Second Chance: Marrying into Wealth Chapter 157

I said, "From the moment we're born, our paths are different. You say you envy me, but you don't know my story. Sure, my family spoiled me, but that just left me clueless about the world's darkness. I got deceived, hurt my family, and now I'm being humiliated and misunderstood by people like you. Is this really the life you envy?"

Some people only saw the good side of things, unaware of the struggles and hardships everyone faced behind the scenes.

If Una was just envious, that would be one thing. But she also wanted to scheme against me.

Una said, "But you had a happy family, loving parents, no worries about food or clothes, and access to good education. That's why you're successful now."

"So what? It's all gone now, isn't it? People can't live in the past forever. The price I paid was steep. If you can't see that, I don't think you'll have a good life ahead." I was not cursing her. Someone who couldn't see reality and thought too highly of themselves was destined for a rough life.

"More importantly..." I looked at Una. "I helped you once, remember? I don't expect gratitude, but you shouldn't turn around and scheme against me for some petty gain. Do you know what that's called? Biting the hand that feeds you."

Una's face turned pale at my words. She didn't want to accept that she was that kind of person.

"No, it's not like that. I had no choice. Ophelia found me, and I had to follow her orders to survive," Una tried to defend herself.

"Did Ophelia force you? Before she met you, your job at Quantum Dynamics Corporation wasn't great either. She got you to listen by promising benefits. Stop making excuses. You sold me out for profit. If you weren't greedy, what could she have used to threaten you? You did something despicable and still won't admit it! Do you really think you'll have a good outcome?"

Una's face grew even more strained at my blunt words. "Do you have to be so harsh? I didn't harm you."

"No harm? Just this morning, people were mocking and attacking me because of you. If I were a bit more fragile, I could have been driven mad or even to death! Rumors can destroy a person, especially when they're spread by many. Do you know how damaging it is to spread such scandalous news about a woman? As a fellow woman, I only spoke a few harsh truths to you, and you find it unbearable. What about the slander and insults I had to endure? Don't you think you're being even more excessive?"

I added, "If this happened to you, or if I posted online that you were bullied by Alan and had to follow their orders, would you accept it?"

"No, I didn't, how can you say that about me? Even if you don't help me, I didn't go through that!" Una was getting anxious now.

Of course, she only felt the pain when the knife was at her own throat.

"Is that so? Now you're anxious? Then you should understand how I felt when you slandered me!" I looked at her mockingly.

Una glanced at me hesitantly and asked, "You really didn't do those things?" Her eyes seemed to waver, maybe finally putting herself in my shoes.

I replied calmly, "Since I called the cops, it means I'm innocent and have proof. So don't test me. You used to volunteer at the nursing home, so you weren't always this bad. I hope you can stay true to yourself. By the way..."

I thought for a moment and pulled out my phone, finding a job ad from the community group. "There's a job here for an artist. Since you do design, and I remember you were good at drawing, you could give it a shot."

"There are many ways to succeed. If one path doesn't work, don't stubbornly stick to it. Choose another path, but remember, don't stray from the right path and stay true to your conscience."

When Una saw the job ad, her expression was complicated. She couldn't help but ask, "Why are you still willing to help me?"

I thought for a moment. "Consider it my soft heart."

I knew life wasn't black and white, and having one less enemy was always good. I didn't like making too many enemies and hoped my future path could be simpler.

I had said all I needed to. Whether Una listened and changed was up to her. I couldn't be responsible for her life.

Paula replied that she was busy today and could only reschedule. So I decided to head home early, rest, and spend some time playing with Sunny before going to bed.

Thanks to Jason's intervention, Alan's situation escalated quickly. By the next morning, his scandal was all over the headlines.

Every major platform, video, and news outlet was covering Alan's scandal.

There were comparisons with his previous rumored affairs and discussions about the case itself, keeping the topic hot. Especially since issues like women's safety and workplace harassment were always relevant.

Alan tried to use his usual tactic of paying to suppress the news, but it spread too fast, and there were too many voices. Even deleting comments and suppressing the news couldn't keep up.

Alan's troubles didn't end there. Since it was a criminal case, the police soon took him from his office in front of all his employees. There was no way to keep it quiet, and the more they tried to suppress it, the more it backfired, making the news even hotter.

Moreover, Alan was such a jerk that even former female employees who had quit due to his harassment came forward anonymously, confirming his misconduct.

The online discussion was unprecedented.

People wanted to see what Alan looked like, the man who dared to do such despicable things. He was just an ordinary guy with two eyes, a nose, and a mouth. He was only slightly wealthy, but now Quantum Dynamics Corporation was declining. Instead of focusing on turning the company around, he was obsessed with women. Disgusting!

This time, comments weren't being deleted, which showed that Quantum Dynamics Corporation was in trouble. I remember last time I commented, about six months ago, when he had another scandal. I left a couple of critical comments, and they were deleted, and my account was banned.