Chapter 1375 Making Her Pay
Ichikaâs steps faltered when she saw Solomon exiting the car. As much as she wanted to go over to
him, she was suddenly overwhelmed with uncertainty and nervousness.
By then, the day was already breaking. Under the dawnâs light, Solomon could see his wife standing at
the door with red-rimmed eyes and a swollen face. The urge to rush to him was clear in her expression,
but for some reason, she was holding herself back. Instead, she only stood rooted to the spot, wringing
her hands together and looking like a scared animal.
Sighing, Solomon walked over. âDoes it hurt?â
âNoâ¦â Ichika murmured. Despite her words, fresh tears quickly gathered in her eyes at his display of
concern. Unable to help herself, she blinked, and the tears began to fall.
It was a pitiful sight that unexpectedly made Solomonâs heart ache. He had never felt that way toward
anyone, and yet, at this very moment, he was willing to do anything to stop the girlâs tears.
He sighed again inwardly. What a silly girl. Thereâs no way that face of hers doesnât hurt. She doesnât
have to hold anything back in front of me.
In the end, however, he said nothing.
Wendy approached him with a concerned look. âMr. Solomon, please donât blame Ms. Minamoto. Sheâs
still young. Not to mention that her sister provoked herâ¦â
Solomon hummed in acknowledgment before leading Ichika to the car and driving back home.
Once they were back, Ichika was pleasantly surprised to see that her husband was not reproachful
toward her as she had expected. Rather, he treated her even better than usual. Not only did he run her
a bath, but he also applied some cream on her face to ease the swelling. He even waited until she had
fallen asleep before leaving her side.
Touched by his gestures, Ichika was put at ease, and her apprehension had finally dissipated.
After making sure that his wife was asleep, Solomon went to his own bedroom and sent a text: Get rid
of Giichi Minamotoâs eldest daughter.
His man in Jetroina gaped at the message. Isnât Giichi Minamoto his father-in-law? Why would he want
to get rid of his sister-in-law?
Another text from his boss soon followed: If I remember correctly, thereâs a Nogita family in Terrandya.
See to it that she marries into that family.
The manâs eyes widened in shock at the latest instruction.
The Nogita family used to be prestigious, but it had been steadily on the decline over the years, to the
point where even the ordinary local folks would think twice about marrying into such a family.
Not only had the family come down in the world, but the Nogita men were also notorious for their vices.
It was not too long ago that one of the Nogitasâ sons was even arrested for soliciting prostitutes.
Needless to say, Solomonâs order baffled the man, who had no idea what Himari had done that caused
such a reaction from his boss. What he did know, however, was that it had been a long time since his
boss issued such an order. Ever since Solomon assumed his identity as a Hayes, he had dropped his
guileful acts and acted much like an honorable businessman. He had not resorted to conspiring
someoneâs utter downfall in a very long time.
Until now, that is. The subordinate hastened to do what he was told.
When Himari got off the plane the next morning, a piece of scandal about her had already been
spreading online like a wildfire. It was a photo of her in a VIP lounge of a nightclub along with several
other rich girls, enjoying the erotic services of a few male escorts.
Comments from the netizens were overwhelmingly negative, and people on the streets were also
gossiping about her and the girlsâ lavish and sinful lifestyle.
âIs that Himari Minamoto? Wow, one would think that someone from an upstanding, prestigious family
would have more shame than that.â
âRich people and their vices⦠Frankly, itâs a disgrace.â
Though leaked by Solomonâs subordinate, the photo itself was authentic. It was indeed Himari, who
was a regular at the nightclub.
Despite the strict upbringing of the Minamoto family, she had nevertheless grown to become a
conceited and arrogant individual.
The family rules stipulated that the Minamoto children must avoid making public appearances and act
virtuously. Ichika, for example, followed the rules and tended to stay away from the limelight, choosing
to stay at home besides going to school and taking part in outdoor hobbies. This resulted in her
becoming the naive, innocent person she was then.
Himari, on the other hand, was always eager to be the center of attention, and she was not above
flaunting her wealth and status to achieve that.
As a matter of fact, she had been to places and done things even more wild and ludicrous than
engaging in questionable acts with male escorts in a nightclub, all the while keeping her family in the
dark.
When this piece of scandal broke out, many others soon followed. Articles of all kinds circulated online,
exposing the misdeeds that Himari had done in the past.
By the time she became aware of what was going on, the entire Terrandya was in upheaval, sending
her family into rage and humiliation.
Giichi, in particular, was shaking with fury. Once he saw Himari, he slapped her hard without preamble.
âVile, good-for-nothing child!â he seethed. âHow dare you do such things behind our backs!â
The slap was hard enough to send Himari tumbling and collapsing on the floor in a position that was
ironically similar to her sisterâs the night before.