When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 318

In the cozy living room of the Myers family, snowflakes danced outside the floor–to–ceiling windows, quietly laying a thin blanket of white on the ground. Despite the warmth from the heating inside, a chill ran down my spine under Susan’s icy gaze.

They had dug into my past, even uncovering the life I had led before moving to RiverCity. They went as far as locking me in a storage room and cutting off the power, all to deal with me, the ex–wife, with such elaborate schemes.

Sipping her coffee disdainfully, Susan looked at me, suggesting, “Perhaps it’s time you reconsider leaving RiverCity?

I stood tall. “And your reason this time?”

Last time, it was a mix of threats and temptations. What would it be this time?

“The first dress your startup released was a total disaster, Susan sneered, “Do you think your company can survive this? Why not go abroad and take a few years to further your studies? I’ll cover the expenses.”

words in the Myers Mansion, echoing the similar sentiment of sending me abroad. Everyone seemed to

“But before you go, you must issue a public apology on social media, admitting you intentionally caused Dorothy to have

refuse?” I forced a bitter smile, locking eyes with Susan, my voice steady yet defiant, “Moreover, is it automatically my fault

loudly on the marble coffee table.

replied. Indeed, it seemed the only

approached me, her high heels clicking on the floor. Suddenly, she grabbed my chin, her manicured nails digging into my skin. “Evidence? Jane, what evidence do you

by two bodyguards,

Having changed her clothes, Dorothy stormed down the stairs, seething. “It was you, making me the laughing stock and tarnishing the Myers

endured the pain. “I

my hand, I revealed a piece of

it dismissively. “And what’s

fabric toward Dorothy. “After all, you

meant others could only aspire to reach their level. Despite Dorothy’s notorious temperament, no one dared to embarrass the Myers family in