Today, Emily Harper publicly humiliated Ryan Caldwell Jr. at the wedding, and when they got home, she refused to let Ryan touch her. As a man, Ryan had never been so humiliated!
Ryan angrily said, "Jeff saw everything that happened between us at the Grand Meridian Hotel. We can't deny it even if we want to! Haha, what man in this world would forgive his wife for cheating?"
Emily was also furious. She suddenly wondered if Ryan's act of ordering takeout at the hotel was a deliberate attempt to lure Jeff there.
What a coincidence! At that time, Ryan didn't eat any of the delicious food at the hotel, but insisted on ordering cheap takeout that cost twenty or thirty dollars a serving.
What a coincidence! There are so many delivery drivers in Riverforge, but it was Jeff who came to deliver.
Moreover, delivery personnel are generally not allowed to enter guest rooms. If Ryan is too lazy to go down and get it himself, he can ask the hotel staff to get it for him. The service of a five-star hotel is absolutely top-notch.
But Ryan insisted that Jeff bring it up.
Everything was too coincidental. If Jeff hadn't come to deliver it—if Jeff had just left it in the hotel lobby and left—then Jeff wouldn't have discovered her affair with Ryan.
So now, Emily would be the chairman's wife!
All of this might have been deliberately arranged by Ryan!
Emily stood up angrily and shouted, "Ryan Caldwell! You are shameless! You knew I had a husband, but you still pursued me relentlessly, trying to seduce me with money. It's all your fault! You ruined my family!"
Ryan snorted coldly: "Flies don't land on eggs without cracks! Emily, if you were truly a good woman, no matter how much I pestered you, it wouldn't work! Don't try to shift all the blame onto me! I didn't force you!"
Emily was fuming and didn't want to argue with Ryan anymore, so she picked up her bag and walked toward the door.
Ryan grabbed Emily's wrist and demanded, "Where are you going! Are you going to see Jeff! I'm your husband—you're not allowed to go!"
Emily struggled free: "Let me go! I'm going to find Sophia Grant!"
Ryan only released Emily's wrist after hearing she was going to find Sophia.
Ryan thought for a moment, then his tone softened: "Alright, you can go stay with your best friend for a couple of days. Sophia is more rational than you—she should tell you that your only option right now is me!"
Ryan actually hoped Emily would go and chat with Sophia now, because Ryan also knew Sophia and knew that Sophia was more rational and would not let Emily fantasize about unrealistic things.
Half an hour later, Emily drove to Sophia Grant's house.
"Oh dear, why is the bride carrying luggage here? Today is your wedding night with Ryan."
Sophia took Emily's luggage, somewhat puzzled.
Emily knew that Sophia's husband was always away from home, and Sophia lived alone.
Today was Emily's wedding. Sophia's husband couldn't come, so she came without telling him.
Emily walked into the living room, looking dejected. "Sophia, you saw it today too. Jeff isn't that good-for-nothing Jeff anymore. He's Chairman Sterling now. What should I do?"
Seeing that Emily was about to cry, Sophia quickly patted her shoulder to comfort her.
"Sigh, Jeff is really something. He's clearly a rich second-generation, yet he married into your Harper family. Your grandfather was really something too. He knew his identity, but he didn't tell you before he died."
"Emily, to be honest, you should give up on Jeff. Just be Mrs. Caldwell and be a billionaire. In a few years, you can still become a billionaire heiress!"
Emily said, "Who wants to be a billionaire heiress?! Jeff is the chairman of Horizon Group, worth hundreds of billions! Even the richest man in the country, Mr. Ma, is currying favor with him. The Sterling family's wealth is at least hundreds of billions! Am I crazy to be aiming for that 1 billion little goal?"
"Besides, I've always loved Jeff. I don't want to be Mrs. Caldwell—I just want to remarry Jeff!" Emily looked at Sophia.
"Sophia, you're full of clever ideas—please help me think of something, I beg you."
Emily grabbed Sophia's hand, almost kneeling down and begging.
Sophia shook her head helplessly. In her opinion, the most rational thing to do was to become Mrs. Caldwell first, and then secretly contact Jeff.
If Jeff forgives her, then divorce Ryan and marry Jeff.
But now Emily clearly only wanted to be with Jeff, and had probably already offended Ryan.
After thinking for a while, Sophia said, "If you want to get back together with Jeff, it's the right thing to move out. You didn't live together before you got married, and your Harper family can testify to that."
Emily said, "It's no use. It doesn't matter if we're not living together now. Jeff knows that Ryan and I checked into a hotel, and he saw it with his own eyes. I suspect that this was a trap set by Ryan on purpose! Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that Jeff would run into us at the hotel!"
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Sophia's eyes lit up, and she continued to ask, "What did Jeff see when he saw you?"
Emily recalled, "I was just standing in the room wearing a bathrobe, nothing else."
Sophia laughed and said, "I've got it! We can make up a lie and say that you and Ryan didn't do anything that day!"
Emily lacked confidence: "Jeff isn't a fool—how could he believe that?"
Sophia said, "Let me finish. Just say that you did have the idea of cheating at the time, but after you went into the room and took a shower, you didn't have time to do anything. Who knew that Jeff would see you like that?"
"After Jeff left, you felt very sorry for him, so you left the hotel immediately! Nothing happened between you and Ryan!"
Emily nodded repeatedly: "That's right! Although I scolded Jeff and sent him away, I felt really bad about it, so I immediately changed my clothes and went home. I even prepared dinner for Jeff!"
Sophia laughed and said, "Sounds reasonable, right? If you go to the hospital and have some kind of reconstructive surgery, who would be able to tell the difference!"
"But what if Ryan betrays me?" Emily asked.
Jeff wouldn't just believe Emily's side of the story.
Sophia snorted coldly: "Don't worry, he won't undermine you. Jeff is the famous Chairman Sterling now—so powerful in both the legitimate and underworld circles. Ryan would be more than willing to lie to Jeff and say he didn't touch Jeff's woman. Otherwise, he might be hacked to death one day without even knowing it!"
After careful consideration, Emily concluded that Ryan indeed had sufficient reasons to cooperate with her!
"That's great!" Emily jumped up excitedly and kissed Sophia on the cheek.
"Haha, Sophia, you're my savior! As long as Jeff knows I didn't really cheat on him, he'll definitely forgive me!"
"Shall I call Ryan now and tell him about this?"
Emily took out her phone, intending to call Ryan.
But it was covered by Sophia's delicate hand.
Sophia smiled and said, "Don't rush. Ryan is angry right now and may not see the consequences of this matter. Wait a little longer. I guess Jeff's revenge on him is not over yet. Maybe before long, he will ask you to make up this lie."
As Sophia was speaking, a notification popped up on Emily's newly unlocked phone screen.
It's a news report: Several hotels in Riverforge installed hidden cameras! Guests' privacy was leaked online!