Cherrie completely lost it!"What do you mean you can handle it yourself?""Since when do you have money?"This useless loser still had the gall to cling to his pride even now, shamelessly dragging them all through the mud.Cherrie shot Alaric a withering glare, her lips curling into a mocking sneer as she spat, "Alaric, what was that you just said? You don't need our family's 500,000? You can handle it yourself? Well well, look who's talking—suddenly so capable. Think you're too good for this family now? Fine! Then hurry up and divorce Jade! My daughter's gorgeous—she could land any rich guy she wants!"Alaric's face clouded over, but he kept his voice measured. "Mom, actually, I have—""Have what? Money?" Cherrie cut him off with a derisive laugh, jabbing a finger at him and Aria. "If it weren't for the two of you, would Jade have suffered so much? Would I have lost face in front of my own family? Save your excuses. Our family wants

Dr. Vane actually came here specifically to see Alaric!This was absolutely shocking.To Elandor, Alaric was nothing but a complete failure!How could someone like him earn such respect from Dr. Vane?Wait—Last time at the hospital lounge when he saw them together, had Dr. Vane come specifically for Alaric then too?Elandor's mind reeled.Rage boiled inside him.This couldn't be real!There had to be some mistake!Jade's eyes widened in stunned disbelief, her lips trembling as she stammered, "A...Alaric, did you really bring Dr. Vane here?"What was going on here?Until last night, she would have dismissed this scene as impossible—perhaps even suspected Dr. Vane was an impostor.But after yesterday's events, her view of Alaric had completely changed.Yet even if his family had money, that couldn't explain why a medical titan like Dr. Vane would bow to him.This was a man revered by society's elit

The vicious Emily swung wildly, landing stinging slap after slap across Jade's face—left, right—her entire demeanor radiating arrogance as if the world itself bowed to her whims."Jade, destroying you would be like crushing a bug!" Emily sneered, her voice dripping with venom. "Listen up, bitch—if you dare show your face here tomorrow, I'll round up a dozen filthy gutter trash to gang-rape you. How's that sound, whore?"With her nose in the air, she jabbed a manicured finger at Jade's face, her threats laced with venom.Jade's hair hung in ragged clumps, cheeks swollen and welted from the repeated blows. The cowards just stood there, too scared to move. Who would intervene? Emily was the chairman's sugar baby, the new VP. One word from her meant instant unemployment.Zara's nails dug into her palms as panic rose. Where the hell was that good-for-nothing husband of hers? If Alaric didn't show soon, Jade would be reduced to a bloody mess!Una

The video erupted with sound—loud, unmistakable—shattering the office's tense silence.Mr. Sydney's face went sheet-white the moment the footage played, then twisted into volcanic fury. There was no mistaking the woman—Emily, his pampered mistress of twelve months!Emily's blood ran cold."Darling, this isn't me!" she shrilled, manicured nails clawing at the air as the damning video played. Her voice cracked with desperation. "It's deepfake! Photoshop! Someone's framing me!"CRACK!Mr. Sydney's palm connected with her cheekbone hard enough to snap her head sideways. "You whore!" he roared, hurling a paperweight that shattered against the wall. "After the apartments, the jewelry, the goddamn Porsche?"The ultimate betrayal.Every employee's stare burned into Mr. Sydney's back like branding irons as the cuckolding played out on screen.Tears streaked Emily's foundation as she clutched her stinging face. "Please!" she wailed bef

Talk about unreasonable! Her own son-in-law showing up with gifts, and this is how she treats him?Cherrie immediately snatched the items from Alaric's grasp and hurled them out the door, screeching at him with venom, "Alaric, if you have even an ounce of pride left as a man, don't you dare set foot in this house again! I, Cherrie, have nothing to do with you, and the Kingsley family has no interest in hosting a pathetic loser like you!"Cherrie was already fuming over the Darriel situation, so seeing this deadbeat standing at her doorstep only soured her mood further.Did he really think a few lousy gift boxes would earn him entry into the Kingsley household?In his dreams!Jade rubbed her temples, exasperated by her mother's irrational behavior. With a frosty tone, she countered, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Alaric came here specifically to talk things out with you."Without hesitation, Jade turned and retrieved the discarded items, ushering Alaric in