Semua Bab Karma Is My Name: Bab 431 - Bab 440

Clifford fixed Seraphine with a dark, menacing stare."Seraphine, I will make you beg me. Just remember that." His voice twisted with a strange edge. "I heard you signed up for the Vanguard Fashion Competition at the end of the year. Without my permission, do you really think you can compete?"The smile on his face was warped, almost grotesque. It sent a cold jolt through Seraphine. He looked completely unhinged.Seraphine let out a sharp, icy laugh. "Clifford, nothing you do scares me. Get out."Her refusal only made him seethe. He could not understand why she would not show even a hint of softness.He exploded. "Seraphine, why? I admitted I was wrong. I came to apologize in person. I'm giving you an out. Why won't you forgive me?"She did not bother to look at him. Settling back in her chair, she finally snapped, "Clifford, what exactly do you think you are? So what if you came to apologize? How much is your apology worth? You think you're giving me a way out? You think you qua

Online comments flooded in one after another."They look unbelievable together. The atmosphere is perfect. This has to be fate. I'm announcing it right now that I'm fully supporting this couple. They made me believe in love again.""I'm crying. Mr. Johansen is so fierce in the business world, yet he's this gentle with his wife. The contrast is killing me. I could live on this sweetness forever.""Does anyone still remember that night's firework proposal? I was standing on the bridge watching. It was insanely romantic.""Can the homewrecker Seraphine stay far away? Stop ruining Mr. Johansen and his wife's relationship.""The homewrecker Seraphine should just die."Lorraine snapped her phone shut, furious."Sera, don't let it get to you."But when she turned to Seraphine, she was startled to find her smiling softly."Sera, why are you smiling?"Seraphine asked calmly, "Lorraine, would you rather I cry?""No. I want you happy, I want you healthy, and I want you to date a bunch

Clifford frowned. "What trending topic?"Clarissa handed him the phone."Stephen was photographed last night with another woman. Someone caught them hugging and kissing. The video is already all over the Internet."Clifford watched the footage, his eyes filling with scorn. "I've always known he keeps plenty of women outside. He usually hides it well. How did he get caught last night?"Funny timing, isn't it? We just showed off our happy relationship, and now my dad is exposed for cheating. This is going to be a circus."Clifford felt a surge of suffocating anger in his chest.He knew he was not the only capable son in the Johansen family. Stephen could replace him as heir at any time. But this scandal, ironically, handed him the leverage he needed."Johansen Group's Chairman Caught Cheating""Shocking! Son Flaunts Romance in the Morning, Father Exposed for Infidelity in the Afternoon."Spectators online were in an uproar."My God, this plot is more dramatic than a prime-time

A trace of irritation flickered between Clifford's brows."Dad, I understand. But you need to keep that mistress of yours far away for now. Once the others found out, they said you disgraced the Johansens. They weren't exactly polite when they spoke to me, and the board has plenty of opinions about you."Stephen had many strengths, but his biggest flaw was his indulgence. The number of women he kept outside was impossible to count.He snorted. "If they talk to you like that, why don't you snap back? Will you let them insult your father?"He shot Clifford with an annoyed glare, then started ushering him out. "Go. I'll take care of this. You focus on stabilizing the company."Clifford left Johansen Manor and even forgot that Clarissa was still there.Upstairs, a sharp crack echoed. Elaine had slapped Clarissa across the face.Clarissa froze. "Elaine, why did you hit me?"Elaine gave a cold laugh. She had once thought Clarissa was a sweet and sensible woman, someone she genuinel

Seraphine was a little surprised. So, Mitchelle had been arrested just like that. Chelsea really had been wrongfully blamed.She smiled lightly. "Mitchell has nothing to do with me. Chelsea's death was orchestrated entirely by Clarissa. But no one cared when she died. She lived or died without anyone in this world who truly cared about her except herself. She's pathetic."Yet, pathetic ones often have their own fatal flaws.Seraphine gave a small smile and began to eat.Elliott made a skillet of pasta tossed with tomatoes and greens, simple but full of flavor, and Seraphine loved it.He sat across from her, listening quietly, and finally said, "Old-money families aren't known for sentiment. To survive in that world, you need strategy. Chelsea never understood that. She fought hard, but in all the wrong directions, and she refused to back down. "There was never going to be a good ending for her."Seraphine knew he was right. She felt sympathy for Chelsea, but that was all. Chels