His Housewife Had Secret Identities novel Chapter 820

He instinctively grabbed a golf club and crept toward the curtains. With a sharp tug, he yanked them open. No one was there.

He proceeded to check behind every door and in every conceivable hiding spot until he was certain the house was empty. Only then did he let the golf club fall from his grasp. It clattered loudly on the floor, and Wade collapsed like a deflated balloon, drenched in a sweat that was equal parts hot and cold.

If someone had really snuck into his house while he was gone and touched his computer… an image of Ramona instantly formed in his mind. At this critical juncture, she was the only person he could think of.

Wade buried his face in his hands, his shoulders trembling. He was filled with so much regret…

A tidal wave of remorse washed over him, so immense it felt like he was drowning. He couldn't breathe, and his vision swam. He had been the Quinn family's trusted chief counsel, with a brilliant future ahead of him. But for a woman, for a moment of temptation, he had become an accomplice. Now he had to watch his back, not just from his enemies, but from his own allies. The exhaustion was crushing him, body and soul.

Meanwhile, Ramona's head was about to explode. She still hadn't made up her mind—whether she needed to kill again.

On another front, Mr. Wallace, publicly humiliated at his own charity gala, began to take action. Overnight, the internet was flooded with negative headlines about Jonathan pouring wine on Ramona. Wallace hired an army of trolls, spreading a smear campaign across every platform with traffic, from social media apps to online forums.

"Does the CEO of The Thomas Group have anger management issues?"

Fanned by the flames of the hired commenters, public opinion turned swiftly against Jonathan. Negative reports and commentary about the incident spread not only in Coralis but globally. As expected, The Thomas Group's stock plummeted, hitting its daily trading limit down. Jonathan's phone didn't stop ringing all day. Niamh didn't need to guess to know that most of the calls were from Sprague.

Sprague and Marigold had, of course, long known that her death was faked. In fact, Sprague had been her sole accomplice in staging it. At first, when Jonathan didn't return from Whispering Island, they had thought he had finally come to his senses and was focusing on business. It wasn't until Prescott returned with Marlin that Marigold realized Niamh was alive and that the Thomas family's sole heir hadn't come around at all—in fact, he had doubled down on staying by Niamh's side.

Sprague was disappointed. Disappointed in Niamh, and disappointed in Jonathan. But Jonathan was a grown man now, no longer the child he could easily control. Moreover, when Clifford learned that Sprague had been the one to demand Niamh fake her death, he had been furious. As a result, Sprague didn't dare interfere again, forced to watch as Jonathan remained in Coralis with Niamh. But now, Jonathan's actions were severely damaging the Thomas Group's corporate image and its stock price.