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Husband's Mistress Wins "Best Homewrecker" Award

Husband's Mistress Wins "Best Homewrecker" Award

Maikling Kwento · Emotional Realism
By:  Perfect TimingKumpleto
Language: English
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Synopsis

Workplace

Face Slapping

Bias

Independence

Plot Twists

Feel-Good Story

At the company's year-end party, I'm about to get on the stage and give away the awards when I suddenly overhear two employees gossiping behind my back. "Hurry! It'd be awful to miss out on the scene where the legitimate wife gives the biggest award away to the mistress!" "I've already hated that Raven crone for the longest time! Winnie really is smart for pulling this trick!" Oh? Do they intend to watch me humiliate myself in public? My lips curl into a cold smirk as I accept the microphone and get onto the stage. Winnie Lane, the secretary of my husband, Fred Colson, shoots me a taunting and mocking look right away from her spot beneath the stage. I know that she's waiting to watch me make a fool out of myself. I also know that the receiver of the best sales performance award with the prize money of a million dollars has already been switched to Winnie. The day before the party, I, the sales champion of the company, suddenly get nominated as the guest who would give away the awards at the party, courtesy of Fred. I thought it was an additional praise meant for the sales department. It turns out that it's just Fred doting on his darling mistress even more than usual. I clear my throat before I slowly unfold the list. "The first award that I'd like to give away is the best…" Before I can finish speaking, Winnie draws to her feet instantly. A sweet smile is already playing on her lips at that moment. "The Best Office Snake Award! And the winner is…"

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10 Kabanata
Chapter 1
The hall turned dead silent as soon as the words were out of my mouth.My husband, Fred Colson, froze with that fake smile still plastered on his face. Next to him, his secretary, Winnie Lane, still had a smug look on her perfectly made-up face. It instantly twisted into shock.Fred was the first to react. He roared into the mic at me, "Raven, are you out of your mind? Get off the stage now!"I ignored him and walked straight to the center of the stage. Behind me, the giant LED screen, which had been looping a slideshow of the company's glorious achievements, suddenly switched to different content.It now showed a giant purchase order from Hawkins Hardware totaling five million dollars. Beside it was another order with the exact same items, but the total was only two million dollars.I brought the mic to my lips. My voice rang out clearly through the banquet hall, "As everyone knows, our company's biggest project this year is the Starcrest Residences development in the south of th
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Chapter 2
Malcolm's knees buckled, and he collapsed to the floor. The coworkers around him scattered like they were avoiding the plague.Winnie let out a shrill scream. "Raven Stone, you're slandering him! Malcolm would never do something like that! This is defamation!"She charged toward the stage, wanting to claw at me, but the security guards held her back with practiced ease.Fred was furious, too. He barked at the top of his lungs, "Security! Where the hell is security? Get this crazy woman out of here!"Unfortunately for them, the security at the venue had already been "invited" by my people to take a nice, long coffee break. Right now, I was the one in control.I looked at Winnie, my gaze cold. "The police will get to the bottom of this and let everyone know whether I'm slandering anyone. Oh, I forgot to mention that I've already called the cops. They should be here any minute now."My words hit Fred and Winnie like a bolt of lightning. They were dumbfounded.Winnie's face went fro
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Chapter 3
"Raven, shut your mouth!" Fred finally snapped. Like an enraged bull, he charged past the two security guards and lunged at me.Unfortunately for him, before he could even touch me, I drove my foot straight into his stomach. I was wearing four-inch heels, and I didn't hold back in the slightest.Fred let out a muffled groan, dropping to his knees while clutching his stomach, his face twisted in pain.A collective gasp swept through the room. No one had expected that I, the usual gentle, soft-spoken boss' wife, could hit this hard.I looked down at him, my eyes imperious and cold. "Fred, we've been married for three years. You know exactly how much I've given for you, for our family, and for this company. I used to think that people had a heart and a conscience, that you would see everything I've done for you. But now, I understand that you're utterly heartless."I turned away from him and focused on Winnie, who looked completely petrified. On the big screen behind me, the slides c
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Chapter 4
Fred stared at the divorce papers in my hand, his eyes turning bloodshot. "You want me to walk away with nothing? What gives you the right, Raven? I built this company from the ground up! You're not taking a cent from me!"He seemed to have forgotten he was about to be taken away by the police.Looking at him, I felt nothing but contempt. "Fred, did you forget where the startup capital for this company came from? When your first business crashed and you were drowning in debt, who used her wedding gifts to pay it off? Who even mortgaged the only apartment her parents left her?"In the first three years, when the company couldn't land a single contract and was on the verge of going under, who quit a high-paying job to come here as a sales rep, closing deal after deal to keep this place alive?"Every word I said was a sledgehammer that slammed right into Fred's heart. His lips moved, but he couldn't refute a single thing because it was all true.On paper, he was the company's legal r
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Chapter 5
I said to Connie, "Mom, Winnie isn't Fred's only mistress. He has another one hidden at Goldbridge Residences. Last month, she just gave him a son."Connie's eyes widened in shock. She looked like she'd just seen a ghost. She abruptly grabbed my wrist, her nails almost digging into my flesh."W-What did you say?" Her voice shook.I wrested free and straightened up, looking at her imperiously. "Don't believe me? Her name is Olive Jones. She's 24 years old and fresh out of college. The baby is now a month old. You can go take a look at them at Goldbridge Residences, Block A, Unit 1102."Oh, by the way, the apartment is in her name. Fred paid for it in full. It cost over five million dollars, and he used company money to buy it."With every sentence I spoke, Connie's face turned a shade paler.The thing she cared about the most in this world was her son and future grandson. She'd tried every folk remedy under the sun just to get me pregnant. Now, she finally had the grandson she'd b
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Chapter 6
The annual dinner ended on a sour note. I had the administrative department handle the aftermath, then went back to the place that I used to call home.When I pushed the door open, the whole place felt icy cold. My wedding photo with Fred was still hanging in the most prominent spot in the living room. In the picture, we were smiling so sweetly. Now, it just looked ironic.I spent the whole night packing up everything that belonged to Fred and throwing it out. His clothes, his shoes, his collection of expensive figurines, and all those so-called tonics Connie kept sending over every few days, supposedly to "nourish my body". All of it went straight into the trash.By the time I was done, the sky was already getting light. I took a shower, changed into fresh clothes, and went to the office.The entire company was on edge. News of Fred being taken away by the police had spread like wildfire to every corner. Many people were worried that the company would go out of business and that t
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Chapter 7
In the end, the press conference was scheduled for the next afternoon. The venue was the company's main conference room. Reporters flooded in until the place was packed wall-to-wall. Cameras and microphones were all aimed at the stage.I walked up alone in a crisp white pantsuit. There was no lawyer or PR team with me. It was just me. The flashes exploded all at once, forming a sea of light.The moment I sat down, the reporters immediately started firing off their questions."Ms. Stone, in his confession letter, Mr. Colson claims that you were jealous of Winnie Lane because you couldn't have children and set him up. Is that true?""Ms. Stone, there are rumors online that you secretly transferred all of the company's assets, pushing it to the brink of bankruptcy. Is that accurate?""Ms. Stone, what do you think about being called a vicious wife?"Each question was sharper and nastier than the last. I listened quietly, my expression remaining calm. Only when the room had settled do
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Chapter 8
The press conference had an immediate effect. Public opinion flipped overnight. I went from being the "vicious wife" to the pitied "queen of revenge".Fred and Winnie, on the other hand, became public enemies. Everyone wanted a piece of them. Fred's "letter of remorse" also turned into a joke. The comments under it were nothing but mockery and insults."You're hands down the best actor of the year!""You can't perform in bed, and you blame your wife for it? A scumbag's logic is really something.""I feel bad for Ms. Stone. Imagine marrying such a loser."The company's stock price miraculously stopped plummeting and started to rebound. Potential partners who'd wanted to reconsider were now calling one after another, eager to work with us again.Fred panicked. He never imagined I had this much dirt on him, let alone that I would dare expose it all. He called me, his voice on the phone a furious roar."Raven Stone, you're insane! You ruined me!"I listened calmly and then said, "I
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Chapter 9
Once the funding issue was settled, Fred's little scheme completely fell apart. He probably never imagined that my connections and influence went far beyond anything he'd pictured. He started getting anxious.The court's notice of hearing came. It was scheduled for a week later.The day before the hearing, Connie showed up at the company. This time, she didn't make a scene or start cursing. Her eyes were red, and she looked as haggard as if she'd aged overnight."Raven, can we talk?" Her voice was hoarse and rough around the edges.I brought her into my office.She couldn't sit still, her hands twisting together nervously. "Raven, I know I was wrong before. I didn't do you right."As she spoke, she suddenly tried to kneel in front of me. I hurried to hold her up. "What's this for?""Raven, could you just let Fred go, please?" she pleaded, tears streaming down her face. "He knows he was wrong. He really does. You two were husband and wife, after all. You did at least love each ot
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Chapter 10
I saw Fred again on the day of the hearing. He'd lost weight, and he looked haggard. The once spirited CEO of a company now sat slumped in his seat, his gaze shifty.His lawyer was still putting up a dying struggle, trying to claim that everything we owned after getting married, including my 70% stake in the company, counted as marital property and should be split in half.My attorney, though, was Rita Ford, known in the industry as the Goddess of Divorce. She didn't even spare the opposing counsel a glance as she placed a thick stack of documents in front of the judge, her movements steady and unhurried."Your Honor, this is the prenuptial agreement between my client and Mr. Colson, notarized by a top law firm. The agreement clearly states that 70% of the shares belong to my client as her separate, premarital property. Any income generated from those shares is also hers alone."These are the bank records of my client's investments in the company. The funds came from her parents an
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