The Year I Was the Other Woman To Myself novel Chapter 275

"When she first graduated from university, she had no background, no connections, no experience, and certainly no ability. I was the one who taught her, who trained her, who gave her opportunities, letting her handle projects and eventually lead them on her own!"

"I gave her everything she has today! I treated her like family, cared for her like a daughter. I was her mentor and a father figure to her, but she showed not one ounce of gratitude!"

"The moment she had a little success, she left the Stone Group for the KINY Group. I didn't even hold it against her. But then she used her position to make things difficult for us, to sabotage the partnership between our companies!"

"This woman... she's a venomous snake! She fed on me, took everything I offered, and never gave anything back. Instead, she has repeatedly harmed me and the Sullivan family!"

"What she did today made us a laughingstock. I've let things slide time and time again, but this time, I've decided to fight her to the end! Her name is Penelope. I want everyone here to remember that name and never do business with her."

A silence fell over the room.

For the president of the Stone Group to say such things at his own son's wedding, he was clearly furious.

However, many of the guests had worked with the Stone Group before and knew Penelope. They were aware of her contributions, but now Ward was not only erasing her achievements but also calling her an ungrateful backstabber. It was dishonorable.

To try and blacklist a junior in the industry like this... it was an ugly move for a senior figure to make.

The guests' expressions were mixed; they weren't showing the unanimous support Ward had expected.

"She... she just wanted to marry into our Sullivan family! But we didn't want a manipulative daughter-in-law like her, so she held a grudge and decided to get revenge on us!"

Ward's voice was getting desperate, his confidence wavering.

"Let me be perfectly clear: from this day forward, the Sullivan family will cut all ties with Penelope. We will hold this grudge, and we will be enemies until the end!"

Ward screamed hysterically, but Penelope remained seated, calmly sipping her coffee, listening quietly.

When he was finished, she finally spoke, her voice raspy. "I won't waste my breath arguing about who is right or wrong. But everyone here heard Mr. Sullivan say he wants to cut all ties with me. Please, be my witnesses."

Penelope offered a slight smile, then stood up and walked away.

Penelope dodged, and Anna's hand hit empty air. Undeterred, she raised her hand again.

This time, Penelope caught her wrist with one hand and delivered a sharp slap with the other.

The sound was crisp and loud.

Anna, seething, began clawing wildly at Penelope.

"You dare hit me! You penniless nobody, you dare hit me!"

Penelope could handle a few street thugs, let alone the flailing, ineffective attacks of Anna. Not wanting to waste any more time, she simply kicked her away.

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