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Theodore simply couldn’t accept that he was being handled by Claudine like this!
He called her back.
To avoid a repeat of what happened before. Theodore rushed to speak as soon as the call connected.
“Claudine, if you hang up again, I swear I’ll…”
Before Theodore could finish his threat, Claudine’s calm and indifferent voice came through the phone.
“I’m not hanging up. Just say it. What happened?”
Theodore was left speechless, as if he had thrown a punch only to have it land in a pile of mush.
His anger, instead of being released, was forced back down.
He muttered under his breath: “With that attitude, no wonder Damian doesn’t want her!”
“I heard that. Did you call me this early just to say that?
“I’m hanging up!”
“Hey, hey, hey, don’t hang up!”
Theodore was genuinely intimidated by Claudine’s temperament.
He cleared his throat, trying to regain some of his earlier momentum.
“Claudine, you and Damian teamed up to screw me over!
Didn’t you say last time that you would make Damian stumble at today’s shareholders’ meeting?
But last night, you two were flaunting your affection in public in Reedport, and it even made the trending topics!
Are you taking me for a fool?
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If you’re so capable, why did you rush to become Damian’s second wife in the first place?
Now look, at the board meeting, those directors who used to have issues with Damian all stopped believing you two would get divorced after seeing the news!
Even the stock price, which had dropped because of the scandal you three caused at Camberwell University, rebound- cd today!”
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Thinking of how Damian was flattered by the board today, Theodore was truly frustrated.
After listening to Theodore’s endless complaints, Claudine finally understood.
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So, Damian had arranged for the media to create those headlines last night, all for today’s shareholders’ meeting!
If she weren’t the one being used, she would have applauded Damian’s cunning.
Claudine pinched the bridge of her nose.
“What happened last night was an accident.”
How could Theodore believe such a simple explanation from Claudine?
“Stop pretending, I…”
Claudine ignored Theodore’s rage.
She spoke into the phone.
“If you don’t trust me, we can cancel our cooperation.
Theodore, after all these years, don’t you know Damian?
If he were so incompetent that he couldn’t even handle a scandal, would he have been able to stay as president of the Barrette Group for so long?
What you need to do now is not rage helplessly. Since you can’t bring down Damian for the time being, think about how you can secure your position in the company.
If you keep losing your temper every time something happens, how can you possibly compete with Damian?
“I think I need to find a new partner!”
After saying this, Claudine hung up the phone.
Staring at his phone, for the first time in his life, Theodore began to reflect on the gap between himself and Damian.
Damian…
It seemed he had never lost his temper over anything;
Nor had he ever lost his composure for any reason.
After a while, Theodore came to a conclusion.
There must be something wrong with Damian’s mind!
Claudine hung up and got up to go to the bathroom.
She splashed a handful of cold water on her face.
The icy water shocked her nerves, bringing a slight sting
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But it also helped her stay clear-headed.
Damian…
He really calculated every step.
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Perhaps, from the moment he had Mitchell invite her to yesterday’s forum, he had already planned everything.
It seemed like a sweet temptation, a mix of threats and promises, but in reality, it was killing three birds with one stone. With yesterday’s news, he completely dispelled the previous scandal she had caused at the gates of Camberwell University.
He also managed to establish an image of loving and respecting her in front of the public.
If she insisted on divorcing him now, even if she left with nothing, the public would still think it was her fault.
She was an auctioneer and needed to maintain her reputation.
At this point, she couldn’t afford to fall out with Damian.
Claudine looked up at the mirror, at the thin, pale-faced woman staring back at her.
She never imagined that one day, getting a divorce would be this difficult.
She had thought that the five years she spent loving him were already the darkest time of her life, but now she real- ized this was just the beginning of her nightmare.
Only now did she understand what Damian meant when he said: “As long as I don’t want it, this marriage will never end!”
Those words were not just an empty threat….
Claudine leaned against the bathroom door, closing her eyes tightly.
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