The Substitute Wife: My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

 The partner then spoke, his tone bland.

"I heard that you once arranged your biological daughter’s marriage, only to make your adopted daughter many in her stead.You still owe the girl a sum of money, don’t you? Yet you refuse to give her proper compensation.Your adopted daughter has made this matter public, and she certainly wasn’t subtle about it.Clearly, you are not a trustworthy person.In our recent meeting with the shareholders, we have reached a consensus to no longer engage in any cooperation with your dubious enterprises."

Although the man’s voice was relatively calm, Bernie felt it rumble in his core.

"Mr.Walton, these allegations aren’t true at all! We have our fair share of difficulties.Can’t you please reconsider the matter?"

Bernie was so frightened that he could barely think properly before speaking.He was still honest, to a degree.He wanted to acknowledge the Lind family’s fault in the issue with the marriage, but he didn’t know how to even begin his explanation.

"Why should I? How dare you insist on a collaboration when you and your family have already been exposed for your deceit?"

Bernie felt his face bum with shame.He had nothing to say to that.

pressing her ear to the other side of the phone the whole time to

was just as shaken to learn that their business partner intended

she was quite adept

talk to him," she said impatiently as she grabbed the phone from his

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adopted daughter.However, this so-called expose of hers is nothing but a ploy to extort us of money.Such an ungrateful girl, really.We raised her like our own, and here she is now, maligning us for profit.I’m afraid that she won’t stop until she has taken every single penny to our name.We would have gladly given her what she needed, but we know her well enough

expected to convince the man with her persuasive ways, but she only received

you persist in slandering your adopted daughter.I already know that Janet asked you for money in order to finance the surgery of a maid that used to serve the Lind family.She wasn’t going to spend it on herself.It seems that you and your husband are incapable of truth.Only an idiot would be willing to enter a business deal with you, and I assure you, I am no idiot.Furthermore, the Lind family has been on the decline in recent years.The only reason why we kept giving you contracts is to honor the friendship between the previous generations of our two families.Now that you have broken that trust, I believe

lips twitched, until her face contorted into a hideous

shouldn’t have adopted Janet in the first place! Even as a