Chapter 30
“You’re staying at the Lambert family home?” Yosef narrowed his eyes.
“Is that a problem?” Skylar snapped.
“Why are you staying there?”
“Because I’m a member of the Lambert family,” she said, shooting him a sidelong glance.
Yosef’s face darkened. “Skylar, do you even know what you’re doing? We’re still married, and you’re already rushing into someone else’s home?”
“Or maybe,” he sneered, “you found someone else five years ago, which is why you disappeared all this time.”
Skylar couldn’t help but laugh at the absurdity.
All this from a simple address? She thought. They had been married, and yet he didn’t understand her at all. Or, he had never bothered trying to.
Without warning, Skylar raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face.
The sharp sound of the slap echoed inside the car. The driver quietly raised the privacy screen.
Yosef’s tongue brushed the side of his cheek where she hit him. “You’re doing just fine, huh?”
“I’ve always been just fine,” Skylar shot back defiantly.
Yosef let out a cold laugh, his eyes glinting with fury. He reached out and gripped her neck. “You want to die?”
Skylar dug her nails deep into the back of his hand. “Then do it. Kill me if you dare.”
Neither backed down. The more force he used, the harder she dug her nails into his flesh.
Soon, droplets of blood began to drip down, staining her clothes. Even as she struggled to breathe, Skylar refused to yield.
Realizing she was on the verge of suffocating, Yosef finally let go. Skylar stifled her coughs and lifted her head to glare at him.
“You weren’t like this before,” Yosef sneered.
“The Skylar from before is dead,” Skylar said icily.
For some reason, a wave of loss washed over Yosef. He tried to grasp it, but the tighter he held, the faster it slipped away.
“Skylar…”
“Don’t call my name,” Skylar cut him off. “You disgust me.”
Yosef snapped, “You think I’m disgusting?”
“Yes.”
“Great. Just great.” He lowered the divider and barked at the driver, “Stop the car!”
Then he turned to Skylar, “If I disgust you that much, you shouldn’t want to stay in my car. Get out.”
“Find time to finalize the divorce,” Skylar said coldly and got out of the car.
She didn’t even know why the divorce hadn’t gone through five years ago, but it didn’t matter. They could always finalize it now.
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Chapter 30
She had no interest in staying tied to a man like him–dirty, filthy, utterly beneath her. She couldn’t wait to get away from him.
The car sped off, kicking up a cloud of dust..
Skylar covered her mouth and rolled her eyes at the fading silhouette of the vehicle. Then she hailed a cab and went home.
Once in the car, she checked her phone. The clarification statement had already been posted, and public opinion was now leaning in their favor.
That matter was resolved. The only loose end left was Elianna, the one pulling the strings.
The analysis of the recording had also come back. It was genuine, but the person behind it wasn’t Elianna.
It was Elianna’s assistant. Apparently, after being fined by Elianna, the assistant had harbored resentment and used her name to cause trouble.
She chose Skylar’s company because the SlimEase capsule they developed was trending. If something happened, it would draw huge attention. This would also help her frame Elianna in the process.
Skylar instantly saw through the ploy–the assistant was a scapegoat Elianna had set up.
But that was fine. She hadn’t expected to bring Elianna down with this incident anyway.
Elianna would stir up trouble again. Eventually, she’d slip–and when she did, Skylar would be ready.
Things finally returned to normal. With the SlimEase capsule selling steadily, Skylar turned her attention to developing her next new product.
