After Shermalne finished most of her meal, Ruth spoke up. “Sheary, your father’s downstairs throwing a celebration party for that ‘barray of his’—quite a crowd—and I heard he’s giving Jason ten million dollars to start a gaming company.”
Jameson just handed over ten million to Jason like it was nothing. What a generous father.
When Shermaine heard this, she dabbed at the corner of her mouth with a tissue. She remembered how Jameson had only given her a few million as pocket money, and that was it. He never gave her another cent after that.
These days, the only ones who put money in her account were Janice and Ross. “Do you have any ideas on how to deal with this?” Shermaine asked.
Ruth replied, “Of course I do. If you’re unhappy about it, I can go sort them out right now.”
“Great, I’m counting on you then.”
While Ruth talked a big game, her real motivation was purely selfish. She was worried that if she caused too much of a scene, Jameson might go running back to the Jean family to settle scores with her, and she’d have no one to protect her.
The moment Shermaine agreed with her plan, Ruth whipped out her phone and sent photos to several society wives in their circle. The images showed their husbands caught red-handed with other women—clear evidence of their affairs.
At seven in the evening, Natalie barely had a moment to celebrate before a group of wealthy women stormed into the venue. They looked furious as they grabbed their husbands and started screaming at them. The scene quickly descended into chaos.
“You piece of shit. How dare you cheat on me behind my back.”
“We’re going home right now. You must have a death wish, coming to this shady party.”
“Lucas Cole, you’re finished. Just wait until I get you home, you bastard. You had a son with your mistress?”
The scene grew increasingly awkward as similar accusations flew through the air. Natalie’s face turned pale while Jameson stood beside her, looking extremely uncomfortable. These men’s wives were absolutely vicious.
Natalie felt she had to step in and take control of the situation. She approached them tentatively and said, “Ladies, there must be some misunderstanding. Why don’t we sit down and…”
Before she could finish, one of the women slapped her hard across the face. “Who asked for your opinion? Get lost, you homewrecker.”
The party had devolved into complete pandemonium.
Jameson finally had enough and put on his stern face, calling over the security staff to throw every last one of them out of the venue.
Natalie whimpered through her tears. “I can’t take this anymore.”
Jameson could only offer empty words of comfort because he knew he couldn’t divorce Ruth and promote Natalie to his wife’s position now. He didn’t even have enough influence to get Jason accepted into the Jean family.
Natalie kept her head down, but her eyes burned with hatred. ‘That bitch Ruth had the nerve to mess with my plans.’ She deliberately excused herself and headed to the restroom.
Once inside, she locked the door and pulled out her phone to make a call. “Ms. Helen, I need a favor,” she said when the call connected.
“What do you need?” Helen replied.
“I want you to find me a young, good-looking guy—someone who knows how to play games and can charm women. Make it worth your while when this is over.”
Chapter 219
The graduation party finally wrapped up around eight o’clock.
Lily didn’t show up until after seven, claiming she’d been swamped at work. She brought some guy with her who was dressed way too flashy and smelled of cheap cologne that made everyone’s nose wrinkle. Nobody could figure out how Lily stood being around him.
Lily made the introductions with a bright smile. “Sheary, this is Warren, my boyfriend.”
Warren extended his hand with practiced politeness. “Hello, Shermaine. I’ve heard so much about you.” He’d definitely heard about her. He knew Shermaine was the largest shareholder in Oliger Company.
Joshua stepped forward and shook Warren’s hand on Shermaine’s behalf.
When Warren turned to face Joshua, his confidence visibly wavered. His eyes darted away as he stammered, “Hello, Mr. York.”
Joshua acknowledged him with nothing more than a cool nod.
Warren couldn’t help but feel impressed. Lily had really made it big, getting close to powerhouses like Shermaine and Joshua.
If he came from some respectable family background, that would be one thing, but he didn’t. Otherwise, he might actually consider settling down and marrying a woman like Lily.