Daniel didn't care about Audrey's words. He chose to waltz out of the room, leaving Audrey with tears in her eyes.
The next day.
"The results of the meeting, immediately send it to my email."
Daniel walked in accompanied by his secretary. They had just finished a meeting with the Anderson Group's board of directors, discussing the development and opening of other branches in several major cities.
"Yes, sir."
"One more thing. Last month's financial report, I want to check it."
"I will prepare it, sir."
Daniel nodded and entered his office on the 20th floor of the Anderson Group building.
He took off his coat and draped it over the back of his chair.
Daniel sat down, ready to get back to his daily work routine. Moments later, there was a knock on the door from outside and the secretary reappeared.
"Here, sir. There are some letters for you."
Daniel nodded and let the secretary go after putting the stack of letters she was carrying onto the table.
He took the letters and examined them one by one, then his eyes fell on a letter that looked different. Daniel opened it and widened his eyes when he saw that it was a divorce suit filed by Audrey against him.
Daniel's jaw instantly hardened. He also crumpled the letter and threw it away. How could Daniel Anderson be sued for divorce by a cheap woman like Audrey? That woman didn't deserve it!
While on the other hand.
At Daniel Anderson's residence, Audrey breathed heavily. After Daniel's bitter confession that left her heart shattered. She finally made a decision that would change her life later.
Audrey was determined to separate from Daniel. She did not want to continue this unhealthy relationship. Her heart could not continue to endure, so she asked her lawyer to send Daniel a divorce letter.
This was her final decision, not wanting to stay in a toxic marriage with Daniel for too long. Yes, the decision is made.
Maybe the letter has reached Daniel by now.
Afterward, Audrey deliberately returned to her parents' house. Intending to tell them that Audrey wanted to sue Daniel for divorce. After all, her parents had to know Audrey's plans.
Arriving at her parents' house, Audrey did not find them in the living room, so she continued to the back garden where her mother usually spent time.
As she passed by her father's study, Audrey suddenly heard a flirtatious voice from inside the room.
"Mom, I want to marry Daniel."
It was her sister Patricia! Audrey was shocked. She moved closer to the study door to hear better.
"What are you? You used to force Audrey to marry Daniel and now you want Daniel too. I can't believe it." Lidya, who was the mother of Audrey and Patricia, complained a little. She didn't understand Patricia's way of thinking.
"Mom, please. Now I love Daniel, anyway, I want him," Patricia said, not wanting to know.
As a result of being spoiled too much by her parents, Patricia grew up to be a stubborn child. All her requests must always be fulfilled, whatever and however it takes.
"Patricia, in the past we have complied with your wishes, namely, mixing Daniel's drink with stimulating drugs, so that he and Audrey slept together. After that, we urged Daniel to marry Audrey, so what now?" Lidya continued.
"Mam... I did that because I wanted to get Audrey out of this house. I was not willing to share my father's wealth with Audrey. I am the only one who can receive my father's property."
Patricia, who had been standing, moved to sit beside Lidya.
She took Lidya's hand and clung to her. "For now, I love Daniel, mom. Really love him. I will do whatever it takes to get Daniel. So, please... help your son one more time." Patricia made a pitiable face. She knew very well that her mother could not refuse her request.
Lidya really loved her, so Patricia took advantage of that affection.
After being silent for a while while considering it, Lidya finally nodded, agreeing to Patricia's request again.
Patricia smiled happily and kissed Lidya's cheek repeatedly. "Thank you, Mam. I love you so much. You are the best!" said Patricia proudly.
Audrey, who heard it all, had to hold back her trembling hands. She slowly clenched her hands into fists to hold back the rumbling emotions in her chest.
She did not think that Patricia was a bad woman all this time. Patricia had trapped Daniel and herself into a marriage that Daniel always cursed.
That woman could do anything to achieve her goals.
Then, what made Audrey feel even more tight in the chest was when she accepted the fact that her parents were also involved in the crimes that Patricia had committed.
For God's sake! How can parents be cruel to their children?
Audrey closed her eyes, taking a deep breath before letting it out slowly. Then she abandoned her intention to meet her parents and instead turned her body back out of the Larson residence. Audrey promised herself, she would never let Patricia get what she wanted.
On the way home, Audrey thought about many things. Her sister has been leading her to the agony of marriage which Daniel considers Audrey's cunning plan.
Audrey's heart rumbled, with her hands clenched so tightly that her knuckles turned white, she did not think that Patricia could do this to her.
Daniel always thought Audrey was scheming, but look who's the real bad guy here?
Daniel had always thought of Patricia as an angel without a crack. And now Audrey won't let Patricia do as she pleases.
She and Daniel were just victims of Patricia's insanity, and she wasn't going to let her win.
Audrey reached her residence again, pulled out her cell phone from her bag, and started dialing Daniel's number. She was going to change the plan.
On the third ring, Daniel answered her call. Audrey was surprised because Daniel didn't usually pick up his phone that quickly.
"Daniel, I'm dropping the idea of suing you for divorce. I no longer want a divorce." Audrey immediately expressed her wish, before Daniel spoke up first.
Daniel was silent for a moment, but then a dismissive chuckle came from him. "I knew it. You wouldn't be willing to give up your position as Mrs. Anderson just like that, would you?"
"No, that's not it." laughed Audrey.
Daniel snorted with a mocking chuckle. "Are you trying to tell me that you love me?"
Audrey was silent for a moment, then her eyes narrowed with annoyance.
"Since Patricia likes you, then I won't let Patricia get what she wants. I will monopolize you!"
Daniel's jaw hardened after hearing Audrey's confession just now. His grip on the cell phone tightened as well.
Sure enough, Audrey had lied to him. Audrey had previously said that she loved Daniel for 11 years... and it turned out to be all fake!And Audrey only used Daniel as a tool to provoke Patricia.
Audrey sat in front of the makeup mirror in her room. A make-up artist was arranging her hair in such a way, while another was applying bold glamorous make-up to her face.Her face is full of smiles as she wears a red evening gown with open shoulders."Wow, you are very beautiful, ma'am." So praised one of the maids helping her.Audrey blushed and smiled meaningfully. "Thank you," she said.She looked back at the mirror, then turned her body gracefully. A pair of stilettos were placed on her feet."Perfect!" said one of the maids who helped her with the stilettos."Mr. Daniel will surely be surprised by your beauty tonight."Audrey smiled. In her mind, she thought, of course! Not only would Daniel be surprised by her arrival tonight, but Patricia would also definitely widen her eyes.Audrey felt confident.Tonight, Audrey knew that Daniel was taking Patricia to dinner at a famous restaurant, to celebrate Patricia's birthday. Therefore, she would give a birthday surprise to the two peo
“Daniel!"Audrey squealed in annoyance as Daniel continued to squeeze her body. The grip on Audrey's wrists tightened, and Daniel's eyes flashed with desire.He didn't care how much Audrey struggled.Every body movement created by Audrey made Daniel's libido increase. Even the sighs heard from the woman alone made Daniel's body hot.Now Daniel's hands roamed all over Audrey's upper body until the woman cringed and felt pain. Pressing her hard, channeling the desire that was always held back when he was only able to stare at Audrey's beautiful body from the outside.Audrey's eyes narrowed with a grimace. Daniel did not have a heart for her. He only used her as a tool to satisfy his lust. The man's tough demeanor did not once soften for Audrey. While in front of Patricia, Daniel's face instantly turned into an angel with all tenderness.Audrey cursed inwardly. Regretting the love she had given to a heartless man like Daniel. Even though he had done everything he could to show his love,
Waiting for Daniel's answer made Audrey bite her lip. Fortunately, the man's heavy voice was heard shortly."All right, I'm going home," he replied.Although his tone sounded forced, Audrey didn't care and developed a smile. Then she disconnected the phone and prepared to cook a special dinner.At exactly seven in the evening, Daniel came home. He appeared with a tired-looking face.Suddenly, Audrey's heart was tight. She just looked at her husband sadly.For the sake of Patricia, Daniel was willing to reduce his sleep hours just to look after the evil woman.While Daniel himself was surprised by his wife's current treatment.His wife had dressed up and served his favorite food, but Daniel decided not to care.No matter what the woman did, she would not be able to repay Daniel's disappointment with her.Daniel ate his food with no enthusiasm. Audrey just looked at him while giving a small smile. After a while, she picked up a small box and handed it to Daniel."Open it," Audrey pleade
Daniel was surprised. Meanwhile, Audrey felt that emotions were filling her. How could they do such a stupid drama just to trick Daniel like this?"I can't watch my daughter suffer like this, Niel." Bryan's face was as sad as possible.Daniel was silent, but he could feel the sadness Bryan was showing.Bryan sighed for a moment, then seemed to want to continue his sentence. "Daniel, will you marry Patri-""NO!"Audrey screeched with emotion. She couldn't stand this anymore. With quick movements, she walked over to Patricia and pulled out the IV that was in her hand.Lidya squealed in surprise, as did Patricia who was not expecting Audrey's actions."Audrey!" Daniel shouted angrily at her and pushed Audrey's body away from Patricia."You've lost your mind, huh?!" His eyes flashed with emotion."They're just pretending, Daniel. They tricked you!" Audrey's tears fell. She was nine months pregnant and Daniel as a husband should not have pushed her so hard, just for another woman."You sh
"Audrey, Audrey! Nothing is impossible in this world. I can be a mother without giving birth."Patricia was happy to see Audrey's pale face at this time. Her laughter never left her face. She even deliberately made her laughter louder so that Audrey could no longer move.Meanwhile, Audrey was still standing while clutching Daniel's arm tightly, her face grimaced in pain, and cold sweat began to soak her forehead, but she did not take her eyes off Patricia.The woman must have just been bragging because she was annoyed that her lies had been exposed by Audrey."I don't believe it!" Audrey's voice sounded hoarse.Patricia shook her head lightly and smiled dismissively at Audrey."You don't know that Daniel's grandfather wants me to be his grandson-in-law, but I'm weak and can't get pregnant for now, so he suggested that I take an egg and combine it with Daniel's sperm, then implant the embryo in your stomach when you go to the hospital to check your body, so, dear sister, thank you for
He looked expressionlessly at Lidya for a moment, then back at the emergency room door that was still lit up.Seeing that, Lidya was getting worried, Daniel didn't seem to care about Patricia anymore. Then he added. "Patricia was unconscious for a while, right now her condition is so weak, she needs you to be by her side, Daniel.""You can call a doctor to check on her," he replied nonchalantly."I did. It's just that she keeps calling your name. I felt sorry for Patricia who was helpless. Her face looks pale. She must be thinking about what Audrey said earlier. That child! Always causing trouble. If only Audrey hadn't come, maybe Patricia wouldn't have dropped like this. It was all Audrey's fault. She is responsible for Patricia's health."Daniel, who heard this, started to get annoyed. His hands were clenched into fists, holding back his emotions."That woma has never been able to see Patricia happy. Her heart is filled with jealousy. You'd better break up with Audrey. She doesn't l
He really couldn't bear to see Audrey's current condition. All kinds of bad thoughts were now lodged in his head, but then Daniel shook his head to get rid of them.He had to believe that Audrey would be fine. Right now he could do nothing but let the doctors do their job properly for Audrey's recovery.Daniel, who was sitting on the waiting chair, unconsciously hit his head, causing him to wake up. He did not realize that he had fallen asleep. Daniel stood up and saw one of the nurses bustling in and out of the operating room.Seeing that, he immediately approached and asked what happened."The patient lost a lot of blood. And the blood supply in the blood bank is empty. The patient's blood is quite rare. So, we can't get a blood donor quickly."Daniel was shocked. He was getting weaker by the second. If Daniel had the same blood type as Audrey, he would have donated right now.From a distance, Lidya, who was spying on Daniel, heard the nurse smile. She hurriedly moved from there to
Five years later.At the nursery school, a woman was seen glaring at two small children who were currently looking down in fear. Earlier, the woman had yelled at the two children for their misbehavior in bullying her son."I don't accept it, Sir. My Son is treated like this. Look, his body is red like this because he was hit." Mrs. Melly showed her son's body which was red from being hit.Alea and Kenziee, whom Mrs. Melly accused of injuring her son, did not dare to move. Even Alea seemed to be holding back tears at this point out of fear. Kenzie touched Alea's hand to stop her from crying."Sorry, Ma'am. For our negligence in monitoring. We will pay more attention in the future," said the principal regretfully.But Mrs. Melly still didn't accept. The look on her face still showed anger. "I want their parents to know about their children's behavior and apologize.""We've already contacted them and probably-""Mommy!" The principal's words were cut off as Alea called out to her mother