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"See? Did you hear what she did back there?" Zhang Xin was shaking as she pressed the pause and play button of the remote control repeatedly. She gnashed her teeth and throw the remote towards the sofa where her husband was sitting. "Did you see that? She was making it look like it was our fault! This woman… was so manipulative! This is ridiculous!"

"And yet everyone believed her." Nick Zhang sighed. "I have received not less than five phone calls already. All of them wanted to know why she wasn't informed about anything. They are demanding to meet her and talk about the future of the company."

"No. We should wait for Yingying. She said Edward would do something about this. And Edward never failed us." Zhang Xin bit her lower lip, beads of sweat trickled down her forehead. " This doesn't make any sense at all. Sera shouldn't have the ability to talk like this. Edward said it was the man standing next to her the last time… That Lawyer. Edward said he was an international lawyer. He is teaching her how to speak." Obviously, Zhang Xin immediately thought that Lawyer Liu was the person behind Sera. "He must be doing this for the money."

"Let's stop making assumptions for now."

"But it makes sense! Since that lawyer arrived, she had been doing something new! Something that is… unexpected. She even managed to fake that… that incident in the station. Nick if this goes on… I'm afraid that this lawyer would own the company soon."

"Xin, that sounds too far-fetched." Nick stood up and shoved his hands into his pockets. "I will talk to our lawyers. It is indeed time that we talk to her about the estate. Moreover, I needed to be a father's wake. I will call you when I get there."

"Really? You are going to talk to her about the estate? Does this mean… does this mean we are going to treat her as the new matriarch of the family?" Zhang Xin's eyes were wide. Irritation slowly gripped her heart. "I would never allow that! How could she become the matriarch? Her mother was a whore! Just because she was smart doesn't mean her daughter is smart too!"

"Stop talking like that. She is still a Zhang." Nick side-eyed his wife. "And I don't know why you have been acting like this since Sera arrived here. Is there something that you wanted to tell me?"

"I— "

"Zhang Xin… Sera had a video of how you framed her. If you keep on treating her like an outsider, who knows what else is she going to reveal about the family?"

"That— "

"I know you are hiding something from me. I am not going to inquire further. However, I hope that you will act like a Zhang and stop talking like the world owed you something. If anything, we were the ones who owe her."

"Nick! How could you say that? Owe her? Are you out of your mind? She is not our child! She is your sister's child! The child of a mistress! Just from that alone…" Seeing her husband's face darkened, Zhang Xin bit her lower lip. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say that. However, I just felt that you are acting weirdly these past few days. Growing up, her mother was always the top, the golden child. Father favored her too much. Now that she is dead, her father is still giving her everything by treating her daughter nicely. What about our Zhang Ying? What about you?"

Zhang Xin knew how her husband resented his sister and father because of this favoritism. At first, Nick had been acting hostile against Sera. However, for some reason, Nick's tone suddenly changed. Zhang Xin couldn't help but wonder why is this happening. She stared at her husband, who was standing by the door, frozen. "Nick?"

"I am tired." Nick sighed. "I want to start divorce proceedings after my father's — "

"What did you say?"

Nick turned his head in her direction. "Let's divorce." Then, without waiting for his wife to say anything, he walked out of his office. Then he thought about receiving Zhang Ying's call earlier. It was about Mrs. Fu and her warnings about Zhang Xin.

After a few hours of deliberation, Nick realized something. Mrs. Fu was right. His wife was indeed a loose end. She was ambitious, who always cared about her appearance. She never had real talents, but she wanted to become a part of the higher society.

All this time, Nick knew this. He knew she was scheming, and she did a lot of nasty things behind his back. He knew she had been hurting people and chose to turn his head the other way. The only reason why Nick never left her is because of his father. He was scared of disappointing him. He was scared that his father would look down on him again because he divorced his wife. Now that his father is dead, Nick could do everything that he wanted.

"Take me to the office," Nick said towards his secretary, that was waiting for him. "And tell my lawyers, I want them in the office as soon as possible."

"Master, Mrs. Zhang is calling— "

"Ignore her calls from now on," Nick said. If he had a choice, he wouldn't have married someone like Zhang Xin. At that time, he recalled marrying her just to attract his father's attention. For once, he wanted the old man to care about his choices. And he got what he wanted.

The old man got mad because of his relationship. He married her to get more attention from his father. After all, a negative reaction is still a reaction. At least, he was now looking at him, scrutinizing his marriage every time that he saw him.

"Also… call Zhang Ying. Tell her to come to my office. Ah… tell the security not to let Mrs. Zhang inside the building anymore."

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