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.

must be pissed. I am not getting out of this safely. I wonder what will

but Alex was still

nowhere to be seen even as

with the female doctor from this morning? The more she thought about

She dialed

“At home!” answered Alex.

You mean,

I tell you already that there is nothing between us? I am in my own house taking

Mother

for her to stay

you tell me

“You gave me the boot before I

such important news from her,

me your address. I

“Will do.”

as ‘Mother’ instead of ‘your

as the clock struck

asked, “Isn’t there supposed to be a meeting here?