Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 205 Make an Example of Others

Victor clapped his hands and strolled over, taking a seat across from me. He crossed his legs and lit up his usual cigarette.

"Making an example out of others, huh? Pretty impressive."

The smell of his cigarette was still as strong as ever, making me squirm a bit.

"Would you like something to drink? Coffee or tea?" I asked, trying to keep it cool.

Victor seemed a bit taken aback by how calm I was, just holding his cigarette without a word.

I called for some tea and kept my cool, not really sure what he was up to. After all, he was Ethan's dad, and I had to show some respect. When the tea arrived, I said, "Enjoy your tea."

Victor didn't budge, just gave me this smile.

It wasn't a friendly one. It was the same look he always gave me, full of disdain and like he could see right through me.

"In just two years, you've become a big-shot CEO. That's something," Victor said.

"Thanks for the compliment."

I knew he wasn't really complimenting me, but I played dumb.

Victor chuckled. "No one would believe that Ms. Russell of the Empire Artistry Group was just a struggling nurse two years ago."

"So, what's your point?" I asked, still smiling.

Victor took a long drag of his cigarette, exhaled slowly, and said, "I underestimated you back then. The more you have now, the bigger your ambition was back then."

I held back my anger and looked at him calmly.

"So, in your eyes, I have to be poor forever to prove I'm innocent? Otherwise, everything I have is just part of some grand plan, right?" I asked.

"Isn't it?"

Victor's tone was so arrogant, like he already knew the answer.

Just as things were getting tense, the nanny called.

She said Hunter had a fever and needed to go to the hospital.

After hanging up, I looked at Victor coldly.

"No matter what you think of me, we have kids now. You need to deal with it. If you can be decent, we'll respect you. If not, that's on you. But we're not letting our kids grow up without both parents because of this." Victor just sneered when I mentioned the kids, seeming to already know about them.

not is still up

stared at him in

was on the same level as his son, he'd change his

deep, like being with

it. Just like Richard, Benjamin raised him all those years, probably clueless. You think everyone

the folder and stood

I didn't have time to try

his cigarette in the ashtray on my desk. Even

his cool. He

and she said she was stuck in traffic on her way

about to

home, I jumped in

to get home,"

Faris

him, surprised. "How do

stared straight ahead,

home, the nannies, Hope Brown and Luna Flynn, were ready. They quickly loaded the kids into Faris's

had a fever, it was best

Hospital. The doctor said Hunter's fever was viral and recommended antibiotics. Even though I had

decided to use his scalp. Hope tried to hold him, but he struggled and cried, so I took over. Faris helped hold his hands,

assessed the situation, set down

she inserted the needle, Hunter cried his heart out. It felt like the needle was piercing my own

Hunter calmed down, I let out a sigh of relief and noticed Faris had slipped out

started to go down. I stayed home with the kids for the next two days, skipping the office. I didn't want my career to make me neglect them. Hope and Luna were great, but nannies could never

I mostly worked at the administrative headquarters. I hired a designer to plan a garden there and put a statue of Aurora in a prominent spot. I wanted Aurora to live forever

email, I saw the sculpture company had sent their design

the sketches and typing my feedback when someone knocked on the

I said, eyes

later, a cup of coffee appeared on

the girl I had transferred to headquarters after she was late that

wore light makeup,

me looking at her, she smiled

a chance. That day, I really thought you wouldn't want me anymore. I regretted being late the whole way out. I didn't expect you to give me a better

smiled faintly. "This incident must be unforgettable, right? I believe you

I set several alarms

"Yasmin, attitude determines everything. I have high hopes for

said, "I will do my

break, I went to the café across from the company and made

walked in and

me and sat down, coughing lightly with a

her. "What do