Chapter 2

As Carl finished speaking, my face filled with disbelief.

I looked at Carl standing before me, my voice already carrying a note of disbelief.

I had never imagined that my own husband would completely distrust me.

And not only that—my husband actually thought I had stolen it too.

"Honey, you know perfectly well that I'm not short of money at all, so how could I steal Carly's bracelet?"

I looked at Carl, my voice already carrying a note of urgency.

The pain in my belly grew worse and worse, so bad that my voice shook when I spoke.

I knew that if things kept going like this, I would surely die.

I grabbed hold of Carl and pleaded, "Honey, take me to the hospital first!"

"I'm hurting so much I'm about to pass out!"

"Once I'm better, I'll buy Carly a new bracelet, all right?"

I looked at Carl and spoke urgently.

But when I finished, Carly sneered and said, "Catherine, you'll buy me a new one?"

"That money of yours—isn't it all paid for by my brother!"

I looked at Carly and said urgently, "Carly, what are you talking about!"

"You know perfectly well that your brother hasn't handed his salary over to me all these years!"

When I finished, I turned to look at Carl, hoping he would say a few words for me.

But when I turned my head, I saw the faint coldness in Carl's eyes.

Seeing the look on his face, my heart went cold in an instant.

Not only would he not speak up for me, there was even a trace of disgust in the way he looked at me.

Seeing the look on his face, I opened my mouth but couldn't say a word.

"Carl..."

I looked at him and pleaded, "Take me to the hospital first!"

"I promise, once you take me to the hospital, I'll buy Carly a new bracelet!"

But the moment I finished, Carl said flatly, "Catherine, don't worry, appendicitis isn't that serious. It just hurts a little!"

"But I think, with a character like yours—stealing even Carly's bracelet—you'd better stop handling the family's money!"

As he spoke, he actually drew a document out of his coat and handed it to me.

I stared blankly at Carl, my eyes full of disbelief.

I never expected that Carl had even prepared a contract.

"Catherine, I'm doing this for our family!"

"It's not safe leaving the money in your hands!"

"You'd better hand it over!"

Looking at me, Carl said this.

Listening to him, I laughed in anger.

I turned my head and looked at the document Carl had handed me.

When I saw that the document stated that all the money I earned from now on would go to Carl, and that even the company shares in my name would be his to allocate,

the contents of that document made one thing immediately clear to me.

From start to finish, this had all been designed by Carl.

He had been scheming this from the very beginning.

I stared blankly at Carl, my face full of disbelief.

"Carl, what do you mean by this?"

My voice had turned icy, and my eyes were fixed hard on him.

But he lowered his head and said, "Catherine, I have no choice!"

"You know how it is—I really can't rest easy leaving the money with you!"

I gave a little laugh, looked at Carl, and said in a cold voice, "Carl, what is there for you not to rest easy about?"

"In all these years, have I ever spent a single cent of your money?"

"There's no way I'm signing this document!"