Sharon wiped her eyes. “Why is there only 32 cents on this card?”

Lise’s eyes bulged in disbelief. She flipped the card over several times and reinserted it into the ATM, but the display still showed 32 cents. It was clearly a trick from Katelyn. Not even a beggar would accept such a tiny amount.

“Katelyn has played us,” Lise’s voice shook with anger. That explained why Katelyn handed over the bank card so readily!

Lise muttered curses under her breath. Sharon’s face reddened with anger.

“How dare that bitch play me like this! I’ll make her regret it. Let’s get back at her.”

Sharon was seething, vowing to make Katelyn pay dearly. Her resolve hardened. She was set on confronting Katelyn to settle the score.

Visibly frustrated, Lise realized all her schemes had crumbled. If nothing else availed, she would have to appeal to that one person. She was confident that person would assist if she approached them correctly.

Sharon stormed off, her phone beeped with a message. She glanced down at her phone and exclaimed loudly. Her voice was so harsh it hurt Lise’s ears. Trying to hide her distaste, Lise couldn’t help but wonder how someone so crude ended up as Mrs. Bailey.

Despite her thoughts, Lise quickly approached Sharon, pretending to be concerned.

“What’s wrong, Mom? Is there a problem?”

Hatred flared in Sharon’s eyes as she spat out, “That bastard Jeff Bailey! How dare he keep a mistress!”

Astonishment was written all over Lise’s face. “What did you just say, Mom?”

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Sharon tossed her phone to her. “See for yourself.”

An anonymous sender had forwarded her a compressed file. Inside the folder, there were numerous photos of Jeff and a younger woman. The snapshots captured them entering and leaving hotels and aboard a yacht.

The revelation that Jeff had visited a hospital’s OB-GYN department with that woman infuriated Sharon the most. It confirmed that the woman was pregnant.

Sharon was so enraged that it physically pained her. Compared to the issues with Katelyn, Jeff’s betrayal seemed far more severe.

“No man remains faithful forever,” she thought. Sharon cursed herself for ever believing Jeff would change.

“Once a cheater, always a cheater,” she thought bitterly.

She scrolled through the photos, her emotions tangled. She was already upset, but now she felt overwhelmed. Had she known the Bailey family was this chaotic, she never would have come back. Rather than reaping any benefits, she was now entangled in endless problems.

Lost in her thoughts, she didn’t notice Sharon storming off.

All Sharon could think about was confronting Jeff and the other woman.

At the same time, Katelyn sat in her car. She noticed that her message had been read, and a smirk played across her lips. She watched as Sharon hurriedly got into a black car. Lise didn’t follow her.

The next moment, the car sped off. Katelyn chuckled. Sharon was always impulsive, and this time she had even forgotten about her daughter. Lise tried to catch up but was left behind. Katelyn raised an eyebrow, started her car, and followed Sharon.

Sharon had previously covered for Jeff’s infidelities, only revealing them during a heated argument last time. So, when Katelyn delved into the Bailey family’s scandals, she made sure to investigate Jeff’s history of affairs. She was shocked to find that his behavior had never changed; he’d always had affairs, though Sharon remained unaware. However, his latest girlfriend was different.

This woman was already five months pregnant. Sharon’s car was now parked in front of a downtown apartment.

Katelyn maintained a safe distance behind, ensuring she wasn’t spotted.

Sharon burst from the car and pounded on the apartment door, shouting, “Open up!”

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