All Chapters of Dumped by My Reborn CEO Ex? My Flash-Marriage to a Hot Firefighter Is 100X Better!: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Everyone saw how calm she seemed and immediately launched into another round of chatter, offering comfort and recommending every “excellent young man” they could think of.Josie nodded politely at each comment, her smile perfectly in place, though she was already losing patience.These relatives on Carl’s side lived off her family’s money, yet they hated seeing her family truly do well. Now that her engagement had fallen apart, they acted as if they felt sorry for her, but she knew they were secretly delighted.After all, in all of Imperial City, where would they find another young man as wealthy, distinguished, and promising as Zac?It had been the same in her previous life.When she struggled to get pregnant, these same people acted as though they cared while spreading her private business everywhere.They exaggerated every detail until rumors flooded the city.In the end, they even pushed it onto the trending searches, turning her into a public joke and humiliating her comple

Josie’s fingertips turned cold inch by inch.She forced herself to steady her breathing and kept her voice calm.“Mr. Lucas, I think there’s been a misunderstanding. That was just a business sample that got sent out by mistake. I’ll have someone pick it up tomorrow.”The line went quiet for several seconds before he finally said, “Josie, let’s not pretend. We both know what this really is. Things are starting over now, so let’s just leave the past where it belongs.”Josie froze.She had not expected him to be so direct.He was the one who had betrayed her, so why was he acting so calm now, as if she were the one at fault?Anger surged through her. She almost fired back, but forced herself to hold it in.“Coming from you, Zac, don’t you think that sounds a little ridiculous?”He seemed completely unaware of the bite in her voice. His tone was flat.“Do not send me things like this anymore. It is childish.”Childish?Josie almost laughed from the anger.He used to say it was

The weekend went by quickly.Josie’s inheritance notarization still had not been completed.What she did learn, however, was that Zac and Suzy had not gone through with their wedding after all.The extravagant ceremony that had cost over ten million dollars had gone completely to waste.Josie was taken aback for a moment. Then the reason became clear.Zac loved Suzy too much to give her a wedding that had been prepared for someone else. He would want something even grander, even more exclusive, something that belonged to them alone. He would never let Suzy feel even the slightest slight, not when it came to something so important.On Monday morning, Josie received a message from Hugo.“There is a family gathering for the team this weekend. Would you like to come?”Josie called him back.He answered quickly, and she could hear people talking in the background.“Mr. Jenkins, I saw your message.”“Yes.” His voice was as calm as ever.“I am going to be busy this week. If it is

Suzy’s expression faltered for a second. She turned to the technician and softened her voice. “There is no need to panic. Take me to the server room. I am not as familiar with the SkyDome system as Miss Lindsay, but I will do my best.”Carl called Josie into the president’s office.He let out a heavy sigh and put on the gentle, fatherly tone he always used when he wanted to manipulate her. “Josie, I know you are upset. But the company does not run solely on my word. The board has been complaining that you have not been focused on work for months. That part is true.”He lifted his coffee cup and blew on the steam. “You know I would always take your side if I could. I had no choice.”Josie kept her eyes lowered. A faint, cold smile tugged at her mouth, but she said nothing.Seeing she was not responding, Carl changed tactics and spoke in a slow, patient voice.“How about this. One of our subsidiaries does smart-home systems. It is called QH Tech. Why don’t you go there as director?

The atmosphere inside the tech department was tense.On the central screen, the performance graph of the SkyDome system was plunging straight down, the kind of drop that made everyone’s stomach clench.A cluster of technicians crowded around the main console. Their keyboards clicked frantically, but nothing they tried worked.“Miss Bell, we can’t keep going like this! The core database is about to lock itself down completely!” one of the senior technicians shouted in panic.Suzy frowned deeply. “I’ve already tried every repair method I can think of, but the deeper layers of the system are protected by encryption. The moment I start a data rollback, it triggers an even stronger countermeasure.”The moment she said that, the technicians around her exchanged uneasy looks. They all saw the same trouble reflected in one another’s eyes.Just then, Josie walked into the tech department behind the young technician.Zac followed right behind her. His gaze immediately landed on Suzy.The