Chapter 313 He Will Regret It
Ophelia took a deep breath, desperately suppressing the urge to reveal the news that Magnus was engaged with Sophie to Juniper. But now that Juniper was pregnant and the pregnancy was still unstable, she didn't dare to say anything.
But how long could this secret be kept?
After hanging up, Ophelia was distracted. She heard the sound of an engine from the yard downstairs.
Robert had returned from the Brown Villa.
Ophelia had just called Magnus to question him, but the call didn't go through.
Magnus and Sophie's engagement was such a big deal; maybe Robert knew something about it.
Holding her phone, Ophelia went downstairs directly.
Robert had just entered the house. Seeing her come out to greet him, he couldn't help but smirk, "So enthusiastic today?"
Ophelia couldn't be bothered to joke with him and asked seriously, "Do you know about Magnus and Sophie's engagement?"
Robert wasn't surprised. "Yeah, I do. Why?"
Ophelia was even more puzzled. "Why did he send Juniper so far away to Solara, trick her into getting pregnant, and then get engaged to another woman? Now Juniper is in the dark, completely unaware. If she finds out..."
Ophelia didn't dare to think further.
Robert said calmly, "This is between Magnus and Juniper. I don't know the ins and outs."
He was warm on the outside but cold on the inside, not one to meddle in others' relationships. Especially when it came to his good friends' relationships, meddling would only make things awkward in the end.
In the past, when Magnus was in prison for three years, he thought Juniper was selfish and unworthy of Magnus.
But he wasn't the one involved; outsiders could never understand the feelings of those in the situation.
And in matters of the heart, whether someone was worthy or not was only for the people involved to decide. No amount of persuasion from outsiders would help.
Robert unbuttoned his shirt cuffs, tossed the diamond cufflinks on the table, and after a while, said, "However, Magnus must have his reasons. He's not someone who acts without reason, nor does he have sudden changes of heart. He's liked Juniper for so many years; turning around to get engaged to Sophie? It's probably fake."
Ophelia, being Juniper's friend, naturally felt indignant for her." But last time, when he was misunderstood by netizens as getting back together with Mary, he didn't clarify and even tacitly agreed. Juniper was already very disappointed then, but she let it go for the sake of SY Group, enduring the attacks and insults from Mary's fans. She's not someone to be bullied. If it weren't for Magnus, she wouldn't have swallowed her pride like that. But now, it's happening again. Even if it's fake, Magnus is being too inconsiderate of Juniper."
Hearing this, Robert pondered for a while. He nodded thoughtfully. "Indeed, Magnus didn't handle this well."
Ophelia felt helpless and could only said, "He'll regret it!"
She was about to turn back to her study to write.
Suddenly, Robert said, "By the way, my mom arranged a job for you. It's at a company under her subordinates. I looked at the position; it matches your expertise, and the salary and benefits are good..."
But before he could finish, Ophelia clenched her fingers, turned to look at him, and interrupted, "Robert, I've already sent you the divorce agreement. What do you mean by having your mom arrange a job for me? Do you think my job embarrasses the Browns, or does your mom think my job disgraces the Browns?"
Robert frowned, seeing her on edge, his voice turned cold and displeased. "Before the divorce, you're still my wife. Journalists have low salaries and report on trivial things all day. If there's a better job opportunity, why not take it?"
Ophelia stared at him, enunciating each word. "I don't want it."
In the Browns, she had never been treated as an equal. Patrick had forced her into the Browns in such a despicable way.
Previously, she had convinced herself not to be overly sensitive and to just listen to the Browns' elders. Whatever the Browns' elders asked her to do, she would comply, so that Robert would continue to invest in the Perez Group.
But now she realized that Patrick was not cut out for business. Even with billions in investment, it would never be enough to fill the financial hole, and it only made her unable to hold her head up in the Browns.
Now she dreamed of the Perez Group declaring bankruptcy as soon as possible.
She was well aware of what the Browns' elders said about her behind her back.
They all gossiped, saying, "What does Robert's parents see in her? Is it that she uses his family's money to support her own? That she was losing money every day? That even after two years of marriage, she still couldn't have a child? Or that she couldn't keep him in line at all?"
Robert, always proud, naturally didn't have a good attitude either. "Do you simply not want this job opportunity, or do you reject it because it comes from my family?"
As far as Robert knew, Thomas had also arranged a job for her. Had she already accepted Thomas's arrangement?
Ophelia swallowed, suppressing her emotions, and calmly said, "I don't plan to change jobs for now. Thank your mom for me."
Robert called her through gritted teeth, "Ophelia."
But she had already turned and entered the study, closing the door behind her, refusing to communicate.
Robert, being rejected, was naturally displeased. 'She complained about her low salary before. If it weren't for me stepping in, does she really think my mom, who's always so meticulous, would accept a favor from a subordinate?'
The Browns' company, she didn't want to go to, which was understandable. After all, surrounded by Browns' people, it would be uncomfortable and restrictive, not wanting to go was normal.
He had specifically asked his mom to find a company with no connection to the Browns, yet she still didn't want to go. He really didn't understand what she was fussing about.
In the study, Ophelia sat in her office chair, taking several deep breaths to calm herself.
She opened her laptop, logged into the author's backend, and checked her subscription income. She made a thousand dollars yesterday.
Although it wasn't much, if she earned a thousand dollars a day from serializing, that would be thirty thousand dollars a month before taxes. At least after the divorce, even if she left with nothing, she could support herself.
She then looked through the comments section, mostly positive reviews, with only a few negative ones.
Once, she saw a trending topic discussing the income of online novel writers. She had handwritten some short stories while in school, but stopped when work became too exhausting.
Later, she saw gossip about Magnus and Robert being together on social media, which sparked her imagination, and she started writing the story bit by bit.
The response was unexpectedly good, and soon an editor contacted her for a contract and publication. She quickly became famous.
Although it was unethical to write about her husband and another man's love story, it was quite profitable.
Ophelia sighed, tears in her eyes, and began writing today's update. She hoped tomorrow's subscriptions would be even higher!
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