Chapter 10

The police released their investigation results.

Antonio initiated the legal action, demanding Valda repay all previous transfers, claiming they were not part of her salary or bonuses.

In response, Valda sued Antonio for breach of contract and irregular conduct, asserting that all the money from him was her rightful wage and bonus.

However, the police uncovered the contract Valda signed upon joining the company, revealing that her actual earnings far exceeded the stipulated amount.

The excess funds were ordered to be returned.

Furthermore, numerous luxury goods gifted by Antonio were found at her residence and had to be returned as well.

Netizens, realizing they had been used as pawns, turned against Valda, leading to a massive online backlash and boycott of her social media accounts.

Coworkers from Antonio’s company also exposed her exploitative behavior and project bonus theft during her tenure.

With solid evidence of the company’s violations and Antonio’s assault on Valda at the airport–with numerous witnesses—the court’s decision to imprison him was inevitable.

Before his incarceration, Antonio requested a meeting with me, only to learn I had already left the country.

He then reached out to Chad, selling the company to cover the breach of contract penalties and entrusting Chad to sell our former home.

A month later, I received a parcel containing a bank card and the signed divorce agreement from Antonio.

Chad messaged me the card’s password and informed me about the house sale.

Seeing his messages, I felt an eerie calm.

I realized I had finally let go of this misguided relationship.

Six months later, upon reconnecting with Chad, I learned that Valda had changed her name and appearance to latch onto another wealthy man.

Unfortunately for her, this new boss’s wife was not as tolerant as I had been.

Upon discovering her husband’s infidelity, she stormed Valda’s residence, disfiguring her surgically altered face.

She also exposed Valda’s past with Antonio to her enraged husband.

The couple, furious at Valda’s deceit, sued her for repayment and once again exposed her online.

This incident reignited public outrage.

With her face permanently scarred from the attack, Valda lost all hope of restoration.

Having lost her ability to bear children following the surgical removal of her uterus after the miscarriage caused by Antonio’s assault, she abandoned her parasitic lifestyle and turned to live–streaming to make money through notoriety.

However, she was met with relentless online abuse during her streams.

Chad sent me a screenshot of her distorted face from one of her broadcasts, making her barely recognizable.

Filled with disdain, I watched as her account, which I had blocked, showed “deleted” and proceeded to clear out the notifications about her failed complaints.

Returning to my newly registered email, I erased any traces of contact with that boss’s wife.

It was only now that I truly felt free.