Chapter 3

He stood there stunned for a moment. He stepped forward and wiped away my tears.

"Pretend I didn't say anything," he said.

My power was preserved. But my joy didn't last long.

On the third day, he stormed into my office.

Grabbing my hand, his eyes red, "Lily ran away in a huff. Riley, just pity me and give her your position!"

Lily ran away from home. She wouldn't answer the phone, wouldn't reply to texts and her location was inaccurate. This kind of childish tactic was common. But it usually worked quite well for young girls.

Sure enough, Jason was completely distraught. He directly removed me from my position as Vice President. This time, crying was useless. Because Lily cried even harder.

I crossed my legs and exhaled a smoke ring. But she didn't know yet. Jason's agreement didn't mean the Parkinston Family agreed. Jason’s father, Joseph, made a phone call to Jason.

That night, thirty or forty members of the Parkinston Family held an immediate meeting.

"If you dare let that woman run the Parkinston Corporation, we dare to make sure she dies a horrible death!"

Jason was confused, but the Parkinston Corporation wasn't. They knew how, under my strict discipline, Jason had transformed from a good-for-nothing playboy into President Parkinston.

They also saw how, after Jason's true nature was revealed, I exercised his power and managed the Parkinston Corporation perfectly.

Under his father’s unquestionable decision, Jason knelt on the ground, his fists clenched so tightly they trembled. He looked at me kneeling beside him.

He gritted her teeth and forced out a low, menacing whisper, "Bitch!"

Even after so many years of a dead heart, hearing those words still caused a moment of daze. If I, as a teenager, had known that Jason would say such things about me in the future, I certainly wouldn't have believed it.

I stood up and walked outside. It was snowing outside. I passed a roasted sweet potato stall.

Someone called out behind me, "Riley!"

I stopped. I saw Jason gritted his teeth. "I'm sorry..."

I didn't turn around. I continued walking. No matter how much Jason liked Lily, she had no power to stand against the entire Parkinston Corporation. Therefore, I sat firmly in the CEO's seat. But Lily wasn't one to let things go easily.

Just because I left work a little late, Lily intercepted me. She pressed a handkerchief stained with medicine to my mouth and nose. Several men dragged me into a car.

In a daze, I could see Lily driving while on the phone. "Okay, ten minutes to Heaven on Earth. Tell those men to get ready."

Hanging up, she glanced at me in the rearview mirror, "Riley, weren't you bullying me because of the Parkinston Family? If they knew you were a promiscuous slut, would they still protect you? Including your son studying abroad, maybe…”

She suddenly laughed. “Maybe he's not even your biological son.”

I didn't even have the strength to hold my phone, lying like a dead fish in the back seat. I watched helplessly as the navigation got closer and closer to Heaven on Earth.

My last lifeline was the emergency call. My emergency contact wasn't Jason. He probably didn't have time for me. I pressed the emergency call button and completely passed out.

In a daze, I heard Lily scream, "Who are you? Who gave you permission to stop my car?!"

"You dare hit me!"

When I opened my eyes again, I was already lying in the Parkinston Family home. My emergency contacts were Jason’s father and mother.