Chapter 70 I’ve Taken Photographs...


    Winner was dissatisfied when he heard their father tell Jean Wen that she could leave. He clenched his


    fists and then pointed at Jean before deriding her, "You are just a slutty whore! You had an affair with


    Ethan Lei after getting married to Zed. The words on Weibo may have been posted by us, but that does


    not mean that you are not an adulteress. Do you think that nobody knows that you were with Ethan Lei


    in Kim Vige? I''ve taken photographs..."


    "Winner!" Shirley moaned at Winner. She was livid that he would expose their only leverage.


    He just told Jean Wen about their one advantage over her. Shirley was thinking about using this secret


    against Jeanter. Now Jean knew.


    ...


    When Jean stepped out of the hotel, she was confounded. The Wen family seemed to enjoy getting


    into trouble and then begging for forgiveness. They also took it for granted that each time they ask, she


    would do as she was told. Even though she was no longer legally part of their family, they expected her


    to be filial. Instead of constantly beating and threatening her, could neither of them show her some


    love? Was that too much to ask for? Her heart broke as she thought about her cold family. Tenderly,


    she touched her swollen cheek.


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    When Jean checked the time, she noticed that it was already past eight. She didn''t know she had spent


    such a long time quarreling with them. She raised her hand and hailed a cab.


    Weary from the day''s events, Jean leaned her head against the window of the cab and watched the


    streetmps whiz past. She saw several families on the sidewalk. Some were shopping while others


    were hastily heading home.


    Jean envied the people she saw. After all, they had someone waiting for them at home. She desired


    having what they had. Wouldn''t it be nice to, for once, be with someone who truly loved her.


    For as long as Jean could remember, she had this wish. When she was younger, after her mother died,


    she would be envious of other families. She had seen them everywhere and wanted the joy and


    togetherness that they shared. Jean was at an age when most women would be raising their own


    families. And yet, here she was, all by herself with no one to call family. Even though her mother had


    died, wasn''t she deserving of at least her father''s love?


    She felt as though life had dealt her an unfair hand. ''Never mind. I will just consider myself to be an


    orphan!''


    She finally found the closure she was looking for, albeit it didn''t quite work out the way Jean had


    expected. What Winner had shared a little while ago hade as a bigger surprise for Jean.


    When Ethan Lei arrived at Kim Vige, Jean had finished her work as quickly as possible so that they


    left before anyone saw them. If Winner imed to have photographs of her with Ethan, then he must


    have been at Kim Vige that same day. She thought over that fateful day and wondered how she


    never noticed Winner. Kim Vige was so small that any stranger would stand out.


    If Zed were told this, what would he think? No! She couldn''t take that risk. She had to tell Zed first and


    find a way to exin.


    At the hotel, The entire Wen family sat at the table. Each one stared at the other glumly. All thoughts


    about ordering dinner were forgotten. Eventually, a waiter knocked on the door before entering, "Sir,


    may I take your order now?"


    "Yes, yes. I''m starving." Winner acted like the confrontation with Jean hadn''t affected him. He picked up


    the menu on table as he intended to order.


    "You still have an appetite? Go home now!" Henry was too angry to have dinner. Already in a foul


    mood, Winner''s actions and utter disregard for their troubles displeased Henry even more.


    Winner was dazed for a second. Then he rubbed his stomach and muttered, "It was Jean Wen that


    brought up all this trouble. And we''re getting punished? Why can''t we eat?"


    "Winner!" Joy scolded him at once, "How can you talk to your father like this?" She slyly winked at


    Winner while scolding him. She intended to convey to Winner that he should not provoke Henry.


    But it was toote.


    Henry pped Winner. The sound from the p was so loud that it echoed in the otherwise silent


    room. Henry''s face flushed from the exertion.


    It was the second heavy p that Henry had wielded today. But this time, he wasn''t pping Jean. He


    had hit Winner.


    Winner had been spoiled since birth. He had never been pped by Henry. He was shocked by his


    father''s action. Frozen in ce, he didn''t react for a while.


    Shirley covered her mouth in astonishment. She was too scared to make a sound. Joy was also dazed.


    She trembled.


    The waiter saw the scene and became ufortable. He quietly left the room.


    "Henry, he... Winner didn''t mean to talk like that. Would you ..."


    "Why are you upset with me since Jean Wen made you angry? How can you starve me and even p


    me on the face? I''m done with this!" Winner picked up the ss in front of him and smashed it onto the


    floor. The sound of the ss breaking into pieces was exceptionally sharp. The tea in it sshed


    everywhere.


    "You!" Henry was so infuriated, he was rendered speechless.


    Winner stood and stomped out of the room. The door mmed behind him with such force that it


    rattled the doorway.


    "Don''t evere home if you have the guts! You disobedient son. I raised so many wayward children!"


    "Henry ..." Joy wanted to go after her son but she was afraid that Henry would get angry at her. She


    would have liked to say something nice on Winner''s behalf but feared she would bring him more


    trouble. She nced at the door and started to worry about Winner.


    Shirley didn''t dare to say anything and kept her head down. Henry turned to her and she felt the heat of


    his gaze and looked up. She looked right into her father''s eyes.


    "Dad ..." She called her father gently. The entire time, her heart raced with anxiety.


    "Do what Jean Wen said. Speak with the media and confess to your actions. Clean up your own mess!"


    Unable to bear the disappointment of having raised such troublesome children, Henry left the room.


    Shirley remained stunned in ce. She was so shocked that she didn''t even make a sound for a while.


    "Mom, I... I don''t want to do that!" Shirley cried out, looking anxious. She couldn''t ... she just couldn''t


    admit that the Weibo incident was her fault.


    She knew how harsh public opinion could be. If she assumed responsibility, she would be shamed for


    months! Then, she would be too embarrassed to face people in the future.


    At the moment, Joy could think of no better idea and shook her head. She took a deep breath and then


    followed Henry.


    Shirley saw her mother leave and cried out loud. As soon as she thought about Jean, she got furious


    and tossed the tableware off the table.


    "Jean Wen, I will not let you get away with this!"


    Two dayster, Jean sat at her desk, revising photographs. A female colleague who had been sitting by


    her side suddenly came over.


    She wasn''t able to react until that colleague pointed to the news on the cell phone and said, "Is Shirley


    Wen your younger sister?"


    She paused and looked down at her cell phone. Jean''s eyes widened in surprise when she saw that


    Shirley had admitted on Weibo that she had schemed and used her sister''s ount to post on Weibo.


    Now, public opinion was on Jean''s side.


    Finally, she had been absolved.


    After the surprise wore off, Jean shrugged. She had been used to ignoring those terrible gossips.


    "It turns out we have misunderstood you, Jean. Sorry." The colleague was ashamed about how she


    had behaved with Jean all this time and apologized to her. Instead of returning to her desk after, the


    colleague stood by Jean and thered about how evil Shirley was.


    By the end of the day, almost everyone had heard about Shirley''s confession on Weibo. Jean''s whole


    day had been spent in polite smiles and humble eptance of other''s apologies. At one point, she felt


    as though the whole office had visited her and either apologized or fawned over her for she was Zed''s


    wife and now, Sonny''s apprentice.


    Jean disliked how fickle her colleagues were being. All this while, when they hated her for cheating on


    Zed, Jean had enjoyed peace at the office. No one had disturbed her.


    But now, she couldn''t seem to find the time to work! When she was new at Sonny''spany, Jean had


    wanted to make friends. However, now that she knew what her colleagues were like, she didn''t care


    too much. Eventually, when they saw that she was not interested in anything more than a genial


    conversation, they left.


    The only time Jean seemed to find any peace, was when her colleagues had left for the evening.


    However, she had to workte to make up for lost time at work.


    Alone at thepany, Jean channeled her energy into revising photographs. When she finished, she


    looked at the time and was surprised to see that it was ten o''clock. At the moment, it was pretty quiet in


    thepany. Even a tiny sound could be heard clearly.


    Jean was about to turn off the lights and leave when she heard the sound of a closing restroom door.


    She was dazed for a few seconds. Who else was still at thepany at such ate time?


    Could it be a thief?


    The minute she thought about this, Jean panicked.


    She walked to the restroom as quietly as possible and carefully listened for more sounds. Perhaps she


    had been wrong? When she heard nothing for a while, Jean wondered if she had imagined the sound


    of the closing door. Regardless, her heart pounded in her chest. All kinds of horrific thoughts flooded


    her mind.


    What if it was really a thief, what should she do?


    Jean''s ears pricked as she heard another sound. She could tell that it wasing from the men''s


    restroom. Jean snuck closer to the door and was about to push it. All of a sudden, it was opened from


    the inside. Jean was shocked and found herself unable to move.