Share

Fruit of Ruin
Fruit of Ruin
Author: Triple Threat

Chapter 1

Author: Triple Threat
"Ms. Mendez, your stomach condition flared up again because of stress and emotional triggers.

"If there's something you really don't like to eat, you mustn't force it down again. The next time might not just be a stomachache. We might have to remove part of your stomach."

"Stay in the hospital for observation for one day, and contact your family as soon as you can."

When I heard the doctor say that, I went completely quiet.

For the sake of a new project, I had been overseas for 39 straight days, working day and night, and I finally made it back in one piece. I never expected that at the celebration dinner, one glass of mango juice from Alan would land me right in a hospital bed.

Out of habit, I tapped open my pinned chat on WhatsApp, typed two words, and then realized something felt off.

Looking closely, I confirmed that it was Alan Holt.

He had just changed his profile picture. Now, it was a green mango.

While I was staring blankly at the chat window, Alan's call came through. He sounded cold.

"I'm already home. Where are you?"

I said nothing.

Any other time, I would soften my voice and act like a spoiled little girl with him. But tonight, I honestly didn't know what to say.

Alan sounded annoyed. "Myra, how long are you planning to keep this up?"

"I'm at the hospital."

Alan went quiet. He had never shown much interest in my health.

He would never have guessed that one glass of mango juice from him would send me straight to the emergency room.

"Stay put at the hospital. I'm coming over right now."

I didn't want to deal with him, but my body was so weak that I didn't feel like moving at all.

Time dragged by. The doctor came in to check on me three different times, and Alan still didn't show up.

Right before I went to sleep, I glanced at my phone one last time and saw Larissa Fennimore's new post on her social feed.

[Every time I get hurt, my knight in shining armor shows up. I'm so lucky!]

The picture under it was a shot of Alan putting a bandage on her.

Larissa's profile picture was a yellow mango.

It was pretty, but it made me sick.

Continue to read this book for free
Scan code to download App

Latest chapter

  • Fruit of Ruin   Chapter 11

    Losing the Vespera project was already a disaster, but the scandal I exposed about Alan cheating on me with Larissa, made everything even worse.His company's reputation tanked, and his own name became poison in the industry. Nobody dared work with him anymore.At first, Larissa still had some fire left in her. She worked overtime, trying to write proposals while secretly stalking my progress overseas.But the better my career became, the worse her jealousy grew.By the third month, when Holt Enterprise couldn't even afford payroll and was patching financial holes by borrowing everywhere, she finally exploded."For hell's sake, do you even know how to run a company?! Keep this up, and we'll crash! Forget being Mrs. Holt, I'll be out on the street begging for scraps!"Alan was already frustrated, staring at his laptop full of business terms he didn't even understand. Larissa yelling at him only made it worse."Oh, you're yelling at me? What exactly do you have that compares to My

  • Fruit of Ruin   Chapter 10

    "I'm sorry, Myra. I didn't know. I'm sorry for the joke. Please forgive me. It's all my fault. You can hit me. Go ahead, hit me."He grabbed my hand and started forcing it against himself over and over.My anger flared instantly. With no hesitation, I slapped him hard across the face and snapped, "Have you lost your mind?! I'm not telling you this so you'll apologize to me. I'm telling you because we're done. Mangoes are my bottom line, and you crossed it for Larissa. That means we can never go back. Do you understand that?"However, he looked at me like he really didn't understand at all. His voice was thick with pain."Do you hate me that much? Enough to take the Vespera project and let Holt Enterprise collapse? Just to get back at me?"I shook my head. "You're overthinking it. I was already in charge of Vespera. I'm just taking something that was mine from the start. Now, stop pestering me."Alan didn't hear a word. He looked hollow, as if his soul had slipped out of his body.

  • Fruit of Ruin   Chapter 9

    Alan never had to put in effort for anything, so what would he ever need to beg anyone for?I suddenly became curious about what other hurtful nonsense he could possibly churn out with that mouth that had anything good to say. So instead of pulling away again, I let him hold my hand and walked into a café nearby.I checked my watch and set a ten-minute timer in my head."Myra, where have you been all this time? Do you know how long I've been looking for you?"Alan was still the same as always, spinning pretty words like they were nothing.When I abandoned the Vespera project and officially joined another company, even a clueless fool would've known where I was. Yet, he was acting like I had vanished into thin air just to make himself look devoted.I lifted my wrist and glanced at my watch."If you're going to spend all ten minutes talking nonsense, then we don't need the remaining eight."Alan froze, caught off guard. He swallowed his irritation and said, "Why are you being

  • Fruit of Ruin   Chapter 8

    "And also what?" Alan asked, his face dark as stone.The secretary swallowed hard and whispered, "And… The social media posts Ms. Fennimore had made about you that were only visible to Ms. Mendez."Her voice got smaller and smaller until it nearly disappeared, but everyone understood anyway.It was only then that Larissa snapped out of her fantasy. She rushed forward and grabbed the secretary's arm, half shouting and half panicking."What did you say?! Who gave her the right to do that? That witch!"Since Larissa dared to be someone's mistress, she had to know that if the truth ever came out, the public would drown her in spit.And my post, with the divorce papers and her secret posts attached, was basically the nail in the coffin.So, the public didn't think of me as ruthless for taking the Vespera project. Instead, they were praising me for being smart, calm, and refusing to let myself be walked all over.The moment Larissa finished screaming, Alan slapped her hard. Her cheek

  • Fruit of Ruin   Chapter 7

    "Mr. Holt, we heard Galken Group only got this project because they recruited one of your company's core figures. Can you comment on that?""Mr. Holt, we received information that you had a close relationship with the recently resigned Ms. Mendez, while the woman beside you, Ms. Fennimore, is suspected of being the mistress who forced Ms. Mendez out. Is that true?"One sharp question after another slammed into Alan, leaving him completely unable to respond.What was worse was that everything the reporters were asking wasn't just gossip. It was accurate.With so many voices firing questions all at once, Alan didn't even have a chance to explain.Plus, the way I had handled things was so ruthless that he had no path forward. If he wanted the situation to recover, there was only one possible solution. He had to bring me back to Holt Enterprise and let me be in charge of the Vespera project.With the help of his assistant and the security team, Alan and Larissa barely managed to es

  • Fruit of Ruin   Chapter 6

    "What…"Alan stood frozen for a moment, as if his ears had betrayed him. He couldn't believe what he had just heard.Everyone in the room understood exactly what it meant for the project to be announced early, especially someone like Alan, who had spent years navigating the business world.Larissa's face went pale. That was a 200-million-dollar contract. Without the Westarken contract, the company might not even survive. If the company collapsed, her dream of being "Mrs. Holt" would end in just one day.She looked at Alan nervously, only to see him still standing in shock, unable to say a single word.Alan still couldn't believe that I would be this decisive and ruthless after the divorce.Reporters shoved microphones toward him, but he didn't respond. He stood there like a statue, and he even looked like he might fall over.All these years, I had always been gentle with him, always forgiving. He never imagined I would walk away without even looking back. It was then that he

More Chapters
Explore and read good novels for free
Free access to a vast number of good novels on GoodNovel app. Download the books you like and read anywhere & anytime.
Read books for free on the app
SCAN CODE TO READ ON APP
DMCA.com Protection Status