Chapter 193
Audrey felt momentarily dazzled by Frank’s am Be. This kid is something else, she thought.
Clayton was about to say something else when Cecilia appeared from behind, extending her hand toward Audrey. “Audrey, we should get going
Clayton stood there completely stunned. ‘So Audrey really didn’t come to the hospital to see me?” he thought.
“Audrey” Clayton’s eyes showed both unwillingness and reluctance as he took a step forward.
The elevator arrived, and Audrey gestured for Cecilia to go in first.
She turned back to look at Clayton. “If you want me to write a letter of forgiveness for Valerie, then have her post a selfie video publicly explaining how she used underhanded tactics to steal someone else’s husband, and let her apologize to me personally.”
The elevator doors slowly closed as Clayton stared in shock.
Cecilia looked at Audrey with even more admiration, Problems that money could solve weren’t really problems at all. But once someone’s reputation was ruined, it was truly destroyed
Audrey thought, Valerie loves playing up her online persona, doesn’t shell that childhood sweethearts nonsense, all that true love conquers all garbage.
“I’m gonna expose her for the fake she really is. Show everyone what a manipulative bitch she actually is and how to spot these red flags from a mile
away
Clayton was almost at his hospital room when his legs gave out and he collapsed to his knees. Everything started going dark, and his whole body felt
weak.
Clayton winced in pain. When he tried to push himself up using his legs for support, he suddenly noticed blood all over his hands.
A nurse rushed over after hearing Clayton’s calls for help and discovered a cut about an inch long on his thigh.
The wound had clean edges, clearly made by something sharp, and it was just deep enough to hit a blood vessel. It would cause damage but wasn’t life- threatening.
Clayton lay in bed racking his brain, but he couldn’t remember when or where he’d gotten cut.
On the way back to the hotel, Audrey asked Cecilia, “Frank is the person you’re looking for, isn’t he?”
“Yes.” Cecilia nodded.
“Now that you’ve found him, do you want to do a paternity test?” Audrey hadn’t had a chance to act at the movie theater, but when she’d held Frank earlier, she’d managed to grab a few strands of his hair.
Cecilia’s smile grew wider, and she waved her hand dismissively. “No need. I’m certain he’s my grandson.”
Audrey looked confused. Cecilia turned to gaze out the car window, where the neon lights from the buildings outside reflected in her eyes like a kaleidoscope of colors. She had seen everything clearly at the hospital earlier.
After Frank was knocked into Audrey’s arms by Clayton, she watched Frank quickly hide something behind Audrey’s back. She’d also noticed a small tear in Clayton’s dress pants that was rapidly soaking through with red liquid.
No wonder that woman felt comfortable letting the kid take Frank to see a movie. He definitely had ways to protect himself For a child of a medical genius, having skills like that wasn’t surprising at all.
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mead across Valerie’s face. “I knew it. You can’t stand the thought of people talkır
Clayton continued. “Just wait for Audrey to:
Valerie’s smile froze on her face, and she yanked her hand away from Clayton in annoyance. “What a useless man,” she thought
The hospital room le quiet at Clayton closed his eyes to rest while Valene stood by the window, nching her hats as in
Just as Clayton was about to drift off to sleep, Valerie walked over to him. ” post the video, will the forgive shin
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and accept it
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She admitted that she’d wanted him so badly that she’d used manipulation and scheming to ferce Audrey and Clayton’s divorce so she could take
Audrey’s place.
After getting Audrey’s approval, Valerie posted it on her social media. She had already planned this out she’d delete the post right after uploading it
Besides, Audrey hadn’t specified how long Valerie needed to keep the video up, and if Vaterie deleted it right away, the algorithen wouldn’t push it to
she could minimize the damage. many people. Her own fan probably wouldn’t even see
After getting Audrey’s letter of forgiveness, Valerie was over the moon. Want to mess with me? Not happening. When it comes to me, Audrey’s just a lover,‘ she thought.
But when Valerie woke up the next day, everything had gone to absolute shit. She hadn’t deleted the video fast enough to beat Audrey’s screen
by side with
Somehow a bunch of big influencers and bloggers had appeared out of nowhere, turning her apology video into clips and putting them side by all those lovey–dovey posts she’d made with Clayton before.
The posts trashing Valerie came in all different styles, but they all hit the same points.
Online users were incredibly resourceful. They’d dug up her entire past. Bullying classmates in school, bribing teachers during training, stealing newcomers‘ artwork for her own exhibitions and then burning the evidence when she got caught…
What shocked and terrified Valerie the most was when someone posted a high–definition photo of her.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
