“This guy used to be a big shot. You had to book a meeting with him half a month in advance. What a joke, now everyone knows his wife cheated on him.”
“Yeah, and he lost everything too. What a loser.”
Leila quickly pulled me back, afraid I might get hit again.
After eight years of love, I had treated Madison with nothing but care and loyalty. And yet, she wanted me dead.
“Madison, do you really have to be this heartless? Did everything we had mean nothing to you?” My eyes burned red as I stared at her.
Madison smiled seductively, then threw a divorce agreement in my face. “There’s something even colder. Here, sign this.”
“Since you’re broke now, I won’t take anything. You leave with nothing.”
My hands trembled as I grabbed the agreement and read it quickly.
People around me snickered, making jokes about how my wife cheated on me.
But none of them noticed the small smirk forming at the corners of my lips as I looked down.
This divorce agreement was exactly what I wanted. It meant cutting all ties with this cheating woman.
“Madison, are you sure you want to divorce me?”
I was secretly pleased but wanted to test her one last time.
Madison replied coldly, “Still pretending? Someone beat him if he won’t sign!”
“Keep hitting him until he does!” Orion sneered.
The three security guards rushed over. One of them threw a punch.
Blood spilled from my nose on impact.
“Amari, you used to act all high and mighty, wearing designer suits, stealing my ex. I looked like some country fool, bet you never thought I’d crush you and rise above.”
“Let me tell you, Madison’s a total slut. When she’s under me, she moans like crazy! She even said you’re nothing next to me.”
Orion laughed like a madman.
As they kept punching and kicking me, Madison said coldly, “If beating you doesn’t make you sign, maybe another car accident will.”
Was that a threat?
That was also her indirect confession. She had arranged the crash.
I had loved her with all my heart and she wanted nothing more than to destroy me like a venomous snake.
“I’ll sign.”
From that moment, I hardened my heart and let go of any hope for her.
I stood up, grabbed the pen without hesitation and signed my name.
Seeing this, Madison and Orion burst into smug laughter.
This was exactly what they had been waiting for.
I gave them a chance, but they didn’t value it.
Now, it was my turn to strike back hard.
“Mr. Wood, your company’s debts are greater than its assets. It’s bankrupt. Go make it official,” Madison sneered.
Orion looked at me with amusement. “Your wife is mine now. Your company’s drained and gone. What’s the point of a man like you even being alive?”
Madison knew what I was capable of. Whether it was research or marketing, my skills were top in the industry, with results so precise they seemed almost magical.
That’s why they were scared, afraid I’d rise again and take back the market.
Only if my company completely collapsed could they finally relax.
I nodded. “Then let it go bankrupt.”
“What a waste. Mr. Wood’s a real talent. Now, he’ll be sleeping under a bridge.”
“He’s broke. No chance of a comeback.”
Clients and employees looked at me with pity.
But the strong never need pity.
I pulled out a new business license. “This is my new company. Our new product will be released soon.”
“A shell company?” Madison sneered. “No clients, no products, what’s the point?”
“Who said I don’t have clients?”
I smiled.
Just then, an old lady in a formal dress entered the room, followed by an entourage. She walked in like a queen among stars.
“Holy crap, isn’t that Madam Rachel from the Wood Group?”
“Oh my god, that’s a trillion-dollar conglomerate! What’s she doing here?”
Everyone stared as I stepped forward and gently supported the old lady.
“Boy, you’ve finally come to your senses?”
The old lady gave me a light hug.
The crowd looked stunned.
“Mr. Wood, I didn’t expect this. You really became a gigolo to make a comeback?”
“Amari, this is pathetic. Selling yourself to an old woman?”
Madison, Orion and the others looked at me with mocking, twisted smiles.
I sneered. “What are you all talking about? This is my mother, Rachel.”
“What?”
The room fell dead silent. Jaws dropped.
