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in anymore.

“I’ve investigated everything! Celia was the one who insulted Grace in her own boutique and showed off until she got exposed and kicked out for getting tickets from a scalper,” he said.

Then, he tossed a recording device onto the desk. “These are the recorded confessions from every household staff member we’ve had for the past three years.

“All of them said that you treated Grace like a maid. You yelled at her and demanded she cook for us and wash our clothes–even our underwear!”

Susan pouted after getting exposed.

“She volunteered. She had it coming! She should have considered that we would treat her like that when she shamelessly married you,” she grumbled.

“Is that how you all think of her?” Benjamin asked.

He had never thought his seemingly harmonious family was this evil.

For the past three years, Grace had dealt with a heavy workload as his secretary, only to come back home to Susan and Celia, who were making her life difficult on purpose.

But she had never said a word about all this, and he had barely cared, if at all. He really had been a terrible husband, huh?

“Not only did you bully her at home, but you also destroyed her things in her own store! With Celia’s arrogant attitude, she just had to get herself into more trouble!

“She needs to stay in jail for three years and learn her lesson first,” Benjamin decided.

Susan was about to defend Celia, but one glare from Benjamin sent her back to the couch reluctantly, with gritted teeth.

Benjamin tugged off his tie in frustration, then looked up at Yvonne.

She had been silent the whole time, but the judgment in his eyes made it hard for her to breathe.

Lewis was. Why did you pretend not to know anything? Why did you even send someone to follow her

hadn’t thought he would have found out about

in Seelug

a hospital in Fronda. You’ll love for Frenda in three

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abroad. She begged him softly, “I don’t want to go, Benjamin. 1 want

He didn’t budge, so Yvonne grabbed his

baby, do it for my sister, Danielle, She only died because of her association with your family. You

know we were responsible for her death, but you still

onto the

was feeling, suffocated under the weight of the sins that had been committed in his house. Just then, Timothy’s call

media?”

Grace, so he said, “That’s fake news. The

same thing? Take a look–your family’s getting

the phone, Benjamin checked

saw what was happening. Another storm gathered in his

response had been

an article with fake news to hurt her, so she had

Larry

Unfortunately, that was impossible.

the editor–in–chief of GEM Magazine had demanded that the article stay up three days. Hence, no

that, Benjamin was so furious that he smashed

was opening champagne bottles like a madman. “Come on! Let’s celebrate

for

his other friends cheered. “We missed you, buddy! We’re waiting for you

come on!

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downing shot after shot in the corner. He knew why Benjamin was so low,

be sad. There’s plenty of fish in the sea, and you