My Ambition 24

 

Chapter 7 

Patricia recovered first, marching up to Sophie with fire in her eyes. 

“Who the hell are you?” 

“Who let you in here?” 

Sophie ignored her, just looked at Rex with tears starting. 

“Rex, I came to find you.” 

“I called you so many times-why won’t you answer?” 

Rex’s face went gray. He rushed over, trying to drag Sophie away. 

‘What are you doing here?” 

‘Get OUT!” 

‘I’m not leaving!” 

Sophie pulled away from him, voice breaking. “You promised you’d take care of me and the baby!” 

Baby? 

That word hit the crowd like a bomb. 

Everyone stared at Rex and Sophie in shock. 

Patricia went pale as death, pointing at Sophie’s belly with a shaking finger. 

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‘Whose… whose baby is that?” 

‘Rex’s baby, obviously!” 

Sophie cried. “We’ve been together for two years!” 

Patricia looked like she’d been struck by lightning, swaying on her feet. 

‘Rex!” 

‘Is this true?” 

She grabbed Rex’s arm, desperate. 

Rex had no way out, could only snarl: “Mom, don’t listen to her lies!” 

“I don’t know this crazy woman!” 

“Don’t know me?” 

Caleb laughed coldly and pulled out his phone, playing a recording. 

Rex and Sophie’s voices filled the room, all lovey dovey and full of promises: 

“Baby, once I get rid of that hag Maddie, I’ll marry you right away.” 

“Our son’s gonna inherit the whole Donovan empire someday…” 

When the recording played, Rex looked completely screwed. 

The whole place erupted. 

Patricia beat her chest, tears streaming down her face. 

She charged at Rex, hitting and screaming. 

“You piece of shit!” 

“How could you do something like this!” 

Total chaos. 

I stood in my corner, coldly watching it all. 

Rex, this is just the appetizer. 

The main course is coming. 

I hit “Send” on my phone. 

Next second, the ballroom’s big screen started playing what was on that USB drive- 

Rex’s offshore money transfers, his secret deals with that overseas group, chat logs showing how he’d framed my father… 

One after another, crystal clear. 

The whole ballroom fell into dead silence. 

Everyone was stunned by what they were seeing on screen. 

Rex stared at the screen, all color drained from his face, eyes full of despair and terror. 

He knew he was finished. 

‘NO!” 

This isn’t real!” 

“It’s all FAKE!” 

Rex went crazy, charging at the screen, trying to turn it off. 

But too late. 

Just then, the ballroom doors opened again. 

This time, cops walked in. 

“Mr. Donovan, you’re under arrest for suspected commercial fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, and illegal financial dealings with overseas criminal organizations. You need to come with us.” 

Cold handcuffs clicked around Rex’s wrists. 

He didn’t fight back, just stood there like a soul-less statue. 

He’d lost. 

Lost everything.