John Rockefellerâs heart leaped hearing the news.
But he soon calmed down. âSo what if she wakes up? She is now a woman of infamy and has nothing
to her name. She is no match for us.â
Bill Rockefeller suddenly lowered his voice. âJohn, Brittany said that she possessed evidence of your
corrupt practices and also your ties with the Japanese. Do you think thatâs going to be okay?â
John snickered. âFather, it happened more than half a year ago. Even if there is something fishy, any
trace of it would have been gone by now.â
Bill breathed a sigh of relief. âThank goodness. Anyhow, Rockefeller Group can never fall into the
hands of Alex, that bastard.â
Alex would be disturbed by Billâs statement.
âDonât worry. It will never happen. Even till his death, William did not even have an inkling who he
actually was. That fool! He would never have expected to toil his life away only for his efforts to be
seized by others.â
It was noon the next day at Assex Manor.
Lugging her suitcases along, Dorothy Assex returned home exhausted.
Upon entering the house, she overheard her mother, Claire, and her sister, Beatriceâs conversation.
âMother, do you know what happened? Alex Rockefeller wanted me to call him daddy all because he
bought a new car! Do you think he is coming onto you?â
âWhat nonsense are you saying? Daddy? Why did he do that?â
âBeats me! I think he has gone insane. Perhaps he could not get the attention he wanted from sis and
turned his attention toward you,â said Beatrice.
âThat jerk! He is now living with a woman named Coney. Hah, letâs see how long it will last! Where is
Dorothy? She should divorce him as soon as possible!â said Claire with a hiss.
Dorothy was dumbfounded. Was her husband now living with another woman?
âMother, what did you say?â She rushed in.
âYou are back, my lady.â Instead, a woman in her mid-forties came forward and greeted her with a
broad smile on her face.
âWho are you?â Dorothy could not recognize the person.
âShe is Ms. Brown, a housemaid I hired recently,â Claire answered. âMs. Brown, do cook us something
delicious. My daughter is home today; she wants to eat good food. If it is not up to my standard, I will
deduct your salary.â
Ms. Brown pouted but nodded and made a beeline for the kitchen.
âWhy did you hire a housemaid? Where is Alex?â Dorothy asked in astonishment.
âThat scoundrel was chased out of our house, and he will never return to the Assex Manor. Did you
know he got together with a woman while you were away for business? She was a doctor, the
granddaughter of Californiaâs miracle doctorâJames Coney. What a shameless man!â
Of course, Claire took a few liberties in her narrative, adding unfounded stories to support her cause
further.
Beatrice assisted with plenty of interjections.
That was it. Dorothy was at her limits.
Claire continued, âDorothy, isnât this a good thing? Since he is now living with that woman, you have all
the reasons to divorce him! I have been waiting for this day for so long! Finally, we can say goodbye to
his sorry ass!â
Dorothyâs expression darkened. âI refuse to believe what you said. I am calling him; I want to hear it
from him.â
âWhat other doubts do you have? Do you know he slapped mother, all because of that woman?â added
Beatrice.
Dorothy looked at her wide-eyed, trying to comprehend what she had just heard.