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Encountering Lucas here, I was quite surprised, but still politely smiled, “Mr. Reed, you’ve entered the wrong place. This is the women’s restroom, while the men’s restroom is next door.”
“I don’t care how many men you want to deceive, but you can’t take Eva with you! Eva is my daughter, immediately return her to me!” He spoke to me in a commanding tone.
“Since you said she was your daughter, do you know if Eva was born in the morning or the afternoon? Was it cloudy or sunny? What happened when she was born?”
Lucas was choked and unable to answer.
After marrying me, he spent more time at his company, and two–thirds of the year he was on business trips.
The only thing he remembered was that when he returned home from a business trip, I had given birth.
I shook my head bitterly.
I had once read the introduction of a novel about a woman who went through pregnancy alone, went to prenatal check–ups alone, and gave birth alone. At that time, I felt great sympathy for the main character
in the book.
It wasn’t until I bled heavily during childbirth and had to sign a paper taking full responsibility for the newborn baby girl that I realized what was written in the book was only a tenth of what I had endured!
Since I called him while I was in an emergency and he didn’t answer, I decided to deliberately keep this
matter a secret.
But what if I didn’t hide it? If I spoke out, I would probably only be mocked and ridiculed by him, thinking that everything was my scheming to ruin his relationship with Cathy.
To hide the sorrow in my heart, I smiled, lifted my head to face Lucas, and said, “Mr. Reed, rest assured, Eva is my treasure, and naturally, I won’t let her be like me, making people feel degraded. I will give her a happy life.”
After speaking, I swiftly passed by him and walked out.
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The following days were much calmer. After Thomas’s return, he began live broadcasting every day. He had a special charisma and was also a champion figure skater. He had a large number of fans, and Starlight Media collected a substantial amount of money every day.
Even Eva became Thomas’s number one fan, running after him every day. John became jealous to the point of trying his best to win Eva’s favor. Every day, Eva followed the two handsome men, and she couldn’t imagine being away from them.
Regardless of Eva, I had a lot of free time, and early in the morning, Fredrica pulled me out to go shopping.
Fredrica was famous in the live broadcasts. As soon as she entered, she was recognized, and the staff immediately surrounded her, wishing they could bring all the clothes in the store for her to try on.
I was accustomed to being modest and looked at everyone crowding around Fredrica. I quietly left and
entered another store.
I quickly chose a pink dress.
The dress had a simple structure and a neat silhouette but was very beautiful.
“Please wrap it up for me, please,” I said.
“Sure.” The staff immediately greeted me and folded the dress.
“Hey, isn’t this the arrogant Evelyn?” Suddenly, a sharp and mocking voice echoed from outside.
I turned back and saw a woman entering with a few people.
The woman deliberately provoked me, her lips curled up, and a look of contempt and disdain appeared
in her eyes.
This
person was none other than my former sister–in–law, Diana.
Diana always looked down on me. When she saw the dress in the hands of the staff, she snorted, “Do you
even know who you are to dare to come to a place like this to buy clothes? Do you know how expensive
the clothes here are?”
“How expensive can it be?” I said coldly.
It was only tens of thousands of dollars, which meant nothing to me.
“Yo, you have a big attitude. I’m sure you knew I would come here, so you can wait for me at this place,
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Do you want me to compensate you, and while we’re at it, you can pretend to cry pitifully, so I can take you back to the Reed family!”
Diana’s tone was very firm.
In her view, there was only one possibility: I had left the house without a job and had no means to buy
clothes here.
“Kneel down and beg me, and maybe I’ll consider it.” She crossed her arms and sat in front of me, a hint of wickedness in her eyes.
Diana never thought that I would come back, but she was used to bullying me, and she would feel uncomfortable if she didn’t bully me when we met!
Diana believed that I would allow myself to be humiliated to return to the Reed family, and she was proud of herself!
I saw through her petty thoughts, so I just smiled.
I had been bullied by Diana before, but now that I was divorced, how could I pay attention to Diana’s
antics?
Walking straight to the front, I went to the counter. “Check out!”
I ignored her!
Diana became furious to the point of almost exploding. She rudely snatched the clothes from the staff and
threw them onto the counter. “I want this dress!”
“I’ve already taken this one.” I reminded coldly.
Diana was too arrogant. “So what? I’m a Reed family member. Don’t even talk about a piece of clothing. Even if I bought the entire store, it wouldn’t be a problem!”
“Staff, remove this woman immediately!” She arrogantly ordered.
“What an arrogant woman. Why didn’t you buy this store first and then give such orders?”
Before I could speak, Fredrica’s voice reached us. She lazily walked over, carrying a small bag, her eyes full of disdain for Diana.
Diana’s words were just empty talk, but now Fredrica was backing me… She immediately blushed.
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“This is my family’s matter. Miss Fredrica, it’s best if you stay out of it.”
Fredrica sneered, her nose twitching. “She is the only one in her family. Who are you to call yourself her family?”
“Moreover, she is my best friend and her business is mine!”
Diana looked at Fredrica with suspicion.
She had always believed that Fredrica was just seeing the injustice, but it turned out that she and I were good friends… How could this be?
I was the daughter of a poor shoemaker. How could I know Fredrica?
“I’ll pay double for this store. I’ll buy it.” Fredrica didn’t care what Diana was thinking. She walked up to the counter and threw down a black card, speaking with authenticity.
Everyone: “…
Double the price, amounting to tens of millions of dollars. Everyone was so intimidated by Fredrica’s generosity that they didn’t dare say a word.
“The store may not be for sale, but if Fredrica gives any orders, I can comply.” The store manager was a wise person. He had already realized that Fredrica just wanted to provoke Diana.
Fredrica nodded in satisfaction, her eyes sharp as she looked at Diana.
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