7
His words actually reminded me.
It was true that I played a significant role in getting the company to where it was today. Daniel’s rise to CEO was something I supported every step of the way.
Back then, Daniel was a rookie in the workplace, completely clueless. I was the one quietly cleaning up his messes.
The proposals he couldn’t do, I did. The sales targets he couldn’t meet, I made up.
Later, when I found out he also wanted to compete for the branch CEO position, I voluntarily withdrew from the selection, giving him the spot and willingly slaved away for him.
Later, as the company grew, Daniel gradually became completely hands–off, staying home with me to try for a baby.
I thought life would get better, but then Ashley returned, claiming to be terminally ill.
Ashley was not only Daniel’s childhood sweetheart but also his first love.
Back then, she left Daniel because she thought his salary was too low, turning around and running off with a rich second–generation heir, fleeing abroad.
Now, knowing Daniel had become successful, she immediately came back to him.
I saw through Ashley’s ulterior motives and warned Daniel multiple times, but he fell for her manipulative act, believing she had her reasons for leaving the country back then.
He even felt sorry for Ashley not being able to find a job, so he made an exception and hired her into the company, straight into a manager position.
He also allowed Ashley to steal my projects again and again. Every time I expressed the slightest dissatisfaction, he would lecture me about being petty and unreasonable, telling me not to argue with a sick person.
After that, every single one of our arguments revolved around Ashley.
Later, Daniel even disregarded me, eight months pregnant, and moved out to live with Ashley, just to have a child with her and fulfill her “dying wish” to be a mother.
My love life and career were both taken by Ashley. I finally made up my mind, decisively resigned, and signed the divorce papers, my heart dead to him. I left the country to let them be.
Now, Daniel still wanted to use the company to emotionally blackmail me?
I retorted without hesitation.
“So you *do* know this was my hard work? Then why didn’t you think about that when you let Ashley steal my projects?”
“Daniel, from the moment we divorced, we became strangers.”
“Besides, I already resigned a long time ago. The company has nothing to do with me now. You should go ask your Ashley for help.”
At the mention of Ashley, Daniel’s emotions clearly flared, his voice rising.
“Don’t mention that bitch!”
“I’m in this situation because of her! She not only betrayed me but also deceived me!”
“After that gala, I called the hospital to cancel her examination fees, and that’s when I found out Ashley was faking her illness!”
“Her terminal illness was fake, and her medical records were forged. She’s not sick at all! She faked her illness to get close to me and steal
my family’s assets, to con all my money!”
“Chloe, I’ve been fooled by Ashley all these years! If it weren’t for her, our child would be walking by now! We wouldn’t have ended up like this!”
“It’s all her fault, that bitch deserves to die!”
