The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

Ryan lowered his eyes, spinning the pen of power between his slender fingers.

The others glanced at Mrs. Hoffman's outburst, shaking their heads with a hint of contempt in their eyes.

"Zoe disappeared on her way to the hospital for treatment, and no one has seen her since then! You must have taken her!"

Mrs. Hoffman stormed up to Ryan. She slammed her hands on the table repeatedly, ignoring the presence of the board members.

"Ryan! Send my daughter back to me! Or else... I'll call a shareholders' meeting and kick you out of the Hoffman Group! Send Zoe back to me!"

Ryan stopped spinning the pen in his fingers. However, he did not lift his gaze to look at his distressed mother.

"Mrs. Hoffman, what are you doing?"

Unable to bear the scene any longer, a fellow director spoke up. "Ms. Hoffman might've disappeared because she jumped out of the car when the officers weren't looking. If you want to make a fuss, go to the police."

"Exactly. We're in the middle of a board meeting. You shouldn't bring up your trivial family matters here. It will damage the Hoffman Group's reputation."

"Trivial family matters?"

Mrs. Hoffman's eyes widened. She looked as if she was about to attack someone. "Is that all you can say about this matter? Are you heartless? If it were your child, would you still be so indifferent?!" The directors fell silent, shocked by her words.

The directors thought that Mrs. Hoffman, the matriarch of the Hoffman family, had never been so irrational when her husband was still alive. Being a young widow seemed to have driven her to the brink of madness.

As the key person behind Claire's outburst, Ryan finally spoke with calm authority.

"That's all for today. Meeting adjourned."

"Yes, Chairman Hoffman!"

rose and left the room,

a blow to her head. It made her earlier outburst seem even more foolish

the meeting room grew cold

did you kidnap Zoe? Where did you take her?!" Mrs. Hoffman demanded, her eyes red with

of filthy garbage," Ryan responded with cold indifference, his

Zoe back to me! She's my flesh and

me as your mother.

silently watched

any proper upbringing, had been weak and easily bullied her whole life. Yet now,

Zoe was her

it seemed that she had forgotten that he was also her

overlooked that after her husband's death, her son bore the family's burdens on his shoulders, ensuring his widowed mother and orphaned sister were not mistreated and lived comfortably in

to the police and report you then! I'll expose your abuse and kidnapping of your sister to the media! I'll make sure public opinions condemn you and ruin your

Clatter.

on the screen. Zoe's desperate cries and pleas for mercy echoed

Hoffman stared

she watched the three men assault her daughter repeatedly. She felt her heart torn

"My daughter... My daughter!"

She's

raise your daughter, the cruel world will have to teach her how to be a human being. Mrs. Hoffman, I know you must be heartbroken right now. Well, She is your daughter after all. Go ahead

completely lost

and gnashing her teeth. Her legs gave out, and Dean called two bodyguards to carry her

directly to the VIP parking lot. I guarantee she won't encounter anyone along the way," Dean said,

Let her walk out through the

his back to Dean. His

shadow in front of

wowsing figure cast a