"Ha..." Wendy sank to the floor, her body trembling uncontrobly. Tears welled in her eyes, but she couldn''t hold them back. This was the man she had chosen.


    She felt like a drowning fish, desperately trying to release the pain, but no amount of struggling could quell the burning ache in her heart.


    Nathan couldn''t bear to watch. They had been married for over twenty years; there were still feelings there.


    He knelt down and helped her up,forting her gently. "Wendy, don''t be so upset. All hardships will eventually pass."


    At the sound of his voice, she looked up, her vision blurred with tears, her eyes lost as if she had fallen into an endless darkness.


    Looking at the man she had spent two decades with, she thought of his deception, and her heart felt like it was engulfed in mes.


    When she saw Joanna''s triumphant smirk, her tears fell even faster.


    Every cell in her body ached, sending tremors through her. An uncontroble sob escaped her. “Nathan, why are you so cruel to me?”


    "Look, it''s not that I want to do this to you. But when disaster strikes, it''s every man for himself. We only get one life, so let''s just try to live it simply. We''ll get the divorce tomorrow."


    "Waaaah..." Wendy sat there, her face pale and haggard. She feltpletely


    drained, unable to move a muscle as a sharp pain shot through every nerve in her body.


    Just then, her phone rang. Wiping her tears, she answered it.


    "Hello, Mr. Wilson."


    “Wendy, my dear, I heard you sold yourpany?"


    "Yes, Mr. Wilson. Thepany couldn''t stay afloat, so it was acquired," she said, trying to sound strong. Her forcedposure made even Joanna feel a pang of pity.


    Wendy had been a good mother, always investing in her upbringing.


    But then again, Joanna thought, if Wendy had known she wasn''t her biological daughter, she probably wouldn''t have been so dedicated.


    "Wendy, I sympathize with your situation, but what can I do? You still owe me two hundred million. Can you pay it back?"


    "Could you give me some more


    time? Once gather the billion for the bank, I''ll pay you back. Don''t worry my father left some assets that are worth at least five hundred million. I''ll figure out a way to cover the other five hundred million. I will definitely make aeback."


    "Sigh, you poor girl. A


    1.n


    ten-billion-dor fortune, and you''ve managed to waste it all. I need that, two hundred million back soon. You''re bankrupt, how can you make aeback? Even in twenty years, you couldn''t do it, and how old would you be then? Just pay me back now. I heard your husband''spany hasn''t been sold why don''t you sell hispany and settle my debt first? We were partners when we were doing business together. Now that the partnership is over, we go our separate ways. Don''t me me for not helping. Times are tough for everyone. I lent you that money out of respect for your father, but now even his building has been sold. Your family''s debts are endless. Girl, I''ll give you one more week."


    Wendy tried to speak, but he had already hung up.


    "Mr. Wilson, don''t hang up! Mr. Wilson! How can my husband''spany be sold?


    He''s been living off me his whole life, he''d die without it!"