Chapter 7: Punishment of the Mistress

I shrugged my shoulders.

Roderick was always so proud. How could he tolerate Lindsay's incessant deceit? He shot Lindsay a cold glance, a stark contrast to his usual gentle demeanor.

Lindsay met his eyes and urgently grabbed his arm when she explained, "It's not what you think. That woman in the video isn't me. It was Elaine! She has always wanted to get me away from you! Roderick, don't you believe me?" Standing beside me, Roderick could see the woman in the video clearly. The woman in the video was none other than Lindsay. With such strong evidence, he had finally seen through Lindsay. He violently shook off her arm, his voice cold as he spat out the words. "Get out! I don't want to see you again."

Lindsay lost her balance and fell to the ground, staring blankly at Roderick. This was the first time he had spoken to her in such a harsh tone, telling her to leave. Tears began to well up in her eyes, and she was ready to start her act of misery. Unfortunately for her, I had no intention of watching the drama unfold, so I walked up to her, looking down at her. "Lindsay, for years I've tolerated you, only because Roderick said you were the sister he had to take care of."

"From the time we started dating, you always tried to join our dates. Plus, you always claimed the gifts I gave Roderick as your own and actually attended various events with him as his companion!"

"I took Roderick to meet my mother, and you called him away over minor issues. You pretended to be sick, pulling him away from my side time and again!"

"You cut your finger deliberately, so Roderick would come for you even on our wedding day."

"Lindsay, do you think this is what a sister would do? Don't you feel any shame? If you wanted to be Roderick's wife, well, now I've made it easy for you, because we've already broken up!"

The crowd was in an uproar. I hadn't wanted to make a fuss, but she had to pick a fight with me today. People's accusatory voices about Lindsay kept reaching her ears. "My goodness. How can Miss Butler be such a person!"

"She's nothing short of a mistress, isn't she? So shameless."

"She's always beautiful and elegant in public. Who would have thought she would be contemptible?"

"She caused them to break up, and she still had a nerve to make a scene here!"

I turned around, meeting Roderick's apologetic gaze. I chuckled softly, "Roderick, you're no better than her. Stop looking at me like that."

He was taken aback.

"Over these six years, you've hurt and neglected my feelings again and again for your beloved 'sister'. You even left me at our wedding. Now you claim you want to make amends. Do you think you're so considerate, huh? Don't flatter yourself. You and Lindsay deserve each other. You are both just shameless."

With that, I walked away with relish before he could respond.

What should have been a fine banquet turned into a joke. After that day, Lindsay became a laughingstock in the entire circle.

I'd caused quite a bit of trouble for the company, even causing a scene at the Bessemer family banquet, so the next day, when Mr. Micah called me into his office, I was prepared to be fired. But to my surprise, Mr. Micah said, "Elaine, would you like to go abroad with me to develop your career?"