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<b>“</b>When<b>you’ve</b>yed yourself, don’te crying to me,<b>”</b>Cyril dismissed without even looking up from his work.<b>“</b>Now if that’s all<b>,</b>get out and stop bothering me.”
Jonathon had reached his limit. Since Cyril refused to help, he’d take matters into his own
hands.
<b>“</b><b>Just</b>you wait and see. I’ll turn this around and unlike<b>you</b><b>,</b>I’ve got nothing<b>to</b>hide all<b>these</b>years<b>.</b>I’ll dig up dirt on you!” Jonathon dered as he stormed<b>off</b>, determined<b>to</b>uncover Cyril’s supposed misdeeds.
But Cyril made no attempt to stop him, confident of his spotless history with Sylvia over their years of marriage. Her divorce request had shocked him enough without Jonathon’s
<b>antics</b>.
That afternoon, Jonathon issued a public statement stubbornly refusing to apologize and using Sylvia of equally shady behavior–how else could she have obtained so much evidence against him?
The absurd excuse earned him another barrage of outrage. People now attacked both Jonathon and hispany without restraint. Conscious consumers even boycotted his products.
Still undeterred, Jonathon hired a private investigator to tail Sylvia. But after considerable pressure and expense, the detective only confirmed her routine of home, work and asional mundane errands these past years, devoid of any scandalous entertainment.
Jonathon was baffled. How could someone live such an abnormally uneventful personal life?
Just then, he received an unexpected call from Bonnie. “I can help get what you want on Sylvia<b>if</b>you’re behind those online posts. Want to hear my idea<b>?</b>”
Jonathon nearly dismissed Cyril’s sister given her dodgy track record abroad that he’d tactfully overlooked out of brotherly loyalty. However, Bonnie clearly shared his resentment of Sylvia. With no dirt from the investigator<b>,</b>perhaps she could provide ammunition against<b>his</b><b>sister</b>–inw<b>.</b>Jonathon recorded the<b>call</b>just in case before responding.
“What have<b>you</b>got? Cyril wants me to apologize to Sylvia after the fallout, but I’ve endured<b>public</b>outrage these past days tailing his wife only to find she’s led an utterly dull<b>life</b>centered around him. Yet you want to target her? Quite interesting given she’s treated<b>you</b>well enough.”
Bonnie scoffed as though he’d said something ridiculous. “Treated me well? If so, she
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wouldn’t have exposed me and earned Cyril’s rebuke. I’m offering to help since I know you<b>have</b>evidence<b>too</b>. But<b>if</b>not, no need to continue this chat<b>.</b><b>”</b>
Jonathon itched to y Bonnie’s words for Cyril. If he heard his own sister, he’d surely flip the table in outrage. How could siblings of the same family differ so drastically<b>?</b>Cyril built<b>his</b>career while the only notable thing about his sister was herck of any redeeming quality.
“Using your brother’s gun I see. But I understand your implication dear sister, no need to speak in riddles<b>.</b>I’m not stupid to miss your meaning<b>.</b>” Jonathonzily rebutted.
Flustered at being seen through, Bonnie gritted her teeth<b>.</b>“So do you want the evidence or not<b>?</b><b>I’ll</b>give it<b>to</b>someone else if not.
Eager to<b>cut</b>to the chase, she pressed Jonathon for a clear answer. Either he wanted her ammunition against Sylvia or they had nothing more<b>to</b>discuss.
<b>“</b>Show me first<b>.</b><b>If</b>it’s useful<b>I’ll</b>take it, otherwise don’t me me for not warning you. Digging up dirt on Sylvia is pointless once she gets pregnant. Don’t drag me into your schemes.<b>”</b>Jonathon cautioned.Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved.
Bonnie scoffed again at his cowardice before hanging up and sending over a file of photos. But Jonathon’s brows furrowed when he opened it. His intelligence felt insulted.
The images only showed Sylvia chatting innocuously with strangers<b>in</b>public, likely staged. Nothing remotely scandalous. Were all the brains in the family inherited by Cyril while Bonnie got only an empty shell?
Jonathon swiftly deleted the useless pictures. But first he could show them to Cyril.