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Make Me the Scapegoat, I'll Make You Pay

Make Me the Scapegoat, I'll Make You Pay

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Marriage

Revenge

Workplace

Mistress

Bias

Secretary

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Marshall Locke, the assistant working for my wife, Amelia Stone, leaves out three zeroes on a contract. It leads to ten million dollars in losses for the company. The factory that has collaborated with us on the project goes bankrupt, and its owner jumps off a building as a result of the situation. All Marshall does is shed a few tears, and Amelia immediately pins all the blame on me. She claims I single-handedly managed the entire project. I get sued in court, which leaves me ten million dollars in debt. When the deceased's family posts about me online, the entire internet curses me out, saying that I should die too. My entire industry blacklists me. The career I've painstakingly built up for myself is destroyed just like that. But when I confront Amelia about this, she simply looks at her freshly manicured nails and says airily, "Marshall is young and inexperienced. You've been in the business for so many years now. It's not like this has caused any damage to you." Recalling the way she and Marshall had been wrapped up in a passionate kiss before I came in, I pull out the divorce agreement I prepared in advance and toss it at her. "Sign it."

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10 Chapters
Chapter 1
"Must you kick up such a big fuss over this?" Amelia Stone, my wife, snapped at me. "All I did was ask you to take the fall for a young and inexperienced man. Are you seriously threatening me with divorce right now?"As I said, the truth will speak for itself. Everyone knows whether you're truly innocent or not. You're a veteran in the business by now. Don't tell me you don't even have what it takes to endure a hit like this."She threw the divorce agreement onto the floor in annoyance and started berating me, as if I'd committed some egregious mistake.I was just about to speak when Amelia's phone started ringing. She took the call, and Marshall Locke's troubled voice came through the speaker."What should I do, Amy? I accidentally messed up the data for the joint project, and Mr. Handell is extremely upset. I'm not going to get blacklisted from the industry like Jeremy has, right?"Amelia's expression softened at once. "It's fine, Marshall. Just do what you did the last time a
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Chapter 2
Perhaps Amelia had seen how pale I'd become, for she retrieved the divorce agreement from the floor and signed it before throwing it back to me."I've signed the divorce agreement, Jeremy. I'll be waiting for you to come crawling back to me in a month's time, begging to resume our marriage. But now, get the hell out of my sight and go clean up the mess!"I picked up the divorce agreement and walked out without looking back. Once inside my office, I sent a message to Summer Nolan, an acquaintance of mine."Summer, you mentioned having a CEO opening for me abroad in Dennoria. Is that offer still on the table?"Immediately after, my phone started buzzing incessantly. Even through the screen, Summer's excitement was palpable."Of course! I've kept the CEO position reserved for you the whole time, but you're going to have to do a thorough job sorting out the situation back in Havaria first. I'll be here, waiting for you to make your grand arrival, Jeremy! "I smiled faintly at Summer'
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Chapter 3
"Don't bother. I can go by myself—"I didn't even get to finish my sentence before Marshall came in with a folder in hand. He said nervously to Amelia, "Amy, our business partner for this project is about to show up, but the numbers aren't adding up. What should I do?"Amelia immediately dropped my hand and left with Marshall, saying, "Marshall is young. He needs my help with the project. Your injuries look scarier than they are. I'm sure you can handle them yourself. I'm doing this for the company's sake anyway. "Once I've settled things, I'll come home and check on you."With some difficulty, I pulled out the divorce agreement I'd stuck in the drawer and let out a relieved smile as I watched Amelia leave.The so-called home that Amelia and I once shared ceased to exist a long time ago.…Three days before the divorce decree was finalized, I realized I'd left an important document at home, which I needed to complete the handover at work.When I went back to retrieve it, I f
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Chapter 4
Midway through the discussion about the project, Marshall suddenly smiled at me and said, "Jeremy, would you believe me if I told you that I could ensure that your life will forever be a living hell today? "You'll fall completely from grace without the chance of ever making anything out of yourself again."As I was busy with my analysis of the project data, I snapped impatiently, "Cut the crap. These numbers don't add up. If you push things forward like that, it's going to lead to a huge crisis!"Unexpectedly, Marshall simply laughed when he heard that. He got his phone out and played a video.It was a video of a half-finished building collapsing. Dozens of workers were buried beneath the rubble, and the scene descended into utter chaos.The title of the video was "Scene of Jeremy Carter's Crimes".I scrambled to make an emergency call for someone to save the trapped workers, but Marshall scoffed at me. "These videos were taken a week ago. Do you like the gift I prepared for you
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Chapter 5
Before boarding the plane, I called Summer, who'd been my junior back in college. She said to me, "I've taken care of things in Havaria. You don't need to worry about the rest."When the plane landed, Summer panicked when she saw how battered and bruised I was. She pulled me into a hug before saying, "Time to fess up. What on earth happened that made you finally agree to come over? You said you couldn't explain things properly over the phone. "Well, now that we've met in person, you can tell me, right?"I've gotten rid of the trending searches on social media back in Havaria, the ones you asked me to handle. Are those people blind? It's obvious you had no hand in all that outrageous nonsense!"My nerves had been on edge lately. The massive debt and verbal abuse online kept me up all night.Now that Summer was hugging me, the pent-up hurt and frustration I felt came bursting out like a breached dam. I held her tight and tried my best to keep my voice steady as I explained, "A
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Chapter 6
Summer organized a dinner to celebrate that I'd secured the project. She was thrilled when she saw the signed contract."You actually secured the project with Mr. Chase! I'll have you know that our company has been in a deadlock with him for five whole years over this project."We've sent heaven knows how many representatives to try to negotiate with him, but no one managed to do it. Yet, here you are, earning his recognition in just three months. You've certainly got a bright future ahead of you, Jeremy."Come. Let's all give a toast to Jeremy Carter!"Amused by Summer's show of exaggerated enthusiasm, I raised my glass and drained it in one go. "I have you to thank, Ms. Nolan. If not for you, I wouldn't have had a chance to prove what I'm capable of. Let me think of what I can do to thank you properly for that."Summer blushed. She lowered her head, unable to look me in the eye. "You know how I feel about you. But of course, it's not like I'm helping you just so I can force you
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Chapter 7
"I can't believe you had the nerve to come back!" Marshall scoffed. "Here I was, thinking that you'd spend the rest of your life hiding in some desolate country. "Do you seriously think that no one will know about all your scandalous deeds just because you changed your name?"Believe it or not, but once I proclaim your true identity to everyone, they'll go right back to cursing you out! You'll fall right back into the mud again!"Amelia's eyes flashed with panic as well, but she swiftly calmed down and looked at me with a gentle expression. "How have you been doing abroad, sweetheart?"I've been meaning to visit you, but I had to stay here to run the show at Stone Group. Besides, considering the controversies surrounding you right now, I think it's best if you remain abroad."I snorted at the look of affection she was giving me. Why was she putting on a show in front of me? Wasn't she the one who ruined my reputation, made my life a living hell, and got me blacklisted from the
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Chapter 8
Amelia kept her voice low and said to me, "That's enough, Jeremy. I know you were wronged, but all that happened so long ago anyway. There's no point in clinging to past grievances!""Besides, the board has already kicked Marshall out of the company. If you bring it up again, you'll just be making his life harder. This ends now. Since we'll be remarrying in the future, I don't want things between us to get too ugly."Without even looking at her, I responded curtly, "Even narcissism should have its limits. I've never even mentioned wanting to marry you again. "Moreover, I'm determined to clarify the truth about everything. I'll even make sure that all previous attempts to make me the scapegoat will be brought to light."When the board of directors at Stone Group found out I'd gone abroad, they repeatedly tried to bring me back to the company, but I refused every time.Following that pre-bid conference, I didn't meet with Amelia again. Surprisingly, it was Summer who kept urging
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Chapter 9
Snorting, I put a stop to Amelia's ramblings, saying, "You're going to let me return to the company? Why should I go back there and continue to slave away for you, letting you suck me dry? What makes you think you're worthy of that?"You should be thanking me for the opportunity to weed out the leeches and parasites in your company through this police investigation."I ended the call without giving her a chance to say anything else.Soon, the police had gotten to the bottom of everything. They even issued an official statement to clear my name.Summer grinned brightly when she saw the statement they released."At last, you're no longer the scapegoat! If I'd known this would happen, I would never have gone abroad. If I'd been here in Havaria to help you, they wouldn't have been able to target you like that."Back then, Amelia had gone to great lengths to fabricate the evidence in Marshall's favor. Since it was her own company, she had the final say in everything. Who would dare d
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Chapter 10
This time, I walked away from Amelia for good. Even though she kept tailing me and tried to convince me to come back to her, I never once looked over my shoulder.After everything finally came to light, Liam and I sat down for a meal together. We talked a lot. I tried to bring up the losses his company had suffered due to this situation, but Liam brushed it off with a wave of his hand."Who cares about those losses? We're buddies, aren't we? It's not like you won't throw me a bone if you come across some decent partnership opportunities in the future, right? This is nothing."I'm just glad you're fine now. You have no idea how afraid I was that you might get depressed and end up taking your own life. Thankfully, it's all in the past now."I hugged Liam tightly and said nothing more.The project meetings went on for a week before Summer came to me. She said her work matters abroad couldn't be delayed any longer, so she wanted to know when we were heading back to Dennoria.I deci
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