The most crucial discovery she''d made was that her own assistant was one of Nathan''s spies. To throw them off, she''d had another trusted assistant impersonate her for a few days before secretly rejoining the group on the trip back. No one had noticed a thing.


    Nathan didn''t want to give up. His face was a mask of humiliation as he continued to try, but it was no use. He remainedpletely limp.


    He was shocked, mortified. Why was this happening? Had he overdone it with Joanna''s mother these past few days? Eaten too much of something? Was something medically wrong?


    Wendy was getting tired of the charade. "Nathan, I''m tired," she repeated, her tone now detached.


    Nathan froze. He saw her expression return to normal and, after so many years of marriage, knew she had lost interest.


    Defeated, hey back down, his mind racing with panic.


    "I... I''m tired too," he mumbled.


    Wendy closed her eyes, a cold smirk ying on her lips. Let''s see you try to get it up ever again.


    After a moment, she said, "Nathan, your mother called asking for money again. Didn''t I have you give them ten thousandst month? They have food, clothes, a maid to look after them, and a new wardrobe tailored every season. Why do they suddenly need so much more?"


    The whole family was a bunch of parasites.


    Only now did she understand why her inws'' expenses were so high. The money was being funneled to that other woman. Nathan gave her a portion of his


    funds too. That vi the woman lived in-that''s how it was paid for.


    Wendy was almost certain Nathan had another son out there somewhere; which would exin why he''d so easily forsaken his own four sons and daughter. But she hadn''t yet found out who that child was. All she knew for sure was that Nathan had a son and a daughter on the side.


    From now on, she wouldn''t give that woman another cent. Within a year, she nned to empty thepany''s assets, leaving Nathan with nothing. She would protect her children and her parents. Her children would all take her maiden name, Don.


    Nathan was puzzled. In the past,


    Wendy never questioned his parents'' requests for money; she always gave it freely. After marrying her, all their family expenses had been covered by her The Scott family had soared into wealth, all because of Wendy''s blind devotion. The Don family was rich, and she wouldn''t bat an eye at spending a million a month.


    This time, his parents needed money because Joanna''s mother had her eye on a bracelet that cost thirty thousand. The money in his ownpany had already been given to his sons, and besides, he wanted Wendy to pay for it. She had the money, after all.


    He forced a smile. "Wendy, when Mom asks for money, it''s probably just for some extra shopping."


    "Oh, is that so? Well, thepany lost the Ceryn Corp. contract, and we took a huge hit. This business trip was an attempt to mitigate the damage, but it wasn''t enough." She sounded genuinely worried Nathan, this continues our family could go bankrupt. We haven''t had any standout designers in the past two years. The Griffith family dominates the market, and while our partnership with them brought in decent profits, business has been toughtely."


    Nathan''s eyes darted nervously. "Wendy, my smallpany is still dependent on yours, and its profits are modest at best.” It was his way of saying he didn''t have any money.


    And it was true that business had be more difficult. But the Don family going bankrupt? He didn''t believe it. Their real estate assets alone were worth hundreds of millions.


    Besides, it wouldn''t be long before the entire Don family fortune was his. He was sick of Wendy''s obsessive cleanliness. Around her, he always had to be perfectly put-together.


    "Well," Wendy said, "since profits are down, we''ll all have to tighten our belts. Is that okay?"