Chapter 1601


    Trevor let out a sigh, “Look, he probably fooled you.


    “Wh-What do you mean?” Chris’s wife thought her lie had been exposed, her voice trembling.


    Trevor pulled out his phone and scrolled through the photo album before handing it over to her. “When


    Ste discovered that he embezzled money from thepany, she considered he might have his


    reasons, so she took the trouble to check the flow of funds in his ount. Turns out, most of his money


    went to this woman. He even spent two million dors to buy her a property that’s less than a kilometer


    away from your ce.”


    Chris’s wife looked at the photo of the young and attractivedy and instinctively denied the allegation,


    “This can’t be true. You’re making things up!”


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    Trevor remained calm, “Almost all of his friends know about this woman. If you don’t believe me, you


    can take her photo and ask around.”


    The woman was still doubtful when her daughter suddenly spoke up, “That’s Cassie.”


    Chris’s wife was taken aback, “What did you say?”


    The little boy quickly covered his sister’s mouth.


    The woman’s heart sank. She suppressed her anger and asked in a low voice, “Do you two know her?”


    The boy hesitated for a moment and whispered, “Dad took us to Cassie’s ce to y, but he told us


    not to tell you.”


    The little girl chimed in, “Cassie’s ce is so much fun. Her cooking is even better than yours, Mom.


    And she’s prettier than you, too. Dad said he wants her to be our new mom.”


    The woman’s face turned ashen. She staggered to her feet and started to stumble out. The two


    children ran after her, still unaware of what was happening, “Mom, when is Dading back? I want


    him to take me to Cassie’s ce to y.”


    The woman’s finger trembled at the sound of that. She pushed her children away as she said, “Go


    away! Don’t follow me! Find that woman if you want her to be your mom so bad!”


    The children fell to the ground, crying. Their mother did not spare them a nce and left.


    Darcie’s face darkened, “Trevor, did you have to say something like that in front of the children?”


    Trevor looked at her calmly, “I didn’t expect the children to have met the woman.”


    “Chris’s actions are shameless, but you should at least leave him some dignity in front of the kids! Have


    you thought about what would happen to their family once his wife discovered he was cheating on her?


    Why would you want to break up their marriage and push them to the point of no return?”


    Trevor’s eyes grew cold, ‘He embezzledpany property to support his mistress. Why are you


    condemning me when he’s the one to me? Darcie, you’ve been in this business for so many years.


    Why would you sumb to doing charity work?”


    Darcie seethed with anger, “I’m the founder of The Velvet. Despite it being a charitable act, it holds


    significance to me.”


    “Without the Saun family’s connections, how could you have built it up in such a short time?” Trevor


    said as he looked at her in disdain. “Moreover, Ste owns the store now.


    Anything that goes on in there has nothing to do with you anymore.”


    “You-” Darcie’s eyes welled up with tears, her voice trembling uncontrobly. “What do you mean by


    that? Are you saying I married your father just for the reputation of the Saun family?”


    Wenham asked Trevor toe and deal with Chris’s family, not fan the mes with his own family.


    After being silent for a while, Wenham quickly raised his voice to reprimand his son upon seeing the


    commotion,” Stop with all your nonsense. How dare you argue with your stepmother?”


    No matter how rebellious Trevor was in the past, he always spoke with respect toward his elders. This


    was the first time he had ever gone head-to-head against Darcie. His recklessness surprised Wenham.


    Ultimately, Wenham could only try to smooth things by saying, “Don’t mind him, Darcie.


    He must’ve been drinking beforeing home.”


    This light-hearted and nonchntment disappointed Darcie immensely.


    She withdrew her hand and said hoarsely, “I know that all of you see me as an outsider. Being a


    stepmother is difficult enough. What a biological mother does, I have to do a hundred times more to


    prove my worth. It’s just something I have to endure.”


    Wenham stepped forward andforted her. “We’re all family, Darcie. Trevor didn’t mean what he


    said. Please don’t overthink it.”


    Darcie pursed her lips and took two steps back to avoid Wenham’s touch, “Would you still be this


    lenient if he had talked back to Freesia like this?”