Chapter 90
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Veronica’s face turned ghostly pale.
“Ungrateful daughter!”
Franco was so enraged he started coughing violently. He raised his cane and struck Veronica hard, shouting, “How could you do something like this?”
“Miguel is such a good man, and you betrayed him! What kind of daughter are you?!“}
If Veronica’s mother hadn’t been holding him up, he likely would’ve collapsed from the fury.”
“Enough!” Veronica suddenly snapped, no longer pretending. She screamed like someone who’d already lost everything.”
“You damned old man, what are you yelling about?! So what if I divorce Miguel?“}
“Dariel made billions from his overseas investments. I’ll still live a good life without him!“}
Her words stunned her parents at first–but then their eyes dimmed with deep disappointment.”
They had nothing more to say.§
I couldn’t help but sneer.”
“Veronica… are you truly that stupid? Or are you just pretending?“}
“Why do you think Ezequiel was caught in the first place?”
Veronica froze. Only now did she sense something was terribly wrong.
The judge calmly explained, “According to the police investigation, Dariel and Ezequiel are both professional con artists. They have no assets overseas–in fact, they’re drowning in debt.“}
“Ezequiel admitted he got close to Veronica for money. Their original plan was to seduce and manipulate her, then gradually replace Miguel’s role, taking control of the entire Campbell Corporation.”
“They even staged a fake cheating scandal for Miguel on the day of the baby’s birthday banquet.”\
“Veronica fell for it easily. She even asked them to hide inside the teddy bear costume to keep her company.”
“But unexpectedly, Miguel suddenly filed for divorce, which disrupted their plan before it could be fully executed.” The judge’s brief explanation was like a bomb going off.”
The courtroom was in shock.
“Holy crap. Veronica is beyond saving–one lover wasn’t enough? She needed two?”
“In ancient times, she’d be drowned in a pig cage by now.”
“A woman like that deserves a thousand cuts. She should be struck by lightning!”
“Miguel… poor guy. He didn’t deserve this.”
Everyone turned on Veronica, scolding her mercilessly while expressing genuine sympathy for me.
Veronica, who had been so arrogant just minutes ago, was now completely dumbfounded.
She turned to Dariel and stared at him in disbelief.”
“You… you’re a scammer? You lied to me about everything?!““}
Dariel lowered his head in silence.
Veronica completely lost it. She lunged at him, clawing at his face like a madwoman.
“You bastard! You lied to me! Why don’t you just die!?“}
Dariel snapped too. He shoved her away violently and roared, “Why are you blaming me? You were the one who couldn’t stand being lonely!”
“If you hadn’t thrown yourself at us, would any of this have happened? Didn’t you want to ditch Miguel yourself? What, playing innocent now?!”
“You said you were bored of being with Miguel for too long!”
“You said you wanted someone who could keep things ‘exciting‘!“}
“And let’s not forget–you were the one who paid for fake paparazzi and doctored photos to frame Miguel for cheating!”
The more he spoke, the angrier he got. He suddenly began slapping Veronica repeatedly, screaming, “If you’d been even a little more careful, our plan wouldn’t have fallen apart! I’ve already lost everything–might as well take you down with me!” He lunged and grabbed Veronica by the throat, trying to strangle her.
Court officers immediately rushed in and dragged Dariel away.”
Veronica collapsed to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
But no one in that courtroom pitied her.
Chapter &
11:23 AM
I took a deep breath and said calmly, “Your Honor, I request you proceed with the verdict.”
xx
“No–please don’t!” Veronica suddenly sprang to her feet and ran over to me, pleading, “Honey, I’m sorry. I was wrong.“}
“I swear I’ll change. I’ll never betray you again. I’ll be a good wife, I promise…”
