Seeing that I appeared as if I had taken a hit, Hunter felt somewhat hesitant.

Before he could extend his hand, Tatiana quickly said, “Blythe, even though I am the true victim, I never considered making Caleb jump off a building.”

“How about this, I’ll upload an explanation online and take it as my apology.”

Tatiana spoke as though she were the one who had been wronged.

Thinking of my brother, who was still receiving emergency treatment, I held back my anger and decided to let Tatiana explain first.

I watched Tatiana use her phone for a short moment, then set the so-called clarification statement before me.

With just one look, anger rose fast in my chest.

[Today I went out with Brother Hunter to take a break, and did not expect to be confronted by Caleb’s sister. Here, I sincerely ask everyone not to continue talking about the matter of Caleb violating me earlier. Let this matter go, just regard it as my fault.]

That clarification released by Tatiana did not mention at all that my brother had been forced to leap off a building, nor did it speak of the truth.

Instead, she presented herself as an innocent little girl who had been pressured.

The moment this “clarification” message was posted, the comments underneath were all netizens expressing sympathy for Tatiana.

Some even said that I had threatened Tatiana, bullied the victim, and that they wanted to send wreaths to my brother!

Seeing this, the anger in my heart could no longer be suppressed.

I lifted my hand high and slapped Tatiana hard across her cheek.

In the next moment, Hunter immediately seized my wrist and shoved me down.

His eyes showed clear anger, and when he spoke, it was a harsh scolding.

“Enough! Blythe, are you done going crazy? Has Tatiana not already explained everything?”

Watching how he was protecting Blythe on his face, my heart trembled.

That kind of warmth, after I married Hunter, had always been given to me.

My eyes gathered burning tears, almost spilling out.

Right then, my phone suddenly rang.

“Is this Mrs. Massimo? Your younger brother woke up briefly. He cut his wrists and tried to commit suicide….” The doctor spoke with deep regret.

“What?” My eyes opened wide in fear, unable to believe what I had just heard.

“Your younger brother had already been saved, but after waking up, he checked his phone and saw people online had begun making fun of him. Some even found his hospital room and sent funeral wreaths. He may not have been able to handle it, so he chose to try to end his life again……”

With a dull crack, the phone slipped from my fingers.

My eyes burned red as if bleeding, and the look I gave Tatiana and the others carried nothing but hatred.

Right then, I clearly noticed Tatiana behind Hunter, covering her mouth while laughing.

In that second, my self-control broke.

I suddenly seized a wine bottle from the table and smashed it straight at her.

With a heavy crash, the bottle broke apart.

Tatiana cried out and ran toward Hunter, who stepped in front of her.

“How can you lay hands on Hunter?”

“I already helped clear things up for your brother. What else do you want? If it comes to it, I’ll die to make up for it. Is that enough?”

As she spoke, she suddenly ran toward the window.

Hunter did not even bother wiping the blood covering his head. He quickly dragged Tatiana back, then stared at me with anger.

“Blythe, how far are you planning to push Tatiana? You forced the victim to explain herself, and she already did.”

“At first, I still felt some guilt toward your brother, but now it seems he fully deserved it!”

“He was the one who went after Tatiana. I only put what he did online. He chose to end his life because he couldn’t handle the mental pressure. Why are you blaming Tatiana?”

Tatiana hid in his arms, crying softly like flowers soaked by rain, making it seem I was the culprit who had torn apart this unlucky couple.

“Hunter, please stop talking. As long as you’re safe, and as long as Blythe can forgive me, I will accept anything.”

Hunter watched her with pain and softness, holding her even more tightly.

“Don’t worry, I’ll keep you safe. You were the one who was hurt from the start. No one is allowed to cross me and harm you.”

Without noticing, a tear slid down from my eye, and my heart felt so empty it scared me.

Those exact words had once been spoken to me by Hunter, too.

After marriage, whenever someone tried to make things hard for me, he would always stand in front of me right away.

Everyone didn’t believe that the former Playboy would truly change, yet Hunter did it.

I once believed Hunter’s promise would last forever, but now it seemed it only lasted for three brief years.

I drew in a deep breath, pulled the divorce agreement from my bag, and spoke firmly, “Hunter, let’s get a divorce.”

Hunter’s entire body shook, then he smirked and signed his name without hesitation.

“Blythe, do you really think using the same old methods from before the wedding will change anything?”

“Fine then. I’m already worn out anyway. I’m only standing up for a girl who was bullied by your younger brother, and this is how you react.”

“One month from now, see you at City Hall. I want to see if you can really leave me.”

After marriage, Hunter’s kindness toward me slowly pulled me in further.

He was convinced I had already been controlled by him, changed from a wild horse into a tame one, and that there was no chance I would ever divorce him.

But he forgot what first made him fall in love with me.

From the day of the wedding, I had already written this divorce agreement. I knew making Hunter truly settle down would never be simple.

I wasn’t so easily blinded by his love.

After the wedding, Hunter changed completely, yet I never once forgot the divorce agreement I had prepared.

It was only that my love for him also slowly grew with time, which was why leaving at this moment hurt so deeply.

Holding the divorce papers, I avoided looking at Hunter and Tatiana again and turned around to leave.

Over the next several days, I did not return home and instead stayed at the villa I had bought before the wedding.

But news about Hunter and Tatiana kept reaching me.

On social platforms, on Facebook, through other friends’ conversations, and even on the large screens outside buildings, their images kept showing up.

I understood that Hunter was doing this on purpose to provoke me.

He openly transferred our marital villa into Tatiana’s name.

I still remember that this villa had been carefully built by Hunter based on the style I loved when we got married.

Every corner carried signs of our past affection.

On the night his rival proposed to me, Hunter knelt down on one knee and handed this villa to me.

He said, “Blythe, I have never met a woman as direct and free as you.”

“I first wanted to challenge you and control you, but your pride touched me. I admit it, I have completely fallen in love with you.”

After that confession, the video of Hunter proposing to me stayed on the Massimo Group’s official website for a long time.

But now, the villa had been transferred to Tatiana’s name, and the proposal video on the Massimo Group’s official website had quietly disappeared at some unknown time.

Just because Tatiana liked it, he even changed the planet that once belonged to me and put Tatiana’s name on it.

Even the amusement park we had planned ahead of time for our child, Hunter, also brought her there to play.

I completely gave up. Holding down the pain in my heart, I signed my name and sent the divorce papers to City Hall.

The following day, I went to the Massimo Group.

Since I had already made up my mind to divorce Hunter, I didn’t want any more ties with him.

Back then, I only held a title position at the Massimo Group, but I still had my own office, right next to Hunter’s office.

Now, I came to finish the resignation process and take away my things.

But when I reached the company, I found that my office had already been taken over by Tatiana.

Even my personal belongings had been dumped around in a total mess.

The picture of Hunter and me that used to sit on the desk was now thrown into the trash, and my part was harshly scratched out.

My expression turned cold, and I directly called someone inside.

“Who permitted Tatiana to move into my office?”

The office door swung open, and the person who stepped inside was Tatiana, looking pleased and proud.

When she noticed my angry face, her eyes showed clear teasing, yet her lips acted like she was confused.

“Blythe, why are you this upset? Hunter asked me to move into this office. He said sitting next door would make it easier for him to take care of me…”

While speaking, she shyly waved her hand. “Blythe, don’t misunderstand. Hunter said this was meant to help you compensate me.”

I couldn’t hold myself anymore and slapped Tatiana hard across her cheek, sending her falling to the floor.

At that moment, the office door was shoved open, and Hunter showed up at the doorway with an angry look, shouting, “Blythe, what are you doing?!”

He carefully helped Tatiana up from the floor and stared at me angrily.

Tatiana covered her cheek, her eyes turning red as she cried miserably.

“Hunter, I’m alright. Blythe is just too upset.”

“It’s only that my face is sore now. I’m scared that at tomorrow’s patent conference, I won’t be able to give the speech.”

I paused for a second. Tomorrow’s patent conference? Wasn’t that patent mine?

My voice sounded rough when I spoke, “Giving her my office is one thing, but you even put my patent under her name?”

Hunter’s face grew dark, and he answered as if it were a simple fact. “Your younger brother did something like that to Tatiana. I am just making it up to her.”

“Tatiana needs this patent. Just think of it as you helping your younger brother pay for his wrongs, isn’t that enough? Then everything is settled.”

Settled?

What exactly was settled?

My younger brother was framed by Tatiana for rape and tried suicide twice. One life was still not enough, and now my patent had to be added to it too.

Or maybe, in Hunter’s heart, he had already compensated Tatiana back with himself a long time ago.

I half smiled, half cried, with tears constantly gathering in my eyes.

Seeing this, Tatiana stepped closer and said gently, “Blythe, from now on, I will take good care of Hunter. As for Caleb’s issue, just like Hunter said, once I have the patent, I will not chase it anymore.”

“You still want to chase it with me?”

I stood up and looked at Tatiana with mockery.

“What right do you have to chase it with me? My patent will always belong to me. Even if it is shared publicly or handed to someone else, I will never register it under your name!”

After saying that, I heavily slapped her hard, knocking her to the floor.

Tatiana never expected that with Hunter here, I would still dare to touch her.

She was caught by surprise and couldn’t resist in time, her body smashing straight into the sharp edge of the desk.

Only her harsh scream was heard.

I still didn’t feel satisfied. I stepped on her hand, my high heel pressing down hard into the back of it.

“Tatiana, you only dare to act this proud because Hunter is protecting you.”

“I still have not dealt with you over what happened to my younger brother, and now you even dare to target my patent. I think your ambitions are higher than the sky, but your luck is thinner than paper!”

I pressed down on her even harder.

“Blythe! You are completely insane!”

In the next moment, Hunter suddenly pushed me down onto the floor.

He carefully lifted Tatiana up, and when he saw her bleeding, ruined hand, his eyes were full of pain.

“Don’t be scared. I’m taking you to the doctor right now. Your hand will be okay.”

“Your face will be fine too. You still need to go to the patent conference tomorrow. I already said it, you will surely be the most beautiful one there.”

I stared at him in shock. I had already explained myself so clearly, yet Hunter still wanted to hand the patent to Tatiana.

“Hunter, that patent is mine!”

Hunter lifted his head and looked at me; his eyes showed mockery.

“Blythe, you and your younger brother are truly made from the same mold in cruelty. Your younger brother deserved to die. He had bad intentions, touched Tatiana, and was weak, unable to bear public blame. He deserved to die!”

“As for your patent, without the identity of Mrs. Massimo, how many people in this circle do you think would even pay attention to you? This patent is mine to give to whoever I choose.”

“At tomorrow’s patent conference, if you dare to show up and speak nonsense, I promise that not only will the position of Mrs. Massimo belong to someone else, but I will also make sure you suffer!”

Seeing his serious expression, my heart felt frighteningly empty.

I understood that every sentence Hunter spoke was real.

The last moment he looked this way was when he openly stood up for me.

And the small company that offended me went bankrupt the very next day at Hunter’s hands. Even the boss had his legs broken and was thrown into jail.

I should have known long ago.

People like Hunter, when they love someone, they want them to live well; when they hate someone, they want them gone.

When he loved me, in his eyes, everything about me was naturally right.

But now, the person he loved was Tatiana.

I gave a bitter smile, then forced all the pain down, lifted my chin with pride, and slapped his face hard.

“Hunter, I will never give up my patent. If you want to shield Tatiana, then try it!”

“As for the title of Mrs. Massimo, give it to whoever you like. I don’t care.”