Never Blinded by Love

Chapter 6

Linda glanced at the caller ID and pursed her lips. After a moment of contemplation, she decided to answer the call. Her fingers swiped across the screen, and she raised the phone to her ear. Before she could say anything. Tom's voice roared through the receiver as he unleashed a barrage of

accusations.

Tom, always one to bully the weak and exploit the vulnerable, had always found Linda easy to intimidate.

He yelled, "Linda, do you have any idea how much your divorce from William has impacted Felix Group's stock market?

"And how did 47 percent of Felix Group's shares suddenly end up under your name? When did you and Chloe acquire those properties? I haven't seen your father's will!

"Linda, after your parents died, I protected you wholeheartedly. Is this how you repay me? You got a divorce from William without a word, leaving me with this mess at Felix Group!" For 20 years, Tom had quietly bided his time, waiting to take control of Felix Group.

He believed that after John's death, Linda and Chloe would be unable to handle the company, and everything would fall into his grasp.

He never an

anticipated that John had a backup plan. Now, all Tom's efforts had turned into a cruel joke. He hadn't gained anything and was still left in the dirt.

Once trampled underfoot, Tom remained the same. That feeling would have been unbearable for anyone.

Linda clutched her phone tightly as she felt a chill settle in her heart.

While John was still alive, he had always been, lenient with his inept brother. He provided Tom with a house, a car, and even a cushy job at the company with annual dividends. Yet now, this was the outcome. It was almost laughable.

Linda took a deep breath, and the cold air made her shiver. She replied coldly. "Tom, don't you find your accusations a bit ridiculous? You've always played the fool to gain my father's trust and support "Because of him, you got to live comfortably while he was still alive. What more do you want? Without my father, do you think you'd have any standing in Osmo or be respected as Mr. Felix?"

could respond, Linda pressed on, "You've enjoyed the life

you done in return?

from individual investors,

my father

you had a clever plan, didn't you? And so what if I

does

the will. While my father was dying, you

he left me

Tom, don't you find your accusations laughable? Where do you get the nerve

first time Tom had been berated by someone younger, and he was livid. "I bet you

laugh. "Yours?" She

Do you really think that's yours? Uncle Tom, your audacity is

with their blood, sweat, and tears. It was absurd to think Tom could simply claim it with a few clever words. How could he not see how ridiculous and entitled he sounded? Before Linda could respond, she heard words that felt like a knife to the heart. Standing in the snowstorm, snowflakes

wou out.

you What are you clinging to? Who gave you the audacity to talk to me

for four years, and what did you get? Nothing but indescribable resentment and a

else do you have now? Now, you're fighting your uncle for

wasn't wrong. Her four-year marriage to William had been a one-sided struggle, a painful solo effort.

But just as

of dark, piercing eyes.

the phone back to her with a frown. "Can't you defend

was barely audible. "Everything he said is true. What can I

was so soft it seemed like the wind could carry her

a hint of complexity. Yet, he remained