Clenching her teeth, Charts put her phone away. She couldn't conceal her jealousy and anger any longer.
Brandon had just gone back to live with Janet for one night, and today, he was late for work.
Charis took a deep breath and then proceeded to walk into the office as if nothing had happened.
But deep inside, she knew that things were getting out of hand.
Previously, Charis was secretly elated when she saw that Janet kept pestering Brandon.
She knew that Janet's insistence would only push Brandon further and further away. And just as she had expected, the more Janet tried to reach out to Brandon, the more obvious his aversion to Janet grew.
Everything was going smoothly until Janet proposed to divorce Brandon.
When Charis heard her say this, she was ecstatic.
She couldn't believe her ears. She hadn't even done anything to separate them yet, but Janet actually took the initiative to leave Brandon!
But when Charis came to her senses, she immediately realized that what Janet wanted was not that simple.
Janet didn't really want a divorce. She just wanted to threaten Brandon with it!
During Janet's negotiation with Brandon, Charis secretly stood outside the door and heard everything clearly.
Janet threatened Brandon with the power of the White family and the potential alimony should they divorce, asking him to fulfill his duty as a husband.
This move caught Charis completely off guard.
Brandon and Janet were legally married. It was reasonable for Janet to ask him to perform his duty as her spouse. As an outsider, Charis had no grounds to interfere.
Seeing that Brandon was going to live with Janet again, Charis grew anxious but didn't know how to stop it. If things went on like this, everything she worked for would be for naught. Back then, Brandon married Janet, lived with her, and slowly fell in love with her. Of course, the same thing could happen once more.
After talking to Brandon on the phone Just now, Charis grew even more restless. Brandon had always put the company first. He had only stayed with Janet one night and yet he already started to change!
No matter how hard she racked her brains, Charis couldn't think of a good way to drive a wedge between Brandon and Janet. She had learned from her previous mistakes that if she interfered too much, Brandon would see right through her.
Now that things had come to this point, she could do nothing but remind herself that she should be patient and not act rashly.
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