from home. It had been raining heavily in Bell City that day, and he wouldn't stop crying as he kept running down the streets in the rain.Bethany was the one who first noticed him and brought him home.He remembered how Bethany poured him a warm glass of milk, dried his hair, and gently told him, "Don't be afraid. Just sleep well for the night."That had been the first time he'd ever experienced the warmth of a family.So, when he heard that the Stricklands had gone bankrupt, and Bethany and Melanie had nowhere to go, he insisted on go












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