The real betrayal

Lawnson took the divorce agreement as if he had obtained lifelong wealth… It was a lifelong wealth because he had secured his position as the president and highest shareholder in the company.

"The agreement states that you can't get anything except your clothes… but I bought all of your clothes for you, so you're not allowed to take anything and you're leaving tomorrow.” Lawnson’s face was full of spite.

Leanor had to move out that night. She knew Serena, her mother-in-law, would be around to embarrass her if she waited till morning.

She would move abroad and wouldn’t be seen again. She was tired of Lawnson and his family. She didn’t want to have anything to do with them anymore.

Leanor was also tired of the people and things here, but she discovered that her documents and files were still at the Lawnson mansion. If she left without them…how would she get a job and survive?

She had to take a cab back there. As she walked past the garden, memories flooded. Her eyes welled up in tears.

In the early days of her and Lawnson's marriage, they would walk down the bed of flowers and plan for their future but that only happened for the first month before he stopped and distanced himself.

She heard voices coming from the deeper path of the garden and quickly wiped her tears. Her curiosity piqued as her heart beat very fast.

Leanor’s heart was pounding, and she couldn’t help walking deeper into the garden. Serena was facing a lady and the lady was backing Leanor. Leanor wondered who she was. 

“Well, Auntie, my father has decided to invest in Thompson Enterprise. I had to beg him but as his only child…he would do anything for me”

Leanor knew that voice. Erica…her best friend. She let out a sigh of relief. If Erica's father was investing in the company, it means she'll get her father's shares back.

“That’s great… I knew you were the best. Having your father invest in the company is a good way to start, you are my favorite daughter-in-law,” Serena said happily.

Leanor's face turned pale instantly. Favourite daughter-in-law? Serena had only one son…

“Aunty, don't flatter me.” Erica said.

“You can just call me mom, we'll be a real family very soon. Are you happy about that?” Serena asked.

“Yes, of course…mom” Erica answered happily

“You’re such a good daughter-in-law.” Serena held her hands. 

Leanor clenched her fist, her body shook. Many things seemed to be linked. It was Erica who took her to the bar and got the wine. She had passed out after a few sips and woke up in a hotel. 

It was all Erica and Serena's plot just so Erica's father would invest in the company and make Lawnson the president.

Leanor appeared in front of them before she could think. The resentment in her eyes was very obvious. 

Erica and Serena stood up in shock. They guessed Leanor had heard their conversation from her expression. They didn't bother pretending anymore.

“You’ve got some nerve showing your face around here again? Are you not embarrassed” Serena looked at her in disgust.

“You… you all planned this? You all…why did you do this?” Leanor heartbeat accelerated. Tears didn't stop falling from her eyes.

Serena looked at her without any sense of guilt. “Leanor, whatever happened…you deserve it, trust me.”

Erica crossed her arms and sneered. She had hated Leanor and that was her only opportunity to take revenge on Leanor. 

“Leanor, you are so stupid. You had actually thought Lawnson loved you? He married you to get your father's shares, that was the only way he could become the president. He loves me and not you!”  

Erica revealed, her face was full of spite. 

“Leanor, you and Lawnson are divorced and you're not welcome here! Get out.” Serena stepped between her and Erica. 

“I’m here for my documents…get them for me” Leanor sighed but a part of her got destroyed. 

Serena snorted “Wait, I’m going to get it now.!”

Serena wouldn't hold Leanor back, she needed to send Leanor away. She wanted Leanor to move far away from her son. She didn't want any obstacle.

Of course, Serena would not hold Leanor back from going abroad. Now, the Thompson family didn’t want to see Leanor any longer. The farther she went, the better. She rolled her eyes and left to get Leanor's documents.

Erica crossed her arm and stepped closer to Leanor, “To be honest, you don't deserve a man like Lawnson”

Leanor looked at the woman who used to be her best friend. They used to be so close and now everything made sense to Leanor. She only became best friends with her to snatch her husband.

“I'm just chasing my happiness. I deserve to be the real Mrs. Thompson. You deserve nothing Leanor”

“So, you all framed me? All of you… including Lawnson?” Leanor couldn't believe Lawnson joined them to frame her.

"That's right. Lawnson and I have been in love with each other for a long time. I am the person who satisfy him on bed every day. You have signed the divorce papers. What can you do now even if you know the truth?" Erica said.

Leanor stumbled two steps backward. Her face turned pale, her husband slept with Erica every night? All those days when Lawnson was away on his business trips, all those excuses to not return home, were all because of Erica? She felt like she was suffocating…she couldn't move.

They had lied to her…they had deceived her.

"Who was that man? Who was that bastard whom you arranged for me last night?" Leanor glared at her with tears in her eyes. She needed to know the man, that was the only solution. 

She would get the truth from the man and get her shares back. 

Erica looked at her, her face covered in irritation, "It doesn't matter who the man last night was…the most important thing is that you had slept with that man."

"Tell me who it was! Tell me who it was..." Leanor screamed loudly, she was losing her mind. She needed answers.

Erica rolled her eyes in anger, "Last night, we arranged a gigolo for you. He said that another man had gone into your room first. He wasn't interested in a threesome, so he returned home. Whether the man was ugly or old, no one knows who he was."

Erica didn't bother lying to Leanor. She had hoped the man that entered Leanor's room was an old and ugly man. Her heart was filled with joy.

"I don't believe this. I can check the surveillance footage." Leanor was trembling with anger. Erica must be lying to her.

"What a coincidence. The surveillance cameras in the hotel were broken yesterday." Erica smiled smugly. That hotel belonged to the Thompson family and they had planned everything perfectly.

Leanor's face turned white. They had planned everything flawlessly.

At this time, Serena came over with the documents wrapped in a brown paper and threw it towards Leanor who caught it effortlessly. 

"Take it and leave quickly." Leanor held her documents tightly, she stared at Erica and Serena and all she felt was disgust. She had been hurt by them but she felt nothing but disgust.

She hated them so much. If she stayed for another second, she could suffocate them to death.

"I hate you…I hate all of you…I hope you all never find peace." She turned and rushed out quickly. She didn't want them to see her cry. 

Looking at Leanor's slender figure departing, Serena and Erica looked at each other and smiled. They've finally sent the problem away.