Chapter 289
“If she still refuses to give in, then let her rot in jail. By then, she’ll be the one crying and begging to get back together. Carter can do whatever he wants with her after that, can’t he?”
Nate felt like a genius-who else could come up with something so perfect?
A faint smile touched Kelly’s lips.
Once Sharon had a criminal record, her life would be ruined. Even joining the Amstern Music Association would be pointless. Who would ever want a woman with a record?
Julliard turned to Carter. “Carter, don’t you think this is a bit… much?”
“A bit much” was putting it lightly-it was downright vicious.
Carter stared into the wine in his glass, his voice calm and detached. “She’s been too arrogant lately. Maybe it’s time she learned the taste of failure.”
Julliard’s tone darkened. “Carter, if you go through with this… you’ll regret it.”
“The one who’ll regret it is her.” Carter’s eyes stayed fixed on the glass. “I’ve let her get away with too much. That’s why she keeps testing my limits. I’ll make sure she understands-without me, she’s nothing.
Nate chimed in, “Exactly. You don’t know how out of line Sharon’s been. She cost Carter nearly a billion in a single deal. If we don’t show her what happens when you challenge capital, she’ll really think she can take us on.”
He turned to Julliard. “Come on, don’t play the good guy here. This is all for Theo’s sake-so he can have a whole, proper family. You’ve heard the saying, right? A starving dog always comes back.”
Julliard said nothing.
His gaze dropped. The light in his eyes dimmed to a low, haunted flicker.
“What?!” Wendy’s face twisted the moment she answered the call. “Why are you shutting down our account? We haven’t violated any platform rules-neither our videos nor our livestreams!”
She, Sharon, and Xavier had just sat down to eat when the call came in.
“Uh… well, the system detected some unusual activity-abnormal follower growth-so we’re suspending the account for now…”
“That’s ridiculous! We didn’t fake anything!” Wendy’s voice rose. “Hello? Hello-?”
But the call had already been cut off.
Moments later, Wendy’s phone rang again-then again and again. Different platforms, same reason. Some vague excuse or another, all ending in temporary bans.
Her expression darkened with each call.
Xavier, who’d heard enough from her side of the conversation, looked up. “Want me to look into it?”
Sharon didn’t answer right away. She stared at a message on her phone screen. “No need. I already know who did it.”
Hearing that, Wendy’s anger only deepened. She could tell-they were being targeted.
“Only one kind of person would stoop this low. We all know who. Sharon was married to Carter for five years. She gave the Biggs family an heir. Even if she didn’t earn their love, she’s paid her dues. Does he really need to crush her like this?”
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But Sharon’s face didn’t change. No surprise. No outrage. Nothing.
Instead, she looked over and offered a quiet reassurance. “Don’t be upset. Isn’t this the meal you’ve been craving for weeks? Eat
it while it’s hot.”
Wendy’s eyes welled with frustration. “I just got word-they’re banning you from every major platform. They even sent out a warning: anyone who dares let you go live is choosing to go against the Hendricks Group! All the fans and attention we worked so hard to build… wiped out by a single order.”
Sharon’s gaze turned as clear and cold as water.
Her eyes rested on the phone in her hand. The name “Julliard” lit up against the screen, reflected in her pupils.
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