rk believed he was in control of the marriage. So, when he discovered that N had handled the incident on her own without asking for his help, he angrily called to question her.


    If it had been the rk from eight years ago, he wouldn’t have waited for her to surrender–he would have protected her at all costs. The 28–year–old rk was no longer the same as his 20–year–old self.


    N lowered her gaze, her eyes involuntarily reddening


    The silence on both ends of the line was deafening, with only their breaths audible. After over a minute of this, rk still hadn’t spoken.


    Not willing to wait any longer, N ended the call. She rubbed her tear–stained eyes and couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly.


    <b>She </b>felt useless. Despite vowing not to let him affect her anymore, she still felt hurt. rk had upied eight years of her life. Perhaps she needed another eight years to slowly move on.


    In the living room of the vi, rk didn’t have the courage to call back after N hung up. When she used him of wanting to win rather than caring for her, it felt like a punch to his heart, rendering him speechless.


    He couldn’t understand why things hade to this between them. He should have feltpassion for her, but instead, he wanted to use this situation to make her submit, to be like the gentle andpliant Jordyn. Maybe N hadn’t changed at all. Maybe it was him who had changed.This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org .


    At that thought, he messaged Michael, instructing him to investigate the video incident thoroughly.


    Michael worked quickly and had everything figured out by the next morning.


    “Mr. Sumner, it was Mrs. Sumner’s colleague, Lucia Pord. She’s likely also involved in theb explosion incident.”


    rk’s expression turned icy. “Then teach her a lesson


    “I looked into it. Lucia’s father, Clement Pord, used to be the purchasing manager at Harris Pharmaceuticals. After Harris Pharmaceuticals went bankrupt, he joined a subsidiary of the Sumner Group and is now an executive there.”


    rk sneered. Then let’s start with Clement.”


    “Understood.”


    Not long after Michael left, Cyrus showed up, surprising rk.


    Since being ousted from the list of heirs, Cyrus had been given a subsidiarypany to manage by Richard. Most expected it to fail under Cyrus‘ yboy ways, but he had surprisingly made it thrive. Though “not on par with the Sumner Group, it still raked in tens of millions annually.


    Cyrus‘ phndering ways meant he rarely came home, resulting in a distant father–son rtionship with


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    rk, with their meetings limited to holidays and special asions.


    “Dad, what brings you here?”


    “I heard you’re nning to fire Clement?”


    rk frowned. “How did you find out?”


    “Never mind how I know. You absolutely cannot fire him.”


    Seeing Cyrus‘ stern and serious demeanor, rk pressed his lips together. “Give me a reason.”


    “You’ll understandter. If you don’t want this matter reaching your grandfather <b>and </b>him knowing you fired a subsidiary executive over a woman, then do nothing.


    rk scoffed. “Are you threatening me<b>?</b>”


    “Yes. You have one minute to decide. If you can’t make up your mind, I’ll call your grandfather immediately.”


    They stared at each other, icy determination in their eyes. As the seconds ticked by, Cyrus‘ expression grew colder with each passing moment.