Chapter 17
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"No! That's not!" Ariya stood up in alarm, bewildered by Pola's sudden and harsh accusation after so many years.
"No? Heh! Seven years ago, I asked you to introduce me to the Willis family, and you said you had no connections there and couldn't help me. But then you worked at the Willis Group for two years and left me behind!"Pola added. "Five years ago, you got pregnant out of wedlock, which put the Willis family under pressure from the Wright family. I even heard the Willis family might go bankrupt in the last two years. Ariya, it's a good thing you didn't introduce me back then!"
Pola grabbed a test paper and tore it apart, saying to the examiners, "I know this person. She came to our group to steal commercial secrets. Such a person cannot be retained!"
"No, that's not it! Pola, listen to me!" Ariya, growing anxious, tried to snatch the torn test paper back from Pola.
"What more is there to say?" Pola pushed her away, causing Ariya's abdomen to hit the table. Pola's voice grew sharp.
"Ariya, weren't you supposed to be the top of our class? The school belle? Weren't you always the one who was better than me at everything? And now? Now you're reduced to needing my favor! You want to join Yuvi Group, huh? Fine, no problem! Just beg me, and maybe I'll feel generous and make an exception for you!"
Pola's voice grew louder, her resentment turning into vengeful pleasure!
Ariya looked at Pola, unable to imagine how a college classmate and friend for four years could become like this!
"Pola, I..."
"Stop talking. If you want to join Yuvi Group, come beg me right now, or I'll call the police and have you arrested!" Pola interrupted Ariya, shouting arrogantly.
Ariya gritted her teeth. Although she wanted to join Yuvi Group, she wasn't about to beg. There were plenty of companies interested in her, and accusing her of wanting to steal Yuvi Group's secrets was pure slander. Ariya turned to leave.
Pola suddenly grabbed Ariya's collar!
Ariya was startled. "What are you doing?! Ah!"
With a tearing sound, her clothes tore, exposing her fair neck to the air.
"You..." Ariya's face was filled with embarrassment and anger.
"Heh! Even the quality of clothes is so poor nowadays. It's a shame you're a fashion designer!" Pola pulled out three hundred dollars from her pocket and threw the bills at Ariya's face, one by one!
"Ariya, listen. Even if you were once the star of college, in this world, you still have to bow to me! Here's three hundred—consider it payback. Take it!"
"Pola, don't go too far!" Ariya used one hand to cover her torn clothes and pointed tremblingly at Pola with the other hand.
"I'm bullying you, and what can you do about it? Want to get revenge? Then let that useless husband of yours come find me! Oh, I almost forgot, your useless husband disappeared five years ago. Now no one can help you!"
Pola, being just a deputy director of a design company, naturally wouldn't know what happened last night. Even if she did, she wouldn't believe that the man who made the whole city light up was Ariya's husband.
"You wicked woman, I'll fight you!" A clear shout came from the doorway, and Ariya turned to see Maisy rushing in.
"Wicked woman, nasty woman! How dare you bully my mom! Apologize to her right now, or I might never forgive you!" Maisy shook her tiny fists and tried to hit Pola.
"Maisy, don't!" Ariya was shocked to see Maisy appear here and hurriedly tried to stop her.
A four-year-old girl didn't have much strength. Pola easily swatted her away, and Ariya quickly caught her in her arms.
Pola, with a mocking expression, said, "Is this the child you had with that useless man? Heh! She looks cute now, but who knows if she'll end up bringing home a stinky vagrant like you! By the way, you said she wants to do what you did back then. Should you laugh or cry now?"
"Shut up!"
Another harsh shout came from the entrance, its chilling tone making the surrounding temperature seem to drop instantly. Some weaker individuals shivered in response. Pola turned to see two men at the door, both with eyes filled with a terrifying murderous intent.
The newcomers were Talon and Nightwing. When Ariya left early in the morning, Talon had sent Nightwing to follow her.
Nightwing had witnessed Pola making things difficult for Ariya. He initially wanted to kill Pola but restrained himself and quickly notified the general.
Talon's gaze was fixed on Pola, and she saw no trace of emotion in his eyes, as if she were already dead. When he moved toward Ariya, Pola felt the enormous pressure on her chest lift, and cold sweat broke out all over her body.
"Dad! This woman is bad! You should hit her!" Maisy shouted, pointing angrily at Pola as Talon approached.
Talon said nothing, simply removing his clothes to reveal a vest underneath. Ariya noticed the scars on his arms and a deep scar on his chest that extended toward his heart.
"Talon, what happened to you..." Ariya trembled all over.
"Put this on first." Talon didn't answer Ariya, his face dark, as he handed over his clothes.
"Okay." Ariya couldn't argue and put on Talon's clothes. As he turned away, she reminded him. "Talon, don't make a scene. I... just want you to be safe!"
"Don't worry, I'll make sure she pays the price."
Pola glanced at the clothes Talon was wearing, which seemed to be worth no more than two hundred dollars, and a sense of self-satisfaction surged within her.
Seeing Talon approach, she took two steps back but showed no fear, her eyes full of disdain and rejection.
"So you're the loser who got Ariya pregnant before marriage? Hmph, do you even know where you are? This is the Yuvi Group headquarters. With the way you're looking at me, the guards could have you arrested right now! I'll say this one last time—Ariya is suspected of stealing company secrets, so we can't hire her. You should leave!"
"Slandering my wife and harming my daughter—how do you plan to settle this?" Talon stopped, while Nightwing behind him lifted his eyelids, staring intensely at Pola.
With a single order from the general, Nightwing could rush over and kill her!
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