Divorce Anxiety
Chapter 465

Chapter 465 Fend For Yourself

"Be careful,” said Rory in a hushed tone.Upon hearing that, Kathleen nodded in response Just then,Marjory dashed forward, intending to land an uppercut on Kathleen with her left fist.Kathleendodged the attack easily. She grabbed her opponent's wrist and gave it a hard squeeze.A pang ofpain shot up Marjory’s arm in an instant, and it felt as if her wrist was burning.She tried her best towriggle her wrist out of Kathleen's grasp but found out her wrist had turned black.What... is this?While Marjory was distracted, Kathleen dashed forward, bellowing her opponent's name,“Marjory!"A fistful of powder hit her face when Marjory looked up, and upon inhaling the powder,she instantly slumped to the ground.Every inch of her body was twitching uncontrollably, and herlimbs felt limp.D*mn it! How could I forget that Kathleen had that trick up her sleeve!Casting a coldglance at Marjory, Kathleen taunted, “Do you reckon anyone would replace out if I were to get rid ofyou right here and now?"“Don’t you dare!"“Do you think Ashley and the others would dare to lookfor you out in the open?"Marjory remained silent while wearing a grimace, for she knew Ashleywouldn't do that for her."Miley's suicide was your idea, wasn't it? You were the one who taught herhow to jump without hurting herself, isn't that right?” queried Kathleen impassively.”No, I havenothing to do with it."Marjory stubbornly refused to come clean. Hence, Kathleen whipped out herphone and played a recording on it.The recording was none other than the conversation betweenMarjory and Miley that had taken place three months ago.Marjory’s face instantly turned as pale asa sheet. "You—""I've always known. It's just that Gemma got hurt before I could do a thoroughinvestigation.” Wearing an icy expression, Kathleen continued, “Was it Miley who instructed you tohurt Gemma?"“Gemma’s death has nothing to do with me!” yelled Marjory."Then what aboutSamuel? Do you dare say it had nothing to do with you?"Kathleen’s words rendered Marjorystumped.”Did you think I was sitting around doing nothing in the three months I spent atSmealand?” A mocking smile hung on Kathleen's lips as she continued, “I sent people to investigateif any organizations had been to the area or if any local organizations were working with anybody. Ididn't expect something so interesting to fall right into my lap.”A hint of guilt flitted acrossMarjory's face when she heard that.”It seems like I hit the nail on the head. You brought a bunch ofpeople to ambush Samuel, isn't that right?"Biting her lips, Marjory continued to deny herinvolvement in the scheme. “No! I don’t know anything!"“It's fine if you don't admit it because I'llstill expose your schemes on the day of Samuel's and Ashley's engagement. I'm sure you and Ashleyboth know Samuel's temperament very well,” said Kathleen while glaring daggers at the otherwoman.In spite of all that, Marjory still refused to believe her. “Impossible! There's no way you'dhave any evidence!""As long as you did it, there will be a trail leading back to you. Did you trulybelieve you two executed a flawless plan? Where did you get that sort of confidence, hm?"“Let go ofme!” Marjory struggled but she couldn't muster an ounce of strength at all."Don’t waste yourenergy.” Kathleen laughed. “This medicine is specifically made for you. You'll continue to be like thisfor a week, unable to muster any strength. As for the engagement ceremony, you can stop thinkingabout attending it because you won't be able to.”Marjory bit down on her lips, glaring at Kathleenfiercely. “If I disappear, Ashley will definitely look for me.”" Tomorrow's her engagement ceremonywith Samuel. Do you think she'd have the time to look for you?” The corner of Kathleen's lips curvedupward, but the smile didn't reach her eyes as her gaze remained frosty.It was then that Marjoryknew she couldn't escape.She had been careless.I should've listened to Lauren and not come out atall."Rory, tie her up and take her away. However, do not leave a trail. I don't want anyonediscovering this,” instructed Kathleen.”Understood.” Rory nodded.Right before turning around andleaving, Kathleen shot one last glance at Marjory, who clenched her teeth in rage.The following day,Lauren took a peek into Marjory's room.She noticed the latter hadn't been home all night. Where didshe go?At that thought, she whipped out her phone and gave Marjory a call, only to replace outMarjory had switched her phone off. What's going on?Lauren also called Marjory's subordinates, butnone of them knew where she had gone off to.Upon hearing that, Lauren instantly had an ominousfeeling.She quickly gave Ashley a call. “Bad news. Marjory might have gotten in trouble.”"What?"Ashley was enraged. “Where did she run off to?""l don't know. I even called her subordinates, butnone of them knew her whereabouts. I suspect something has happened to her,” explained Laurenworriedly.A sense of anxiousness arose within Ashley when she heard that. “How could it be? Todayis such an important day. Marjory is too disobedient!"“What's most important right now is theengagement ceremony between you and Samuel. Besides, you only employed her to deal withKathleen. You can always employ someone else to take her place in the future.” Lauren then loweredher voice, adding, “After all, this is the most important thing.”“All right.” Ashley nodded. “Just let hersubordinates look for her then.”“Marjory’s disappearance must have something to do with Kathleen.You should be cautious. I can't step up to deal with it, so you should be more careful.”“Got it.” Afterthat, Ashley hung up the phone.Lauren placed the phone down and clenched her fists. For somereason, she had a bad feeling that something was about to happen.Kathleen's approach wasaggressive.Meanwhile, Ashley was in the lounge.She had already gotten her makeup done andchanged into her outfit. At the same time, the banquet hall was quickly filling up withguests.However, Samuel hadn't arrived.This made Ashley slightly uneasy, for she was deathly afraidhe might not show.If Samuel doesn’t show up, won't I become the butt of the joke? How can Imaintain status in Jadeborough?Just then, the door to the lounge was pushed open, and an olderlady walked in.”Aunt Luna.” Ashley stood up, looking dissatisfied. The older woman was none otherthan Luna Zeller, Ashley's paternal aunt.Luna merely hummed in acknowledgement of Ashley'sgreeting. In an indifferent tone, she stated, “Samuel hasn't arrived, but the guests are all here. Aren'tyou going to call him and ask him to hurry up?”“I called him, but he didn't pick up. I suppose he'sstill on the road,” said Ashley quietly.Displeased by her niece's answer, Luna thundered, “It's been solong. Why don't you have him in the palm of your hand yet? You knew him so well in the past, yetyou still haven't succeeded.”“Back then, Samuel wasn't truly in love with me. The one he loved wasKathleen, and in fact, I don't know him that well either. He never gave me the chance to.” It'salready too late to back out now. You have to hold onto Samuel or you'd be in dire straits yourself.Don't say I didn't warn you! Think about how much the Yoeger family has hurt you in the past. If youdon't work hard now, you won't have another chance to!"After she was hauled over the coals by heraunt, Ashley meekly responded, “I understand.”If you fail today, I won't bother with you anymore.You'll have to fend for yourself in the future.”As soon as her words fell, Luna stood up and strodeout of the lounge. Ashley bit her lips hard, determined to not let all of the hard work, effort, andsacrifices she had made go to waste.