LOGINRyan's legs gave out, and he collapsed to the floor. Margaret saw this and screamed, rushing forward to tear down the screen. However, the bodyguards blocked her, so she could only sit on the ground and throw a tantrum. "That's impossible! Ryan is perfectly healthy. There's no way he's infertile! That baby is my grandson! You forged these reports! You're lying!"Zelda leaned against the wall like she lost all strength, holding the baby and hanging her head without saying a word.Ryan was equally dazed, staring blankly at that medical report.In our three years together, even I could tell he was becoming less and less capable in that department. I made excuses for him before, thinking it was just work exhaustion.It turned out that he really had problems.The room fell silent for a long moment before Ryan finally seemed to snap back to reality and lunged at Zelda in rage. He grabbed Zelda by the throat, his eyes bloodshot. "Tell me, who's the father? Is it Louis! Your 'cousin'
Ryan was completely stunned and staggered backward, almost knocked over by the chair behind him.He stuttered, "N-No way! This is impossible! I spent so much money; Almost all my savings. They promised me they would kill you."He shouted, "No way! Something must have gone wrong somewhere!"I thought Ryan was just greedy and calculating, but I never expected him to be this vicious. He actually tried to kill Timothy.Timothy walked up to him and gently tapped his cheek. "You wanted to steal the Sullivan family's fortune? Dream on. Ryan, you are nothing but a useless loser!"The slap was not hard, but it was more humiliating than any loud blow.Ryan clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white. Perhaps intimidated by the muscular bodyguards behind Timothy, he dared not make any sudden moves.Timothy ignored him and turned his gaze toward Zelda, who was cowering in the corner. He said, "Zelda Lawson, or should I call you Mathilda Browne?"At those words, Zelda's who
The next morning, I arrived early at the top-floor conference room of the Grand Hotel. I deliberately chose a black dress and kept my makeup light and understated.Soon, Ryan arrived with his lawyer, Margaret, and Zelda, making quite the entrance. Zelda was holding the baby in her arms. Their whole family looked triumphant, as if they were attending a victory celebration."Victoria, you are here," Ryan said as he sat across from me and slid a prepared agreement toward me. "Take a look and see if there are any issues. If everything is fine, just sign it."Without even looking at the agreement, I knew it was designed to legally transfer all my assets into his name. I pushed the agreement aside and looked at him.I asked, "Ryan, in our three years of being together, was there even a single moment when you genuinely cared about me?"Ryan froze, then frowned impatiently. "What's the point of talking about this now? Just sign it!"Margaret chimed in from the side, "Exactly! You can't
Over the next few days, I completely transformed into a lunatic. Sometimes I would cry and throw tantrums, other times I would stare into space in total silence. I refused to see anyone or eat anything, and I locked myself in my room.Meanwhile, Ryan and his family brazenly moved into the Sullivan residence. They thought I broke down and lost all ability to resist, so they gradually lowered their guard.Margaret began acting like the lady of the house, ordering the servants around.Zelda treated my walk-in closet like her own, parading around the house daily in my designer clothes and handbags.Ryan busied himself buying off Sullivan Group's shareholders, trying to sideline me and seize control of the company.They put on a show of "deep devotion" in front of me. Yet, behind my back, they already wrote me off as dead and started dividing up my inheritance.Meanwhile, I used this time to maintain close contact with Timothy through that encrypted number.Timothy worked fast. He to
After hanging up the phone, I leaned back against the cold car seat, and my body was still shaking from the lingering fear. However, my mind was never clearer.Ryan was meticulous and calculating, having laid his plans for three years just for this moment. If I simply exposed him, given his cunning nature, he would probably turn around and frame me instead.No half measures. I would have to destroy him completely, or this would come back and haunt me again.I already recorded that conversation between Ryan and his friend on my phone. Before Timothy returned, I could not tip them off. So, I had to go back to the Sullivan residence and play along with Ryan's expectations, turning his own plan against him.The next day, as soon as I drove into the hospital parking garage where Mom was staying, I noticed someone taking photos. Ever since last night when I saw the news about Timothy's plane crash on my phone, I knew this would happen.Ryan really could not hold his patience. He was a
I curled up on the floor in pain and forced myself to get up, but I could only watch helplessly as the ambulance sped away.A metallic taste surged up my throat, and I did not know whether it came from the blows or from sheer rage. My body swayed, and I almost lost my balance.Edward rushed downstairs with a small yellow pill bottle in his hand. "Ms. Sullivan, I found it! I found the emergency heart medication!"He fumbled as he fed the pills into Mom's mouth. A few minutes later, her complexion finally improved, and her breathing gradually steadied.The weight that was crushing my chest finally lifted. My vision went black, and I lost all consciousness.When I woke up again, I was in my bedroom at the Sullivan residence.Edward was keeping watch nearby, and when he saw me wake, his eyes turned red. "Ms. Sullivan, you're finally awake."I sat up, my lower back and abdomen still throbbing with dull pain. I asked anxiously, "Edward, how's Mom doing?""Ms. Sullivan, don't worry. M







