I stared at the darkened phone screen, filled with confusion.
At this mont, Victoria Monroe’s voice pulled back from my thoughts.
"Zoe Ellison, can’t you not resign?"
Her eyes were filled with pleading as she choked up, "I was wrong, I shouldn’t have been so crazy before and listened to Serena Sawyer, treating you like that. I thought she just wanted you to suffer so loss to David Bowman, as a lesson. I really didn’t expect her to be so ruthless."
I asked, "Do you have evidence of her instructing you? A recording or WeChat chat records, do you have any?"
Victoria Monroe said apologetically, "It was her brother who invited out and conveyed her ssage to . At that ti, I still trusted Miles Sawyer, so... I didn’t record."
I felt a bit disappointed.
If these words were recorded or there was chat evidence, I could have exposed Serena Sawyer’s true colors!
Victoria Monroe seed to realize my thoughts and said to , "From my understanding of Serena Sawyer over the years, this woman is always insidious in her actions. She won’t dirty her own hands. If you want to catch her off guard, you’ll have to put in so effort."
"Forget it, let’s not ntion her."
Now, just ntioning her na makes physically nauseous, it’s so disgusting.
Actually, it doesn’t matter what kind of person she is, anyway, it’s Timothy Xavier who’s dealing with her in the future.
As long as she doesn’t bother , I really don’t want to get entangled with such a woman.
"Zoe, you really can’t leave! You don’t know the environnt in our news departnt, two or three people are eyeing my position, they each have their own stance and are almost rendering powerless. Among my subordinates, only you are the most capable one. Don’t resign, will you?"
The competitor, who used to be so domineering, now humbly begged not to leave.
But I’ve been truly scared by her bite-back way of doing things.
Looking at the poor woman on the bed, she has neither a child nor a man, and even lacks a strong family background.
All she has left is this job.
"Fine, I can stay until you are discharged."
I temporarily agreed and said to her, "But once Xavier Group’s dical equipnt goes public, I’ll reconsider this job. Only if I’m happy here will I continue."
Victoria Monroe said self-deprecatingly, "You always had the upper hand back when we were in school. Now it seems, you are ahead again!"
I watched her solemnly and said, "Victoria Monroe, I hope from now on we are work partners, not conniving competitors. If I find out once more that you’re backstabbing , then I will leave the company without hesitation!"
"It definitely won’t happen anymore."
Victoria Monroe t my gaze and promised, word by word.
I nodded and said, "I’ll return to work in the company tomorrow and help you guard your position. In your current state, it’s best to stay in the hospital for a few days and take care of yourself so you don’t end up with lasting issues. As for the leave excuse, think of sothing yourself. I won’t betray you."
Victoria Monroe said gratefully, "Thank you, Zoe."
Before leaving, I suggested Victoria Monroe get a caregiver.
After all, starting tomorrow, I’ll not only need to work but also update my novel, so I won’t have much ti to take care of her.
...
After a night of deliberation, in order to smoothly divorce Timothy Xavier, I agreed to et Sophia Kendall tomorrow.
The next day, I went to the company to continue researching matters regarding Miles Sawyer and Xavier Group’s cardiopulmonary support devices.
After the lunch break, I headed to Sophia Kendall’s place.
The butler there was naturally echoing her sentints; he showed no respect towards , saying coldly, "Follow !"
Upon entering the villa, Sophia Kendall and Mrs. Sawyer were both there, chatting away blissfully.
Seeing , Mrs. Sawyer unabashedly surveyed , her gaze lingering on with a touch of mockery.
Sophia Kendall said with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes, "You’re here? It seems you’re eager to divorce too, in order to be with Ethan Xavier, that illegitimate child."
I said expressionlessly, "No nonsense, aren’t you here for to sign? Show the divorce agreent."
Sophia Kendall was obviously surprised by my straightforwardness.
Although she hoped Timothy Xavier would divorce soon, she had not expected to leave without tears, feeling her expectations weren’t t.
The butler brought out the divorce agreent.
Sophia Kendall directly threw it in front of and said, "Sign it! Timothy’s view is that, since you’ve been unfaithful, don’t bring embarrassnt to the Xavier Family. A peaceful split won’t burden the Ellison Family with your actions."
Of course, I intended to sign, but her words were like swallowing a fly.
Who exactly is the one cheating?
Who’s embarrassing whom?
Suppressing my anger, I opened the divorce agreent and examined it line by line.
The more I looked, the more wrong it felt.
Timothy Xavier is truly ruthless!
The divorce agreent I had the lawyer draft only involved so of Timothy Xavier’s visible assets, which were a re drop in the ocean for soone like him.
Yet, even so, Timothy Xavier wouldn’t let go.
In this divorce agreent, he attributed all faults to , claiming I cheated and demanded I leave with nothing.
I clenched the paper, my hands trembling slightly with anger.
Sophia Kendall urged, "What’s wrong, can’t bear to leave? So you do realize that leaving Timothy and the Xavier Family leaves you as nothing!"
I looked at her expressionlessly and said, "Where’s Timothy Xavier? Let him talk to ."
Could it be that he knows himself too well, so he lets his mother hand the divorce agreent, not even daring to face ?
Mrs. Sawyer ca over and advised, "Miss Ellison, when our Serena married Timothy, it wasn’t for fa or fortune. After all, The Sawyer Family has everything, we don’t need to achieve anything through marriage. As soone who’s experienced, I’ll advise you, girls should rely on themselves and not always think about soone else’s wealth."
"Experienced?"
I chuckled and retorted, "So as soone experienced, you taught your daughter to be soone’s mistress? Pretend and act; now I know who Serena Sawyer learned from!"
Sophia Kendall scolded, "Shut up! Zoe Ellison, you’d better sign it quickly and split amicably, otherwise, I can’t help if Timothy sues you!"
In front of them, I tore apart this unequal treaty, akin to territorial loss and indemnity, piece by piece.
"Sue ?"
I nodded and said, "I’ll wait! Divorce is fine, but not a cent less of what belongs to !" I threw the scraps directly at their faces and walked away.
From behind ca the sound of Sophia Kendall’s cursing, as harsh as it could get.
Walking into the courtyard, I coincidently encountered Timothy Xavier’s car pulling in.
Soon, he and Serena Sawyer got out of the car with their child.
"Daddy, hug !"
Doris extended her arms, acting coquettishly.
Timothy Xavier smiled gently, lifting his daughter, "Our Doris has gotten heavier recently!"
Serena Sawyer, standing by, smiled sweetly and said, "That’s because you’ve been with us every day lately; Doris is in a good mood, so she eats more!"
The three were chatting and laughing.
When they saw , their smiles suddenly froze.
It was as if I was the only uninvited guest in this family.
Doris said disdainfully, "Daddy, Grandma said you’ve already fired this maid auntie, why is she here again?"
Serena Sawyer, looking considerate and understanding, said, "Timothy, I’ll take Doris inside, you two can talk."
Timothy Xavier handed his daughter to Serena Sawyer.
Even as they went inside, his gaze followed their backs.
I had just been irritated and disgusted by Sophia Kendall and the others inside the villa.
Tear incontinence was at play; I felt my eyes burning with acid.
I tilted my head up, breathing deeply, determined not to let Timothy Xavier see my tears.
Of course, there was nothing for us to talk about.
As I walked past him, he grabbed my hand.
Timothy Xavier’s deep eyes fell on , asking, "Why are you here?"
Indeed, I’d been married for four years and rarely set foot here; it was quite strange.
I coldly replied, "Ask your mother yourself."
He still didn’t let go of my hand and said, "Since you’re here, co inside and have a al together."
This tone, like a reward, disgusted further.
It felt as though he was giving the chance to lick his mother’s boots, and I should gratefully accept.
I said word by word, "I used to think you were hypocritical; today I see you’re also despicable and shaless!"
Timothy Xavier frowned deeply, responded coldly, "Zoe Ellison, do you want to use Ethan Xavier to get jealous? I didn’t pay attention to you, and now you’re angry like this? Isn’t coming here today just to make coax you back?"
I was so angry that I laughed speechlessly.
Imdiately, I pulled out my phone to show the ssage log, "Look closely, it was your mom who called here! The Xavier Family shouldn’t bully others too much! Otherwise, I don’t mind exposing our marriage certificate online, let you and Serena Sawyer be utterly disgraced!"
"You wouldn’t dare!"
Timothy Xavier’s eyes burst with a sinister warning, "Serena and Doris are my bottom line. If you insist on stepping on it to test , then I can take back the title of Mrs. Xavier anyti."
I wanted to cry and laugh, "Timothy Xavier, how many tis do I need to explain for you to believe I’ve long stopped caring for the empty title of Mrs. Xavier? Want a divorce, right? Bring out your assets, lay them on the table, and let’s calculate properly."
Just then, Sophia Kendall ca out from the villa, hearing my words.
She said hatefully, "What did I say? She married you for the Xavier Family’s fortunes! Now, showing her true colors!"
I straightened my back, stared directly at Timothy Xavier’s gloomy face, and said, "Leaving empty-handed, I won’t agree to it. You are too much!"
As I said this, Timothy Xavier revealed a trace of surprise, asking, "What leaving empty-handed?"
I didn’t want to act along with their mother-son duo, dropping a sentence, "If you want to know anything, ask your mom yourself!"
Then I left the place.
Back at the company, I didn’t have lunch and started drafting a news article.
Right now, many patients and families needing cardiopulmonary support devices are focused on the equipnt’s release date.
And The Xavier Group, to protect Miles Sawyer, has been stalling, pestering the review team, unwilling to admit their lead designer has issues.
I included Miles Sawyer’s educational background and paper information in the article.
Because during my background check on Miles Sawyer this morning, I discovered not only was his educational background fabricated, but even his papers published in various scientific journals might not have been written by him.
I sent the finished article to Victoria Monroe for review, and soon, it got approved.
When this news was released in the afternoon, it quickly dominated the trending lists.
After all, everyone only paid attention to the delay of the Xavier equipnt release, but nobody ever dug deep into the designer’s background.
This news undoubtedly thrust Miles Sawyer into the lilight.
Many public accounts started exposing Miles Sawyer, easily revealing his identity as the elder brother of the well-known star Serena Sawyer.
The chain effect didn’t stop there.
Miles Sawyer and Serena Sawyer’s father were found to be a professor at a certain university, an expert in the field of biodical engineering.
Therefore, Miles Sawyer’s experintal data and papers were most likely arranged by his father.
The anger from ordinary people in the comnt section was almost breaking through the screen:
"Damn it, I’ve studied biodical engineering for ten years, hair turning gray, to get my Ph.D. The sibling of a star accomplished it in four years!"
"The point is, this person studied arts as an undergraduate at so obscure foreign university. After returning ho, suddenly becoming a Ph.D. from a prestigious school, are they treating us like fools? If we hadn’t seen this article, we would never know that the academic world could operate like this!"
"So hateful! Can soone oversee this? The University of Veridia’s ’2 2’ specialized program is set up for backgrounds like these, using every extre to permit social elite children shortcuts!"
"..."
So others focused their anger specifically on Serena Sawyer:
"Have you seen that popular variety show? Serena Sawyer is always creating the image of coming from a genius family, claiming her dad and brother are scientists. Now it seems, not a single word from an actress is true!"
"Exactly! She always said her most admired person was her brother, getting his Ph.D. at such a young age. What a lie!"
"Truly shaless, an entire family of liars, maybe her brother and dad are fake scientists too, they should be thoroughly investigated!"
"..."
The data from my news article surged unstoppably.
At this ti, the hospital called, "Miss Ellison? Your blood test report from yesterday’s pregnancy test is out now; you can co to the hospital to collect it."
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