Chapter 3

I thought Renee and Fiona would shut up after I told them the truth.

But Renee simply snorted and looked at me mockingly. "Candice, how shameless can you be? You're saying Igor is dead just to provoke me! He's your husband, you vicious woman! I'll definitely tell Igor about this the next time I see him. He'll dump you immediately!"

Fiona immediately comforted Renee, "There's no need to get mad. She's not worth it. She's probably just saying that to make you mad so that it'll affect your pregnancy! You're evil, Ms. Jonah!"

Hearing that, Renee immediately feigned understanding. Her gaze became filled with hostility. "So that's your plan! Candice, just so you know, the baby is a boy! Igor already took me to check the gender! Igor said that as soon as the baby's born, he'll have a life of wealth and comfort, so don’t even think about laying a finger on my son!"

In extreme exasperation, I found myself laughing.

I looked right at Renee and said, "Are you deaf? I said my husband's dead, so there's no way he can get you pregnant! If you've been scammed, go to the police, don't come to me and act crazy!"

"Nonsense!"

Renee couldn't hold back her anger anymore after hearing that. She took out her phone and held up a photo for me to see. "Look, this is the president's office of Lenis Corporation! Who else can enter this office besides your husband? Who else can control the entire Lenis Corporation? If you dare say Igor is dead again, I'll call Igor right now and tell him to divorce you immediately!"

I checked out the photo. It really was the president's office of Lenis Corporation. But who else could enter the office besides me?

The company's cleaning lady? My assistant?

The more I thought about it, the more confused I became. I waved my hand dismissively.

"Okay, call him right now. Tell him to divorce me right now. Let's see what you can do!"

Renee angrily took out her phone and called several times, but no one answered.

She cleared her throat awkwardly and said, "Igor must be in a meeting. I'll tell him when he calls me back after the meeting!"

I took a deep breath and looked at Renee. "As your lecturer, out of responsibility for you, I'll tell you again. My husband is dead. If the person who got you pregnant told you he was my husband, then you've probably been scammed! Also, I don't know how you got that photo, but Lenis Corporation has been under my leadership in recent years—"

"Pfft! Candice, you're so shameless. You can't be trying to say that Lenis Corporation got to where it is today because of your leadership, right?"

Before I could finish speaking, Renee interrupted me again, laughing hysterically with Fiona.

I shrugged.

What's so funny? Lenis Corporation was indeed under my management!

Seven years ago, my husband, Igor, had a terminal illness. He did not want to marry me at first because of that, but he also wanted to leave the entire Lenis Corporation to me, so in the end, we registered our marriage.

That way, I could inherit all his assets smoothly as his widow.

After his death, I felt depressed for several years and could not move on. The psychiatrist suggested that I temporarily leave my usual environment, so I came to the college to be a lecturer!