“Of…”
“That’s not true.”
Even though Anthony and I spoke at the same time, his deep voice forcibly covered my words.
“You’re mistaken, Mr. Trivett. Sienna’s shares in Featherstone Corporation are far less than mine, so she doesn’t have the right to make decisions. I’m purely here to accompany Ms. Ziegler today. I’m not acting on behalf of the company, much less suggesting that I’m interested in the Pitcoin business.” Although Anthony had spoken with a straight face and his words did not carry any strong tone, for some reason, others did not dare to talk.
Between Anthony and I, it was clear whose words were more convincing. Seth was not the slightest bit conflicted and simply moved past the matter with a smile. Instead, I glared at Anthony, simultaneously angry and amused. Seriously? Leave some space for me to play around too!
“Looks like Ms. Stanhope’s not fated with Pitcoin. That’s too bad. I guess I’ll have to be the one that takes the deal,” Thora said, taking the opportunity to interrupt.
When it came to rivals in love, whoever made the first concession would lose.
“Says who!” I exclaimed, unwilling to accept things just like that. “Ms. Ziegler owns an entire listed company, so I can’t compare to her. However, God has been fair. Even if I can’t use my shares in Featherstone Corporation, my birth parents, Cameron and Zachary, have enough capital for me to compete with you!”
It did not matter whether or not I was able to secure the cooperation. What mattered was to make Thora confused and let the Trivetts continue to be arrogant.
It was no use only inflicting a small injury. One had to strike the opponent with a single blow so that they would never have a chance at recovery.
Since the most taboo subject to Thora was her family members, her expression darkened. However, since there were others present, she did not make it too obvious.
Yet, not bothering to conceal anything, I raised the phone in my hand to show it off and said casually, “If you don’t believe me, I can call Mr. Moore right now.”
Before Thora could even react, Anthony got angry first.
“That’s enough,” he said abruptly with a hint of anger in his voice. His black eyes shot a dark look at me as he continued, “Sienna, you just have something against Thora and me getting too close. There’s no need to get everyone else involved in your foolery!”
To the public eye, although Anthony’s reputation was never that of an approachable person, he still carried the airs of a gentleman. Thus, his sudden anger inevitably surprised everyone, including myself.
Is this guy trying to join the entertainment industry?
I was taken aback for a while but soon recovered and stared at him with wide eyes. “That’s none of your business! If you don’t want me, I still have the Moore family and the Stanhope family to pamper me! I’m going to oppose you just so that your woman will never get what she wants. What the h*ll can you do to me!”
“You are being unreasonable!” Anthony was so angry that he became speechless. His handsome face was flushed red in anger.
The confrontation clearly showed how helpless a person felt when they had to deal with an unreasonable person. Only someone like the character I was playing could make an ambitious person like Anthony angry. His ex-wife who could do whatever she wanted.
Both of us continued to pretend to be angry with each other for a while. Then, Anthony reacted first and suggested negotiating the terms with Seth. “Mr. Trivett, didn’t you always want Featherstone Corporation to join in on the Pitcoin project? I rejected it before, but I’ve now changed my mind. I can consider it, but I have a condition. You have to reject Sienna Stanhope’s conditions and get them both to leave now.”
“Anthony Featherstone, you’re so shameless!” John said as he stood up and stared at him dangerously. “No matter what, the two of you were once married. Letty rarely wants to do business by herself. Do you have to do this to her?”
Anthony’s expression went cold, and his gaze was filled with anger. He was clearly trying to suppress his anger as he said, “What I want is a supportive wife who can help me, not one that does nothing all day, only knows how to be unreasonable, and will never grow up!”
His words were not exactly harmful, but they were extremely insulting.
If I had not known that those words were against his own intentions, I would have really gotten angry.
However, regardless of whether or not Anthony really meant what he said, as long as it was something that degraded me, John deemed it as crossing the line. He was so furious that he kicked aside the chair and walked over to grab Anthony’s collar, pulling him up from the chair. He looked him in the eye and said, “You are a piece of shit! What did you just say? Do you really think that without Letty, you’d be able to stand so firmly in the city so quickly? And now you’re saying she’s ignorant. What’s your problem? Anthony, you can’t call yourself a man!”
The more he spoke, the more agitated he got. Resultantly, John clenched his fists and was about to punch Anthony. Then, Thora suddenly stood up and stepped on John’s foot. All women would know how high stilettos were, and Thora had not hesitated in stepping on him. John cursed in pain as he let go of Anthony and jumped to the side.
I immediately went over to help him. “John! Are you okay? Anthony, how dare you touch my brother!”
Anthony tidied his suit as if nothing had just happened, and his expression was extremely indifferent. Instead, Thora, who for some reason was only an inch away from Anthony, raised her chin as she looked down on us proudly. “Sienna, don’t think that everyone will give in to you. I’m sure we all clearly saw who took action first. If you pursue it, you’ll be the one who’ll be embarrassed.”
From her tone, it seemed as though she had fallen for Anthony’s acting and regarded me as a submissive and well-mannered lady of a rich family.
However, we were indeed unable to refute her. John’s acting tended to be on the angrier side, and he would always take physical action every time. Since we knew we were losing the battle, there was no need to seek out any more trouble.
At that moment, Seth slowly stood up to stop the fight. “What are you guys doing? We’re all just here to do business. There’s no need to take things so far.”
He pretended to sigh, then looked at John. He said apologetically, “John, since you’re injured, why don’t you take your sister back home first. I’ll contact you about the cooperation another day.”
Keeping the weight off his injured foot, John unwillingly looked at Anthony and Thora, closed his eyes in displeasure, and nodded. “I’ll do it for your sake, Mr. Trivett. Anthony, ask your woman to remember this well. I’ll get back at her sooner or later!”
Then, he dragged his injured foot as he limped away.
Aggrieved, I was stunned for a while before I abruptly stomped my feet in anger and chased after him.
As John had been embarrassed by a woman, his expression was bad ever since he left the room. Similarly, I was in a bad mood as well. Wordlessly, both of us exited the Trivett Corporation building.
When we finally entered the car, John gasped a sigh of relief and bent over to rub his foot. “What the hell! Thora’s really ruthless. She almost pierced through my foot!”
I felt both sorry and amused at the same time. “It’s been hard on you. But this time, the results seem quite good. Thora should have believed by now that Anthony and I got a divorce because our personalities clashed. So, she’d go all in and try to take everything for herself in the Pitcoin business.”
However, John was only interested in thinking about how to deal with such an unexpected situation the next time. He mumbled to himself, “When I get back, I’ll get the housekeeper to order me a pair of customized shoes and I’ll add a small bulletproof vest to the front of it. Who knows whether or not that b*tch will shoot me next time!”
“Do you need to exaggerate this much?”
“Let someone step on you, and you’ll know how I feel,” said John with a dark expression. “Even if it was all an act, I won’t forget this. The Ziegler family has seriously offended me. Mitchell is disgusting enough, but now Thora’s also an eyesore. Their entire family is seriously a bunch of trouble.”
I smiled, unable to refute his words. “There’s always a solution to the problem. Who can take on a demon like you? When the time comes, Anthony will naturally be able to make them all disappear.”
“I hope I don’t have to wait too long.” John pressed his lips together, seemingly not caring much.
“Getting the Zieglers and the Trivetts to join forces is only the first step of our plan. Tomorrow, prepare some funds and find some retail investors. Then, go to the stock market and make the price of Pitcoin rise.”
“I know what to do.” John crossed his arms as he leaned back on the leather seat. Perhaps he had used too much effort in his acting, as he looked a little tired.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
“Nothing, I just suddenly thought of how Thora was defending Anthony and thought of Hannah,” said John sorrowfully. His deep brown eyes looked out the window as if he were a lonely solo traveler at night.
Suddenly, my heart seemed to have been wrapped in ice. I felt both cold and weak and was uncomfortable. At such a time, it was not suitable for me to express my own feelings.
“When you’re free, let’s go visit Kiki together. You’re still family, so you can’t just avoid each other forever.”
When I was done speaking, John breathed a sigh of relief and started to joke around. “The Zieglers are so annoying. Before we make them go bankrupt, let’s have some fun with them!”
I sighed. Men’s emotions were fleeting, passing only after a short time. Just as John was about to share his plans to deal with Thora, my phone rang.
I retrieved the phone from my bag and saw that I had a message from Rose. The last time I saw her, she had just given birth. She should’ve just ended her confinement. Why is she looking for me now?
To be polite, I answered the call anyway. “Hi Rose, what’s the matter?”
“Sienna, I want to ask for your help with something.” She spoke hesitantly and seemed to be in a difficult position.
“Tell me. As long as it’s not too much, I won’t refuse.”
Nick and Rose did treat me like their sister after all, so naturally, I could not act too distant.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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