The Pinnacle Of Life

An hour later at the Assex Manor.

Dorothy Assex returned with a miserable expression.

Seeing that, Claire Assex was pleased and said smugly, “I told you, right? The county courthouse opens at nine in the morning tomorrow. We are going to file your divorce immediately.”

“Nobody is getting a divorce here,” Dorothy said coldly.

Claire immediately jumped on her two feet. “Dorothy, just how smitten are you? What is so good about him? Even after what he did to you? Look, I know Spark Rockefeller likes you. Let me talk to him tomorrow.”

“Mother, what is wrong with you? Did you forget what that jerk did to me?”

“At least he is better than Alex! He cheated on you!” replied Claire.

Dorothy stormed upstairs without saying anything else, and she was not in the mood to have dinner.

It was seven o’clock at night when Dorothy received a phone call from Shermaine Ford. “Lady Assex, headquarters called saying that an important meeting will be held tomorrow at nine at our company. The board of directors is sending three of them over, and the entire upper management of the company is required to attend. It will be held at Conference Room No. 3 in Tower 2.”

“Understood, thank you.”

After ending the call, Dorothy rubbed her temples in irritation.

be pissed. I am not getting out of

was nine o’clock, but Alex was still

be seen even as

this morning? The

you?” She

“At home!” answered Alex.

what a joke. You

is nothing between us? I am in my own house

Mother

reason for her to stay at the hospital, hence why we decided

tell me about

gave me the boot before

Why did he hide such

me your address. I am

“Will do.”

‘Mother’ instead of ‘your mother.’ It was a

just as the clock struck nine. To her surprise,

out to an employee nearby, she asked, “Isn’t there supposed