LOGINI was the only daughter of the Sheffield family, and I had three older brothers. Life was going well until a memo app appeared on my phone. [June 15th: My eldest brother, Ian Sheffield, signed a bet agreement with his female secretary, and Sheffield Group's market value plummeted by 80 billion dollars.] [September 3rd: My second brother, Hayes Sheffield, was tricked by his dream girl and left the shareholders' meeting with nothing to his name.] [December 1st: My third brother, Liam Sheffield, gave up his inheritance rights for his dream girl, and the Sheffield family was completely ruined.] Just like that, I, Trina Sheffield, lost all three of my guaranteed providers? From that day on, I began the 'Save My Providers' plan. I swiped Ian's black card for 30 million dollars a day, causing him to become busy handling returns and customer complaints all day. I flew Hayes' private jet to Prosia and casually dismantled the entire interior, saying I was going to redo it. He was so mad that he kept me under surveillance through an eight-hour international video call. I turned Liam's temperature-controlled wine cellar into a karaoke room and sang all night, even using all eight million dollars' worth of wine for foot baths. Dark eye circles constantly plagued my three brothers from all this fuss; they did not even have time to look at their phones. As long as I was around, they could only revolve around me. This went on until a female secretary, Erin Langley, suddenly appeared in Ian's office. She glanced at me, her tone gentle but her eyes icy. "Little girl, the CEO's office isn't a playground. You can get lost and go play now." The corridor fell silent. My most fiercely protective brother, Ian, was about to push open the door and walk in.
View MoreGRAY'S POV
I stared at the news, my eyes glued to the screen as the images replayed over and over. "What is this?" I whispered, barely able to contain my anger. My grip on the TV remote tightened until my knuckles turned white. Sylvia, my own wife, was there on the screen, entangled with another man. The betrayal hit me like a punch to the gut.
"Why would she do this to me now, after all the time we have spent growing closer? Look at her, fooling herself with another man, my own wife Sylvia. To think I might actually have started to fall in love with—" I cut myself off, realizing too late that I was speaking my thoughts aloud.
"I knew it, that Sylvia was up to no good," Jocelia said as she entered the room, her voice dripping with vindication. "She was only here for your money. You need to chase her out, divorce her for embarrassing you and your family." She stepped closer, laying her hands on my chest in a bid to console me.
Before I could respond, my phone rang, dragging my thoughts back to the present. "Who is it?" Jocelia asked, her voice edged with impatience.
"It's an unknown number," I replied, picking it up reluctantly. I had a feeling it wouldn't be good news.
"Hello, I'm calling from Juicy Gossip to confirm if this video on the internet about your wife's infidelity is true," a voice on the line said.
The blood pounded in my ears, and I saw red. "Ahhhh, don't call my phone again!" I screamed, throwing the phone to the floor with all my might. It shattered, pieces scattering across the room.
"Gray, calm down," Jocelia said, stepping closer. She placed a hand on my shoulder, trying to ground me.
I shook her off, pacing the room. "How could she do this? We were doing so well. We were happy. Or at least, I thought we were."
Jocelia came close to Gray again. "I am here, I will never break your heart or your promise, take her off your mind, she doesn't deserve you Gray, she's not worth your love".
I pulled away from Jocelia my mind was a whirlwind of thoughts and emotions. I couldn't believe that Sylvia, the woman I had given my heart to, could betray me like this. I had let my guard down, allowed myself to feel something real for her. And now this.
SLYVIA'S POV
"Ahh, yes! Oh my God, it's finally happening! Gray will be so happy," I murmured, my excitement bubbling over. Memories of our wedding day flashed through my mind. Gray wouldn’t even look at me back then, let alone speak to me. But now, after years of marriage, it feels like we were meant to be after all. I realized I was sheepishly giggling out loud when I noticed the cab driver glancing at me through the rearview mirror, a smile playing on his lips.
"I’m sorry, was I shouting?" I asked, embarrassed.
"No worry, Mrs. I am very happy for you. Your husband is a lucky man," he responded kindly.
"Thank you," I said, my face warming. "It's just that I just got confirmation news of my pregnancy, and I wanted to surprise my husband. He'll be so happy."
As I leaned back into the seat, basking in the joy of the moment, a female voice on the radio caught my attention.
"We have exclusive news of the video circulating online of none other than the wife of Mr. Gray Lockwood in bed with another man," the reporter announced.
"Can you please turn that up?" I asked the cab driver, my stomach tightening with sudden dread.
"It is rumored that the man in the blurred video is Mr. Lockwood's stepbrother. And everyone, get this, Mrs. Sylvia Lockwood was a stripper before she got married to Mr. Gray, and their whole marriage was just on paper as Mr. Gray Lockwood only agreed to marry Sylvia due to the wishes of his grandfather... Stay tuned with us for more exclusives on this story," the reporter continued.
"What? William and I are just friends. I haven’t even been to his house," I said aloud, my voice breaking. "I only became friends with him when Gray wasn’t talking to me after we first got married. What is happening?" Tears threatened to spill as the car pulled up to the Lockwood mansion. I quickly paid the cab driver and rushed inside, heart pounding with anxiety.
As I stepped into the house, the atmosphere was thick with tension. Jocelia stood nearby, a triumphant smirk on her face, dragging my bags and luggage out.
"You slept with her! You slept with my wife, William!" Gray’s shout echoed through the hallway, each word a dagger to my heart.
"Yes, it's us in the video. I didn’t want it; it was her. She persuaded me to sleep with her. I’m sorry, Gray," William confessed, his voice wavering.
My world came crashing down. "What was happening? What’s all this?" I managed to say, feeling the ground shift beneath my feet.
Jocelia stepped forward, her face a mask of disdain. "I don't know what Gray's grandfather, Maxwell—God bless his soul—was thinking when he made Gray marry a whore like you. Clearly, a tiger doesn't change its stripes," she said, her tone icy.
"What?" was all I could muster, my voice a fragile whisper. I looked around, desperate for some semblance of understanding, but all I found was Gray, his eyes filled with a rage I had never seen before.
"Believe me, Gray, I didn’t do any of this," I pleaded, grabbing Gray’s hands. "You have to believe me."
Jocelia smirked softly. "Pathetic," she said, enjoying every moment of my downfall. "Get out of our lives, Sylvia. You’re nothing but trouble."
I turned to Gray, my last hope. "Gray, please," I pleaded. "Give me a chance to prove my innocence. We can figure this out together."
"You dirty little slut, you seduced William to sleep with you, didn’t you? I wouldn’t be surprised if you drugged him to do it. Gray should have never married you." Jecolia, spat once more as she approached me with a triumphant smirk. I wouldn't be surprise if she was the one that orchestrated all this after she had spent the last few years trying to drive a wedge between Gray and me, and now it seemed she had finally succeeded. That bitch thinks because she and Gray were childhood sweetheart I should be gone so she can have h again.
"Believe me, Gray, I didn’t do any of this," I pleaded, grabbing Gray's hands, desperate for him to see the truth. But he shoved my hands away, his touch as cold as ice.
"Enough!" he shouted, thrusting a document into my hands. I looked down to see the word "Divorce" printed at the top. My vision blurred as tears welled up, and I struggled to comprehend the magnitude of what was happening.
"Close the door." Ian's voice was not loud, but everyone in the office heard him.Mason closed the door from the outside.There were now four people in the office—Ian, Hayes, me, and Erin.Erin stayed.Ian had not asked her to stay; she just had not left. She knew that if she turned and left now, it would be tantamount to admitting defeat."Mr. Ian." She spoke first, her voice relatively steady, but her fingertips were trembling, "I don't know if the data source for Mr. Hayes' report is reliable, but the Celebration Technology project data was reviewed by Mr. Chester.""Don't mention Mr. Chester," Hayes said casually, his legs crossed."Before I came here, I went to the supervisory board office and showed him this report." He tilted his head, looking at Erin. "Guess how he reacted."Erin's pupils contracted."He said..." Hayes smiled. "... you recommended the project while he only did a formal review."Erin's face turned as white as a sheet upon hearing this. Gary had complet
Three days later, Hayes' report arrived. It was not sent to Ian's email. Hayes was much more decisive than I expected; he flew back directly.That afternoon, I was eating an apple in the lounge when I heard a commotion in the corridor.I could hear the receptionist's voice through two doors. "M-Mr. Hayes? Why... You don't have an appointment...""I have to make an appointment to come to my own company?" Hayes' voice had that inherent laziness, but beneath it was all suppressed anger.He pushed open the door to the CEO's office and strode in.Erin stood up from her workstation and instinctively blocked him. "Who are you... "Hayes simply walked past her without even glancing at her.Erin's expression changed as she quickly followed. "Sir, Mr. Sheffield is... ""Move aside." Hayes turned and glanced at her.Just one glance and Erin stood still, as if stunned by that gaze.Hayes pushed open the door to Ian's office and threw a folder on the desk. "Ian, look at this before decidi
Two days later, my third brother, Liam, sent over the investigation results.It was a 20-page PDF, with detailed annotations he typed on each page.The core conclusion was just one paragraph.[Celebration Technology's revenue looks good on paper, but its cash flow is already in trouble. They approached Sheffield Group not for technology integration but to secure financial support. If the terms of the Valuation Adjustment Mechanism agreement are carried out according to what they proposed, Sheffield Group will inflate like a balloon until it explodes. [Once Celebration Technology goes bust and the Valuation Adjustment Mechanism terms are triggered, Sheffield Group would have to assume full responsibility.]Liam added at the end: [Trina, this is a big problem. Have you told Ian?]Not yet. It was not that I did not want to; it was that it was pointless to tell him now.Erin must already have polished financial data, and Gary would back it up as well. If I went to Ian now with noth
When I arrived at the CEO's office the next morning, Erin was already sitting at her workstation. She wore a light grey blazer dress with her hair neatly styled. She had a cup of coffee in front of her while her fingers typed away at the computer screen.When she saw me enter, she looked up and smiled. The smile was gentle and proper, as if what happened yesterday had never occurred. "Good morning, Ms. Sheffield."As I passed by her workstation, I did not stop."Mm," I replied and entered the lounge.The lounge was not locked, and Fiona had already placed a cup of hot milk on the coffee table, along with a plate of cut fruit.I sat down, turned on my phone, and saw a new message in the notification bar.[Reminder: Celebration Technology project, key decision point. Board vote on June 10th. Eighty-eight days left until Ian signs the Valuation Adjustment Mechanism agreement.]Eighty-eight days. I took a deep breath and opened the first batch of files sent over by Mason. They were












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