After divorce, Ex-wife Revealed Identities

Chapter 770

"Katie, we're good friends. We grew up together. Do you really think I would deceive or harm you?" Ashlyn looked at Katie's expression and a hint of satisfaction flashed in her eyes. "My dad promised to buy me two new dresses tonight. You should also prepare a beautiful dress so that we can both attend the Graley Piano Competition together!"

“It sounds amazing!" Ashlyn giggled.

"Ashlyn, you're such a good friend," Katie said before hanging up the phone.

After hanging up, Katie made up her mind to ask her father to get her a spot as a guest performer at the Graley Piano Competition.

Mr. Mcguire was in his study listening to Carolyn report on end-of-year accounting issues. As the year came to an end, there were many things that needed attention including employee bonuses and benefits as well as other departmental matters. After calculating all these expenses, it amounted to millions of dollars...

Suddenly, Katie burst into the room and talked non-stop about what she wanted for quite some time.

Mr. Mcguire rubbed his forehead with frustration and looked at his daughter. "What do you want? To be a guest performer? We have nothing to do with Graley Piano Competition nor any connections with them whatsoever! What can I do for you?"

"Dad! How could you say that?" Katie glared at him angrily. "Ashlyn is going to participate in the competition; why can't I be a guest performer too?"

She turned towards Carolyn and asked, "Sister-in-law, don't we have enough money? Can't we sponsor it or advertise it somehow?"

"How about being its sponsor?"

“I don't care! Dad promised he would support my career but now he won't even help me become just one guest performer? You're too much.”

Mr. Mcguire was already stressed out from all this commotion; he had been feeling anxious since earlier when they discussed all these financial matters which only added fuel to fire when he heard Katie's spoiled words again. He stood up abruptly from his chair and slapped her across her face without thinking twice.

“You're not three years old anymore! Can't you act more maturely? Do you think becoming an international award-winning performance artist is easy?"

"Do you think it's easy to get a sponsorship deal and have your name on something? They practically had to skin me alive for the sponsorship price, not to mention the advertising sponsorship, which is several times more expensive than what we have here. Foreign countries already have a bias against our country, there are restrictions and reservations in their development with us. If I dare go, how will those companies back home and even our president view me?"

"Do you understand the implications here?"

Katie was humiliated as she received a slap across her face in front of Carolyn. She glared at Mr. Mcguire and said, "Dad! How could you hit me?"

"What's wrong with hitting you? If you ever make such unreasonable demands again, I'll discipline you even harder. Your sister-in-law has a point; I shouldn't have spoiled you so much all these years. Look at what it's turned you into." Mr. Mcguire had been feeling down since he was slapped during her birthday party some time ago.

He felt extremely repressed and remained cold-faced for quite some time.

Now Katie came over again with this irrational request that made him feel angry enough to cause liver pain.

anymore. Katie is young and doesn't know any better; she just wants to try new things maybe just for fun. What she said does make sense though - if she can participate in Graley Piano Competition, it

easy," Carolyn continued

on this

dearie," Carolyn whispered softly while urging Katie out of the room before things got worse between father and

"I don't want your

a

exactly? It meant that without doubt that Carolyn talked

if caught off guard by an unexpected attack from an enemy who once claimed they were friends.

about me!" Katie cut off whatever else Caroline wanted to say before storming out of

tiredly into his chair. "Look at

made a mistake in the moment,” Carolyn said with poise and grace.

"Go ahead, don't take what she said to

turned and walked

wife holding a glass of

supplements for him from overseas.

the medicine bottle over and

was afraid my friend was lying to me

still inside though; Katie came over here earlier and argued with him." “I know," Mrs. Mcguire replied while passing by Carolyn shoulder-to- shoulder. "I'll

down at that health supplement in her hand. There was a hint of viciousness in her eyes when doing

though, Carolyn didn't see any of

but straight towards Katie's

the doorknob before

movement coming from within that room; after waiting for a while longer without response, she was about to call Katie until one servant came ot

went over

respond with an understanding nod before saying: sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ

understand now... you can go back to whatever work needs

out with

during Graley Piano Competition? Why am I

Carolyn is so hypocritical, all the kindness she shows me is just

woman is truly

past, whenever I said something, Dad would agree, but

and secretly laughed at how foolish

on his face was a sympathetic expression. "Katie, of course I'm telling the truth. After all, I'm a few years older than you. You're the legal heir. She's probably afraid that you'll compete with her for Mcguire Group, so she's

away from

back to her room but changed her mind and