Then Jade seems to think of something. She turns to Claire and says viciously, “did you call Leo?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Claire stands up straight. She stares coldly at Jade on the ground without saying a word. The smile on the corner of her mouth betrays her good mood. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Yes, she did it on purpose. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Because Leo comes to see her at this time of day. Claire counts the time and asks Jade to hit her. It’s a little hard for her to punish Jade, the disgusting woman, on her own. But Leo can do it for her. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jade also sees Claire’s smile on the corner of her mouth. Her face is ferocious, and she is trying to say something nasty to scold her. Leo suddenly kicks her foot. “I respect you as Claire’s stepmother, so I treat you politely. Now you dare to hit Claire. You’re dying!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“No, I didn’t do it.” She is embarrassed after she was kicked to the ground. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jade gets up from the ground and shakes her head at Leo in horror. “I didn’t! I’m just kidding! I’m kidding Claire.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She cheekily deceives Leo with such absurd lies, so when Jade finishes, Leo points to the door and roars, “do you think I’m a fool? Get out of here now! I don’t want to hit women!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Leo is terrible at the moment. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jade is scared to death. She can’t offend Leo, a rich man. She nods quickly. “OK, I’ll leave now.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jade turns to leave, and Claire, who has been watching quietly, says softly, “wait a minute.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Claire finishes and Jade stops. She wants to go out, but when she thinks of Leo, she doesn’t dare to leave. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
So Jade turns around a little hesitantly. In front of Leo, she patiently asks Claire, “is there anything else?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Claire doesn’t look at Jade. Instead, she faces Leo and raises her chin to show him her face. “She hit me. Do you just let her go?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Leo looks at the fingerprints on Claire’s face. He is distressed but he says hesitantly, “she’s your stepmother. I don’t hit women.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“She is my stepmother! Then why did she hit me? Why did she sell me to you without my consent? I don’t need to feel sorry for such a stepmother. Are you thinking about the deal so you don’t want to hurt her?” Claire presses Leo. Her eyes are cold and seem to see him through. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Claire remembers that when Kate slapped Emma, he slapped Kate and her. Now why doesn’t he want to do that? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Is Leo lying to her? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Feeling Claire’s anger, Leo remembers what the doctor has told him. Claire can’t be emotional, or it’s not good for the baby and her. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
So he looks at Claire and says, “OK, I’ll listen to you. Jade’s company can’t go public any more. If you want, I can let her go bankrupt.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Leo looks reluctant so Claire is angry. Why does he look so embarrassed? Is she pressing him? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Claire laughs sarcastically. She says coldly, “enough. Leo, don’t pretend in front of me. I know you won’t do that. I don’t need your insincere commitment. Leo, get out with her. I don’t want to see you. I don’t want to hear you say how important I am to you.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Claire is so angry that she doesn’t realize her tone is jealous. She doesn’t know she is jealous of Emma. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
When Claire finishes, Leo grabs her hand and says seriously, “Claire, calm down. I’m serious! If you don’t believe it, you can read the news. I will keep my promise!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jade has been listening to their conversation. She says to Leo discontentedly, “President Howard, you are unreasonable. Anyway, we are relatives. I gave Claire to you. You can’t be ungrateful!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
At the same time, Jade is surprised. She has long heard that Leo doesn’t like Claire. She doesn’t think so. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It’s obviously Leo’s fawning on Claire! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jade looks at Claire jealously. She used to hate Claire because she is so beautiful and she is the center of public attention. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Later she sold Claire to Leo, hoping that she would be miserable. Unexpectedly, she lets Leo fall in love with her! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Leo doesn’t know what Jade thinks. Hearing her sharp voice, Leo looks back at her displeased, “get out of here! You hit Claire. You deserve it!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Leo’s tone is serious! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
At that moment, Jade’s eyes are red with anger. She glares at Leo angrily and shouts, “Leo, you can’t do this to me. You are ungrateful!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jade’s roar echoes in the ward. When she wants to say something horrible, two bodyguards at the door come in and take her out. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Wait!” Claire shakes off Leo’s hand and walks coldly to Jade. Her voice is cold. “Stop.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The two bodyguards turn to face Claire. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Claire walks up to Jade and sneers. She says, “Jade, do you think your company will only go bankrupt?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Claire raises her little white hand and hits Jade hard in the face. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“This slap is for my father! You didn’t let me see him, so I couldn’t know his condition. I didn’t even know he was dead! My father died because of you!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Then Jade seems to think of something. She turns to Claire and says viciously, “did you call Leo?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Claire stands up straight. She stares coldly at Jade on the ground without saying a word. The smile on the corner of her mouth betrays her good mood. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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