When Your Cheating Husband's Dream Become Your Divorce Evidence novel Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

The third day was Saturday. Marcus claimed he had client meetings-really going to play house with Rain.

I acted like I bought his lies and watched him drive off.

Then, as CEO of Hartwell Industries, I called an emergency board meeting.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I have an announcement.” I stood at the head of the conference table, my voice cold and commanding.

“Effective immediately, all Hartwell Industries partnerships with Zenith Tech are terminated.”

The board members exchanged confused glances. Zenith Tech was Marcus’s company.

“Vivian, why the sudden change? Zenith’s been a valuable partner,” one director asked.

“Because their CEO, Marcus Zenith, has serious character issues,” I said icily. “His values don’t align with Hartwell Industries’ standards.”

“But breaking contracts this suddenly will mean penalty fees…”

“I’ll cover the penalties,” I said without hesitation. “This is about principles. No compromises.”

After the meeting, I immediately contacted several other major clients of Marcus’s company.

Using Hartwell Industries’ influence and my network, I quickly planted seeds of doubt about doing business with Marcus.

By afternoon, Marcus’s phone was blowing up with panicked calls from clients.

I sat at home sipping tea, listening to him frantically taking calls on the balcony.

“Mr. Parker, why the sudden contract termination? Our partnership’s been solid…”

“Mr. Rodriguez, is there some misunderstanding? We can negotiate pricing…”

“Mr. Thompson, please reconsider-our company depends on this project…”

Watching him scramble filled me with satisfaction.

That evening, Marcus came home looking defeated and stressed.

“Babe, I ran into some work issues today.” He tried to act strong in front of me.

“What happened?”

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“Several major clients suddenly want out of their contracts. I have no idea why.” He rubbed his temples in frustration.

“Think a competitor might be sabotaging you?” I suggested innocently.

“Maybe…” His eyes flashed with suspicion. “A few companies have been trying to poach our business lately.”

He still has no clue his real enemy is sitting right next to him.

“Don’t stress about it. We’ll figure something out.” I comforted him gently. “Worst case, my family can help out.”

Chapter 4

Marcus looked at me gratefully. “God, I’m so lucky to have you. I don’t know what I’d do without you.”

Fake as hell!

If I’m so great, why the hell are you cheating on me?

But he wouldn’t be saying that much longer.

Early the next morning, my phone rang.

It was Rain Sullivan.

“Mrs. Hartwell, I need to talk to you.” Her voice

oice was shaking.

“Sure, let’s meet somewhere.” I kept my tone neutral.

An hour later, we met at a quiet café.

Rain was wearing loose maternity clothes, her face pale and eyes red-clearly she’d been crying.

“Mrs. Hartwell, I know you probably already know the baby is Marcus’s.” She could barely get the words out.

alinata no anger or shock.

I stared at her silently, showing

This made her even more nervous.

“I didn’t mean to wreck your marriage.”

“He told me he didn’t love you, that you were just married on paper…”

“What else did he tell you?” I asked flatly.

“He said your marriage was just for business, no real feelings…” Her voice got smaller and smaller.

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