Chapter 48\u00a0<\/p>\n
Antonio snorted and strode into Bethany\u2019s office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBeth, why are you doing this? Dariel is my nephew\u2013in\u2013law. Can\u2019t you rethink your decision for my sake?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany pressed her lips into a faint smile. \u201cUncle Antonio, I\u2019ve already been quite considerate. I warned Dariel a week in advance. Besides, the last time we had trouble with Noah, the public outcry that followed was entirely due to our problematic\u00a0<\/p>\n
security.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA replacement was already hired and will start work tomorrow. He\u2019ll completely overhaul our company\u2019s security procedures and systems. Once the SOPs are established, we\u2019ll make sure every branch follows suit. Of course, proper training will be arranged before implementation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Antonio went silent for a moment, then scoffed. \u201cBeth, are you deliberately making things hard for me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany kept smiling. \u201cUncle Antonio, do you want to see the company sink? I believe we should get rid of nepotism inside the company, just like how you cleared out my dad\u2019s old subordinates back then. Don\u2019t you agree?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Antonio was rendered speechless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With a cold sneer, he left the office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Both of them knew that Dariel\u2019s dismissal was only the beginning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Antonio feared that bigger changes were coming. Thus, it was time to call a meeting with the minor shareholders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gary scolded Leo and told him to apologize to Bethany.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leo\u2019s already sparse guilt disappeared entirely after the scolding. \u201cI won\u2019t apologize! You might as well break my leg! Then, I won\u2019t have to go to school this semester!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gary pampered Ella to the extreme, but was much harsher with Leo. He whipped out his belt, intending to hit Leo with it, but Diana stopped him short.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She shot Leo a look before saying, \u201cLeo, if you have nothing else to do, just go to school. Gary, Leo is 20 years old, not three. You\u2019ll hurt his pride like that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHis pride is the least I care about!\u201d Gary\u2019s chest rose and fell with anger. \u201cTell me what are we supposed to do about Bethany?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silas had called to demand accountability, Gary couldn\u2019t just do nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana, who had initially felt guilty, began to resent Bethany after all this fuss. She wondered what she\u2019d done to Bethany in a past life to deserve this mess.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGary, I\u2019ll talk to Beth, alright?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana clenched the phone and called Bethany again. This time, Bethany finally answered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHello, Beth. Where are you? Have you eaten?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany was uncomfortable with the pleasantries and bluntly said, \u201cSay what you want to say. There\u2019s no need to beat around the bush.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana stiffened, then said, \u201cBeth, Silas told us about you being locked in the attic and questioned us about it. I believe it was the doing of a malicious maid. This has nothing to do with Leo. Your dad thinks it was Leo who did it, though. He even tried to beat Leo up just now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBeth, can you talk to Silas for us?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany quietly listened to all of this and stared at the water in her cup as it cooled. \u201cMom, what if I say no?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana\u2019s kind tone immediately turned cold. She snapped, \u201cBethany, as an older sister, you should be more understanding of Leo and of me, too. I kept quiet when you acted up against Gary yesterday, so why do you have to act like this with me now?\u201d Bethany didn\u2019t cry. Instead, she smiled faintly. After all, she wasn\u2019t surprised by Diana\u2019s reaction at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, I know Leo locked the door, and I have no intention of forgiving him. Ever since I was little, I\u2019ve known that you\u2019re biased. Even though I\u2019m your daughter, you clearly favor Ella more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandpa told me that it\u2019s because you had to adapt to this new family, but I know that\u2019s not true. Too many things have proven to me that because my dad died, my mom will never favor me again. I\u2019ve come to accept this fact calmly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you can\u2019t twist the truth. You can\u2019t hurt me and expect me to forgive you all after. Sorry, but I can\u2019t bring myself to do that. Tell Gary I don\u2019t want his apology because I won\u2019t forgive him either.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a pause, Bethany said softly, \u201cAnd from today on, we are no longer family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The former pushover was now going to live for herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without waiting for Diana to speak, Bethany hung up and blocked the entire family. From now on, there was no need to stay in touch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 49\u00a0<\/p>\n
A Mix-up Made Me His Enemy\u2019s Woman 48 Chapter 48\u00a0 Antonio snorted and strode into Bethany\u2019s office.\u00a0 \u201cBeth, why are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-mix-up-made-me-his-enemys-woman-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19936\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}