Chapter 119:

Seeing Anthony’s grave approach, Cathy clenched her teeth in frustration, a flicker of malice in her eyes. Had it not been for the old man organizing another meal for Kristopher and Belinda, would she have had to rush here in such a panic? And now, simply because she had casually declared herself the future Mrs. Cox, he was relentlessly pursuing the matter?

But hadn’t she merely spoken the truth?

If not for Belinda’s cunning, Kristopher would surely have secured their divorce by now.

Shortly after, the butler arrived, accompanied by the security guard. The young, tall guard seemed to shrink, his head lowered like a scolded child. “Sir, I admit I was wrong to believe the lady and allow her entry.”

Anthony tapped his cane with a sneer. “You need to be clear. Did she claim to be the future Mrs. Cox and coerce you into letting her in? Or did you assume she would soon hold that title and let her through based on that?”

The security guard hesitated, his gaze involuntarily darting toward Cathy. “This lady here… she told me she was the future Mrs. Cox…”

to breathe. “When did I ever say I was the future Mrs. Cox? Kristopher and Miss Nelson are still married.

cheeks. “I only mentioned I was here to see Kristopher and asked if you could let me inside…” Kristopher

She was internally impressed. Cathy truly had a knack for drama. She could summon tears at will and express her emotions with convincing

brought such a perfect performance to her work, she’d probably have no problem securing awards

defense, Cathy sobbed even more convincingly. “I don’t know who put you up to this… There were no recordings,

magic

told you there are no recordings, no cameras?” Anthony’s scoff cut through her words. “Stanley,


act of wiping her tears. She looked up, her eyes darting as she tried to mask her

Kristopher once confiding in her that Anthony had a

how could

with a subdued grin. “There was a security overhaul in the villa recently. Mr. Anthony felt it was pointless to keep those dummy cameras, so he replaced them all with functional ones.” He continued, ensuring the surveillance was being checked, “Now, there are

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