Chapter 3

The next day, I went to the company to finalize the divorce with Dax. As soon as I reached the lobby, I ran into Serena.

"Oh? Well, look at you, resilient! I thought you'd be bedridden for at least three days."

"Where's Dax? Tell him to come out. We're finalizing the divorce today."

Serena frowned and snorted. "Who do you think you're ordering around? Still acting like the boss's wife?"

"Get it straight! Our roles have reversed!"

"I'm the master, you're the maid!"

The receptionist looked utterly astonished, clearly unaware of Serena's new status. She immediately started frantically posting messages in the company's WhatsApp group.

"Oh my god! The boss's secretary has lost her mind! She's actually making the boss's wife her maid!"

Seeing more and more curious colleagues gathering, Serena clicked her tongue. "This awful pollution in Newport City is so annoying. My new shoes are dirty after just one day."

With that, she extended one foot toward me.

"You, kneel down!"

"Use your sleeve to wipe the dust off my shoes."

Seeing everyone stare, gaping in shock, Serena held her head high, a triumphant smirk on her face.

I didn't get angry; instead, I smiled. That bitch, she wanted to use me to establish her authority? As if I'd let her!

I immediately stepped forward and stomped hard on her foot.

"Ah!"

"Aria! You're dead!"

She shrieked and raised her hand to slap me, but I was faster.

Slap!

I landed a brutal slap across her face and said coldly, "You're just an employee. What right do you have to strut around in front of me?"

"No matter what, I'm still the legitimate boss's wife."

"Good slap!"

"Serena is way too arrogant, she deserved it!"

Employees cheered, but the next second, a cold shout suddenly came from the elevator.

"Not anymore!"

Dax walked out of the elevator, his face cold, and threw a divorce agreement at me.

I casually glanced through it. My gaze lingered for a moment on the words 'leave with nothing,' then I immediately signed it.

I didn't care about his paltry possessions.

Seeing this, the employees became anxious.

"Mr. Dax, Serena provoked her first, the boss's wife did nothing wrong!"

"The boss's wife knew you had stomach problems and brought you lunch every day, without fail."

"She always prepared milk and medicine for you before every business dinner. Even some of the company's most profitable projects were led by the boss's wife."

"It's so unfair for you to treat her like this!"

"..."

My frozen heart trembled slightly again. All these years, my efforts had been seen by every employee.

Only Dax, he never cared.

Dax sneered, took Serena's hand, and declared loudly, "Serena's true identity is the heiress of the Silverwood Group!"

"Now that she's reunited with her family, I will marry her, and with the strong support of the Silverwood Group, our company will achieve even greater glory!"

After a brief, dead silence, the entire hall erupted!

"Silverwood Group? The famous conglomerate that set the record for the fastest IPO?"

"With the Silverwood Group backing us, our salaries will at least double, right?"

Everyone's expressions instantly changed when they looked at me. The righteous indignation was gone, replaced by cold sarcasm.

"What good is a domestic trophy wife, no matter how dutiful? Worthless in front of a wealthy heiress!"

"Mr. Dax's decisive action, that's the style of a man who gets things done!"

"..."

Looking at their ugly, greedy faces, I shook my head and scoffed. As I turned to leave, a sharp pain shot through my calf.

Thump!

Dax kicked me, and I fell to my knees.

I twisted my head, staring at him with bloodshot eyes, but he ignored me, pressing my head down to repeatedly bash it against the floor to apologize to Serena.

"Serena, are you satisfied?"

"No."

Serena pouted. "A mirror isn't shiny unless you polish it; a wicked servant needs a beating!"

"Darling, I want you to make this wretched slave kneel in front of everyone, to break her spirit!"

A flicker of reluctance crossed Dax's eyes. He whispered, "Serena, isn't that a bit much? She is my ex-wife, after all…"

Serena immediately raised an eyebrow. Just as she was about to speak, her phone buzzed. After reading it, her eyes lit up with fierce ambition, and she became even more arrogant.