Chapter 5

I went directly to the company and called a meeting of senior management. After understanding the company’s recent dynamics, I reassigned work and made new arrangements, notifying all employees.

“From today onwards, I will return to Carter Corp. Derek is no longer allowed to set foot in Carter Corp from today!”

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There was an uproar in the room. I didn’t offer any further explanation. After the meeting, I had my assistant publicly announce my latest decision.

If Derek’s family wanted a grandchild so badly, they would have to spend their own money now!

After dealing with various company matters, I went back home.

I told my parents half an hour in advance, and my mother said she would cancel all activities to have dinner with me in the evening.

From the time I announced my decision until now, Derek had called me more than a dozen times. I didn’t answer any of them.

When I got home, my mother saw my heavy dark circles and looked at me with concern.

“Lily, what happened? Why do you look so haggard?”

My mother’s gentleness made me lose control of my emotions for a moment. I hugged her and started crying with a lump in my throat.

From childhood, I had always been the little princess of the family. Few people dared to bully me, and I rarely cried in front of my mother.

As my tears fell, my mother realized this matter was not simple.

Her phone rang twice. After glancing at it, my mother gently patted my back and said, “You’ve always liked to share good news but not bad news since you were little. How could you not tell us when such a big thing happened and you suffered such a great grievance?”

I cried uncontrollably for a long time before I finally spoke.

“It was me who insisted on marrying Derek back then, disappointing you and dad’s good intentions. I know you’ve always had reservations about me marrying Derek. I didn’t want to give you more trouble!”

My mother said to me a bit angrily, “Your father and I will always be your strong support. Don’t worry about us blaming you.”

“We said long ago that Derek wasn’t a good match for you. You insisted on marrying him, but it’s not too late now. Since he dares to treat you like this, you can just find someone else.”

I cried on my mother’s shoulder for a long time. Such a gentle person, when speaking of Derek, was also filled with anger.

My father came home at this time, and coincidentally, Alex, whom I hadn’t seen in a long time, came back with him.

I quickly wiped away my tears and joked, “How does a busy person like Mr. Shen have time to come play with my dad?”

My mom nudged me and whispered, “Alex hasn’t been to our house in a long time. He must have come because he heard you were back.”

I quickly stood up from the sofa, not knowing whether I should leave or not.

Alex looked me up and down and sighed lightly.

“Miss Carter usually teases me a few times when she sees me. Why are you so quiet today?”

“How can someone who has been willful since childhood suffer such a big grievance after marriage and come back crying to mom?”

“If you encounter any grievance, you should take revenge on the spot. You weren’t like this before!”

I could hear that Alex must have heard the rumors outside and knew that my marriage to Derek was in crisis.

I saw the heartache in his eyes, but I didn’t want him to see me in such a sorry state.

I wanted to turn and leave, but Alex rushed over and grabbed me.