The computer screen slammed shut.
“Shirley,” Alexander’s voice was soft yet chillingly firm, “I gave you a chance.”
He slid the divorce papers across to her.
Shirley froze, then shook her head through tears. “Alexander, I know I was wrong. I didn’t mean to–I just loved you too much. That’s why I did those things.”
“Please forgive me for our child’s sake. Please?”
Alexander leaned down, gently wiping her tears.
“Forgiveness is possible.”
Shirley’s eyes lit up.
She knew it–Alexander loved her too much to abandon her.
Her smile hadn’t fully formed when his icy tone cut through.
“Then kneel and bow in apology.”
Instantly, Shirley understood.
He was avenging Shirley.
Shirley bit her lip hard. Raised as the center of attention, always showered with admiration, she’d never endured such humiliation.
But for the family’s sake, dignity meant nothing.
Clenching her fists, she dropped to her knees.
“Wait.”
Shirley looked up. He stood towering over her, holding Shirley’s memorial portrait. Humiliation crested like a wave.
Her knuckles whitened, body trembling with rage.
Yet she stayed silent, bending forward until her forehead struck the floor with a sharp crack.
“I’m sorry… I was wrong…”
She repeated the words mechanically, tears pooling, hatred blazing in her eyes.
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Alexander lazily raised a hand. “Enough. Rise.”
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As she stood, his voice sliced the air. “If you won’t sign divorce papers, sign this instead: keep the marriage or your unborn child. Not both.”
“And this is your last child.”
Shirley’s face drained of color. “Alexander, you bastard! You played me?!”
He shrugged. “Your choice.”
Rita drew a sharp breath. With Alexander’s hatred, an empty marriage meant less than securing her child–the Williams‘ legitimate heir. The empire would still be within her grasp.
Gritting her teeth, she signed the divorce papers.
But she never anticipated Alexander’s next move.
He leaked everything to the press.
Media hounds caught the scent, digging deeper with each revelation.
Within hours, the Psychiatric Facility’s “falling incident” exploded online, hitting top trending topic in minutes.
Legal implications fueled public outrage. Netizens shared relentlessly, making suppression impossible.
The Nguyen Group was seized. Partners canceled contracts. Shareholders withdrew investments.
Overnight, the Nguyen empire crumbled.
Exiting his office, Alexander found a crowd below. Some filmed the rooftop, buzzing with discussion: “Is that wom- an trying to jump with her baby?”
His gaze followed theirs. A muscle twitched near his temple.
Meanwhile, his phone rang in his pocket.
Alexander picked up, hearing a woman’s voice flat as stagnant water through the receiver.
“Come up, or I come down.”
“Just wonder if that Johnson Group building can hold up under the weight of three bodies.”
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