Alle Kapitel von Benched My Husband During the World Cup Finals: Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 10

I heard another round of applause from the screening room as I placed the thermal bag next to my feet while slowly opening the door. Jodie Lenford's voice could be heard coming through the creak of the door. "Look at how detailed the sewing is on the ankle brace on your sleeve, Mr. Hayes. Your wife must love you a lot to still be keeping such an old item of yours."Tristan gave a low laugh as his fingers brushed across the ankle brace. "She used to understand soccer and me, but not anymore. She doesn't even bother to watch any soccer game, even if there's an offside."Someone started saying, "You need to thank Miss Lenford tonight for bringing you back to your youthful days, Mr. Hayes."Jodie let out a soft cough. "Stop it. I just didn't want Mr. Hayes to feel lonely watching the game alone. It'd be better if Mrs. Hayes was here with you."Tristan was silent for a second before replying nonchalantly, "She doesn't like staying up through the night. It's better for everyone if she st

While I was at the registration counter to sign in for the company event, the staff handed the name tag with my name to Jodie. Jodie was taken aback, but she quickly waved it off with a smile. "This name tag belongs to Mrs. Hayes. I can't take it."The girl at the counter lowered her voice. "Miss Lenford, Mr. Hayes already informed us that you will be standing by his side on stage tonight. The tag is just a formality. Whose name on it isn't important."I was standing three steps away, and I heard everything clearly. Jodie turned back to see me, flustered. "I had no idea they made a mistake with the tag, Mrs. Hayes. I'll return it to you right away."Despite her insistence, her fingers clenched the name tag, refusing to let it go. That was when Tristan walked out of the venue in a sharp, black suit, looking like everything was normal. "You should stay in your seat at the family's table, Dahlia. Jodie will be taking over the event on stage due to a last-minute decision."I looked at

The sound of the brooch falling was not loud, but the clank seemed to kickstart an upcoming event with an uproar like how a whistle marked the start of a match.Jodie froze on stage as she looked at the broken brooch on the ground and later at my face. Her lips quivered. "Mrs. Hayes—"The investor's representative approached the signing table to set the contract aside. "According to the request of Madam Dahlia Crane, who owns the rights, all creative ideas for the themed pavilion at South City Sports Center will be terminated from today onward. The signing ceremony cannot continue due to the request."There was silence everywhere as Tristan stood in the middle of the stage, staring at the broken brooch on the ground, and later up at me. He growled, "Do you have any idea what you're doing, Dahlia?"I did not look at him. All I did was bend over to take another document out of my bag. It was a copy of the earliest plans for the South City Sports City. The creative rights on the docum

On the day Hayes Corporation was subpoenaed, Jodie was flocked by the media at the company's reception counter. I did not join in the fuss as I was busy compiling any missing material for the court proceedings at the law firm.My lawyer pushed some documents toward me. "According to the public relations department of Hayes Corporation, the South City project's creative plans were completed with team effort, while your contributions were considered familial assistance."I flipped to the last page of the document and pointed at a timestamp on an email. "Share the link of the first draft of this email with them."My lawyer nodded. "Another thing: the Youth Football Fan Club under Jodie Lenford's name was registered with money from Mr. Hayes' personal account." I looked at him, and he continued carefully, "If you'd like to submit this as abnormal spending from your joint account during your marriage, we can use it as additional evidence."It took me a while to think about it before a

On the day of the Hayes Corporation board meeting, I was seated on the other end of the table as the owner of the rights. When Tristan entered the room, Jodie followed behind him with swollen eyes. Tina was present as well, and when she saw me, her face fell. "Dahlia, you're husband and wife. Do you really need to push things to court?"I placed the documents on the table. "Mrs. Hayes, we're talking about the rights today, not the affairs of husband and wife."She choked back her words with an upset look.One of the board members spoke up, "Mrs. Crane, Hayes Corporation is willing to raise the compensation amount as long as you're willing to drop the charges. The South City project can still go on."I looked at Tristan. "Is this what you want as well?"He was silent for a while before replying, "I just hope you'll give Hayes Corporation a chance."I nodded. "All right. I want you to publicly admit to infringing the copyrights and compensate me in accordance with the contract. Jod