Chapter 58
Jeffrey's eyes suddenly turned cold.
Before he could say anything, Freya burst into tears: "Jeffrey, you promised me I was the most precious person in your life. You said you'd be willing to die for me, do anything for me—but how long has it been?"
Freya's voice was loud. Jeffrey noticed her tears and immediately felt irritated. "Can you stop crying? Who I love and who I don't—don't you know that in your heart?"
With that, Jeffrey strode forward, leaving Freya behind.
Watching Jeffrey's retreating figure, the grief in Freya's eyes instantly faded, quickly replaced by a flash of viciousness.
Good thing she had manipulated Jeffrey before and successfully got him to register their marriage.
Otherwise, what would she have?
Jeffrey only took out his phone to call Ophelia after entering the stairwell.
No connection—his number was still on Ophelia's block list.
But he didn't give up and called Ophelia using a different number.
It rang for a long time. Just when Jeffrey thought Ophelia wouldn't answer and was about to hang up, Ophelia's distant voice came through the phone: "Hello, who is this?"
"It's me."
Ophelia immediately recognized Jeffrey's voice.
She was about to hang up when Jeffrey urgently said, "Don't hang up. I'm not calling to give you trouble or say things you don't want to hear."
"Then what do you want to say?"
Since Jeffrey put it that way, Ophelia was actually curious.
Jeffrey's voice carried a hoarse quality. "Ophelia, with everything that's happened, I know it must feel awful being the target of rumors."
"Stop torturing yourself and come back. I'll treat you even better than before." By the end, Jeffrey's tone even carried a hint of pleading.
Ophelia laughed in anger. "What makes you think I'd come back to you? Are you some kind of precious work of art?"
"Jeffrey, listen carefully—I'd rather die than go back to you!"
With that, Ophelia hung up directly.
At the same time, she sent out a message.
[Find whoever's been spreading rumors about me. I want them to pay!]
Bobby was the one who posted the photos that sparked the online comments, but for things to blow up this big, someone else must have been pulling strings. And that person could only be Freya.
William was beside Ophelia right now. He'd heard her phone call and saw her operating her phone.
William stepped closer to her. "Chase will tell me the investigation results soon."
Just as he said that, Chase's call came through.
William put it on speaker. "Mr. Brown, we found out. Many of the online trolls were hired by Freya."
Hearing Freya's name, Ophelia immediately made a call. "Luca, there are negative comments about me online. Collect evidence—I want to sue Freya."
These past few years, she'd looked after Kaida for Freya, serving Jeffrey like a servant. Freya had pretended to use work as an excuse to pull Jeffrey away, including making things difficult for her at work. She was going to settle all these scores with Freya, one by one.
Luca immediately responded, "Ms. Blake, don't worry. I'll get right on it."
Jeffrey Technologies.
When Freya received the lawyer's letter, she froze.
Freya rushed anxiously to find Jeffrey. "Jeffrey, what do I do? Ophelia is suing me."
Actually, going to the legal department would have been faster.
But Jeffrey Technologies was under Jeffrey's control—he had to know about this.
Jeffrey caught the key point, though. "Why would Ophelia sue you? What did you do?"
Freya lowered her head, playing pitifully. "Those things about Ophelia online—I just stirred up public opinion a bit. Then Ophelia collected evidence and wants to sue me. But I did it for you, Jeffrey. I just saw her expose your relationship with me and get tangled up with William, and I couldn't stand it."
Freya raised her hand to wipe her tears, her shoulders shaking.
Jeffrey's face darkened. "How could you do something like this behind my back? Freya, you brought this on yourself, didn't you?"
"But I was thinking of you! I thought if Ophelia couldn't recover, then we could be together, right? Didn't Ophelia also push us into the spotlight when she had someone livestream us?"
"Jeffrey, I just felt it was unfair and wanted to get back at them for us..."
If she hadn't seen the negative news about Ophelia online, how could she have thought of doing something bad?
She'd originally thought Ophelia wouldn't be able to handle the blow, and then she could press her advantage. But what happened? Ophelia sent her a lawyer's letter directly.
Right now, Jeffrey was frustrated and irritated.
Freya cried even louder. "It's all my fault for trying to help and making things worse. If I go to jail, what about Kaida? Now that things have blown up this big, Ophelia definitely won't let me off easily. What if this gets back to your grandfather and parents?"
"Stop crying." Jeffrey scolded in a low voice. He was originally even angrier, but seeing Freya's tears, he couldn't help but soften.
"Fine, I'll handle this. You don't need to worry about it."
Freya had been with him all these years and was his beloved. Now there was Kaida too—he couldn't let Kaida be without a mother.
He definitely couldn't just stand by and watch Freya get into trouble.
Ophelia was in William's car right now.
After coming down the mountain, William asked her, "Are you going home now or to the Smith Group? Though I suggest you go home and rest first."
Ophelia understood what William meant. She smiled lightly. "Life is my own. Should I hide away and not dare to face life just because of what other people say?"
William's lips curved into a deep smile. "That's Ms. Blake for you. Then I'll take you to the Smith Group."
"Okay."
Ophelia nodded.
Soon, William had the driver take the car to the Smith Group.
The moment Ophelia entered the Smith Group, everyone stared at her.
Though they didn't dare say anything to her face.
During the time Ophelia went to the restroom, these people started gossiping: "She really has her methods. Otherwise, how could she have gotten Mrs. Smith's approval?"
"And her collaboration with Mr. Wilson—I think she's really skilled at playing men. Otherwise, how could she have reached an agreement so quickly?"
"And this time, look—William even took her to the mountaintop to watch the sunrise! If she didn't have skills, how could William willingly go along with her?"
"And Jeffrey—she livestreamed and exposed Jeffrey and Freya's affair, but Jeffrey still hasn't sued her. And Ms. Smith—everyone's seen her abilities, yet Ophelia managed to replace Ms. Smith!"
These people's words became more and more excessive. Ophelia in the restroom really couldn't take it anymore and pushed the door open directly.