Vincent was so furious that he almost found it funny. "What did you say? Can you repeat that?"
"I'm accusing you of keeping a mistress behind my back! You d*mn beggar!" Belinda tore into him angrily.
In that instant, Vincent suddenly understood. Belinda Kelley was an heiress after all. She developed all the traits of an heiress in the Kelley family! But she did not get the heiress treatment because she was bullied by the Kelley family.
The idea that she would need to submit to the people who bullied her and were stronger than her was instilled in her since she was a child. If she was a dog, she would wag her tail and beg. Once she had power and suddenly became rich, she would become like the people who used to bully her and bully others without restraint.
Honestly, Belinda had always wanted to be someone who could bully others as she pleased deep inside. That had always been the case but she did not have the ability to do so in the past. Since she did not have the ability to turn the tables, she was willing to let an old man in his seventies humiliate her. She did not have the ability to stand up for herself so she mistreated Helena who was in a weaker and sadder situation than her.
This woman was utterly repulsive! Vincent laughed extremely coldly and said, "Listen carefully to me, Belinda. You used my sister's indecent pics to blackmail us in the past but we figure things out. Go ahead and release the photos as you like. We'll choose to accept it!" "You're right, we're husband and wife! But I have never betrayed you even though we've never shared the same bed! I treat your child as if he were my own son! Show me the evidence since you're accusing me of keeping a mistress! There aren't any legal repercussions if you don't have any evidence!”
"In fact, you never bothered hiding it when you mess around with other men. You never tried to hide it from people. I can easily get something on you. Even if I didn't, you've already exposed yourself in front of a lot of people! You even did it on purpose! You wanted everyone to know that you made it big. You’re rich now!
You're living just as well as all those other wealthy families. You swap boyfriends every day and can have whatever you want. Of course, I'm guessing you don't care if I find out or the court finds out, right?" "Hmph! You're right! I don't care if the court finds out about what I did. Vincent, if you had money... If you had millions of dollars, you could have all the women you want. As your wife, I wouldn't question you about it even if you had ten mistresses, I would never say a thing! It's like that in my rules! Since you're living with me and my son, you have to follow my rules!"
"You've got it wrong, Belinda. I just said that we don't care about you using my sister's indecent pics to blackmail us anymore! Also, I've never relied on you or your son. I study, I do odd jobs, and work night shifts! I have a proper job now! My sister also has a proper job! We're not scared of you!"
Belinda spluttered, "W-why... you..."
"Belinda, I figured this other thing out a long time ago. You wanted to give your son away for adoption. Once you got your ten million dollars, only then did you treat him like your own son. Was it because you suddenly developed a conscience? It must have been because of the money! That money is your son's. It's not yours! Isn't that right? Since it's for your son, you should have some human decency and not spend your son's money willfully!"
Now that Vincent had seen through her true thoughts, Belinda was enraged and humiliated. "This has nothing to do with you! This is my son! I gave birth to him! We are one and the same! You're nothing but an outsider! A poor outsider!"
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