Chapter 555
Michael observed the happy expression on Sophia’s face and felt happy too. Then, he studied the videos
of the two press conferences Richard had held.
During the first press conference, he looked sorrowful and resigned. However, the twitching of his brows
and the slightly rxed facial lines betrayed his true emotions. He clearly did not suffer from the slightest
bit of grief. Rather, he seemed like he wanted to smile. What a total hypocrite. During the second press
conference, he still had the same sorrowful and guilty look on his face. However, his voice was uptight,
and the corners of his mouth and eyes were trembling slightly. That indicated that he was on the verge of
breaking down. He could explode at any moment but had to hold himself back.
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Right now, the knowledge that his wife had been unfaithful would loom over him every day, leaving him
feeling perpetually disgusted. Even so, he had to be affectionate toward his wife. For a man, that was
extremely cruel. Still, he gets what he deserves!
After the ‘caught in an affair and stripped naked’ incident, X returned to the Harper Family in a grand
manner and continued being the young mistress of the Harper Family. At the same time, she frantically
acquired the odd lots of the Harper Group. Combined with the 12% Sophia had given to her, she soon
saw the Harper Group issuing a public announcement that she had acquired 15% of their shares. Thus,
she became a major shareholder of thepany and joined the board of directors. With that, she
became a pivotal figure within the Harper Group.
Meanwhile, ‘Legend of Fan Lihua’ crashed and burned in the end. The hundreds of millions that were
invested in the movie had gone down the toilet, and the investors suffered a huge loss trying to repay
the debt. Richard had failed to boost ticket sales despite racking his head for ideas. On the 20th day
since its release date, it appeared on several mobile apps where one could watch the movie with a fee.
On the other hand, ‘Doctor Invincible’ was extremely popr. One month after its release, the Cethosian
box office earnings hit 4.5 billion while global box office earnings surpassed 9 billion. It easily entered the
top 100 in box office rankings. Due to that, it became another peak in the acting careers of Taylor Murray
and Ethan Winston. Due to its overwhelming response, its screening was extended for another month—it
was screened in cinemas for two consecutive months.
Soon, the entertainment news revealed that X had signed on to another new movie. Moreover, it
contained many highly erotic scenes. When the news broke out, the entire country was shocked! It was
incredible that the dignified young mistress of the Harper Family had epted a role in a movie with
many highly erotic scenes. In this regard, the Harpers did not ept any interviews from reporters.
The Harper Family’s scandals had be the most discussed gossip among Cethosians. However, the
husband and wife seemed to be in a strong and loving rtionship. Moreover, they constantly showed off
their affection for each other. Everybody wished them happiness on the surface but didn’t know what to
make of them behind their backs. No man could tolerate his woman epting a role in a movie with
highly erotic scenes. Therefore, Richard Harper was truly a man among men! However, after the incident
where X was stripped naked, she had be a popr topic for a while. For some reason,
everybody held a strange interest in her new uing movie, thinking that perhaps she had nothing to
lose anymore.
The Harper Residence, the Edwards residence, and The Imperial could be considered neighbors.
asionally, Sophia would nce in the direction of the Harper Residence curiously when she went out.
Sometimes, she even went so far as to watch them with a pair of binocrs. Ever since X’s return, it
seemed like she could see smokeing out of the roof every other day. Thus, she was curious what
the situation was like inside after all that fighting.
Due to the poprity of the movie, the crew of ‘Doctor Invincible’ was holding arge-scale celebration
banquet. Although Michael was invited to attend, he couldn’t be bothered to go. Since Michael wasn’t
going, Harry didn’t bother to attend either. He would rather stay at home, y games, and pet his cats.
In a blink of an eye, New Year’s Eve rolled around. The most anticipated holiday among the Cethosians
was here. Early in the morning of New Year’s Eve, Michael began preparing to worship his ancestors.
Meanwhile, Sophia was in the kitchen nning for tonight’s reunion dinner. It had been a difficult year,
although it wasn’t as tough as it used to be in the past. Back then, she suffered greatly throughout the
year just to eat one good meal on this day. Even so, the reunion dinner was a meaningful custom and
had to be upheld.
On this day, the snow in Bayside City was as beautiful as ever. Across thends of Cethos, some
families were happy while others were not, and some people were deeply in love while others were
fighting.
Early in the morning of New Year’s Eve, a hugemotion was happening at the Harper Residence.
The reason for that was that Richard, who woke up in a private room of a business club in the arms of a
pair of twin models with 36D busts, received an angry and frantic phone call from Mrs. Harper.
“Hurry up ande back! X, that b*tch! She’s going to be the death of me! I’m so mad!” Mrs. Harper
was so livid that she couldn’t get her words out properly. Guessing that something was wrong, he
practically flew back home. Then, he kicked open the door to their master bedroom like a wild, red-eyed
beast. Ever since the incident, he had not slept in the same bed as X—in his eyes, she was soiled!
At this moment, he nced in the direction of the bed and immediately lost his temper. On the bed of the
master bedroomy his wife, X, and two other naked male models. Inside the room, the smell of sex
still lingered in the air. Scattered across the ground were wine bottles as well as all sorts of unbelievable
garbage and tools left behind from their crazy sexual activities.
“X Huff! You b*tch!” His wife had daringly brought two random men back to the Harper Residence in
an entitled manner. She even slept in his bed. Moreover, she didn’t seem to feel any shame even though
she had been caught having an affair. Under the angry gazes of Mrs. Harper and Richard, she got out of
bed in her birthday suit, unabashedly revealed her body before Richard, and brazenly showed off the
unsightly traces of her love affair.
X tilted her head to the side and looked at the beastly man mockingly. “What? You can y, so why
can’t I? I’m telling you; I’m not just going to y, but I’ll also bring them home to y. What’s it to you?”
“You—” Richard was being cheated on. Thus, he was so furious that he felt lightheaded. Choking on his
rage, it became a string of dry words. “Shameless wench! As the young mistress of the Harper Family,
how dare you—”
Nowadays, she no longer had anything to fear. Leisurely donning a sexy silk chemise, she lit up a
cigarette and exhaled a perfect circle of smoke. Then, she casually shook the ashes onto the carpet and
lifted her enchanting brows slightly, saying, “It’s New Year’s Eve today. I’m going to invite several male
models over to the house to party. You can join us if you like.”
He was rendered speechless by her words. Not long ago, she finally realized that the girl she was in the
past had been stupidly honest. Thus, she underwent aplete change. He fools around outside every
night. What right does he have to criticize me?
Mrs. Harper was so furious that she rushed over to hit X. “You b*tch! You little slut! Get out of here!”
When X saw Mrs. Harper rushing over to hit her, she fought back. Reaching out to stop Mrs. Harper’s
attack, the twodies in the house fought tooth and nail.
X was no longer the same girl she had been in the past. Grabbing Mrs. Harper’s clothes, she tore
them off viciously. Very quickly, both women stood there in their birthday suits. X no longer cared, but
Mrs. Harper still felt ashamed despite her age. Mrs. Harper’s clothes werepletely stripped off of her
in a blink of an eye. Hence, she was crying, screaming, and searching for some cloth to cover herself up
—all at the same time.
Finally, Richard couldn’t stand watching any longer. He fiercely pped X across the face and helped
Mrs. Harper out of the room. After that, he mmed the door behind him, never wanting to see that sight
again.
Meanwhile, X’s voice came out from inside the bedroom. “Richard, you better keep your mouth shut
for the sake of your reputation!”
Richard heard the vicious threat but couldn’t do anything in retaliation. That woman has gone crazy! On
that day, X held a party in the Harper Residence just as she said she would. She invited over a dozen
dodgy men and women over to the house for a sex party. They sat in the living room, flirting, and even
started getting handsy right in front of the Harpers.
As a result, Mrs. Harper was so furious that she fainted on the spot. Hence, Mr. Harper and Richard sent
her to the hospital, and their New Year’s passed gloomily.
As always, the Mitchell Family was enveloped in despair. The Michel Family was being very aggressive
—so much so the Mitchell Family couldn’t stand up against them at all. They were seeking a marriage
between the families to promote cooperation between the families, but the other party simply had no
interest.