"That faint pink line on Susan appeared during her Eastshore Trip in the second semester of her sophomore year!"
"It had already been there long before I moved into the Sullivan house!"
"Besides, I have never even been close to Susan! How could you say I brought this curse upon her?!"
"You were the one who asked me to marry her for luck, and now you're twisting the truth. What exactly do you want?!"
Susan whispered softly:
"It… it really started after that Eastshore Trip in my sophomore year, not after Kayson came."
"On the last day of every month, I drink hot water like crazy. Even in summer, I hold a heating pad and still feel freezing. You know that."
Liu Yun thought for a moment. It was true — ever since her daughter's sophomore year, there had been one day each month when she kept complaining about the cold.
She would even sit on the sofa with a heating pad in the middle of summer.
But Liu Yun would never admit defeat.
If she gave in, she would be letting Kayson "win" her daughter — and she would never allow that.
She gritted her teeth and snapped:
"Then you must have spied on my daughter while she was changing!
How else would you know about that pink line below her chest?!"
Susan blushed deeply.
She touched her burning cheeks, her mind racing.
Oh my god!
They had already held a wedding ceremony.
Legally, they were husband and wife.
The law was above their private agreement.
Even if he had looked, there was nothing she could do.
Kayson said calmly: "When has Susan ever slept without her pajamas?
If I had undressed her to look, how could she not have noticed? Just ask your daughter!"
Susan's face turned even redder. It had never happened.
Kayson slept on a mat on the floor, and she always kept herself tightly covered.
There was no way she wouldn't have noticed if someone undressed her.
She wasn't unconscious!
Nobody slept that deeply!
Liu Yun snapped again: "Then you just got lucky and guessed!"
Kayson: "Fine, call it a guess. But I guessed right!
Does our bet still count? You were the one who challenged me first.
I said if I correctly described Susan's symptoms, you would stop forcing us to divorce. Those were your words."
Liu Yun rolled her eyes. "It doesn't count! A lucky guess is nothing!"
She was dead-set on refusing to back down.
There was no way she would yield to Kayson.
She refused to keep her promise.
Kayson: "You break your word the second after speaking it."
Liu Yun: "So what?! This is my house! I can do whatever I want! Who dares stop me?!"
Kayson stepped back. After all, she was Susan's mother — an elder.
Susan spoke up:
"A man without integrity cannot stand. Since we made a bet, we must keep it. I will not divorce you tomorrow."
"Susan!" Kayson cried out joyfully.
"But after tomorrow, I still reserve the right to divorce you. It all depends on your performance," Susan said coldly.
Liu Yun refused to admit the bet, throwing a tantrum and refusing to take responsibility.
Susan cleaned up her mother's mess. "That's enough. No more arguing."
At this point, Liu Yun was filled with hatred.
She slammed the door and stormed out.
Leo saw Kayson being treated worse than a dog in the Sullivan house and gloated:
"Kayson, if I were you, I would've smashed my head against a wall! How are you still alive? Acting so full of yourself!
I have thirty million dollars! What, you jealous? Hahaha!"
Leo threw his head back and laughed loudly.
Zhou Mengnan said calmly: "Thirty million is a lot?"
"Shut up!" Leo slammed the table and stood up.
"You filthy beggar, you've never seen that much money in your life. No wonder you don't think it's a big deal!"
Zhou Mengnan crossed her arms.
"Want to bet? I say this money isn't even yours. In five minutes, someone will come take it all back. Dare you?"
Leo stared at her fiercely.
"I dare anything! If you lose, Kayson crawls under my legs!"
He looked evilly at Kayson, determined to humiliate him in front of everyone.
Make him lose all dignity.
Zhou Mengnan turned to Kayson. "Big brother, this money isn't his. Someone will come collect it in five minutes.
Take the bet. Make him crawl under your legs if he loses!"
Susan said sharply to Kayson: "Kayson! How can you agree to such a stupid bet? Stop this nonsense!"
Susan was furious. That beggar girl talked nonsense nonstop, and Kayson was becoming even more ridiculous hanging around her.
Kayson said earnestly to Susan:
"Susan, if you don't trust someone, don't rely on them. Whether as brothers or husband and wife, trust is everything.
I believe her."
Susan huffed and turned to go upstairs.
As she left, she shouted over her shoulder:
"You're not just a loser — you're an idiot! A pig!
You walk straight into traps even when you see them!"
Leo was overjoyed at the thought of Kayson crawling under his legs.
Perfect!
He would humiliate Kayson in front of Susan!
Serves him right!
He had a useless partner!
Two fools!
Total idiots!
"Fine! Kayson, do you agree?!"
Zhou Mengnan looked at Kayson, her eyes bright.
Kayson nodded. "Yes. I trust her."
"It's a deal!"
Shawn joined in the mockery. "Kayson, if you lose, you're crawling under Leo's legs!"
No one noticed that Zhou Mengnan had slipped her hand into her pocket and sent a quick text.
Five minutes later:
Ding-dong!
The doorbell rang.
"Who is it?!" Liu Yun was anxious, unable to grab the money on the floor for herself.
She snapped at the door angrily.
"We're from Azure Group, here under the Young Mistress's order. Open the door immediately," a clear voice called from outside.
The Sullivan family froze in shock.
Azure Group?!
Oh my god!
The CEO of Azure Group was Chloe Zhou, known as the Black Widow!
She was ruthless and cruel.
If Azure Group was looking for you, it was never good news.
"I'll only say this once! Leo! We are from Azure Group. Are you not coming to open the door? I'll count to three! One!"
"I'm coming! I'm coming!" Leo turned pale with fear.
These people were definitely from Azure Group.
The leader was Vivian, with her subordinates behind her.
As soon as the door opened, Vivian pulled a document from her bag and said to Leo:
"All family assets and funds are hereby frozen and recalled.
All investment projects are terminated. You must repay all debts within three days."
Leo collapsed to the floor with a thud, his face ashen.
Every project his family owned was contracted from Azure Group.
Specifically, they were all approved by Vivian.
But they had been sucking up to Azure Group, staying on good terms — why would they suddenly take everything back?
He had planned to humiliate Kayson, but now he was the one being embarrassed.
All his money was being taken away.
What was going on?!
Su Yue and Shawn stared in stunned silence.
No way!
That beggar girl and Kayson were just jinxing people!
And they'd been proven right!
Kayson turned to Zhou Mengnan and whispered in her ear:
"Little sister, how did you know someone would come take everything from him?"
Zhou Mengnan rolled her eyes playfully. "I can tell fortunes. Believe me?"
"I do!"
Kayson nodded repeatedly.
Liu Yun watched and scoffed. "Two idiots! Birds of a feather flock together!"
Vivian noticed that the Young Mistress called Kayson "Big Brother".
That meant Kayson was also her superior, so she dared not harm Liu Yun.
Leo finally recovered and dropped to his knees with a thud.
"Vivian, please! Give me one more chance! I'll do better!"
"Sweet-talking me won't help. This is the Young Mistress's order. I'm just following instructions."
Vivian snapped her fingers.
Immediately, her men began loading the thirty million back into the large sacks.
Leo clung to Vivian's leg.
"Vivian, please, just one more chance! Can't I have even one chance?!"
"No. You have offended someone you should never have crossed. You'd better think about how to repay the remaining ten million dollars to the Young Mistress!"
"If you fail to pay on time, you know the consequences. I don't need to explain further," Vivian said coldly.
"I know! I'll sell my house — it's worth eight million!
My car is worth two million! I'll sell both and pay the Young Mistress immediately!"
Leo knew Azure Group's methods better than anyone.
If he failed to pay on time, he would end up begging on the streets.
Zhou Mengnan stretched lazily. "That felt good!"
Vivian glanced at the beggar girl, knowing she was the Young Mistress.
But the Young Mistress was dressed like a beggar, probably just messing around.
He didn't dare disturb her game,
afraid of angering her.
He didn't go forward to acknowledge her.
Vivian's men counted the money once, then whispered something in her ear.
"What? Two million is missing?"
Vivian's eyes turned cold as she stared at Leo!