By admin The CEO’s Double Wife Novel Ch 19
He raised his hand and, using all his strength, gave himself a hard slap across the face.
“Smack!”
The crisp, loud sound was especially jarring in the quiet of the early morning
“The first one.” His voice was hoarse, as if he were counting.
“Smack!” Another slap.
“The second one.”
He slapped himself with both hands, each blow harder than the last.
Very soon, his already haggard face was swollen, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
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As Theodore kept hitting himself, he mumbled, “Vallie… watch me… will make it up to you, one by one… everything I owe you… I’ll give it all
back…”
After ninety–nine slaps, he was barely conscious, his whole face swollen like a pig’s head, and he could hardly speak clearly.
Valerie watched his self–destructive performance coldly, until he finally stopped, panting heavily.
“Are you done?” she asked indifferently.
Seeing her respond, a glimmer of hope lit up in Theodore’s eyes.
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“Vallie, I truly admit my mistakes. I will make it up to you, one thing at a time. I hid my marriage from you before, but now, even if I have to be your secret lover, I am willing!”
Valerie sneered inwardly. Did Theodore think the whole world was his stage, where he could perform his one–man show of deep affection anytime, anywhere?
“I’m not as despicable as you!”
Without a moment’s hesitation, she picked up the phone.
“Hello, I’d like to call the police. There’s a man self–harming on the lawn in front of my villa, causing me serious harassment and distress. Yes, the address is…”
The police arrived quickly.
Seeing that Theodore was uncooperative, the officers exchanged glances. One of them drew a taser, the crackling sound of electricity serving as a warning.
At that moment, a black Rolls–Royce screeched to a halt by the roadside.
The car door opened, and the Hewitt family’s old butler and several bodyguards hurried out.
The old butler quickly stepped forward and tried to explain to the police.
The police verified their identities and then asked the homeowner, Valerie, if she wanted to press charges.
Valerie applied for a restraining order, which was even more serious than accusing him of harassment.
Theodore, like a puppet whose strings had been cut, was half–dragged, half–carried by the bodyguards and stuffed into the car.
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The car sped all the way to the airport, where they boarded a private jet that had been waiting.
As soon as he got on the plane, Theodore saw Gideon, whose face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
“Grandpa…” He had just opened his mouth when the old man struck his leg hard with a cane.
“You still have the nerve to call me Grandpa! You’ve disgraced the entire Hewitt family! Kneeling at someone’s door, slapping yourself? Theodore, I taught you how to dominate the business world, how to be decisive and ruthless, but I never taught you to be a groveling, tail–wagging dog!”
Theodore hung his head, letting the old man hit and scold him without saying a word.
“Look at what you’ve become! Who do you think you’re worthy of? Are you worthy of the Hewitt ancestors, or the employees who have fought alongside you?”
The old man’s scolding echoed throughout the entire cabin.
Back in Los Angeles, instead of calming down, Theodore became even more deranged.
He thought, what does Valerie want? She wants Andy.
Then he would take Andy back! As long as Andy returned, she would definitely come back too!
He began contacting the top legal teams in Los Angeles and filed a cross- border custody lawsuit in the British courts.
Theodore released countless true and false stories to the media,
insinuating that Arnold was the ‘male homewrecker‘ who deliberately destroyed other people’s families.
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Public opinion was instantly ignited, and countless netizens who didn’t know the truth began to hurl abuse.
Far away in Hamburg, Valerie received countless harassing emails and death threats every day.
Arnold’s company was also affected. Some partners began to question his character, and even some shareholders demanded that he clarify the
situation.
“I’m sorry, Arnold, for dragging you into this too.” Valerie looked at the unsightly comments online, filled with guilt.
Arnold held her hand. “It’s not your fault. Someone like Theodore will throw any kind of dirt just to get what he wants.”
Andy also felt the storm from the outside world. He became very anxious, always clinging tightly to Valerie, afraid that if he let go, his mother would be taken away.
“Mom, I don’t want that bad dad.”
Seeing the fear in her son’s eyes, Valerie’s heart ached.
She had wanted to give him a peaceful and quiet childhood, but Theodore was determined to crush even this small wish of hers.
She had had enough.
Since he wanted to escalate things, she would see it through to the end.