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Bruce Campbell paled instantly upon hearing this and hurried after his assistant, saying he needed to handle the PR crisis.
I nodded calmly but followed them to the company moments later.
As soon as I arrived, a phone rang in the office.
“Mr. Campbell, it’s not too late to remove this from Trending Topics. We guarantee all videos will be taken down immediately.”
“No need. I ordered those videos released. Your job now is to amplify the publicity–make sure everyone knows about this!”
After a stunned pause, the voice replied, “Understood.”
Bruce hung up, followed by a voice I knew all too well.
“Bruce, maybe we should drop this. Linda and I don’t need the inheritance.”
“If my sister ever finds out you hired those men to ruin her and spread the videos… she’ll confront you.”
“I don’t want you two fighting because of me.”
Bruce pulled her into an embrace, his eyes filled with tenderness.
“Linda, I promised Brian I’d take care of you after he died. The entire Campbell group is my gift to you and the baby.”
“Tomorrow’s press conference will announce Betty’s unsuitability as Mrs. Campbell due to this scandal.”
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“I’ll also legally claim the baby as my heir. No one will question his right
to inherit the Campbell group when he grows up.”
Inside, Linda melted at his meticulous planning.
Outside, I stood frozen, feeling like falling into an ice cellar.
The thought of those videos going viral made me tremble uncontrollably.
In my panic, I knocked over a trash bin–alerting the pair inside.
When Bruce saw me at the door, panic flashed in his eyes. He rushed toward me.
“Betty… why are you here?“”
“The doctors said you needed days of observation at the hospital!”
Before I could answer, Linda emerged from the office.
The gold “Linda” protective amulet gleamed around her neck.
“Long time no see, sister.”
Linda was my stepsister, brought home after Mom’s death.
She’d refused to call me “sister” since childhood.
This sudden sweetness was a first.
Bruce anxiously intervened:
“Betty, don’t overthink this! Linda felt lonely after Brian’s death, so I brought her for coffee.”
“I was just sending her home.”
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The old me would’ve exploded at such a scene.
Now, swallowing my pain, I smiled:
“It’s fine. We’re family. You should look after her–I won’t get upset.”
Visible relief washed over Bruce.
As I turned to leave, employees arriving for a meeting spotted me and whispered:
“Isn’t that Mr. Campbell’s wife?”
“Did you see the video? Ruined by a dozen men for a full day… no wonder she lost the baby right before delivery.”
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“Yeah. Wonder why it happened? The Campbell group could’ve paid any
ransom.
“If you ask me, she’s probably just wild and wants some excitement, so she hooked up with some random guy.”
“Maybe that’s really why. Too bad Bruce’s own wife turned into trash, yet she still came in early to handle the PR crisis.”
These gossiping voices stabbed into my heart like sharp knives,
making me almost lose my balance.
Just before I fell, Bruce caught me in his arms and roared furiously:
“Someone! Fire all these gossip–mongering employees!”
“From now on, anyone I catch talking about Mrs. Campbell will be out on
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their ass!”
In five years of marriage, Bruce rarely got angry. Last time was when morning sickness made me unable to eat, and after the hospital visit I nearly vomited bile.
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Bruce almost smashed the hospital in his panic, then starved with me for three days until we nearly passed out.
Back then, I’d been deeply touched.
But now, seeing his veins bulge from rage,
I couldn’t feel anything anymore.
After all, to clear the way for Linda and her son,
he’d staged that whole scene to ruin my reputation, had my uterus
removed,
and left me drowning in everyone’s contempt.
Who’s he performing for now?
Fighting nausea, I spoke:
“Bruce, I’m exhausted. Take me back to the hospital.
Bruce nodded, eyes red, and lifted me.
We’d just reached the company entrance when reporters swarmed.
“Mrs. Campbell, indecent videos of you are trending online. Any comment?”
“Mrs. Campbell, we heard your baby died during delivery after that rough encounter. As a mother, was that appropriate?”
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“Mrs. Campbell, will this damage your marriage with Bruce?
If not, how will you cope with being infertile?”
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Countless cameras and flashes shoved into my face, making me tremble.
Bruce immediately covered me with his suit jacket and snapped at reporters:
“I’ll address these rumors at a press conference tomorrow.”
“But if anyone slanders my wife again, the Campbell group’s lawyers will serve you court papers instantly.”
He then steered me toward the exit.
We’d barely taken a step when Linda’s pained cry pierced the air:
“Ouch! My leg!”
Bruce froze instantly, giving me an apologetic look: “Betty, head back first. I’ll check on Linda.”
He rushed off before I could respond.
Without Bruce blocking them, reporters closed in again.
The crowd surged, knocking me down instantly.
Dozens of feet trampled my hands, my legs…
Pain wracked my body as cold sweat poured down.
Yet my eyes stayed locked on Bruce in the distance.
He was carrying Linda to his car, completely oblivious to me.
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Or maybe he saw everything–and simply didn’t care.
I let out a bitter laugh, lying prostrate on the ground like a dog,
the last shred of love in my heart vanishing completely.
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