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Megan broke down in tears. "Ever since I was kidnapped by Bernice, I've been having nightmares every night. I feel so agitated and depressed. I need to vent, but I can't talk to you about it. I'm afraid you'll get annoyed. Sometimes, I just can't control myself."
"You're a psychologist yourself, why don't you take medication?" Michael shouted, "If this lasts long, will you kill others someday? You're my wife! If these video files get out, it will have a huge impact on my company. I might even go bankrupt."
"That's impossible," Megan said, stunned.
"How is it impossible? Ever since my divorce, my reputation has been terrible. Many women are boycotting the Ocean Blue group. If it gets out that my wife abuses animals, it will cause a huge scandal, and the Jude family will be implicated too."
The more Michael spoke, the angrier he got. He had been bottling up so much resentment, anger, and exhaustion that he couldn't hold it in any longer. "Why didn't you go for treatment? Do you know I was planning to appeal for Maeve's custody? Now Derek has those videos of you abusing animals. He'll definitely help Laura, and I have no chance of winning the appeal."
Michael blurted out, "Why are you crying? I should be the one crying. You were kidnapped and injured, and it has nothing to do with me. You brought Bernice's hatred upon yourself. And what about me? For you, I sacrificed my marriage, my child, and every time I go to the Jude family, I get scolded by my parents. Today, my dad even slapped me. Why did you come back in the first place? Because of you, my life is ruined."
"And it's all your fault. You insisted on having a grand wedding, and what happened? Not a single person from the Jude family showed up. Now everyone thinks I've been abandoned by the Jude family. Because of this, I've faced numerous setbacks at work. Even the deal in Seldonia, which was almost finalized, fell through. I'm begging you, can you stop dragging me down? You have no idea how terrifying you look right now, do you?" Michael's angry voice echoed in the living room.
Michael couldn't hold it in any longer. All his dissatisfaction erupted.
Tears streamed down Megan's face, she felt a wave of panic. If Michael abandoned her now, she would have nothing left.
"So you hate me so much now? Fine, I'll just die. I won't drag you down anymore. In fact, I've long lost the will to live," Megan sobbed.
With that, Megan turned and decisively slammed her head against the table, causing blood to gush from her forehead.
"Megan!" Michael was startled and quickly went to support her.
Megan looked at him weakly and desperately, "Michael, I'm sorry. Let me die. I'm so tired. I hate myself so much right now."
After saying that, she pretended to faint.
Michael hurriedly picked her up and rushed to the hospital.
When Megan was once again sent to the emergency room, Michael leaned against the wall with a numb expression.
Megan was like a heavy burden, constantly weighing him down.
Now, he couldn't even get rid of her.
'If I really left her, what if Megan commit suicide again?' He covered his eyes with his hand, feeling utterly defeated.
Selaestan
After work, Laura returned to her apartment and immediately called Derek from her bed.
"What? Michael told his parents he wants to divorce Megan and then remarry me?" Laura asked.
Hearing this news, Laura was disgusted.
"Yes, today Michael went to Whispering Pines Manor. Arabella overheard them talking in the courtyard," Derek didn't hide anything from her, "Michael wants James to delete the video files of Megan abusing animals. Without the evidence, Michael can appeal smoothly. Once he gets custody of Maeve, you might not be able to resist Maeve and could end up remarrying him."
"Michael is so shameless," Laura cursed angrily, " He was the one who betrayed our marriage, he was the one who wanted to marry Megan, and now he wants to divorce her and remarry me? Is he crazy? What does marriage mean to him?"
She was utterly disgusted by Michael.
In the past, she just thought Michael was too easily manipulated by Megan.
Now she realized Michael would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
Laura couldn't even imagine it. If it weren't for Derek's help, Michael might really have taken Maeve's custody.
Then she would definitely worry about her child and might really get entangled with Michael again for Maeve's sake.
Just thinking about it sent chills down her spine. "What about James and the others? They won't support him, right?"
"No, Arabella said James scolded him for being shameless and chased him out with a mop," Derek replied.
"That's good." Laura relaxed, she was really afraid James and his wife would be swayed by Michael.
Derek laughed, "James and the others can be selfish sometimes, but they still have a sense of shame. Michael has gone too far, and they have no right to ask you to go back."
"If they have helped Michael, I wouldn't let Maeve get close to them anymore," Laura said softly.
"They won't. By the way, I heard that not long after Michael left, Megan was sent to the hospital with a head injury," Derek said.
Laura sneered, "Michael must have confronted Megan after seeing the video files. She had no choice but to pretend to suicide to gain forgiveness."
Derek chuckled, teasing, "That's indeed her tricks."
"Megan's suicide won't help. This is just the beginning," Laura piped out.
"What?" Derek was confused.
"I mean, let Michael see what kind of demon he's dealing with. The kind that he can't get rid of, making him suffer endlessly," Laura said with a light sneer.
"Yes, Michael seems to have aged a lot," Derek paused, then suddenly asked, "Laura, if Michael really gets divorced and realizes his mistakes, and wants to win you back, would you go back to him? After all, you have a child together."
"Derek, do you think I'm an idiot? Michael hurt me so much, why would I go back? Are there no other men in the world? Or is my current boyfriend not good enough?" Laura scolded, "You're much more brilliant than Michael. Even though you're not Maeve's biological father, you're especially good to her. I'd be a fool to go back and pick up a divorced, dirty Michael."
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