It was trending.
People said I was arrogant.
Capitalizing on the hate, Clarissa posted a
video of Horace, who looked like he was
dying.
く
“I can’t bear to see what has been happening.
“I’ve never seen such a heartless woman.”
“I’m Horace’s friend, so I need to stand up.”
“Lynette cheated many times. Horace put up
with it, but she still wanted a divorce.”
Clarissa had an honest face and was crying.
Vanessa sounded pissed when she hung up.
Then, Clarissa called me, “The internet hates
you. Give Horace and me our jobs back.”
“And give me $5 million, and I’ll delete the
video.”
I smiled.
L
“Or what?”
Clarissa flipped out.
“I will torment you.”
I called the police.
Clarissa didn’t know she was blackmailing
- me.
I then posted a video of Horace and Clarissa
with their child.
“Clarissa is a feminist? Why does she have a
six–year–old son?”
“She had the kid with Horace.”
Г
“Lynette found out they were having an affair
and wanted a divorce.”
People were angry that they had been fooled.
They flooded Clarissa’s account with hate.
The police arrested Clarissa for extortion.
She was explaining how she bought sperm.
There was no adultery, and she just wanted a
child.
A few days later, the trend died down.
Horace refused to divorce, so I sued him.
Most first hearings do not grant divorces.
ᄀ
During the wait, Horace kneeled in front of
- me.
“I’ll do anything if you don’t divorce me.”
I regretted being so blind.
I was going to call the police again.
“Why is this old man bothering you?”
My adoptive brother, Linwood, was here.
Horace glared.
“It’s none of your business.”
Linwood pulled me away.
Horace was furious, but Linwood’s people
stopped him.
Linwood brought me home and offered me
alcohol.
I saw him staring at me.
“Don’t you love Horace anymore?”
“Love? I’m never getting married again.”
“No one deserves you. I’ll always be by your
side.”
I was touched.
Horace’s parents came to me with the
grandson and said I put Clarissa in prison.
<
Horace’s mom yelled, “If my daughter–in–law
is gone, who is going to raise Wyatt?”
“Go to his father.”
Horace’s parents charged me.
The security guards dragged them away, and
Horace arrived to take them away.
The Horace’s stopped bothering me.
In the second hearing, Horace had to leave
with nothing.
He confessed, “I will win you back.”
I told Vanessa to collect evidence of Horace
hurting the company.
Clarissa was sentenced to eleven years.
L
She threatened me.
“I’ll never forgive you!”
People who hurt me will pay.
With Clarissa in jail, Vanessa found Horace’s
embezzlement.
The amount was in the millions.
He was looking at a ten–year sentence.
I was torn, but I gave the evidence to the
police.
Horace’s parents caused trouble at the
company, and the police arrested them for
<
disturbing the peace.
They stopped bothering me.
Linwood cooked me dinner to celebrate.
He confessed his feelings.
“I’ve always loved you. I know you’re not
ready to date, but I want you to know I’ll
always love you.”
I rejected him.
One day, I came home and opened the door.
It was Horace.
He was angry.
<
“You’re too cruel, so let’s die together.”
He choked me, and my vision blurred.
I heard a thud.
When I woke up, I was at the hospital.
Linwood had hurried to my house.
He had stopped Horace.
Horace was sentenced to life in prison.
Linwood was peeling an apple.
“What if you were late?”
“I will make him wish he was dead.”
Linwood had saved me.
