Chapter 16
“She knew…” Matthew staggered back. “She knew all along. Her leaving wasn’t an impulse… it was planned…“[]
His legs felt weak, threatening to give out, and his face was completely drained of color.
The clerk couldn’t help but stare.]
The man was dressed in an expensive suit, looked like he had money, but he seemed so broken.[]
The clerk suddenly remembered something and shook his head, his expression complicated.
A while back, that woman, Sophie Harris, had come in. Her eyes were red, and her hands trembled as she held her child.]
She’d wanted to register the baby under her husband’s name, but a quick search revealed that this “husband” not only had a son with another woman but also that their marriage certificate was a forgery-
Seeing her then, it was hard not to feel sorry for her.]
Matthew stumbled out of the office in a daze.[]
The clerk took a sip of tea from his mug
ug and sighed. “You reap what
you sow.
0
Outside, Lucas, who had been waiting for nearly half an hour, rushed over when he saw Matthew emerge.
“Mr. Wilson, are you alright? I brought you a new phone. Maybe… you could try contacting Mrs. Wilson again?“[]
Matthew nodded numbly, took the phone, and opened a new message. His finger hovered over the screen for a long time before he finally typed, one word at a time:[]
[Sophic, please don’t be angry with me. I can explain everything.
[Please come back. I’m begging you. There’s so much I need to tell you.
The messages were sent! There was still no reply.
For the next two weeks, Matthew searched for her like a man possessed.
He personally scoured every city in the south while Lucas led a team to search the north, but it was as if Sophie had vanished from the face of the earth.]
Just as he was on the verge of breaking, his company imploded.]
The smart bionic limb project turned into a massive disaster.
Monica, in her greed, had secretly substituted inferior materials, causing frequent electrical shorts in the prosthetics worn by trial users.
This time was worse. A user with a left leg amputation was electrocuted into unconsciousness and rushed to the hospital, He
was still in the ICU
To make matters worse, a mole planted by a competitor leaked the entire story online.
The hashtag #WilsonCorpLimbsElectrocuteUsers immediately trended. The stock price plummeted. Several development deals. were snapped up by rivals. The company lost tens of millions in a single day.
Staring at the shocking numbers on the financial reports, Matthew was overcome with a grief so profound it made him want to smash something.
When Sophie was here, he thought, the projects were always perfectly organized. Not so much as a misplaced decimal point.]
Ever since he’d let himself be blinded and handed the project to that woman Monica, everything had gone to hell
His eyes bloodshot, he stormed down to the cellar, dragged Monica from the corner where she was huddled, and whipped her with a belt soaked in saltwater.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!]
“You bitch! This is all your fault! You’re a curse![]
“If it weren’t for you, how could the project have failed?! I’m going to kill you!“]
Monica’s skin split under the blows, and her screams were bloodcurdling. But then, suddenly, she started to laugh, a crazed, hysterical sound, tears streaming down her face.
“Matthew Wilson! You think torturing me is going to make Sophie come back to you?“]
“You destroyed the project she cared about most! You ruined her life! Her own daughter has to take her last name!“]]
“She hates your guts! She probably wishes you were dead! Hahaha…“]
“Shut up!”
Matthew stopped abruptly, the belt falling from his hand with a thud.
She’s right. How could I ever ask her to forgive me?[]
Sophie must despise me.[]
Matthew drove to the Harris estate like a madman. He knelt outside the main gate, begging Sophie’s mother to tell him where she was, but a servant stopped him before he could get any closer.
“Mr. Wilson, please leave,” the servant said, frowning with impatience. “Mrs. Harris has made it clear: you are never to set foot in this house again.”
“Don’t you recognize me? I’m the family’s son in law!” Matthew pleaded, his face flushed. “Please, just let me ask her one question. I’ll leave right after
The servant looked him up and down and sneered. “Son–in–law? Ms. Harris is about to have her wedding, and you’re not groom.”
Matthew’s head snapped up. “What did you say?“||
“We’re preparing for the Ms. Harris’s wedding,” the servant said, crossing his arms, his eyes full of contempt.[]
“It’s a once in a lifetime event. We can’t have it ruined by some nobody, can we?“]
