Chapter 5
These days, I’ve been busy hosting partners from England in New York for negotiations.
If this collaboration goes smoothly, our company will reach new heights and go public within two years.
Just then, my assistant rushed over, looking uneasy:
“Margaret, something terrible happened.”
I hurried out the main entrance to find Keith in a wheelchair.
His parents stood beside him, tearfully airing grievances while protesters
crowded behind them.
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When Lisa spotted me, she became hysterical.
“That’s her! That heartless bitch!”
“My son lost an arm and a leg for her, yet she denies everything!”
“After years together, she abandoned him the moment he got hurt!”
“Who’d dare do business with such a treacherous woman? Asking to be scammed?”
I watched coldly, locking eyes with Anna in the crowd.
Clearly, with Keith now useless, she aimed to squeeze one last payout from me using him.
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But did they truly think I’d roll over?
Keith rasped out: “Margaret, I can forgive you for trying to leave me.”
“But my marriage proposal stands. Let’s get married.”
Finally, I understood their audacity.
Keith believed I loved him–that I’d say yes if he proposed.
Seems playing the obedient dog for so long made them forget I’m human.
Why would I give them what they want?
As whispers spread, I stepped forward calmly and raised my voice:
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