Chapter 438


    Does he think that I am still that weak and helpless woman? Does he think I am still that stupid? What


    makes him think that he can coax me so easily? If that''s what he thinks, I can only say that he


    deserves to be aughing stock.


    “I''m afraid I can''t do that, Mr. Shaw. I came back here to obtain Amaury''s custody, and I won''t hesitate


    to do anything to take him back. Amaury is my child. He''s my flesh and blood. The Shaw family has no


    right to keep him!” I said firmly.


    I went through ten months of difficult pregnancy and pain to bring Amaury to this world. There is no way


    that the Shaw family can take him away from me and stop me from seeing him. They have no right to


    do that to me! If it wasn''t for the Shaw family, Amaury would have already been living with me. We


    would have been happy and content. They were the ones that cruelly tore me away from him and made


    me lose a year with him. No one could swallow such indignity. Not even a saint.


    Lincoln seemed shocked to hear me dering my intention bluntly. However, he soon recovered, and


    his eyes gleamed with devious intentions.


    “You said you came back to fight for Amaury''s custody. What makes you think that I would agree to


    this?” he uttered.


    “I don''t care whether you agree with it or not. No matter what I have to do, I will get Amaury back. No


    one can stop me,” I replied.


    Although Lincoln tried to intimidate me with his tone, I was not afraid at all. The more he threatened


    me, the more I desired to make him worry. It made me want to snatch back Amaury from him even


    sooner.


    “Anna, don''t go too far. I asked to meet with you today to have a chat with you. How dare you n to


    wrench Amaury''s custody from the Shaw family? What makes you think you can go against us?”


    Lincoln red at me. His tone was filled with fury. At the moment, he looked just like when he forced


    me to leave a year ago.


    “The one that has gone too far is the Shaw family. I am no longer the Anna you knew. Your threat no


    longer scares me. I have the power to get Amaury back. Don''t forget, I now have argepany


    backing me!” I replied.


    The Shaw family''s confidence and arrogance came from their prominent status. In the past, I was just a


    girl from the countryside and did not have a way to fend for myself. Thus, I had no choice but to let


    them manipte me.


    However, things had changed. I was no longer the same person, and I would never allow anyone to


    bully me again. Instead, I would make them experience the pain they inflicted on me.


    Lincoln was not stupid. He knew I had changed. Apart from that, he understood that I dared to speak to


    him in such a confident manner because I had powerful support.


    He red at me furiously. After a long while, he finally took a deep breath to suppress his fury.


    “Anna, we were once a family. Do you have toe back and cause chaos? You have gained so much


    in a year. I''m sure you can find a better man to marry and have more children. Besides, Amaury has


    also grown used to living in the Shaw residence,” Lincoln said in a calm tone as if he was trying to talk


    some sense into me.


    However, I would not listen to anything he said. He said that I gained a lot in one year. In actuality, I had


    lost so much more than I had gained.


    I lost the man I love and my child. I suffered every day from separation from Amaury.


    I met Lincoln''s gaze calmly and said in a chilling tone, “Apart from my child, I don''t want anything else!”


    Lincoln scoffed when he saw that his gentle coaxing did not work on me. With his expression darkening


    from fury, he red at me and spat in a threatening tone, “Why are you so determined to fight the


    Shaw family? Do you think you can get your child from us with your current ability? Aren''t you


    underestimating us a bit too much?”


    Facing his wrath, I did not show any fear. After all, I had experienced Lincoln''s heartless actions


    against me before. As such, I had nothing more to fear. It was he who should quiver with fear.


    I smirked and looked at Lincoln confidently. “You can wait and see for yourself whether I have the ability


    to oppose the Shaw family or not. Ourpanies are rivals. I am confident that mypany could


    take over the Shaw family''s asset one day!”


    In truth, I did not have any confidence that I could do that. However, I could not give away any fear or


    hesitation before my enemy. Any doubts would only provide a hint to the enemy of one''s weakness.


    That was something I had learned over the course of this one year, and it had helped me both at work


    and in daily life.


    Lincoln red at me coldly. It seemed he was trying to determine the truthfulness of my statement.


    “You were once Michael''s wife. How could you bring yourself to go against him now?” Lincoln said with


    a stern expression. His tone was even colder than before.


    “It''s all thanks to the Shaw family that I turned heartless. All of you had treated me with cruelty and


    pushed me to this. Why should I care that we were once a family? I shall repay you for your cruelty in


    multifold!” I retorted.


    In the past, Lincoln was my most respected elder. Now, I spoke to him as if he was my enemy.


    When I first came to the Shaw family, Lincoln was like a father to me. I thought that he would always


    treat me with fatherly kindness. However, it turned out that Lincoln only saw me as an outsider. He


    developed a hatred for me after what happened to Josephine.


    “You!” Lincoln mmed his hand on the table and red at me furiously. However, he did not say


    anything else.


    “Mr. Shaw, I have told you all you wish to know. I have to deal with many matters, so I shall take my


    leave now,” I said coldly and stood up. Then, I turned to leave without giving him a chance to say


    anything.


    After walking out of the restaurant, I felt much better than when I walked in. Although I said many harsh


    words, it felt like I had avenged myself.


    Before this, I would never have thought that I was a vengeful person.


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    I drove my car and returned to my apartment. After a shower, Iy on the bed and fell asleep. It would


    be Monday the next day, and I had to continue poaching clients from Michael''spany.


    I knew it would be a tremendously challenging task, but I had to do it. If I wanted to be more powerful, I


    needed to make more effort.


    At midnight, I woke up and could not fall asleep again. With nothing better to do, I turned on myptop


    and examined the client list to pick my next target.


    I had no idea how Nichs did it, but he managed to obtain lists of clients in Michael''spany. These


    lists wereplete and even stated all the details of their coboration.