After divorce, Ex-wife Revealed Identities
Chapter 770

Chapter 770

"Katie, we're good friends. We grew up together. Do you really think Iwould deceive or harm you?" Ashlyn looked at Katie's expression and ahint of satisfaction flashed in her eyes. "My dad promised to buy metwo new dresses tonight. You should also prepare a beautiful dress sothat we can both attend the Graley Piano Competition together!"

“It sounds amazing!" Ashlyn giggled.

"Ashlyn, you're such a good friend," Katie said before hanging up thephone.

After hanging up, Katie made up her mind to ask her father to get her aspot as a guest performer at the Graley Piano Competition.

Mr. Mcguire was in his study listening to Carolyn report on end-of-yearaccounting issues. As the year came to an end, there were many thingsthat needed attention including employee bonuses and benefits as wellas other departmental matters. After calculating all these expenses, itamounted to millions of dollars...

Suddenly, Katie burst into the room and talked non-stop about what shewanted for quite some time.

Mr. Mcguire rubbed his forehead with frustration and looked at hisdaughter. "What do you want? To be a guest performer? We havenothing to do with Graley Piano Competition nor any connections withthem whatsoever! What can I do for you?"

"Dad! How could you say that?" Katie glared at him angrily. "Ashlyn isgoing to participate in the competition; why can't I be a guest performertoo?"

She turned towards Carolyn and asked, "Sister-in-law, don't we haveenough money? Can't we sponsor it or advertise it somehow?"

"How about being its sponsor?"

“I don't care! Dad promised he would support my career but now hewon't even help me become just one guest performer? You're toomuch.”

Mr. Mcguire was already stressed out from all this commotion; he hadbeen feeling anxious since earlier when they discussed all thesefinancial matters which only added fuel to fire when he heard Katie'sspoiled words again. He stood up abruptly from his chair and slappedher across her face without thinking twice.

“You're not three years old anymore! Can't you act more maturely? Doyou think becoming an international award-winning performance artistis easy?"

"Do you think it's easy to get a sponsorship deal and have your nameon something? They practically had to skin me alive for the sponsorshipprice, not to mention the advertising sponsorship, which is severaltimes more expensive than what we have here. Foreign countriesalready have a bias against our country, there are restrictions andreservations in their development with us. If I dare go, how will thosecompanies back home and even our president view me?"

"Do you understand the implications here?"

Katie was humiliated as she received a slap across her face in front ofCarolyn. She glared at Mr. Mcguire and said, "Dad! How could you hitme?"

"What's wrong with hitting you? If you ever make such unreasonabledemands again, I'll discipline you even harder. Your sister-in-law has apoint; I shouldn't have spoiled you so much all these years. Look atwhat it's turned you into." Mr. Mcguire had been feeling down since hewas slapped during her birthday party some time ago.

He felt extremely repressed and remained cold-faced for quite sometime.

Now Katie came over again with this irrational request that made himfeel angry enough to cause liver pain.

"Dad, don't be angry anymore. Katie is young and doesn't know anybetter; she just wants to try new things maybe just for fun. What shesaid does make sense though - if she can participate in Graley PianoCompetition, it would be of great help for her career,” Carolyn quicklytried to mediate.

"But getting into Graley Piano Competition isn't that easy," Carolyncontinued cautiously while trying not to offend anyone present at themoment.

"If we spend money on this competition but fail..."

"Katie dearie," Carolyn whispered softly while urging Katie out of theroom before things got worse between father and daughter.

Katie covered her hot face with both hands as tears streamed downuncontrollably from her eyes while staring angrily at Carolyn, saying, "Idon't want your fake kindness! Why pretend like everything is okaywhen it's not? Are you talking behind my back about me so dad won'tlove me anymore?"

She didn't miss Mr. Mcguire's words earlier: "Your sister-in-law has apoint; I shouldn't have spoiled you so much all these years.”

What did that mean exactly? It meant that without doubt that Carolyntalked bad about Katie behind her back!

Carolyn felt helpless as if caught off guard by an unexpected attackfrom an enemy who once claimed they were friends. "Katie... I didn'tsay anything bad about y-"

"You're pretending like everything is fine when really deep downinside... you never cared about me!" Katie cut off whatever elseCaroline wanted to say before storming out of the room...

Mr. Mcguire slumped tiredly into his chair. "Look at her!"

"Dad, she just made a mistake in the moment,” Carolyn said with poiseand grace. "I'll go see her, you should rest earlier.”

"Ah..." Mr. Mcguire sighed. "Go ahead, don't take what she said toheart. She's just being childish.”

“I know," Carolyn turned and walked outside.

She opened the door to the study and saw Mr. Mcguire's current wifeholding a glass of milk and a bottle of medicine walking towards her."Auntie."

"Carolyn, your dad hasn't been feeling well lately, so I had someoneprepare some supplements for him from overseas. Can you help meread what's written on this bottle?" Mrs. Mcguire was Katie's biologicalmother.

After listening to Mrs. Mcguire speak about it all, Carolyn took themedicine bottle over and looked at it before saying, "It's just somevitamins."

Mrs. Mcguire smiled after hearing that. “That's good then! I was afraidmy friend was lying to me again... I'll give it to my hubby."

"Auntie, you're so kind to Dad,” Carolyn said before continuing, "He'sstill inside though; Katie came over here earlier and argued with him."“I know," Mrs. Mcguire replied while passing by Carolyn shoulder-to-shoulder. "I'll go comfort him now."

However, her loving expression suddenly turned cold when lookingdown at that health supplement in her hand. There was a hint ofviciousness in her eyes when doing so.

Unfortunately though, Carolyn didn't see any of this happening aroundthem.

Carolyn didn't go anywhere else but straight towards Katie's roominstead.

Her hand hesitated slightly when reaching for the doorknob beforechanging course by knocking instead. "Katie? Are you inside?"

There wasn't any movement coming from within that room; after waitingfor a while longer without response, she was about to call Katie untilone servant came ot her.

“Lady Carolyn, Lady Katie went over to Master Kareem's room."

Upon hearing those words spoken aloud by their servant — Carolinecould only respond with an understanding nod before saying:

"I understand now... you can go back to whatever work needs doingfirst.”

At this time within Kareem's room however — Katie cried out with snotrunning down along tears streaming across both cheeks:

"Why can't I be invited as guest performer during Graley PianoCompetition? Why am I not allowed?"

“You're absolutely right. Carolyn is so hypocritical, all the kindness sheshows me is just an act. One way in front of me, another behind myback."

“This woman is truly deceitful.”

“In the past, whenever I said something, Dad would agree, but now helistens to Carolyn completely.”

Kareem listened to Katie's crying and venting and secretly laughed athow foolish she was.

But on his face was a sympathetic expression. "Katie, of course I'mtelling the truth. After all, I'm a few years older than you. You're the legalheir. She's probably afraid that you'll compete with her for McguireGroup, so she's trying to exclude you everywhere."

"Listen to me and stay away from her in the future.”

Carolyn originally wanted to go straight back to her room but changedher mind and came to Kareem's door.

She was about to knock when she heard Kareem's voice inside.

She frowned and listened carefully before becoming angry after hearingwhat he said.

Usually, she treated Kareem as her right-hand man. She had helpedhim a lot in Mcguire Group.

He owed his current position almost entirely due to Carolyn being hissister-in-law.

But now he was instigating trouble behind her back?

Katie never had any extra thoughts before; no wonder why she alwayslooked at Carolyn with resentment lately.

Carolyn sneered; did this collateral relative think that just because theylived in the main family villa meant they were part of it?

Mr. Mcguire didn't even agree with Kareem living here initially. If itweren't for Carolyn saying that having more people around made thingslivelier...

Did he really think that hw moved into this place based on his ownabilities alone?

It turned out that by keeping him close like this only bredungratefulness...

Carolyn felt cold inside after listening further into their conversationShe squinted slightly before turning around and heading back towardsher own room.

Looking around herself briefly afterwards, no one seemed aware ofwhat just happened outside of Kareems' door.

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"If they can remove our trends then we'll keep pushing them up!""Brayden must apologize! Apologize to that girl!"

"So arrogant... why bully a girl? Do they really think we still live in amale-dominated society?"

"The Wright family has excellent upbringing. With a son like this, can hebe a good official for his parents? Let him step down!"

"He cannot be one!"

Brayden was furious as he watched in the hospital. These people couldreally turn black into white.

"Damn it!"

"Don't get angry. The Ritter family is not to be underestimated. Thismust be their doing," Mrs. Wright handed her son a glass of water. "Butso what? The truth will come out.”

"It was Ashlyn who pushed Jenna first, look at the wound on Jenna'shand,” Brayden held Jenna's hand and said, "That woman is just toomuch.”