“What’s wrong? What have J done?”
“You’re still playing dumb?!” Ethan’s eyes widened in anger as he turned back to pick up the lawyer’s letter on the conference table. “Look at what you’ve done!”
Ethan did not have the heart to throw the lawyer’s letter directly on Naya, so he shoved it into Naya’s hands instead.
Naya grabbed it and saw it instantly.
However, Naya became even more enraged. “Daddy, is this why you’re yelling at me?” she asked and looked at Kendrick again. “Mr. Waldburg, did you come to Mendez Group for this? What? Do you want to use your identity to pressure my daddy? The Waldburgs indeed have money and power in Glendale, but the Mendezes will not give in!”
“Shut up!”
Ethan was fuming now.
“Do you still not know the seriousness of the matter?”
“How is it serious? I just want to fight for my legal rights. Am I wrong?”
Naya gritted her teeth unwillingly and opened her mouth to complain in anger.
“Eveline keeps targeting me because she’s one of the Waldburgs. Last time, she partnered with Ava to bully me. A while ago, she said in public that I’m the real murderer who’s responsible for Dan’s car accident. She slandered me saying that I tampered with Ava’s car. Two days ago, she was even more hateful. She pointed at me and called me a cruel and despicable woman! How can I endure that?” Apart from the incident on the internet, Ethan had no idea about the other incidents.
After listening to Naya’s words, Ethan felt that his precious daughter did seem to have been wronged. Hence, he somewhat went soft – hearted. Naya could also sense that her father was feeling sorry for her. This time, she forced out tears to look aggrieved.
“Daddy, I had no choice but to issue this lawyer’s letter to Eveline. Do you know what those people o nthe internet who don’t know the truth are saying about me? Daddy, I’m a victim. Do you want to just watch as other people bully your daughter?”
?..” Ethan was stunned for a while. After he thought about it, he turned toward Kendrick. “Mr. Waldburg…”
“Mr. Mendez, it would be better if you don’t talk first.”
Kendrick suddenly parted his lips and interrupted. His voice was as alluring as always, but his tone was unusually cold. Plus, those deep and frosty eyes of his were like ice blades piercing Naya’s face.
Naya had never seen such a deep and cold gaze, so her heart skipped a beat as she panicked.
Kendrick did not beat about the bush either. His cold gaze looked straight into Naya’s panicked eyes as he retorted ruthlessly.
“Do you know the meaning of the word ‘victim’? How thick is your face to be able to say such a thing, huh?”
“2” Naya’s cheeks heated up when she heard the words. Embarrassment overwhelmed her instantly.
Naya tried to explain and rebut, but she heard Kendrick’s cold voice again.
“I think everyone present, except for Mr. Mendez, knows exactly what’s the truth of the matter that went viral on the internet. You can’t just rely on your one-sided statement to clear your name. My wife was right to say that you’re a cruel and despicable woman. Not only are you cruel and despicable, but you’re also very insidious.” ° Kendrick did not show any respect for her at all, and his eyes were even sharper now.
“Naya, you know best in your heart who’s the real mastermind behind Daniel’s car accident. Don’t try to argue. I, Kendrick Waldburg, promise that one day, you’ ll end up in jail.”
“…”
Naya’s face looked even more off-colored now. There were so many people in the room, so if she continued to be silent, she would be regarded tacitly agreeing to these accusations. Hence, she opened her mouth to refute.
“Kendrick, how dare you twist the facts to slander me in order to help your wife?! I’ll definitely sue you!”
“Heh.” Kendrick sneered indifferently. “I’d like to see how you’re going to sue me, Miss Mendez.”
“….”
Kendrick was not bothered at all and turned around gracefully after saying this.
Naya froze in place dumbly as Kendrick’s figurequickly disappeared.
Before she could react, Ethan strode out. “Mr. Waldburg.”
Ethan called out to Kendrick as if he was trying to apologize for the incident.
Naya felt very embarrassed. When she looked back and saw that the senior executives were looking at her strangely, she gritted her teeth in dissatisfaction and turned to leave.
As soon as she exited the room, she saw Ethan coming out of the elevator.
Naya immediately went over to him. “Daddy,” she called out to Ethan pamperedly and was about to complain.
However, before she could utter a word, Ethan suddenly raised his hand and slapped her face heavily.
When the group of senior executives who were just coming out of the conference room saw this scene, they suddenly felt that they did not know whether to go back inside or continue walking. Naya was even more dumbfounded and felt ashamed. However, she was more shocked than anything else.
“Daddy, d-did you just hit me?” Naya asked, covering her face in disbelief.
Ethan’s face was ashen with anger. “Have you not caused enough trouble? Do you still think that you’ve done nothing wrong at all?”
“What did I do wrong?” Naya stubbornly said, “ Those outsiders are all ganging up to take action against me. I’m just fighting back. Am I wrong to do so? You’re my dad, but you’re helping outsiders instead of me? What’s so great about Kendrick? Isn’t he just the richest man in Glendale? Are we living in poverty? Why should we be scared of him?”
Naya yelled at Ethan in exasperation.
“I’m going to sue Kendrick and Eveline! You might be afraid of Kendrick, but I’m not!”
After Naya roared these words angrily, she covered her face and ran to the elevator.
Ethan tried to stop her, but he was so angry that he almost fainted.
After Naya ran out of Mendez Group angrily, she was still unconvinced no matter how she thought about it.
She was like a princess at home since her childhood. Her parents were usually reluctant to even criticize her, but now, her father actually slapped her!
The reason why he did it was actually because of Kendrick.
“Kendrick Waldburg and Eveline Montgomery!” Naya gritted her teeth and muttered these two names.
As she was feeling annoyed, Naya saw Kendrick drive past the gate.
His resolute, cold, and handsome side profile sent Naya into a trance for a while. Then, her anger turned into jealousy in an instant.
She knew that Kendrick took this trip today for Niamh, so the reason why she got slapped today was actually Niamh.
The more Naya thought about it, the angrier she became. She would never forgive Ava and Niamh!
Naya would not let herself suffer from this loss. Niamh did not know that Kendrick went to Mendez Group to deal with this matter, and Kendrick did not mention it to Niamh either.
In his opinion, it was a matter of course for a husband to stand up for his wife. He did not need to mention this to Niamh.
During this time, Niamh had been spending more time with Ava. Of course, he did not want Niamh to worry about these trivial matters.
A few days later, Kendrick did not get the lawyer’s letter that Naya said she would send him. Instead, he received a call from Ethan to apologize. He assured Kendrick that he would discipline his daughter well.
Kendrick had always thought that Naya was the kind of rich and self-righteous young mistress of a wealthy family, so he did not plan to pursue it further. However, he warned Ethan not to let Naya cause trouble again. Of course, Kendrick did not forget about how Naya had gotten someone else to take the blame for her crimes for her.
He did not mention this to Ethan because he knew very well in his heart that even if he mentioned it, Ethan would still stand on Naya’s side.
Kendrick had just hung up the phone and was about to continue his work when he looked up to see Niamh walk in.
He was a little puzzled but was even more surprised. He immediately got up and walked towards Niamh. “Nia, why are you here? Aren’t you supposed to accompany Ava to the hospital to see Daniel?”
Niamh furrowed her beautiful eyebrows in distress. “Dan was taken away and is no longer in the hospital.”
“He was taken away?”
“I think Dan’s mother doesn’t want Ava to see Dan again, so she transferred Dan to another hospital. We don’t know which hospital he’s in, so I came back first.”
Niamh explained and looked at Kendrick’s face pleadingly.
“Kendrick, you should be able to help with this, right?”
Kendrick did not think it was something difficult. Besides, Niamh had already asked him for help. With Kendrick’s help, she soon learned which hospital Daniel was in now.
Niamh told Ava the news at once. After Ava found out, she immediately brought the chicken soup she made, took a taxi, and set off to find Daniel. :
She followed the address Niamh told her and found the ward.
After taking a deep breath, Ava walked to the door of the ward and raised her hand to knock on the door.
At this moment, the door of the ward opened.
It was none other than Naya who came out. The strange thing was that Naya was wearing a mask as if she was covering up something. What did not change was the arrogance and disdain in her eyes.
“You’re literally everywhere, Ava.” Naya sneered.
“We’re all trying to avoid you, but why do you insist on coming to throw yourself at Dan? Dan doesn’t remember you at all, but he remembers me. He remembers that we’re already engaged and about to get married. So, don’t waste time and energy trying to turn the situation around. Just get out of here.”
Naya’s attitude was extremely bad. After speaking, she turned around and wanted to close the door, leaving Ava standing outside.
Ava did not bother to argue with Naya. She raised her hand and patted the door lightly.
“Wait.”
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