LOGINShanice knew this would work. Keith fell for this every time. All she had to do was play the victim, and he would feel as though he owed her.It didn't matter if her sons didn't join the company yet anyway, so long as they inherited the family business later on. As for Wynette, the only thing she could do was hide in the corner and envy them.Shanice's eyes gleamed with smug delight as she envisioned that future.…At noon, Amelia was in the kitchen at the Sutton residence, cooking a meal herself. Hector didn't like eating this style of food much, but he did when she prepared it.Once the table was set, Hector came downstairs."You made the food yourself?" he asked with a smile. "Guess it's my lucky day.""It's been a while since I came back to have a meal with you." Amelia was also smiling. "Try the food and see if my skills have slipped."After sitting down and taking a bite of the steak, he complimented her, "You've improved."Amelia lowered her eyes. While cutting up her o
"Did she hit you just now?" Wynette asked, her face pale. "Why did you do something so silly? It's not like I couldn't deal with her myself.""Don't worry. I'm fine," Stephanie said with a smile.Even if Keith hadn't come out just now, there was no way she would've let Shanice lay a finger on her.Stephanie visited with Lily for a bit. She looked fairly calm on the surface, but her eyes betrayed her exhaustion.When Stephanie came back into the living room, she saw Keith standing there, as if waiting for her.Mustering a smile, Keith said, "Hey, Stephanie."He wanted to try to explain himself to Stephanie. Alas, it felt too awkward for someone his age to talk about something like that to someone his daughter's age, so he brought up something else."How's your grandmother?""She's doing well," Stephanie replied curtly."I'll head over to the Ford residence and visit her with Wynette some other day," Keith said. "Did Wynette trouble you again last night?"Stephanie stared at hi
Keith had been keeping Shanice as his mistress for over two decades now. He'd always been very protective of her, doting on her like nobody's business. It was his first time being this fierce toward her.Stupefied at first, she immediately looked aggrieved and questioned him, "Why are you shouting at me? Your precious daughter hit me just now. Look!"She showed her cheek to Keith, which was now swollen after Wynette's heavy-handed slap.However, Keith didn't show her any concern, which wasn't at all what she'd expected. Instead, he pushed her aside and snapped, "Who allowed you to come here? And how dare you…"He glanced warily at Stephanie, too scared to finish his sentence. When he came out earlier, he saw Shanice attempting to hit Stephanie, and it gave him the fright of his life.Stephanie was the daughter of the Ford family! Even though she'd shown him respect over the years out of consideration for Wynette, he knew that he wouldn't be able to withstand the wrath of the Ford
Stephanie wiped away Wynette's tears before saying seriously, "If you ever need my help, just tell me."It wouldn't be appropriate for her to meddle in someone else's family matters, but Wynette was her best friend. She would never stand by and watch someone else mistreat Wynette."I know," Wynette said while smiling through her tears. "But I also need to become stronger myself."Stephanie smiled and patted her on the head. "It's good to be driven and have ambition."Soon, Jimmy picked them up and drove them to the Sweeney residence. The moment the two of them got out of the car, they saw another vehicle pulling up.A woman all decked out in luxury brands and covered in a pile of jewelry got out of the car.As soon as Wynette saw the woman, she scowled and snapped, "Who allowed you to show your face here? Leave!"The woman, Shanice Babcock, turned toward Wynette and chuckled. "Why is a young woman like you being so fierce?"Seeing Wynette's reaction, Stephanie immediately figur
Before Stephanie arrived, Wynette's nerves had been stretched tight the whole time. Once Stephanie got there, she was finally able to relax and ended up blacking out after that."Don't worry. That bastard who forced you to drink has already been taught a lesson." Stephanie patted Wynette on the head. "As for Sweeney Group's business deal with him, you don't need to worry about it either. If that partnership falls through, Ford Group will step in to take his place.""Steph…" Wynette sniffled, feeling quite moved. "You're just too good to me. I-I really don't know what to say…""What's there to say?" Stephanie said exasperatedly. "Aren't we good friends?""Of course we are! We're friends for life!""Oh? You do remember that, huh?" Stephanie gave her a light kick. "Then explain to me why you didn't tell me sooner that something happened in your family?""I told you about it last night?" Wynette scratched her head. "Well, I was going to tell you sooner, but I figured that you have en
Stephanie was about to speak when her phone started ringing. It was a call from the bodyguard she'd left at the restaurant earlier.Angus had finished the bottles of liquor. Strangely enough, he hadn't collapsed and passed out right away. Instead, he started throwing a drunken fit, stripping naked and running all over the restaurant.Mindful of Stephanie, the people who'd been with him didn't dare stop him. A lot of people saw his drunken outburst, and some even recorded videos. By now, the videos had already spread everywhere.As a result, Angus was completely humiliated.Sooner or later, people would unearth his identity. When that happened, his company's shares would be affected as well.Eventually, the restaurant's security team had restrained him, and he fell sound asleep soon after. His family had sent people to pick him up.After hearing the whole story, Stephanie simply scoffed. He had it coming for him. It would be interesting to see if he still dared to force any woman







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