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?"

pressed on, "You've enjoyed the

you done in return?

secretly buying shares from individual investors,

my

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

does that have

will. While my father was dying,

he left me and Chloe such

you find your accusations laughable? Where do you get

he was livid. "I bet you

help but laugh. "Yours?" She laughed so hard she nearly doubled

imagination. Do you really think that's yours? Uncle Tom,

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 melted into her clothes,

wou out.

I've always thought you were pathetic. William discarded you, and the Wilson family cast you What are you clinging to? Who gave you

married to William for four years, and what did you

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

to William had been a one-sided struggle, a painful solo effort. It was indeed a

up with tears, and she bit her lower lip hard. But just as she was about to speak,

pair of dark, piercing eyes. The call

the phone back to her

audible. "Everything he said is true. What

so soft it seemed

eyes, usually cold, revealed a hint of complexity. Yet, he remained silent and turned toward the