My husband’s secretary has been spending wildly with my credit card, and she even called me a useless housewife at a French restaurant. Furious, I froze that card, leaving her unable to pay the bill. The restaurant manager had her sent straight to the police station. When my husband found out, he quickly explained with a smile: “She’s new to the corporate world. She doesn’t know the rules yet. I’ll teach her a lesson.” Later, on my birthday, my husband took me to that same French restaurant. After ordering a table full of expensive wine and dishes, he said he needed to step out to take a call. But I waited until nearly closing time, and he never came back. Just as I pulled out my card to pay, the restaurant manager told me: “Miss Serena, your credit card has been frozen.” “Frozen?” This was the card Callum gave me. Before we left, he even took my card away, saying that since it was my birthday, he had to be the one to pay. I was so touched at the time, secretly congratulating myself for finding such a good husband. But now he’s nowhere to be found, and he hasn’t answered any of the dozens of calls I’ve made. If this card doesn’t work, I’m going to be in serious trouble. The manager’s expression shifted from respectful to impatient as he looked at me. “Miss Serena, do you have any other card you can use?” “Let me be clear. We don’t allow people to dine and dash here. You knew that from last month, didn’t you?” Of course I remembered. Last month, Callum’s little secretary used the card he gave her to spend recklessly and called me a useless trophy wife. Could it be… An ominous feeling crept up my spine, making me suspect this was Callum’s way of getting revenge for his secretary. Just as that thought crossed my mind, I heard the sound of heels clicking outside. I quickly turned to look and saw Callum walking in with his arm around his secretary, who was glaring at me with pure hatred. Behind them followed a group of friends, all wearing expressions like they were about to watch a show. “Serena, don’t you just love punishing people who can’t pay their bills?” “Well, now you can experience firsthand what it’s like when you can’t pay.” As soon as he finished speaking, the whole room erupted. “I heard this Serena came from a poor family. She just got lucky that Mr. Callum took a liking to her. Now her own husband is here with his new flame to watch her humiliation.” “Ha ha ha ha! See that? This is what happens when you climb the social ladder using just your pretty face.” “Exactly! How long can her youth and beauty last? When a rich man finds a younger, prettier girl, that’s when her life of luxury comes to an end.” I slowly clenched my fists, the rage from being humiliated boiling over instantly. Just as I suspected, Callum had set me up to get revenge for his secretary. Callum held Lily’s hand and walked to the front, pulling out a chair to sit down. “Lily, don’t worry.” “However Serena humiliated you that day, I’ll make her pay back double.” Lily’s face lit up with delight, and she instinctively turned and kissed Callum on the lips. “Thank you, Callum.” Then she looked at me with a provocative stare: “Serena, you’re nothing but a pretty face. What gives you the right to freeze my card?” As soon as she finished speaking, she grabbed an expensive bottle of red wine and smashed it at my feet. “Crash!” Wine splashed onto my face, making me look even more pathetic. “Ha ha ha ha! You useless piece of trash! Now I have Callum to pay for me. I can smash as many bottles as I want and he’ll cover it. But you? You’re screwed.” Callum also looked at me with mockery: “Don’t glare at me like you want to kill me. If you have money, you can pay and leave.” “Ha ha ha ha! Like she has any money to pay!” “Those dishes and the opened bottles of wine add up to an amount that’s way beyond her reach.” “She’s always lived off Mr. Callum’s money. Without him, she’s nothing.”
To completely humiliate me, Callum stood up with a smile and swept his cold gaze across the room. “Anyone who dares to help Serena out of this situation is my enemy and will be making an enemy of me.” Everyone knew the Reeves family was the wealthiest in Manhattan. No one dared to offend Callum. A few business partners who had good relationships with me were about to stand up to help me out. But when they heard Callum’s words, they quickly sat back down, afraid Callum would notice their movement. “See that? Mr. Reeves is serious.” “He loves his little secretary more than his wife!” “Right! I thought since they were legally married, Mr. Reeves was just angry for the moment. But this is real.” “With his threat, who would dare help Serena?” I lost control in my anger and walked over to grab Callum’s hand, demanding answers. “Callum, are you really going to humiliate me for this woman?” Callum slapped me across the face with his other hand. “Slap!” “Yes!” I couldn’t believe it as I turned back to look at Callum. We’d been married for three years and were known as a loving couple. He was the one who pursued me when I first came to Manhattan. At our wedding, he made vows, saying he would be loyal to me forever, never betray me, and love me with his life until the end of time. But now? It’s only been three years, and all those vows, all those beautiful memories, have been destroyed by his cold, cruel actions. Just like outsiders said, someone who married into a wealthy family based on looks has no dignity. Once a younger, prettier mistress appears by his side, the luxurious life of being a wealthy man’s wife comes to an end. But Callum had no idea that when I willingly married him years ago, it wasn’t for his family’s money. It was because I loved him. Facing my bloodshot eyes, Callum pulled out a tissue and disdainfully turned to wipe the hand he’d just used to hit me. “You knew I cared about that secretary, but you had to go and freeze her card.” “Serena, if you can’t pay the bill next, I’ll have the manager strip you naked and make you run out of this restaurant.” As soon as he said this, the whole room cheered, everyone staring at me with mocking and greedy eyes. “Mr. Reeves is really willing to go this far. For his new lover, he’s making his own wife strip naked.” “Right?” “Soon she won’t be his wife anymore. Looks like after tonight, Serena will be kicked to the curb.” “Ha ha ha ha! Let’s stop talking and just watch the show.” The middle-aged wealthy men looked at me with amusement and mockery. “Tsk tsk tsk, I want to see if she has a good body. Ha ha ha ha!” My face burned with the fire of humiliation. Before we left, Callum took all my cards, making me let my guard down. All I had left was this expensive designer dress I was wearing. I had no money to pay the bill. And my phone had died. I realized now that Callum had planned all of this.
“It’s getting late, Serena. The restaurant is waiting for you to pay so they can close.” “Don’t tell me you can’t pay!” “What are we going to do? If you can’t pay, you’ll be detained and sent to the police station. Oh wait, isn’t that what you did to me?” Lily pulled out a cigarette, put it in her mouth, lit it, and started smoking. She didn’t forget to blow the smoke in my face, her arrogant expression making me unable to resist raising my hand to swipe at her. The scene instantly became chaotic. Callum, feeling sorry for Lily, quickly had his bodyguards rush over and throw me out. “Serena, stop it right now!” “What? You’re allowed to play with others, but they can’t play with you in return?” I stared at Callum with bloodshot eyes. The only reason he was able to rise to the top as the wealthiest man in Manhattan in just three years was because of my help. I used my family’s power and connections to help him fight his way to the top. Even dangerous people from the underground who wanted to cause him trouble backed off because of me. I had planned to tell Callum about my background tonight on my birthday, to tell him I wasn’t just a commoner. I was the heir to the first of New York’s four founding families. I also planned to take him home to meet my father and mother. I just didn’t expect people’s hearts could change so quickly. I misjudged him. I overestimated his character. “Callum, are you really going to make me leave this restaurant humiliated and disgraced?” Callum laughed coldly: “What else? You think I set all this up for nothing?” Lily, emboldened by the bodyguards, punched me in the face: “You bitch! Either you can’t pay and get sent to jail, or you strip naked, bite this piece of steak, and crawl out of here on all fours like a dog.” “Oh, and the difference between the two? The first one you get to keep your clothes on. The second one you’re naked and have no dignity left. Ha ha ha! Hurry up and choose. I can’t wait!” Facing dozens of pairs of eyes watching this spectacle, I clenched my fists and looked at Callum without any emotion. “Fine. Since this is what you chose, bankruptcy is on you.” As soon as I finished speaking, Lily burst out laughing. “Ah? Ha ha ha!” “Has this woman been reading too many romance novels? Does she think she’s some hidden identity billionaire?” “This woman must be so angry she’s lost her mind.” Callum also glared at me angrily. He thought I was lying too. He casually picked up a plate of food and threw it at me: “Stop your delusions about making the Reeves family go bankrupt. You? As if!” “Think about how you’re going to solve your current problem!” “Manager!” The manager understood and immediately walked over with security guards, speaking to me coldly: “Miss Serena, will you be paying cash or having someone pay for you?” Out of professional courtesy, the manager still didn’t humiliate me completely. I scanned the entire room and finally looked at a business partner I’d worked with before. We met when I was negotiating projects on behalf of the Reeves family. I walked toward her. As soon as she saw me coming her way, she quickly stood up and backed away. “Serena, don’t come near me. I don’t dare pay for you…” “Don’t be afraid. I’m not asking you to pay for me. I just need to borrow your phone.” “Can I?” “I just need to make one call to have a friend bring money over to pay the bill…” “Ha ha ha! This woman is still acting! Who in Manhattan would dare bring money over to help you pay?” “Go ahead and call. We’ll give her another half hour. If time runs out and she still can’t pay, I’ll have these fat old men strip her naked. What a billionaire has used must be good quality, right?”
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