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.

just for fun. What she said does make sense though - if she can participate in Graley Piano Competition, it would be of great

Graley Piano Competition isn't that easy," Carolyn continued cautiously while trying not to offend anyone present at

money on

out of the room before things got worse between father

Carolyn, saying, "I don't want your fake kindness! Why pretend like everything is okay

Mr. Mcguire's words earlier: "Your sister-in-law has a point; I shouldn't have spoiled you so much all these

did that mean exactly? It meant that without doubt that Carolyn talked bad

from an enemy who once claimed they

inside... you never cared about me!"

into his

moment,” Carolyn said with poise and grace. "I'll go see her, you should rest

sighed. "Go ahead, don't take what she said to heart. She's

know," Carolyn turned and

Mr. Mcguire's current wife holding a glass of milk and a bottle of medicine walking towards her.

some supplements for him from overseas. Can you help me read

medicine bottle over and looked at it before

good then! I was afraid my friend was lying to

came over here earlier and argued with him." “I know," Mrs. Mcguire replied while passing by Carolyn shoulder-to- shoulder. "I'll go comfort

health supplement in her hand. There was

any of this

go anywhere else but straight towards Katie's room

doorknob before changing course by knocking instead. "Katie? Are you

coming from within that room; after waiting for a while longer

went over to Master

understanding nod before saying: sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ (F)indNƟvᴇl.ɴet

now... you can go back

room however — Katie cried out with snot

be invited as guest performer during Graley Piano Competition? Why am I

kindness she shows me is just an act. One way in

is truly

past, whenever I said something, Dad would agree, but now he listens

listened to Katie's crying and venting and secretly laughed at

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 trying to exclude you

and stay away from

to her room but changed her mind and came to Kareem's