From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent (Anthea ) novel Chapter 250

After returning to the office, Nanson wasted no time in getting on the phone with a private detective agency, instructing them to dig into Hancock and Wendy's affair.

He then sifted through his inbox, organizing the evidence Anthea had sent him, and with a cloak of anonymity, he forwarded it to the victims' families.

The detective agency was remarkably efficient. By the next day, they had snapped a series of incriminating photos of Hancock and his mistress.

Nanson bundled up the photos and shipped them off to Elaine.

When Elaine got her hands on the pictures, she was seething with rage, a storm of fury brewing in her heart. She wanted nothing more than to kill the treacherous couple.

"Hancock, you son of a bitch! When I was with you, you didn't have a penny. And now you dare to betray me?"

The idea of him playing around was bad enough, but a kid too? That was a whole new level of hurt.

Elaine could hardly contain herself. In a frenzy, she dashed over to Wendy's place and started hammering on the door with the force of a hurricane.

If she could, she'd have torn the house down brick by brick.

"Who's there?" Wendy called, coming to open the door.

"You fucking bitch! Home-wrecker!" Elaine didn't hesitate to slap Wendy across the face.

Stunned, Wendy clutched her cheek and screamed, "Who the hell are you? What gives you the right to hit me?"

"Bitch, I'm Hancock's legal wife! You have some nerve! I'll make sure you pay for this today" Elaine lunged at Wendy, fists and feet flying.

Wendy, frail and petite, was no match for the towering Elaine. It didn't take long for Wendy to be pinned to the ground, her face reddening with each slap, soon resembling a swollen balloon.

In the chaos, Wendy's sleeping child was jolted awake and stumbled out, barefoot and bewildered.

Seeing Wendy being attacked, the six-year-old burst into tears.

"Mommy. Mommy."

Elaine, in a fit of rage, grabbed a mug and hurled it towards the child, "Stop your crying. Your mother's a shameless bitch, and you're no better."