Chapter 11 All in One Swoop


    “Hah!”


    The directors of Jones Enterprise left hurriedly, leaving behind a warning. “We will settle this score sooner rather thanter!”


    Daniel was pale and dejected. Even Bryan’s parents were sighing repeatedly.


    They knew the kind of man their son was. The moment they saw Bryan and Lena’s reaction upon entering the room, they knew


    what had happened.


    What was Lenapared to Mnie? Lena was merely a girl from the Joneses’ branch family. Hence, it was essential to


    console Mnie.


    Bryan understood the hint from his parents and hurriedly stepped forward to exin. “Mel, please believe me. We didn’t do


    anythingst


    night.”


    Mnie pushed Bryan’s hand away, crying as she attempted to leave. Bryan''s mother held her back, saying, “Sweetie, we''re


    about to hold


    the engagement ceremony. You can’t leave now.”


    “Bryan cheated on me, and he can’t even exin it properly. Are you trying to force me to marry him?”


    Her determined gaze left Bryan’s mother with no argument. She turned away, and in a fit of humiliation and anger, shouted at


    Daniel Jones, “This is all because of your daughter, Lena! She schemed to marry into the Wests. Let me tell you now, that’s


    never going to


    happen!”


    “Don’t jump to usations! You said my daughter schemed this? Exin yourselves!” Lily jumped in to defend her daughter.


    “Hah! Like mother, like daughter, I’d say!”


    The two families went at each other’s throats, and Mnie took the opportunity to leave.


    Unknown to them, everything in the room had been recorded by the hidden camera set up by Annie. It would be all the evidence


    she


    needed to bring down the deceitful couple.


    Just as the engagement ceremony was about to begin at nine o’clock, the guests received a notice-the engagement ceremony


    between the Joneses and the Wests had been canceled.


    “What happened? Wasn''t everything going finest night?”


    “| heard someone saying that Bryan had an affair...”


    As the departing guests contemted, Mnie and Annie sifted through the evidence captured by the camera from the previous


    night.


    Mnie selected several blurry photos and said, “Send these out first.”


    “Only those?” Annie replied, surprised.


    “Why don’t we release the entire video and nail that unfaithful couple? Why leave any room for denial? These pictures aren’t


    clear. They''ll


    surely deny it.”


    “It''s not the right time,” Mnie calmly said.


    “When will it be the right time then?” Annie asked, frustrated.


    “After the way they’ve treated me, | can’t miss the perfect opportunity to expose their wrongdoings and let the world know the


    truth. It’s the only way to make up for these past two years of my life.”


    Mnie leaned in with a sly grin and said, “The day after tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of the West Corp. The Wests are


    inviting almost every influential figure from Harbor City, including the media. That''s when I''ll catch them all in one swoop!”


    After finalizing their ns, Mnie and Annie parted ways. Mnie returned home and was greeted by her mother, Eliza Jones,


    who had rushed back from overseas.


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    Ever since Tyler’s passing, Eliza had been managing the family business single-handedly, all white fending off the power ys


    led by Daniel in the boardroom.


    “| heard about the trouble at your engagement ceremony right after arriving at the venue. Are you alright?” Eliza asked as she


    took the cane from Mnie’s hand, and helped her sit.


    Looking into her mother’s smiling face, Mnie felt an overwhelming surge of courage fill her heart. “Mom, what if | told you that


    I''ve not wanted to get married for a while now?”


    Eliza gazed at Mnie with a loving look and said, “I know my daughter has a good sense.”


    Mnie smiled. She nuzzled her head into her mother’s embrace. A profound sense of maternal love filled the icy void in her


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    “Mel, after what happened today. I’ve decided to let you officially join Jones Enterprise.”


    Her mother’s surprising words made Mnie sit up straight. Her eyes were filled with astonishment as she asked, “Mom, didn’t


    Dad''s will state that | shouldn’t be involved in thepany?”


    When her father passed away, he left a will explicitly forbidding Mnie from participating in thepany’s affairs. Over the past


    few years, Mnie had tried to offer her help several times, but her mother had consistently refused.


    To her amazement, her mother was now voluntarily granting permission.


    Eliza gently caressed Mnie’s long hair, her eyes glimmered with pride. “My dear Mnie, you’ve grown up.”


    Mnie grasped her mother’s hand firmly and said, “Mom, rest assured. With me around, you won''t have to carry the burden


    alone.”


    Tears welled up in Eliza’s eyes. She never wanted her daughter to be caught up in the storm.


    After the heartfelt moment, they each retreated to their rooms for the night.


    Behind her closed bedroom door, Eliza stood before a photograph of Mnie’ste father, whispering, “Some things are written


    in her destiny, and there’s no avoiding them. If those peoplee looking for her in the end, you won''t me me, will you?”