Chapter 6

I heard Jasmine’s child hit his head and needed surgery.

Mrs. Hayes had no time for me now, only for her grandchild.

I used this opportunity to quickly establish a transnational trading company and found a specialized financial agent.

Just as I thought everything was going smoothly, I received a call from Liam’s company.

They asked me to return the money.

The 800,000 dollars in humanitarian compensation the company had given when Liam had his accident.

I rushed to Liam’s company, bewildered.

There I saw Mrs. Hayes, Jasmine, and the child protesting with signs in front of the company building, demanding compensation.

The security guards dared not touch the old woman, the child, or the woman, so they could only try their best to hold them back.

Liam, as a senior executive at a large company, already had a certain reputation. This protest made it common knowledge that he had cheated and had a son.

When I arrived, Jasmine was wailing and crying.

“My husband dedicated himself to this company for over a decade, and now his son is sick and needs money. Are you capitalists really so cold-blooded?”

Mrs. Hayes chimed in beside her.

“My son collapsed because he worked himself to death for you, and now he’s lying at home in a vegetative state! We demand compensation! Compensation!”

The company’s PR manager was constantly trying to placate them, offering them water, and inviting them inside.

They completely ignored him, continuing to wail and cry, pouring out their grievances to the cameras of passersby.

They were leveraging the company's fear of negative publicity affecting its stock price, framing themselves as the vulnerable party against a powerful corporation to gain public sympathy.

Seeing this, I smiled, pulled out a megaphone, and yelled at Jasmine, who was still wailing.

“Which shrew is out here impersonating me and cursing on the street?”

“I am Liam’s legal wife. May I ask who you are?”

Jasmine’s eyes, full of hatred, were clear for all to see when she saw me.

I gave Jasmine two quick slaps, catching her off guard.

“It’s not shameful to extort money for your child, but don’t use my name. The company has been more than fair to Liam. He went messing around with his mistress and had an accident, and the company still paid out humanitarian aid.”