Mrs. Zade froze, feeling helpless. She knew about all the things her son had done. But he had done it all for her, his mother. She was disabled and needed a lot of money for treatment. Her filial son had found a shortcut to make that money, enough to provide them with afortable life. It takes two to tango; if those little tramps weren''t so cheap themselves, how could they have fallen into her son''s trap?


    "Officer, but the kidnapping was a setup by Natalie to frame my son!"


    The officer frowned. "Mrs. Zade, we have video evidence. Your son and his friends cornered Ms. Sanders in an alley. The official statement has been released online. Have you ever heard of someone using their own reputation to frame someone else?"


    He then turned to the seven reporters. "We''ve received aint that you are causing a public disturbance. You''ll need toe with us for questioning. There''s also a report that you epted bribes to nder Ms. Sanders."


    The reporters were stunned. Who had they offended? How could their affairs be investigated so quickly?


    Joanna''s face was white as a sheet. The arrival of the police had brought her a moment of relief, only for their words to plunge her into a new abyss. But it didn''t matter. Jerome was the one who had arranged it. If they investigated, they would trace it back to him.


    The police led the reporters and Mrs. Zade away. Natalie looked at the now- useless video in her hand with a touch of regret. She hadn''t been able to rip off Joanna''s disgusting mask. It had to be said, Joanna''s luck was always


    infuriatingly good.


    "Natalie, stop this nonsense," Sebastian said, walking over and uttering the first thing that came to mind.


    Natalie''s head snapped up. She couldn''t just let that slide.


    "Nonsense? You think I''m causing nonsense? Who the hell is really... wait, of course. You''re blind. All you ever see is me making trouble. But I just don''t get you. You''ve got character, looks, money, and style. So why do you insist on doing things that make people want to vomit and flowers want to wilt?"


    "Oh, I remember now," she said with a sarcasticugh. "You never miss a chance to perform your undying love for Joanna. How could you pass up an opportunity like this?"


    Her beautiful face was etched with contempt.


    Sebastian felt a wave of helplessness. He couldn''t win a war of words with her.


    "Larry has been sentenced, and you''re fine..."


    "Fine?" Natalie''s expression turned cial.


    Sebastian''s heart lurched. "Natalie..."


    "Shut your mouth. I am still your wife. Your wife was framed and humiliated, and


    all you can say is a dismissive ''stop this nonsense''?"


    "A simple ''you''re fine''? Is that how a husband is supposed to act?"


    "Sebastian, a man like you doesn''t deserve me. Tomorrow morning, nine o''clock; let''s get a divorce. Then you go gan to be with your beloved, universally adored, drop-dead gorgeous beauty over there. Please, for the love of God, just shackle yourselves together."


    "That way she can stop her constant whining and crying in front of me like her parents just died."


    one has an easy life.


    "Sebastian, no one


    I''ve struggled and fought since I was a child, and I have nothing toin about. I went home and


    was good to everyone, willingly and without expecting anything in return, So when they insulted me, and''s


    they wanted to disown me, I could


    walk away without a second


    thought."


    "I may have let everyone else down, but I have never, ever let you down, Sebastian."


    When she had pulled him from that


    fire, her back was covered in scars. She had nearly ruined herself for this man People make the same mistakes over and over for ort


    one


    simple reason: thest time just didn''t hurt enough.