Mr. Chairman’s Devious Wife by Brey Mitchylle
Chapter 50

Chapter 50

"Do you truly want to make this family the laughing stock of society?" Daniel's mother uttered in a more dramatic tone. Considering that she had fainted when she read the news, she was already considered restrained.

Daniel frowned but did nothing. Instead, he looked at his father sitting behind his desk.

"You really wanted to kill me, don't you?" his mother said, clutching her chest. "Having a relationship with your sister-in-law? Are you not ashamed of yourself?"

"It wasn't supposed to be like this," Daniel muttered, his hands balled into tight fists. It was supposed to be a quick affair. He was supposed to have Charlotte and then marry Sofia, living a double life. However, he soon changed his mind.

Seeing Sofia willing to take on her responsibilities made him reconsider his actions. He never planned to fully commit to Charlotte. He even planned to slowly eliminate Charlotte from his life.

"It was just sex, and a way to humiliate her," he mumbled.

"What did you just say?" his mother asked, her voice trembling with anger.

"Nothing," Daniel uttered.

"Then do you have anything to say?" Teresa Beaumont glared at him.

"Hmph," she scoffed. "At least you are smart enough to know that you are wrong. Sofia hasn't answered your calls, and clearly, this isn't going away. The media might not be the worst thing for her reputation, but it's still terrible for us."

Sofia was the perfect trophy wife, someone Teresa could brag to her circle of friends about. Teresa always believed that it was their job to treat and serve their men well. This was the reason why she hated that Sofia wanted to continue working after the marriage.

Daniel sighed and ran a hand through his hair, feeling the weight of the situation. His mother's expectations were suffocating, but he knew how to navigate them. "I'll handle it. I'll talk to Sofia, and I'll make things right," he assured her, trying to ease her worry.

Teresa Beaumont crossed her arms, her eyes cold. "You better. I won’t tolerate any scandal tarnishing our family name. I had high hopes for you, Daniel, and this mess is not what I envisioned."

Daniel nodded, avoiding eye contact with his mother as he thought about how to salvage the situation. Teresa, on the other hand, continued her tirade, expressing her disdain for Sofia while paradoxically hoping she would become part of the family.

Then she started cursing Charlotte. "I don’t know what you see in that woman. However, while Sofia is too independent, too focused on her career, her status alone is very suitable for this family," Teresa muttered. Then she added, "Meanwhile, that starlet Charlotte lacks what it takes. Daniel needs a woman who knows her place and who can enhance his status. Charlotte doesn’t fit that mold," Teresa remarked, her voice dripping with disapproval. "Given the chance, Sofia is more suitable for our family than Charlotte."

"However, you should have just dumped her since you actually wanted her sister! Do you truly want to sound like a fool to everyone? A man who wanted to have his cake and eat it too?" Teresa muttered. Accomplished or not, Sofia needed to understand her priorities. A woman’s duty is to support her husband, not overshadow him.

Daniel pursed his lips. He had been waiting for his father to say a word, but he didn’t. He was simply sitting there, listening to Teresa as if affirming his thoughts. Teresa looked at her husband.

"Why don’t you talk to him?" she asked. "I know you already tried to suppress the news, but your son needs you too."

"It’s impossible to suppress everything," the old man Beaumont said. "The news was strategically released in the morning, and by now, the damage is done. However, it did not significantly affect the stock prices of the Beaumont Empire. After all, Alexander—"

"Why are you talking about stock prices right now?" Teresa interrupted her husband, her eyes wide. "I wanted you to talk to your son!"

Daniel left the room. Talking to his father was pointless. His father was the type of person who would only put him down while bringing Alexander up. Daniel knew this fact a long time ago. Yet a part of him still thought it might change.

Daniel was not even disappointed, much less angry. For some reason, a part of him already expected this.

That says a lot about the kind of relationship he had with his father.

"Where do you think you're going?" Teresa immediately turned her attention to her son.

"Away."

"What?"

"I'm going to see Sofia and fix this," Daniel said as he turned off his phone. Charlotte had been trying to call him nonstop, but he did not want to talk to her. He was already tired as he had just arrived from a business trip. Instead of sleeping, he had to face a scandal like this. He gritted his teeth and opened his work phone.

This time, he dialed Alexander’s number. As much as he disliked his brother, only Alexander could help him now.

After a few rings, Alexander finally answered. "Do you need something?" a rather gruff voice echoed on the other line. Daniel already knew that Alexander and Josef were not at work today. Since he didn’t know Alexander’s schedule, he assumed that he was somewhere traveling.

"I need your help with something."

"About what?"

"I need you to replace my fiancée’s location," Daniel sighed. "I need to talk to her in person."

"Is it because of your scandal?" his tone suddenly changed.

"So you have seen it."

"Everyone has seen it," Alexander chuckled.

"Then you already know how much I need to talk to Sofia."

"Hmmmm..." Alexander let out another chuckle. "I do."

"Please ask Josef to replace her and send me her location," Daniel said.

"Are you going to help me or not?" Daniel asked, frustration building.

Alexander laughed before he ended the call without waiting for his response. Daniel could only grit his teeth as he stared at his phone.

After getting into his car, he took a keypad phone that was hidden under the driver’s seat. He checked the messages and just as he expected, there were already some telling him to call.

Without wasting time, he quickly dialed the number. "I need your help," Daniel said as the man on the other line answered. "I need Charlotte to leave this country, for a while at least."

There was a low chuckle on the other line. "So now, after you have eaten your fill, you would abandon my daughter?"

"It’s either that or Sofia will never forgive me," Daniel said as he thought about the fact that Lawrence would do everything just to obtain Sofia’s wealth. That man had been working with him since he discovered his relationship with Charlotte. In fact, he had been actively scheming to make Sofia marry Daniel as soon as possible.

Lawrence knew that for Sofia to be able to obtain her inheritance, she needed to be married at the time of her birthday. This had been kept secret by both Sofia and her mother, but Eunice once told Lawrence about this a long time ago.

This was the reason why Lawrence allowed Daniel to be with Charlotte; he did not want to disrupt the peaceful life that Sofia had.

AIN: Deepfake: Using AI or artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to manipulate visual content or images. This is usually done on videos but can be applied to photos as well.