Chapter 274


    Moses paused for the slightest moment and said cautiously, "If you do that, then the Bailey family..."


    "This is the price that they have to pay. Isn’t Josephine a good actor? She shouldn’t have let me find


    out that she was acting this whole time," Theodore said as his expression turned livid and the smile


    he had disappeared.


    Then, Moses immediately took action, and he quickly left the room. He was worried that he would


    see Theodore even more agitated if he stayed any longer.


    The office fell back into silence after the door was shut. The sun rays shone on Theodore’s body,


    but it could not sweep away his depressed feeling.


    Perhaps to him, he might never experience warmth in his life ever again.


    He had pushed the love of his life away with his own hands, and she would nevere back.


    At the same time, Josephine was getting her treatment done at a salon, and she had no idea about


    the storm that wasing.


    After she got home, she immediately sensed that the atmosphere at home was different from usual.


    Her father couldn''t help sighing as she walked past, so she asked him, "Dad, what''s wrong?"


    "What happened between you and Theodore? Why did he remove all the funds?" Her father,


    Jefferson, was furious when he heard her voice.


    When he first knew that Josephine had be a couple with Theodore, he was ted. He felt that


    the Bailey family could seize the opportunity to finally achieve new heights in their business. For the


    past seven years, he had gained a lot of advantages from it, which made him even believe very


    firmly that Josephine would one day marry Theodore.


    However, with the current situation, all the deals were called off, and they refused to negotiate even


    if Jefferson paid them to.


    Josephine couldn’t take the news. "How is this possible?" Previously, Theodore had already told her


    that he would work with her family.


    Why was he acting this way?


    "See for yourself!" Jefferson threw all the documents at her. She looked at the papers in disbelief.


    She didn''t know much about the business side of things, but the losses were very severe.


    "No way, he promised to help me. I''ll go talk to him." She couldn'' t believe what was happening, and


    she left the ce immediately.


    Truth be told, she had been walking on edge all these years in order to better her family, so that one


    day, they could be proud of their achievements. If the Bailey family was to fall now, she would be left


    with nothing,


    Then, Josephine sped all the way to the Godfrey Group. The receptionist didn''t stop her as she had


    been there before, and she arrived at Theodore''s office quickly.


    "Theodore, why did you do this?" Josephine couldn''t suppress her anger andshed out at him at


    once, showing her dissatisfaction.


    He was facing the window until he heard her voice. Then, he turned back to face her with a sharp


    re.


    She was rmed by his gaze and she stammered, "Theodore, why are..." He was acting very


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    However, she could not finish her sentence no matter how hard she tried. He was like a ferocious


    tiger and she was just a meekmb waiting to be ughtered.


    "What about me? Hmm?" His cold, hard voice echoed throughout the office, and the atmosphere


    was very cold.


    Hence, she could feel the fear from the bottom of her heart.


    "No... Nothing... Can I please know why you backed out of all the deals with the Bailey family?"


    "Because I said so. Do you have any other opinions?" Theodore said with a snicker, and his eyes


    shed dangerously.


    Josephine didn''t expect him to answer so frankly. She swayed coyly and she put on a pitiful face,


    "Can I know why?"


    "Go take a look at the documents on the coffee table. You''ll understand why soon." Hee gestured at


    the documents on the desk.


    She looked over at the table stacked with papers.


    "What is all this?"


    "Take a look." His expression suddenly changed, and he seemed even colder than usual.


    Without looking at them, she could tell that it was nothing good.


    Then, she picked up the documents and saw that everything printed on them was about Everleigh''s


    incident seven years ago. How she lost consciousness, and how she was brought away was clearly


    stated.


    Josephine felt like all the blood in her veins had frozen solid, and her trembling hands couldn''t hold


    onto the papers anymore. They scattered everywhere on the floor.


    Theodore''s eyes were like burning torches as his gaze pressed against her neck like a de. She


    felt as if he was an executioner waiting for amand.


    "Have you read it?"


    "No... Theodore, I would never do such a thing. You have to believe me. This is all false. Why would


    I do it?" Tears poured down her face as she clutched onto his hand so tightly with both hands that


    red marks appeared.


    Meanwhile, he was still staring at her with an indifferent expression and he seemed uninterested in


    her act.


    Then, he stretched out his hand and grabbed hold of her neck. His pupils dted in anger, and that


    terrified her. "Josephine Bailey, I never knew you were such a natural at acting. You''ve been by my


    side for seven years, and you could have gotten an award for your acting skills."


    She was choked until her delicate face turned red. She no longer looked like the epitome of grace


    and elegance, and all she could do was to beg for forgiveness.


    All of a sudden, he let go of her, causing her to fall onto the ground. Josephine was panting


    profusely and she could really feel death knocking on her door at that moment. Then, she looked up


    at him, "Why can''t you believe that I didn''t do it?"


    "Believing in you has made me hurt Everleigh very badly. With all the evidence in ce, how dare


    you still lie to me? I finally know why she treated you this way. Honestly, you really don'' t deserve to


    be treated like a human at all." Theodore looked down at her with hatred in his eyes. He clenched


    his fists and cracked his knuckles.


    It seemed that he was hesitating on whether to kill her or not.


    She was startled and lowered her head. She wondered why he had reinvestigated the incident


    seven years ago out of the blue.


    "Because of me, your family has reached ces you never even dreamed of, but I''ll have you know


    that your family is nothing without me behind you. Little by little, I’ll take back what you have. Wait,


    for tomorrow brings even more surprises."


    Josephine''s eyes widened at his words. She grabbed his hand and cried, "Theodore, for all those


    years we''ve been together, show mercy on us. Don’t do it, okay?"


    "You should’ve thought about how helpless Everleigh was that night. Nothing has really happened


    to your family just yet, but you''re already so afraid. What about her?" He squatted down. For a split


    second, he really wanted to let her experience what Everleigh had been through.


    She looked at the man in front of her with disbelief as tears covered her face.


    "You..."


    "Go back and wait for what’sing next." He waved his hand, asking her to leave.


    Thus, she didn''t dare to stay further. She was afraid that if she really angered him, the


    consequences would be too much for her to bear.


    He smiled. He couldn''t wait for the next day toe.