Secret Wealthy Marriage
Chapter 81 - 81 81 Leading an Army to Ask for Justice

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Leading an Army to Ask for Justice Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Leading an Army to Ask for Justice Everyone’s patience has limits. He could tolerate it the first time, but he wouldn’t put up with continuous, unbounded indulgence. Even if Carolline wouldn’t know that he and Matilda Ferguson had another intimate encounter, he truly felt disgusted deep inside.

For some reason, Bryan Hawkins now found Matilda genuinely repulsive. If it weren’t for his desire to drive a wedge between her and George Morris, and to let George make his move as soon as possible, he would not have allowed himself to face such a disgusting woman again.

Having said that, he managed to escape. What he didn’t know was that Matilda did it intentionally.

She had thought about it. Perhaps drugging him had enabled her to get Bryan, but he would certainly hate her afterward. In case he became too agitated, she might end up getting more than she bargained for.

But if their photos were taken like this, Bryan couldn’t blame her. At this moment, she was holding him; she couldn’t possibly use any tricks to take pictures of the two of them.

With that in mind, she walked over to Florence Browman, “Florence, how are the pictures coming along?”

“You take a look first.” Florence handed over the photographs she had taken. Matilda was quite satisfied with what she saw.

She took a wad of cash from her wallet and handed it to Florence, “Take this. Make sure it’s on the front page tomorrow. After the job is done, I will give you a generous bonus.”

“Thank you, Matilda.” Florence was naturally pleased. She had exclusive access to this kind of news, which would bring her instant fame. Matilda even gave her so much money; she felt truly grateful.

However, Florence still accepted it. After all, people love money. It would be foolish not to take this extra wealth when it’s right in front of them. This time, she had both fame and fortune.

“Do a good job for me and there will be more later. But remember, don’t let anyone know you know me,” Matilda said condescendingly. A small entertainment reporter was not worth her attention. However, such a reporter could help her achieve her goal quickly.

Anyway, they were using each other. They cooperated when there was value, and when the value was gone, they parted ways. Just like her relationship with George Morris. Since he was still useful, she might as well hold back from breaking ties with him for now.

As long as Carolline didn’t back down this time, she would let George Morris take action and force Carolline to back off.

—— Divider ——

The next day, the news about Matilda and Bryan’s past love affair was exposed. Plus, the intimate photos Florence took of the two embracing made the audience exclaim that this was a reignition of past emotions.

Netizens who knew about the past romance also came forward to comment, some supporting, while others disagreed. Supporters believed that the two reuniting after a year apart was a cause for celebration.

But those who knew Bryan had injured his leg in the past didn’t think so. They criticized Matilda on the internet, saying she was shameless for leaving Bryan when he had a limp, even being with other men. Now that Bryan was back on his feet, she came running back for a reconciliation — utterly shameless.

Matilda just looked at these comments, staying silent. Her skin had thickened long ago. She let Florence release these pictures, not because she wanted anyone’s support; she only needed those who needed to see the news to see it.

She closed her phone and quickly dismissed those comments from her mind. People only live for a few decades; she didn’t need to care about the opinions of so many people. If she had understood this a year ago, she wouldn’t have been subjected to such scolding from netizens.

But it didn’t matter. She would show Bryan her determination this time, and make her family understand that she, Matilda Ferguson, would only love him in her life.

Upon seeing the news, Bryan’s grandmother couldn’t believe her eyes. She thought Bryan was busy flying around like a skywalker for work. Little did she expect that he had reconnected with that shameless Matilda. Matilda was indeed despicable.

His grandmother was so angry that her whole body trembled. When Bryan went downstairs, he saw her glaring at him with resentment. He had returned to the Hawkins Family residence after attending business last night, as he had to oversee the progress and promotion of the Apricoom Building project. He wouldn’t be leaving the city before the end of the year.

“What’s wrong, Grandma?” Bryan had no habit of checking his phone right after waking up, so he still didn’t know about Matilda’s ploy. Seeing the current state of his grandmother, he was genuinely puzzled.

“Is it not something you’ve done that even you don’t know about? How dare you ask me what’s wrong?” His grandmother was somewhat disappointed, even considering this a good time for Bryan and Carolline’s issues to be settled while he was around. Now that these photos were exposed, she felt even more embarrassed in front of Carolline. The thought of saying anything else was completely out of the question.

“What’s going on?” Bryan asked with a warm smile. Seeing his grandmother act so much like a child, he patiently went over and obediently sat next to her.

“You know you did something wrong, so now you’re behaving well, aren’t you?” His grandmother interpreted Bryan’s actions as a guilty plea.

“Grandma, what have I done?” He was so busy that he had become like a spinning top. What could he have done to make his grandmother so angry first thing in the morning, as if going to war with him?

“See for yourself—” His grandmother threw her phone at him, too lazy even to speak. She knew her grandson’s acting skills very well.

“…” Bryan took the phone and stared at the pictures on the web page, dumbstruck. There had been entertainment reporters at the scene yesterday who had secretly taken photos of them. How had he not noticed it at all?

Could it be that someone did it deliberately? Immediately, Bryan analyzed the situation. He then paid close attention to the names of the photography and text reporters, as well as the media outlet that published the news. After memorizing all the information, he suddenly thought, would Carolline see this report as well? And what would her reaction be?

His silence made his grandmother think that Bryan was indirectly admitting his rekindled relationship with Matilda. If he got back together with a woman like Matilda, his grandmother would definitely oppose it to the end.

“Bryan, it’s okay to fall down once, but you can’t do it twice in the same place.” His grandmother sighed and indirectly told Bryan, without mentioning Matilda’s name, that she disapproved of the relationship.

“Grandma, you have misunderstood. It was my carelessness that got me into someone’s trap. Don’t worry; I’ll give you an explanation soon,” Bryan replied, concerned that Carolline would overthink things. He briefly explained the situation to his grandmother, then decided to skip breakfast and go out. “I have something to do; I’ll leave first, Grandma.”

“You should at least eat breakfast before leaving—” His grandmother called, but Bryan had already disappeared outside the door.