He really didn't care about me at all. Richard was silent for a moment.

He said, "This time it was just an accident. I will never look for a woman again. Don't touch Afro. She’s innocent. I will give you everything you want in the future, except feelings."

I was stunned and my ears were like thunder. He was not unchaste, but he had not met someone worthy.

At that time, he had met his true love, so he would do whatever it took and lost his principles.

Three years of marriage, after all, I was wrong. After thinking for a night, I withdrew the case.

My half-brother became the general manager of the company. I, the deputy general manager, was nominally half a level higher than him, but my father had already begun to train him to take over various activities of the company.

I couldn't act on impulse. Lawrence was built by my grandfather and my mother had given away half of it. I had to keep his hard work.

At night, Richard did not come back and I received a video sent by Afro.

Under the dim light, Richard held his wrist and put down his latest Patek Philippe, with a doting and affectionate look in his eyes.

"Little rascal, don't mess around anymore. What if I hurt you? I'll feel bad. No matter what happens, just leave it to me."

Listening to Richard's low and soft voice, a feeling of suffocation came over me.

"Richard, I broke into your house and beat her up on purpose. I just wanted you to see the truth. Who do you really love?"

"After all, even I mentioned that I beat her up, I know that you will protect me and settle it for me. You should be smart and take the initiative to divorce so you can get out of the Hyes Family."

The person on the other side was arrogant and complacent.

I had already prepared myself mentally, thinking that I had more a support. However, when I heard Afro's naked declaration, I couldn't stop the pain in my heart.

I picked up the strong liquor in front of me and drank it in one gulp. Since I entered Lawrence's at the age of 18, in order to gain a foothold, I drank ten glasses of brandy and a bottle of Lafite at a time.

I was hospitalized for three days due to gastric bleeding. After being discharged from the hospital, I still drank with a group of men.

Since I married Richard, he didn’t let me drink wine and said, "Drinking is a man's thing. I will drink it from now on."

At that moment, I had expectations for business marriage. Perhaps, the husband chosen by my father for me would be my lifelong support. I also knew that he was a decent person with good self-control and behavior. He should not be a womanizer.

Tears mixed with strong liquor went down my throat and the burning heart hurt even more. In a trance, I pulled a man next to me and angrily questioned him, "Why? Why do you bully me like this?"

That day, I held him tightly and refused to let go. When I woke up again, I was lying on the big bed in my only small clothes and there was a sound of running water in the bathroom.

The tall figure was cast on the frosted glass and when I was going to move, my lower body was slightly painful. My heart trembled and I quickly bent down to pick up the clothes and put them on.

I walked towards the door with my back hunched. While I was walking to the door, I paused, took out a stack of money and put it on the coffee table. I left the room decisively.

Just as I let out a sigh of relief, my father called me, "Tomorrow is your aunt, Luna's 50th birthday. I need to discuss something with Richard. Ask him to go home."

I thought for a moment and called Richard. There was a burst of laughter from the other side, "Husband, I want you to feed me! Is it that the old woman?"

Richard's low laugh came, "Be nice, just one minute."

I took a deep breath and pretended not to hear, "Richard, go back to the old house tomorrow. It's Luna's birthday and dad asked you to go home."

The sound on other side hummed, "I will prepare a gift and pick you up at six o'clock tomorrow night."

After that, the phone was hung up with a snap. I could imagine the scene of Afro pestering Richard to feed her with a sweet smile.

Looking at the bruise on my arm, I suddenly felt a sense of revenge. I sighed dejectedly after a moment.

The next day, I prepared everything and put on light makeup to improve my complexion. At six o'clock, Richard was nowhere to be seen and could not reach.

After several times, I left her a message and went over first. I brought the gifts to the old house and found that the guests were all there.

Seeing that I was alone, my father said dissatisfiedly, "Where is my son-in-law? So many guests are here, why don't you come with him?"

Luna Ortish glanced at me lightly, "Ronald, don't embarrass Quinni. With her stubborn personality, it's normal that your son-in-law doesn't like to come with her." She raised her wrist unconsciously, revealing the eight-treasure imperial green bracelet.

I couldn't help but shrink my eyes. That was my mother's dowry and it was custom-made by my grandfather from a foreign master.

My father showed a little impatience, "Call him and make sure he’s coming."

I lowered my eyebrows and head, as I was about to perfunctorily pass it over. The next second, there was a noise outside the door. I looked up and saw Richard in a white suit and red bow tie at the door.

Meanwhile, Afro Cartier, who was next to him, was wearing a white dress.

If someone didn’t know him, they would most probably think that this was his wedding day.

My heart tightened. That day was the Lawrence Family's banquet and he actually brought Afro to the door. This was openly trampling on my face. Someone nearby started to whisper.

"Boss Hyes turns to bring his young mistress to his father-in-law's house, what a fantastic night!"

"Who let him be the richest man? When the Lawrence Family tried to lift him up after they sold their daughter, they should have thought about the result today."

"What’s on earth! It's very pitiful Miss Lawrence. She’s so proud and capable, but now look what happen? She becomes an abandoned woman."

I watched Richard walking to my father with Afro. "Dad, this is my friend, Afro Cartier. She’s bored alone at home, so I brought her here to get some fun."

My father's face froze and he smiled, "Afro Cartier, welcome, welcome, Richard's friends are friends of mine, please take a seat."

Afro glanced at me with her eyes rolling, "Since you welcome me, I won't be naughty."

Seeing Richard chuckle and look at Afro, my nose suddenly felt sore. My heart seemed to be pinched by a pair of big hands and ravaged.

In the next moment, my father led Richard to meet Luna. Richard handed over the gift with a smile, wishing her health and happiness.

My father and him sat side by side in the middle of the podium, accepting everyone's congratulations. Only then did I realize that my mother had also been taken back from the sanatorium. She actually stood below Luna.

Everyone called Luna Mrs. Lawrence and just nodded to my mother. In contrary, my mother only laughed, mechanically turned the jade bracelet on her wrist. She immersed herself in her own world.

It was a token of love that my father gave her when he confessed his love, a man-made glass bead bracelet worth twenty billion dollar.

I walked over her in distressed and hugged my mother. I arranged her hair. Everyone passed by us, toasting and laughing. They chatted with Richard, praising Afro's elegant temperament.

The rich ladies surrounded Luna, envious of her marrying a good husband and taking better care of herself.

In the intertwined banquet hall, my mother and I were like lonely fallen leaves, letting people wave away at will.

I couldn't bear to embarrass my mother, so I helped her to the room to rest. I saw that the master bedroom had been replaced with Luna's things.

The revealing lace nightgown, the head-to-head photos of her and her father filled the room. I held back my sadness and helped my mother into the guest room. Let her lie down and rest for a while.

She smiled at me and said, "Quinni is so good."

When I returned to the banquet hall, I found that Richard was gone. I turned around and suddenly heard a familiar voice in the shadows of the courtyard, "Richard, you openly brought Afro to the Lawrence Family banquet. Aren't you afraid that your wife be angry and turn against you?"

"Last time, Afro brought people to beat your wife. You are spoiling her too much."

I paused and moved towards the dark. There was a lot of noise all around, but Richard's deep voice still came through clearly, "Afro is my life. We have a different kind of relationship and I am spoiling her."

"What kind of relationship do you have with her? Isn't it just a few times of sleeping together?"

"You don't understand, she saved me when she was ten years old. I promised her to marry her."

My friend was stunned for a moment, "So, the girl that saved you when you were kidnapped as a child is her? You even gave her the amulet, but I didn't expect that your benefactor was Afro."

Richard hummed softly, followed by a long silence. It was like a thunder in my mind. I looked at Richard's figure in the dark in shock. It turned out to be him, it was him.

Richard walked out of the shadows and I quickly turned and entered the hall. I stepped into the hall and my pupils suddenly dilated when I looked up.

I saw two servants holding my mother down and kneeling in front of Luna. My mother struggled and shouted, "My pocket watch, that was given to me by my father!"

Luna held up the pocket watch frivolously and the silver watch chain hung on her face. "Isn't it just a broken watch, then how could you grab me? Husband, look at the back of my hand, I just spent two hours maintaining it."

My father looked at my mother with disgust, "Why are you becoming more and more ignorant? It's Luna's 50th birthday. It's rare that she likes a watch like this. What's wrong with you cannot give it to her to play with?"

A surge of anger surged me up. I strode over and pushed the two servants away, "Take your dirty hands and let go of my mother."

I snatched my mother's pocket watch, put it in her hand and hugged her tightly, "Mom, it's okay. It's okay. No one will take your watch."

My mother hugged the pocket watch tightly to her heart as she was sobbing. Meanwhile, my tears couldn't help falling. It dropped little by little on my arm.

My mother wiped my tears in panic, "Don't cry, my dear."

My father's face darkened and he slapped me on the head, "You rebellious girl, why don't you give the watch to Luna? She has worked hard for our family for 20 years and you treat her like this?"

I stumbled back and saw Richard walking into the hall. Suddenly, there was a scream behind me, "Ah, Richard, save me!"

I steadied myself and saw that Afro was rolling down the stairs. Just then, she was standing behind me, but I didn't touch her at all. Richard's face suddenly changed and he ran over and picked up Afro.

"Richard, don't blame her. She will be fine once she vents her anger." Afro looked pale and timidly at me. Richard picked her up in distress, looking at me coldly.

He said in decisive tone, "Quinni Lawrence, am I too tolerant to you, you dare to attack Afro?"

I was hoarse and helpless to defend, "Richard, I didn't."

"Enough, I saw it with my own eyes, but you still don't admit it?"

"If you hadn't humiliated Afro last time, how could Afro run to our house to beat you. You even bit back and called the police. Quinni, why are you so cruel now?"

I stared at Richard blankly. It turned out that it was my fault to be beaten. In his heart, although I said a hundred words, it wouldn’t comparable to Afro's one word.

My silence fell into Richard's eyes as guilty acquiescence. His pupils slowly shrank and a fierce look flashed on his face.

"Security, lock my wife in the basement. Without my order, you are not allowed to let her out."

The security held my arms with their mountain-like bodies, but I struggled furiously. My father stepped forward and advised, "Richard, Quinni was just out of control for a moment, you..."

Richard coldly spoke, "Dad, Quinni is now Hyes Family. You can trust this matter to me. All you have to do is just to focus on your new project. You don't need to worry about her."

After he said that, he walked out with Afro in his arms. Afro turned her head and looked at me in disdain and mockery.

All the guests whispered, "Afro Cartier is Mr. Hyes' Achilles' heel. You should be polite when you meet her in the future."

"That's right, Mr. Hyes used to be very nice to Mrs. Hyes, but he didn't expect to meet Afro Cartier and be so mean to her to lock her in the basement."

The security held me out, while my mother was pulling my feet. She cried heartbreakingly, "Don't take Quinni away, my Quinni..."

The servants surrounded my mother and pressed her down. My tears flowed down. Through my tearful eyes, I saw my mother lying on the ground. I couldn't hold back any more and cried out, "Mom!"