Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 17

Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Terminating the Partnership

I rarely cried in front of my parents. Seeing how I was breaking down, they assumed I had suffered greatly.

Mom gave me gentle pats on the back and uttered in a voice full of concern, “Don't cry, Jae. Tell me what happened. I'll make sure to stand Dad gripped my shoulder. He sounded mad as he asked, “Did Jeremiah pick on you? I'll teach him a lesson right now!”

Mom shot him a glare. “Calm down! Listen to Jae explain. Stop acting so impulsively!"

"How can I stay calm when she's this hurt?"

They were bickering as always, and that was a relief to hear.

I sniffled and told them about the awful things Jeremiah had recently done and my plan to divorce him. Their expressions darkened after the listened to everything I had to say.

Dad looked like he'd immediately drag Jeremiah over for a reckoning, but Mom managed to hold him back.

She gripped my hand tightly. "We'll be here for you since you've made up your mind. No one can

harm you, and if Jeremiah hurts you again, tell me I'll stand up for you."

the worry etched on her face, I leaned on her shoulder

child and nuzzled against

dinner, Mom went to

the meal, and I spoke up, "Dad, we

Group on the Westin

too much on this. We can't just

my past life, Cornell Group had used this

a huge

months running

company and aged visibly with stress. He barely managed to keep Brown Group afloat, but he fell gravely

at my

have any

I was going to divorce Jeremiah, I needed to sever all ties and prevent any potential troubles from

parents loved me dearly, so they agreed without

I'll terminate the partnership immediately. Since

cut ties with

pile of meat on my plate, I smiled. It felt so good

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