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.

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 would be of great help for her career,” Carolyn quickly

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spend money on this competition

Carolyn whispered softly while urging Katie out of the room

her hot face with both hands as tears streamed down uncontrollably from her eyes while staring angrily at Carolyn, saying, "I don't want your fake kindness! Why pretend like everything is okay when it's not? Are you talking behind my

earlier: "Your sister-in-law has a point; I shouldn't have spoiled you so much all

that mean exactly? It meant that without doubt

enemy who once claimed they were

everything is fine when really deep down inside... you never cared about me!" Katie cut off whatever else Caroline wanted to say before

Mcguire slumped tiredly into his chair. "Look

made a mistake in the moment,” Carolyn said with

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

Carolyn turned and

study and saw Mr. Mcguire's current wife holding

supplements for him from overseas. Can you help me read what's written on this

listening to Mrs. Mcguire speak about it all, Carolyn took the medicine bottle over

my friend was lying

and

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

see any

didn't go anywhere else but straight towards

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

that room; after waiting for a while longer without response, she was about to call Katie

Katie went over to Master

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

however — Katie cried out with snot running down along tears streaming across

I be invited as guest performer during Graley Piano Competition? Why am I not

right. Carolyn is so hypocritical, all the kindness she shows me is just an act. One way in front of me, another behind

woman is

said something, Dad would agree,

Katie's crying and venting and secretly laughed at how

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

stay away from

straight back to her room but changed her mind