Knowing that Theo had come back, Munchkin wanted to see him.
I embraced him and said helplessly, "Theo has a lot to do lately. Try not to disturb him."
Munchkin agreed obediently. "Mommy, Theo seems to have never-ending work to do. He sounds like he's having a hard time."
I smiled slightly. "If he wants to stand out above the crowds, then he’ll have to endure the hardships that ordinary people can't."
Munchkin partly understood. "Then I must be able to endure hardships as well."
After watching TV in the living room for half an hour, I was just about to take Munchkin upstairs when the bodyguard informed me that Liz was here.
I was not expecting her, but now that she was already here, I could not chase her away. I had no choice but t o receive her.
However, she did not give me the chance to receive her at all as she started shouting angrily as soon as she entered the villa. "Wanda Lane, I thought you were trying to help Matthew by giving him a lump sum of money but you were only trying to ruin him! How can
you be so ungrateful?"
It seemed like her English had improved now that she was speaking it so fluently.
In the face of her unfounded accusations, I gently sighed. “Can you please clear things up so we can communicate?"
"Sure." She gnashed her teeth. "Let me clear things up for you now."
"The money you gave Matthew came from the many years of profits of the company under your name, right? But now Theo is saying that Matthew stole the money from Grant Corporation and the media is wildly reporting about it, causing Zimmer Corporations' stocks to fall off a cliff. It isn't a question about whether Zimmer Corporations can afford this or not but the stolen funds could land Matthew in jail." Liz grew more and more emotional as she spoke.
I frowned. "Are you sure this is Theo's doing?”
"Who else?" Liz sneered. "Both of you sure are a compassionate couple, huh? One pretending to be the good guy while the other is the bad guy. You don't seem to go easy on your strikes, huh?"
There was too much information coming in at once that my mind had no time to react at all.
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