The next morning, before I even reached my office, photos and videos of the Blackwell family kneeling at the Reid mansion gates
had gone viral.
Headlines grew increasingly sensational:
#SHOCKING: Tycoon Calvin Blackwell Kneels with Parents, Ex–Wife Shows No Mercy#
#Yesterday’s Billionaire Boss, Today’s Disgraced Beggar#
#Who is the Mysterious Reid Heiress? What Makes Her So Untouchable? #
The comment section was filled with mockery and cheers:
[Justice served! Let’s see how that cheating Calvin Blackwell acts high and mighty now!]
[He DESERVES this! Should’ve thought about the consequences before betraying his wife!]
[I hereby declare Ms. Reid my new idol! Beautiful AND badass!]
The fire quickly spread from the internet to reality-
Suppliers who had once sucked up to the Blackwell family overnight became their worst enemies, showing up at their doorstep
demanding payment.
Banks caught wind of the situation and immediately froze Blackwell’s accounts, demanding early loan repayments.
More people began treating the harassment of the Blackwell family as a way to curry favor with us.
Sitting in my office, listening to my assistant’s reports of the Blackwell family’s increasingly miserable circumstances, I remained perfectly calm.
It was all expected.
While Calvin was drowning in problems and despair, Naomi Winters emerged as his steadfast companion.
She wore a simple white dress, carried a vegetable basket, and entered the shabby rental apartment where Calvin had been forced to
relocate.
She brought out her meager savings, tenderly caring for Calvin’s family’s daily needs.
Facing a broken Calvin, she embraced him gently:
“Calvin, don’t be afraid. Even if the whole world betrays you, I’ll stay by your side.”
Calvin was moved beyond words. He clutched Naomi desperately, as if she were some divine savior sent to redeem his broken soul:
“Naomi, meeting you is the luckiest thing that’s ever happened to me.”
“Violet Reid is a venomous, black–hearted witch. She can’t compare to your little finger!”
“Don’t worry–when I rise again, I’ll lay the whole world at your feet!”
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Rise again?
Not going to happen.
Naomi’s “friend in need” performance quickly won her Calvin’s complete trust.
He handed over the company’s remaining liquid assets account to her management.
He even revealed his core project data–his last hope for a comeback–to her without reservation.
Then, on an ordinary afternoon, everything changed-
Naomi transferred all the money from the account, packaged and sold Calvin’s project data to competitors.
She even remembered to process her withdrawal from the university.
Then she vanished.
By the time Calvin discovered the empty account and leaked business secrets, it was too late.
His father, upon hearing the devastating news, suffered a severe stroke on the spot, collapsing with facial paralysis and was rushed
to the intensive care unit.
His mother completely broke down, crying hysterically in the hospital corridor.
Calvin reported the theft to the police like a madman.
They quickly apprehended Naomi at the airport as she attempted to flee.
But the several million dollars she had embezzled had already been transferred overseas in batches, impossible to recover.
In court, Naomi cried theatrically, claiming temporary insanity and begging Calvin’s forgiveness.
Ultimately, she was sentenced to prison for commercial fraud and leaking business secrets.
I heard that Calvin used his last remaining connections and funds for one purpose only:
To ensure that the prison inmates would give his once–beloved Naomi a proper “welcome.”
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