Santa's Nasty Surprise

The second time Yves mentioned Melissa before me was when I noticed a coffee stain on his favorite luxury suit. I asked him what happened.He replied, "It was Melissa. She's so clumsy in everything she does. If it weren't for the fact that you arranged for her hire, I would've fired her already."The third time was when I found a cup of bubble tea in his car. Yves never drank bubble tea, let alone a cup of very sweet bubble tea.A faint smile tugged at the corner of his lips as he said, "Melissa bought it. After getting her paycheck, she treated everyone on the 52nd floor to a drink, saying it was her way of thanking us for looking out for her. It's my first time trying bubble tea, and it actually tastes pretty good."A cup of bubble tea cost almost 15 dollars, and there were more than a hundred employees in the office. It seemed that Yves was very generous with Melissa's salary. Even after paying for her mother's hospital bills, her father's chemotherapy, her brother's tuition f

I began to suspect that Golding Corp was selling Happy Capy merchandise instead."Mel, please pour me a glass of warm water," someone said. The voice came from the lounge area.Mel? Yves sure didn't hold back when calling out to her.With a calm expression, I poured a glass of hot water and walked into the lounge. The moment he saw me, he became a little flustered. "What… What are you doing here?""You're such a big shot that I even need an appointment to enter my own company." I sneered.I calmly looked at him as he took the cup, drank a large gulp, and quickly spat the water out."Hot! Whot did youth do?" His tongue was so burned that his speech became slurred."Just disinfecting your mouth a little," I replied.I looked at the lipstick mark on his shirt with disdain. It was the same shade as what Melissa was wearing.I added, "If you keep licking cheaply made lipstick, you'll end up with lead poisoning."Yves changed into a new shirt before coming up with a poor excuse. He

Yves saw the sudden change in the person's expression and said, "That's because Mel sent the proposal back and made Cynthia the temporary representative of Golding Corp."Cynthia isn't even an employee at our company. She just holds some shares. She's never worked before, so how could she understand any of this?"I felt my anger reach its peak at that point. Had he forgotten that I was the one who saved Golding Corp from ruin? Is he ignoring the fact that I drank glass after glass to secure those collaborations for him?Ah, I had forgotten. He had even mocked me for "enjoying" mingling with men over drinks and said that I was "seeking attention".I kicked open the door to the private dining room. Everyone turned to look at me.When Mindy saw me, she gave me a look that said she was ready for the drama to unfold."Apologies for being late, everyone. I'm Cynthia York—Yves' wife, the largest shareholder of Golding Group, and the original creator of this proposal."Yves' expression

"What do you mean? You're not that stupid," I said.Yves' expression looked like he had eaten a pile of shit. He appeared to be disgusted.I continued, "Melissa is pregnant, right? The shares will go directly to the child. The lawyer has already drafted the agreement that all your shares will be transferred to your biological children."But before the child is of legal age, the shares will be managed by the birth mother, which means that Melissa's shares are actually yours."Yves looked at me warily and asked, "What do you get out of this?""You know my heart isn't in good health, and I probably won't be able to have children in this lifetime. I want you to remarry me later and bring the child back, claiming it's mine."He nodded. "That's not hard to do. But won't you have to suffer a little?""What does this little sacrifice of mine matter for Golding Corp? As long as you always have a place for me in your heart, any sacrifice is worth it," I said with slightly reddened eyes as

"Oh, right. Have you shown your mom what Melissa looks like?" I asked.I pulled up a photo of Melissa on my phone and showed it to Emma. "Do you think she looks familiar?"When she saw Melissa's photo, she immediately felt her anger turn into terror. She gripped my phone tightly, unwilling to let it go."Revenge! It's revenge!" she shrieked.Emma became mad and delirious from that day on, only muttering, "Revenge."At first, Yves seemed like a good son. He worked everywhere to earn money for his mother's treatment. But even long-term care could test one's patience, let alone Yves, who wasn't a good son to begin with.He soon abandoned his mother in a mold-covered basement and gambled with his last bit of money, hoping for a lucky break.Later on, I heard that he had gotten his hand chopped off by someone and was sent off to Mianer. When I heard this piece of news, I was sitting in a bar, feeling carefree and not at all interested in how he was faring.…Mindy came to find me