I stood up and walked out, unwilling to glance at those two again.

I had given Jeremy a chance. Even if we split the assets equally, I was willing to let it go for the sake of our years together. But he had crossed the line.

He wanted the divorce, but also to keep every last bit of the assets.

“Jeremy, what are you doing?” I was about to leave when someone suddenly rushed in.

My mother-in-law came and grabbed my hand. “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of this for you.”

She pulled me back to my seat. I would definitely get a divorce, but I had to consider my mother-in-law’s feelings. Her health wasn’t good.

I sat down again as she poured me a cup of tea. “Dear, don’t worry, I won’t let Jeremy divorce you.”

She looked at Jeremy and Irene. “What did I tell you both?”

“Jeremy, have you forgotten who cared for me during my three years of illness? It was Lily who looked after me nonstop. Have you forgotten all that?”

“The doctors all said it was all thanks to Lily’s excellent care that I recovered from my illness.”

I hadn’t cried when Jeremy chose Irene, but tears uncontrollably fell when my mother-in-law said this.

“Mum, how do we register the child?” Jeremy looked at his mom.

The child?

I frowned.

Irene gently placed her hand on her belly, looking at me with a winning smile.

Having a child was always a painful issue for Jeremy and me. We’d seen many doctors and they all said Jeremy was infertile.

It seems Irene agreed to that. If that’s the case, she truly deserved to be chosen by Jeremy and I was the one who was unworthy.

As I remained silent, my mother-in-law took my hand again. “Lily, you’re the most sensible one.”

She wiped my tears away. “How about this? Sign the divorce papers. Don’t worry, you’ll always be my eldest daughter-in-law in my heart and you don’t have to leave this family.”

“I promise your standard of living won’t change. Once Irene has the baby, you can help her. You know my health is not strong enough to raise a child and I don’t trust anyone else to do it.”

“The doctors all say you’re the best at caring for others. I’m sure you can take good care of the child.”

I pulled my hand away from my mother-in-law. Thinking about how I’d just cried over her supposed kindness made me feel sick.

What a perfect act! We were divorcing but staying in the same house, which meant that they wanted me to be their free nanny.

I stood up and looked at Jeremy. “I’ll give you three days to revise the divorce agreement. If you insist on leaving me with nothing, I’ll seek justice in my own way.”

“Lily, I am speaking up for you. How can you be so ungrateful?”

My mother-in-law’s expression turned cold. “Without Jeremy, how would you survive?Will you still have the living conditions you have now?”

“Given Jeremy’s current status, having multiple wives is perfectly reasonable.”

“Besides, Irene’s pregnancy is a blessing. She doesn’t mind you staying in the house. Why are you making such a fuss?”

I’m making a fuss? We’d gone off track, so I turned and walked out.

“Stop right there,” Irene said.

“Do you know what it means to cut off the source of trouble?”

She looked at me smugly. “Jeremy has already transferred all his assets into my name. As the company’s legal representative, he just applied for a hundred-million-dollars loan from the bank. If you insist on splitting the assets equally, all you’ll get is the debt.”

“Are you sure you want to split it equally?”

Jeremy pulled out another divorce agreement. “For the sake of our marriage, I didn’t intend to include this debt in your share. But if you insist on splitting everything equally, you can sign this agreement.”

What a masterstroke. I stared at Jeremy. “Do what you want. I’m giving you three days to get the assets back within that time. Believe me,if you don’t do as I say, three days from now will be the start of your despair.”

“You’re just a housewife. Have you been reading too many fantasy novels? What are you pretending to be?” Irene shouted, glaring at my back.

Housewife? I turned to look at Jeremy.

“I’ve been taking care of your mother for three years and now I’m staying home all the time. Have you forgotten who I am?”

“What is her status?” Irene hugged Jeremy’s arm.

“Jeremy, I hear housewives love to fantasize. Tell me, what title has she given herself?”

He looked at Irene lovingly. “Just what you said, housewife.”

I shot Jeremy a piercing look before turning away.

Tomorrow was the company’s quarterly board meeting. I would make sure Jeremy remembered exactly what my status was.

Early the next morning, I arrived at the company conference room ahead of time.

By 9:30 AM, the directors one after another. After three years of absence, the way they looked at me changed.

It seemed they had forgotten who brought business to the company and kept it on the right track.

Soon, Jeremy arrived. He and Irene came together. When he saw me, his expression shifted for a moment before he quickly hid it.

Irene gave me a cold glance as she stood beside me. “Move aside.”

The seating in the conference room was strictly organized. No one else could sit in my seat.

I glanced at Irene. “What position do you hold? What qualifies you to attend this meeting? Get out.”

“You can’t beat me in love, so you come to the company to cause trouble?”

Irene rested her hands on the back of the chair. “Everyone, why don’t you help me explain what my position is and if I’m qualified to be in this meeting.”

Jeremy looked at me mockingly, as if waiting for me to embarrass myself.

“Ms. Marvelli, Ms. Louvain is the company’s vice chairman. I think she has the right to attend the meeting.”

Irene looked down at me. “Now you know my position. But how did you end up here? What gives you the right to sit in this chair and attend the board?”

I stared at Jeremy. “Since you explained why Irene is here, why don’t you explain why I’m here?”

Jeremy didn’t explain. “This is the company, not your home. It’s not the place for you to act like a spoiled child. Get out of here.”

“Three years passed and have you all forgotten who I am?”

I looked at the other board members. The room fell silent. Jeremy fixed his gaze on me.

“If you don’t leave now, I’ll call security.”

“What? Irene can attend board meetings as Vice Chair, but I can’t?”

“Oh, you’re talking about that.”

Irene smiled. “Mr. Chastan must have forgotten to inform you. Two years ago, due to your consistent absence from board meetings, the board voted to remove your Vice Chair position.”

She leaned closer and whispered in my ear, “Yesterday, you were just trying to claim your Vice Chair status, weren’t you? Too bad, you’re not even a vice chairwoman anymore. Even if you were, it was just a position Jeremy gave you. Do you really think you’re someone important?”

“Now, get out of here.”

I glared at Jeremy. “I was fired? Fired without my knowledge?”

“Security,” Jeremy ignored me completely and called security right in.

He pointed at me. “Get her out.”

As the guards approached, I stood up. “I can walk on my own.”

At the door, I turned to look at Jeremy. “How the company grew, how we secured one order after another, it seems you’ve truly forgotten.”

He glanced at the guards, who closed in on me. I saw the hint of guilt in Jeremy’s eyes earlier. He hadn’t forgotten, but was just denying everything I’d done because of Irene.

I stared at him coldly. “I hear the company is hosting a banquet for major partners tomorrow. Is this to promote Irene?”

Jeremy’s face turned colder. “You’d better not cause trouble. You’ll only make yourself look bad.”

I replied coldly, “I’ll see who ends up looking bad.”

Irene said provocatively, “Lily Marvelli, Mr. Chastan tolerated you, but I won’t. If you dare show up tomorrow, I’ll definitely deal with you. I doubt you have the nerve.”

Do you doubt I will? I didn’t say anything. Yesterday, when I called Jeremy and asked him to make the choice, I became a fool. Today, when I came to the company for the board meeting, I became a fool again.

Once, twice, but not a third time. Both times, I became the fool because Jeremy held all the cards. Tomorrow won’t be the same.

I looked up at the tall building when I reached the company entrance. Jeremy changed his mind after this place joined his group.

Then let him continue being a poor little boy.

I pulled out my phone and made a call. “Dad, I want a divorce.”

“What? What did you say?”

A surprised voice came from the other end.

“I want to divorce Jeremy.”

“Great! You’ve finally figured it out.”

“It’s not that I’ve figured it out. I’ve been bullied.”

My parents had always opposed my marriage to Jeremy, saying we weren’t a good match. I insisted on being with him and they were angry with me and wouldn’t let me go home.

Later, I used my own abilities to help Jeremy start a company and bring it to a legitimate level. Seeing they couldn’t control me financially, my parents said they’d accept Jeremy if he could give them a grandchild.

I was an only child and my parents longed for a new life. But Jeremy was infertile, so my parents grew even more dissatisfied with our marriage.

They even launched a company to rival my company. During that time, I worked hard, socialized and drank until I coughed up blood to protect the company.

Only then did my parents finally stop. Yet they still struggled to accept Jeremy because of his infertility.

“Daughter, tell me what you mean.”

My father detected my suppressed anger in my voice and his tone turned cold.

“At tomorrow’s banquet, Jeremy will be doomed.”

“Okay, I’ll make it happen.”

After hanging up, I let out a long sigh.

I cherished this marriage, but it damaged my relationship with my parents and left a shadow in my heart.

Today, that shadow finally disappeared.

“When I loved you, you were the treasure in my palm.”

“When love fades, you’re nothing.”

I glanced one last time at the company building before driving away. I arrived at the Corinthia Hotel in London the following evening at seven.

As I stepped out of my car, I spotted Jeremy’s car arriving. He and Irene got out, both dressed in their finest attire.