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John Rockefeller’s heart leaped hearing the news.But he soon calmed down. “So what if she wakes up? She is now a woman of infamy and has nothing to her name. She is no match for us.”Bill Rockefeller suddenly lowered his voice. “John, Brittany said that she possessed evidence of your corrupt practices and also your ties with the Japanese. Do you think that’s going to be okay?”John snickered. “Father, it happened more than half a year ago. Even if there is something fishy, any trace of it would have been gone by now.”Bill breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank goodness. Anyhow, Rockefeller Group can never fall into the hands of Alex, that bastard.”Alex would be disturbed by Bill’s statement.“Don’t worry. It will never happen. Even till his death, William did not even have an inkling who he actually was. That fool! He would never have expected to toil his life away only for his efforts to be seized by others.”It was noon the next day at Assex Manor.Lugging her suitcases along,

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Brittany Rockefeller was unconscious and bedridden for more than six months, during which she could only be kept alive with IV fluids.Even as she regained consciousness, it would take time for her to recuperate and recover.With that in mind, Alex Rockefeller wrote a prescription to hasten her recovery process.However, he did not possess a medical license. As such, he was not allowed to obtain the various drugs needed from pharmacies and hospitals alike. Only Cheryl Coney could help. Hence, he dialed her number.Cheryl was at the hospital as they spoke and agreed to it immediately. Plus, she was also very fascinated by Alex’s prescription.Speeding along the streets in his M8, he arrived at the hospital in no time.Cheryl was talking to a family member of a patient in her office. It was pleasing to see her speak in a gentle voice and carry herself so graciously. Dorothy Assex, on the other hand.It had been a long time since Alex felt any warmth from her. Neglect and apathy

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Slapped by Dorothy Assex, Alex Rockefeller looked at her in astonishment while Cheryl Coney exclaimed, “How could you hit him!”Dorothy glared at the woman in the doctor’s robe and said, “What’s wrong with it, huh? We are still husband and wife, and you are nothing but a mistress!”A nurse came by then, wanting to see Cheryl, and was quickly distracted by the drama unfolding before her eyes.All she could think of was Cheryl Coney, the granddaughter of California’s Miracle Doctor and the hospital’s star, being somebody else’s mistress.Alex frowned, seeing the nurse’s presence. Hurriedly, he pulled Dorothy aside and said, “Stop talking nonsense. There is nothing between Doctor Coney and me!”Dorothy violently shook her hand. “Get your hands off me! What were you doing, huh? I saw everything!”The scene attracted the attention of a few more nurses.Alex understood the danger if things were left to their own accord. Dragging Dorothy behind him, Alex leaped for the exit. “My apolog

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Alex Rockefeller wanted to take the call outside of the car, but that would make him look guilty of any wrongdoing.He explained, “It’s Doctor Coney. I needed her help to prepare a prescription.”He should not have explained, as Dorothy Assex quickly added, “Are you going to go on speaker mode?”“Why not?” replied Alex.“Hello, Doctor Coney!” He greeted me after accepting the call and started to switch on the speaker mode.Unexpectedly, Cheryl replied in a slightly flirtatious voice, “Why are you calling me Doctor Coney? Just call me Cheryl instead now that we are not in the hospital anymore.”Alex shivered.He noticed a murderous aura emanating from Dorothy.“Uhm, is there anything you want to talk to me about?”“I just want to know… if you are okay?”Alex replied, “Of course! Don’t worry.”Cheryl smiled. “Your ex-wife is quite the character, isn’t she? I was a little frightened just now. So, how are things between you and her? I thought you were divorced, so why is she sti

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An hour later at the Assex Manor.Dorothy Assex returned with a miserable expression.Seeing that, Claire Assex was pleased and said smugly, “I told you, right? The county courthouse opens at nine in the morning tomorrow. We are going to file your divorce immediately.”“Nobody is getting a divorce here,” Dorothy said coldly.Claire immediately jumped on her two feet. “Dorothy, just how smitten are you? What is so good about him? Even after what he did to you? Look, I know Spark Rockefeller likes you. Let me talk to him tomorrow.”“Mother, what is wrong with you? Did you forget what that jerk did to me?” “At least he is better than Alex! He cheated on you!” replied Claire.Dorothy stormed upstairs without saying anything else, and she was not in the mood to have dinner.It was seven o’clock at night when Dorothy received a phone call from Shermaine Ford. “Lady Assex, headquarters called saying that an important meeting will be held tomorrow at nine at our company. The board of

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Shermaine Ford betrayed her.Dorothy Assex was infuriated. After all, she guided Shermaine to where she was today. From giving her an opportunity right after high school to entrust her with managerial roles and repay her loans, she was an immense help throughout it all.At the end of the day, Shermaine chose to side with Emma Assex and played a nasty trick on Dorothy, embarrassing herself in an important meeting. A true traitor.Emma, who was Anderson’s daughter and the rumored person to replace Dorothy as the new general manager, looked at Dorothy with a smirk on her face. “Lady Assex, I believe your secretary gave you the right information. I think you overslept. Alas, that abandoned son of Rockefeller brought us a massive contract in exchange for a favor, but you had to mess it up. I know you were upset and chose to make up for it in the bedroom. However, please do not get caught up in your own desire. You have a company to run.”Dorothy’s expression was as frosty as the winds

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She then left.Not long after, an email titled “Dorothy Assex dismissed due to incapability, to be replaced by Emma Assex” was blasted out to every employee’s email address.Many felt the unjust treatment dished out to Dorothy. Especially the ones who worked alongside Dorothy when she started and knew just how much effort she put into the company. Yet…When Dorothy left with her personal belongings, nobody came to say goodbye.Everyone lowered their heads as if she did not exist.When she stepped out of the office, tears welled up in her eyes.Shermaine Ford was waiting at the exit.“I treated you as best as I could, why did you betray me?” demanded Dorothy in disbelief.Shermaine smiled coldly. “I chose to side with the better party. You cannot blame me for the fault lies on you, for being such a weak and insignificant member of the Assex family.”“I hope you will not regret your actions.” Dorothy nodded.“Of course not, good riddance!” Shermaine turned and walked away, sw

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“What? Do you mean she’s daughter of Charles Carter, the CEO of Waylon Realty?”Dorothy ran a construction materials business and 70% of the Assex family’s income came from Waylon Realty. Hence, there was no way that she did not know Charles.However, Charles never heard about her.At the moment, feeling shocked, she was bereft of speech and could only stare blankly at Zoey Carter.As Zoey looked back at Dorothy, she asked softly, “Are you Uncle Rockefeller’s wife? Haven’t you both already divorced?”Again, Dorothy was in daze. “How did she… Hi, Zoey, I’m Dorothy Assex. You can address me as Auntie Dorothy. By the way, we haven’t divorced.”Immediately, Zoey pursed her lips and let out a sigh. “Sigh, why didn’t you divorce? In that case, I can’t marry Uncle Rockefeller. It’s annoying!”Dorothy’s eyes widened with a complete shock.Alex quickly explained, “She’s still a kid, Dorothy. She knows nothing about divorce, so just don’t take it personally.”Zoey argued loudly, “What m

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Then, she saw Brittany standing there lively with a couple beside her. She saw the photo of the man before—it was Charles Carter. The lady with a beautiful look, needless to say, was Charles’ wife, Hailey Lawson.At the moment, Charles and Hailey were helping out Brittany in the kitchen.Witnessing such a scene, Dorothy’s jaw almost dropped.“Mom! You, you’ve recovered! That’s great!” Dorothy said.“Dorothy.” Brittany smiled. “Awww, that’s kind so kind of you bringing so many gifts, you don’t have to do that.”Brittany had a differing opinion about Dorothy as she heard that her son lived as though a slave in the Assex family and even got humiliated by his mother-in-law. How could she not be angry when that was her one and only son? However, Alex had been strongly speaking well of Dorothy in front of her. He claimed that those were just rumors and he was the incapable one who failed to live up to expectations. Brittany decided to let it go, especially after hearing that Dorothy sta

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Charles would definitely reject her if it was the time before he met Dorothy.However, now that Alex and Dorothy decided not to divorce after reconciliation, so Charles could only think of seeking Alex’s opinion.When Alex heard that, he was a little shocked as he did not expect that Charles would do that for him.However, he shook his head as soon as he heard the name “Emma Assex”. “Just a while ago, my wife has just got fired by Assex Constructions and the one who replaces her seems to be Emma Assex.”“What?”Charles was shocked. Never did he believe that Dorothy would be fired by Assex Constructions despite she was a member of the Assex family.Alex smiled awkwardly. “It’s my fault. Now Dorothy has to suffer for me because I offended Madame Joanne a few days ago.”At this moment, Alex’s phone rang and the name “Beatrice Assex” appeared on the screen.After pondering for a while, he decided to answer the call.However, Claire’s voice was heard. “Hey, Alex, is Dorothy with yo

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