Chapter 6
Kaida's eyes looked fierce, as if Ophelia were some terrible villain.
Ophelia thought back to how she used to try so hard to please Kaida, and felt it was both ridiculous and regrettable. Back then, she thought Kaida was just young, rebellious, and didn't know any better - that she'd come around with time.
She never expected that Kaida wasn't rebellious - she was Freya's child!
But she hadn't completely fallen out with Freya yet, and she still hadn't gotten what she wanted, so she held her temper and patted Kaida's head. "Kaida, I was just too angry. I didn't really want to hit Freya. How about I apologize to her?"
While doing so, she pulled out one of Kaida's hairs.
Kaida shoved Ophelia away and shouted excitedly, "You shouldn't have touched Freya! Apologize to her right now!"
Ophelia stepped back, clutching her palm, and sneered, "Why should I apologize to her? She's the homewrecker who destroyed Mom and Dad's marriage."
"Kaida, I've been so good to you all these years. Fine, you don't appreciate it, you're not grateful - but how can you take Freya's side? Has she taken care of you as I have? What makes you like her so much?"
Ophelia had gotten what she wanted. Now she was done pretending. If she wasn't going to be happy, then nobody else would be either.
Freya played the victim. "Ophelia, it's one thing to drag me into your mess with Jeffrey, but how can you drag Kaida into this, too?"
"Kaida may not be your biological child, but you've raised her for half a year. You can't just cruelly throw her away because you want a biological child with Jeffrey."
"I think your paranoia is way too serious!"
Freya's accusations came one after another, and she even got sympathy from the people around them. They started condemning Ophelia: "You're really awful - you're the one in the wrong, and you even slander others so casually."
"Mr. Adams is so unlucky to be married to a woman like you!"
"If it were me instead of the kind Mr. Adams, I would've already called the police to haul you away!"
There was a lot of cursing, while Jeffrey just stood there coldly watching, showing no intention of helping at all.
Ophelia had long been disappointed in him. She just found him disgusting, acting all high and mighty like that.
Jeffrey even spoke up: "Ophelia, as long as you publicly apologize to Freya, I won't hold you responsible."
Ophelia scoffed. "You'll send me to the police if I don't apologize? Jeffrey, I don't have to stay at your company, but I'm definitely taking what's mine."
With that, Ophelia turned and walked into the elevator without looking back.
Call the police?
Would Jeffrey dare?
He was just trying to scare her with that threat, but she wasn't someone who scared easily.
People around them were still defending Jeffrey. "Mr. Adams, you're really too nice. A man building his career can't let a woman hold him back."
"Exactly! You need to teach her a lesson, or she'll just keep being so arrogant!"
Freya walked over to Jeffrey's side and said quietly, "Jeffrey, I actually have an idea."
"Tell me."
With so many people watching, and Ophelia showing him no respect, Jeffrey was furious. He had to teach Ophelia a lesson.
Freya leaned close to Jeffrey and deliberately lowered her voice. After hearing her out, Jeffrey's eyes turned cold. "Ophelia, you're forcing my hand."
Ophelia took the elevator to Jeffrey's office.
The office was spacious. She had specially arranged Jeffrey's desk, while her own workspace only occupied a tiny corner.
She had genuinely believed that as long as Jeffrey succeeded in business, as long as Jeffrey treated her well, she didn't mind suffering a bit.
Then Jeffrey turned into a cheating scumbag.
A spacious office?
She made a complete mess of it, pulling out all the documents she had submitted and the patents she had developed. Originally, she had planned to put two of them under the company's name to boost Jeffrey Technologies' reputation in the industry.
Now?
She printed them all out and put her own name on them.
She also messaged all the business partners she had secured over the years: [I no longer represent Jeffrey Technologies. If anyone is interested in working together, you can contact me directly.]
All the partners gave the same response.
Ophelia left satisfied.
But as soon as she walked out of Jeffrey Technologies' front door, police officers blocked her way.
"Ms. Blake, you're suspected of damaging others' interests and theft. We're legally arresting you for questioning."
Ophelia was instantly furious. "Jeffrey, get out of here! I only took my own things - how is that damaging others' interests or theft?"
She really hadn't expected the scumbag to be so heartless.
Freya slowly walked over in her high heels, her posture now tall and proud like a swan.
Ophelia was disgusted. "This was your idea, wasn't it, you bitch."
"Ophelia, don't assume that verbal abuse is not illegal. There are cameras in the office - don't you know what you did in there?"
Freya's eyes were sharp.
And Jeffrey?
He stood not far behind Freya, holding Kaida, his eyes cold and unfamiliar.
"I only took my own things. Jeffrey, just because I gave you something doesn't mean it's yours. You've been in business so long - how can you not understand such a simple principle?"
Ophelia looked coldly at Jeffrey.
She was running out of patience now. If Jeffrey was going to make things difficult for her and scheme against her like this, then he couldn't blame her for what came next.
But Jeffrey wasn't afraid at all. "You trashed my office and took files worth hundreds of millions of dollars. So why should I show any mercy to you when you're a thief?"
Before Ophelia could say anything, the police had already handcuffed her.
There was no point struggling in front of the police, so she went along with it. But before she could speak, a deep voice came from far to near: "I guarantee with my reputation that Ms. Blake is not a thief."
That was William's voice!
Ophelia was somewhat surprised.
She looked up to see William striding over in a well-fitted suit, followed by several men also in suits.
Jeffrey noticed William, too. He hadn't expected William to speak up for Ophelia. "Mr. Brown, you're here! Why didn't you let me know in advance?"
Jeffrey knew exactly who William was - the current heir of the Brown family, the man ranked number one on the rich list.
A year ago, the contract Ophelia had won, leveraging William's influence, had brought Jeffrey Technologies nearly ten million dollars in revenue.
Knowing William was coming to Jeffrey Technologies, Jeffrey had been working hard to secure a partnership with him. Now that William had come in person, he was thrilled.
But William ignored Jeffrey's words, didn't even glance at Jeffrey. "Everyone in the industry knows Ms. Blake's capabilities. Ms. Blake, Jeffrey doesn't appreciate talent. Why don't you come work at the Brown Group?"