Chapter 5
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At the top floor of the Brown Group building, Lucy fumed angrily while Grace tried her best to comfort her mother. “Mom, that little s**t, only knows how to seduce men. Don’t worry, Mom, she won’t last long in the Fontbonas. Why would someone like Charles like her? She’ll soon be replaced and kicked out of there.”
“Wouldn’t last long? She probably doesn’t need to last long before she takes back her father’s company from me. I’ve gone through so much to gain control of this company and certainly will not give up without a fight! You’d better wise up. The good life that you have now is all due to me! So, you’d better think of how to ruin that b***h!”
Grace frowned and thought for a long time before her eyes lit up. “Mom, don’t we still have Henry?”
“What have these to do with that fool?” Lucy frowned at her suggestion.
“Mom, have you forgotten how much that s**t liked Henry? I’ll get Henry to approach her and see if he can get any inside information. Perhaps there may be some unexpected development.”
“But that b***h hardly left the house ever since she married into the Fontbona family.” Lucy frowned.
“Mom, this is where I come in! A few days ago, I heard that Charles had been very good to that s**t. He even arranged for that old man’s follow-up treatments to be conducted at Fontbona’s specialist hospital, which is much better than the city’s General Hospital! I just can’t understand what Charles sees in her! One of their maids reports to me regularly. She told me that that old man has a medical appointment tomorrow. We will take this opportunity and ask Henry to approach her.”
In the corridor of the specialist hospital, Charles was checking the messages sent by his staff when he heard some commotion from around the corner.
“Let go of me! You heartless bastard!” Amy yelled.
“Honey, you know my weaknesses. At that time, they had dirt on me and the only thing I could do was betray you.” Henry said sincerely.
“Oh? So, you admitted that you cheated on me, then why are you looking for me now?” Amy asked angrily.
Charles listened attentively and recognized the woman’s voice.
“Dear, we had loved each other for so many years. I made a mistake and admitted to it. How can you be so heartless and forget our relationship? Didn’t you say that you missed me?”
“Stop your lies, Henry!” Amy glared angrily at him and flung away his hand.
Henry was given a task by Grace to stir up trouble between Amy and Charles. “Amy, surely you still have me in your heart. You’re not really in love with that disabled person, are you? He’s a disabled person who can’t even stand up. How can someone who can’t stand up pleasure you as I can? Didn’t you tell me that you’re looking forward to starting a family with me? Haven’t we already chosen our babies’ names?”
Amy’s face flushed red with anger. She did not know that Charles was just around the corner and had heard their conversation. Charles had already wheeled himself away and left.
After Amy finally drove off that despicable Henry, she pushed her father’s wheelchair to the hospital entrance and saw Charle’s assistant. “Johnny, why are you here?”
Johnny smiled gently and said, “Mr. Fontbona had just finished his appointment at the hospital and happened to see you and your father. He specifically instructed me to take your father home and drive you back to the villa.”
Amy thought that Charles was in a good mood as he had willingly gone for his medical appointment. However, as soon as she entered the villa, Arthur approached her looking rather grave, and said, “Ma’am, Mr. Fontbona wants you to go directly to his study as soon as you’re back.”
She did not know what he wanted and went as she was told. She opened the door and announced her arrival. “I’m here, Mr. Fonabona.”
A cup flew toward her and hit her on the shoulder. “Ah! Mr. Fonabona!” Amy screamed in pain.
Charles sat in a wheelchair, looking coldly at the pretentious woman.
Amy looked puzzled and said, “Sir, I know that you’re unhappy to see me. Arthur told me to come because you asked to see me. You...”
“Ah!” A pen holder came flying over and almost hit Amy’s head. It crashed loudly on the ground.
“Stay away from me from now on. I’m afraid you will infect me with your diseases,” Charles said coldly.
“Mr. Fonabona, what do you mean by that? How can you accuse me so disrespectfully?” Amy asked with tears in her eyes.
“Humph!” Charles could not be bothered to explain. He slammed the door with Amy sitting on the ground massaging her bruised shoulder.
Amy looked at the tightly closed door with tears in her eyes. She picked herself up and went downstairs. Just as she thought that Charles was warming up to her, all of a sudden, he became angry with her again. She did not know what she did and how she could remedy this. She really wanted to go home to be with her father.
In the study, Charles snapped his pen in anger. The person on the other end of the call could sense Charle’s fury.
“Are you saying that Henry and my wife were in a relationship for seven years?”
“Yes, boss... Henry also had an affair with your wife’s sister, Grace, for five years during the time they were together. Until the day Amy married you, Henry was still publicly claiming to be her boyfriend.”
“She’s already my wife and one of the Fontbona, yet she’s still messing around with that two-timing scumbag... she really doesn’t cherish what she has!” Charles seethed angrily.
However, that bastard Henry was right. He was disabled. At least in the eyes of others, Charles was completely disabled. Thus, a short-sighted person like her would rather fool around with a two-timing scumbag than be an obedient Fontbona wife.
He thought of her beautiful and cute appearance with those doe-like eyes. Charles sneered. “So she looks like a pure and chaste woman but is actually a selfish slut.”
“Sir, Mr. Brown has arrived unannounced. Do you want me to make him leave?” Arthur said over the intercom.
Charles closed his eyes and sighed. “Please ask him to wait for a moment.”
Mr. Brown’s haggard face was covered in wrinkles and his hair was graying at the sides. He shook Charles’ hands and said, “Mr. Fontbona, please forgive me for coming unannounced. My daughter had been spoiled by me since she was a child. Nonetheless, she is a very good young lady. Her marriage with you was arranged by my nasty wife, Lucy, please...”
“Is Mr. Brown here to talk to me about a divorce?” Charles plainly asked.
Brown was stunned and his expression was melancholic. “Mr. Fontbona, Amy, she has been with me since I was young. She is simple-minded and does not know how to seek someone’s favor. I’m afraid... that she doesn’t know how to take good care of you. I’m afraid that she might say the wrong things and offend you. So...”
“If she doesn’t know then learn. My mother spent sixteen million dollars on this marriage. We’ve never spent so much on a single expenditure in the history of the Fontbonas,” Charles said coldly with his eyes lowered.
“Mr. Fontbona, since you’re so disgusted by my presence and our marriage is nothing to you, why don’t you agree to a divorce?” Amy asked tearfully from the hallway outside the living room.
Charles followed the sound and saw her standing by the door. She had cried her eyes swollen. “Do you want to divorce me and leave with some other man?”
“There is no one else! I just don’t want a fake marriage only to be tormented daily. I want my freedom!” Amy demanded as she walked briskly over.
“Arthur! See the guest out!”
“Mr. Fontbona!”
“Mr. Brown, let me repeat myself! My mother paid sixteen million dollars for this marriage. Amy is now my wife and the mother of the next heir to the Fontbona family. If you really want to annul this marriage, then compensate us the sixteen million dollars. I don’t require a cent more. On the day you bring me the money, I will annul the marriage.”
“Arthur!”
The elderly Mr. Brown was wheeled out of the villa by Arthur. chair and be pushed out by the old
Charles grabbed her slender waist and pulled her onto his lap. “Amy Brown, you’d better behave yourself. You should know that my mother paid sixteen million dollars for you and I’d better get our money’s worth!”
“Charles! You... let go of me!”
“No. You’d better calm down. You should know that I always get my way.”
Realizing that even her father could not get her out of the marriage, Amy gave up her hopes of leaving the Fontbona family. She did not know that Linda had paid Lucy sixteen million dollars for her. Even if they could sell the entire Brown Group, it would not get anywhere close to sixteen million dollars.
Perhaps if she could take this marriage seriously and gain Charles’ respect, it could even help her father. Amy made up her mind and began to put all her energy into becoming a dutiful wife.
One day, Amy realized that her menstruation cycle had been late by about three weeks.
Amy froze for a moment when she thought of what Charles had done to her that night. She quickly went to the pharmacy to get a pregnancy test kit. Two bars appeared on the pregnancy test kit and Amy’s initial joy quickly turned into panic.
Two bars! Amy took a deep breath.
She lightly caressed her lower abdomen with her palm as reality began to set in. She now had a Fontbona within her.
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