Chapter 5

These elders watched me and my sister grow up, always treating us like their own kids.

They had absolutely no clue that Edward, the live-in son-in-law, would be bold enough to switch out Mrs. Maddox for someone else right under their noses.

Edward felt like crawling into a hole after all that scolding, and his grip on Jessie loosened.

With my eyes red from crying, I said, "Everyone, I invited you here today to officially take over as CEO. I used to be trapped by my own trauma, too scared to even step outside."

"But now, even mistresses and scumbags…