Emily looked at Robert with concern. "It’s okay, I still have the servants with me, but you... if this gets out, it really won’t be good for your reputation!"
Robert’s heart swelled with joy. Emily was always so considerate, never pressuring him. He suddenly felt that this woman was an angel, completely outshining the tiger at home.
"Baby, I’m so glad you understand me!"
At that moment, Robert’s phone vibrated. Seeing it was an unknown number, he answered it.
"Hello, this is Robert."
"Mr. Davis... I finally found you. Do you remember the maid, Mrs. Jones, who went missing from your house fifteen years ago?" A somewhat familiar voice came through the line.
Robert was shocked. Fifteen years ago, a maid did indeed disappear, and despite filing a report, there had been no news.
So the maid’s name was Mrs. Jones, no wonder it sounded familiar.
"I remember. Are you Mrs. Jones?"
"Yes, Mr. Davis, I’m Mrs. Jones. I’m calling to tell you something. The reason I disappeared back then was that I was kidnapped."
"How did you escape?" Robert sensed something was off. If it was just a simple kidnapping, people usually wouldn’t target a maid, who was already poor.
Kidnappers go after wealthy young ladies or heirs, not maids.
"Mr. Davis, they actually wanted to kill me because I saw Brianna poisoning your wife! Brianna tried to bribe me, but I refused. So she hired someone to kill me. In the end, the hitman couldn’t go through with it and sold me off to a remote red-light district instead!"
The bluntness of her words made Robert’s face darken.
"Are you... telling the truth?" Robert took a deep breath. "What do you want now?"
"Mr. Davis, I originally intended to settle this privately with Brianna, but she wouldn’t take my calls and even turned off her phone! So I’ve decided not to ask for compensation. I’m going to expose this scandal and ruin her!"
Mrs. Jones said fiercely, and cold sweat beaded on Robert’s forehead.
"Mrs. Jones, I had no knowledge of this from start to finish. Please, out of the many years we’ve known each other as master and servant, don’t blow this up. I’ll give you whatever amount of money you want."
Robert quickly lowered his voice.
"No need! After being sold to that remote red-light district, I was abused beyond recognition, and my family was shattered because of it! I will reveal this secret to the world so that Brianna can never hold her head up again! Tell her I have witnesses and evidence, including a recording of her hiring the hitman!"
With that, Mrs. Jones coldly hung up the phone!
Robert clutched the phone, his body turning cold.
Brianna was his wife. If this scandal came to light, the Davis Group would surely be implicated, and the impact wouldn’t be small!
After all, Brianna poisoning his first wife and hiring a hitman to kill a maid was a serious crime!
"What happened? What’s wrong?" Emily asked gently, seeing Robert’s dark expression, reaching out to wipe his sweat. "No matter what happens, your health is the most important thing, okay?"
Robert couldn’t lose his temper in front of his lover, so he kissed Emily on the cheek. "You’re the best. The tigress at home... sigh, she’s always causing me trouble!"
"What kind of trouble?" Emily’s big, sparkling eyes shone with an endearing innocence.
Considering Brianna’s scandal, Robert couldn’t bring himself to tell Emily about it. "Nothing much. You go ahead and eat. I have to rush back and handle something."
Emily nodded sweetly, not blaming him for coming and going in such a hurry.
As she watched Robert’s hurried figure retreat, Emily’s lips curled into a cold smile as she gently stroked her belly.
She really didn’t want this child!
Having a child with an old, unattractive man? Ugh, if it weren’t for that pile of money, she wouldn’t even think about getting pregnant!
But... Emily’s eyes sparkled with an idea, a perfect plan that would allow her to get rid of the child and still win Eric’s favor...
When Robert rushed home, Brianna and Hannah were in the middle of dinner.
Seeing Robert return, Brianna was pleasantly surprised and hurried over to take his briefcase. "Why didn’t you let me know you were coming home for dinner? I thought you were—"
Before Brianna could finish her sentence, a stinging slap landed on her face!
She let out a scream, but before she could react, another slap struck her other cheek!
The servants and Hannah were stunned. When had Robert ever been this furious? He was hitting Brianna with all his strength!
Robert kicked the wailing Brianna to the ground. Hannah, regaining her senses, quickly rushed over to shield her mother.
"Daddy, what’s wrong? Why are you hitting Mommy? Stop, please stop!" Hannah cried out in shock and anger. Seeing the rage twisting Robert’s face filled her with fear.
Brianna, reeling from the two slaps and the kick, was in so much pain she could barely speak.
Robert had hit her so hard that blood was seeping from the corner of her mouth. Struggling to catch her breath, Brianna weakly looked up at Robert.
"You wretched woman! You... did this to Mrs. Jones! She said she’s going to expose your vile deeds and ruin you! You dying doesn’t matter, but you’re Mrs. Davis, my wife! You’ve caused such a huge mess, and if it gets out, it will only harm Davis Group’s reputation!"
Davis Group hadn’t been doing well in recent years, and this year had been especially tough with Hannah’s scandal, followed by a controversy involving one of their clothing lines due to substandard quality and harmful substances.
Robert had spent millions to cover up that scandal, paying off certain people to keep it quiet.
If Brianna’s misdeeds were exposed, it could spark public outrage, and Davis Group’s products might face a customer boycott!
"What... what are you saying? She contacted you? Honey... I admit I was wrong back then, but she threatened me, she blackmailed me..." Brianna broke down into tears, her voice filled with anguish. Hannah shot a glance at the servant, who quickly left the room.
"Bitch! Because you turned off your phone and refused to take her calls, she’s now planning to expose everything! Brianna! You never let me have peace. Are you trying to ruin me?" Robert’s chest heaved with anger as he glared at the pathetic woman, wanting to tear her apart.
Hannah trembled as she helped Brianna up. "Daddy, Mommy didn’t mean for this to happen! It’s been so many years, that woman doesn’t have any evidence to prove she harmed anyone. So Daddy, as long as we don’t admit to anything, we’ll be fine!"
Robert shook with fury, pointing at Brianna as he roared.
"You wretched creature! Mrs. Jones has recordings, she has witnesses! And you still dare to say she has no evidence? Brianna, I’m divorcing you!"
He needed to divorce her before the scandal broke. That way, even if it did come out, he could still salvage his reputation.
Brianna’s eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Robert.
"What... what did you say? You want to divorce me? Honey, don’t do this. I admit I was wrong, please..." Brianna sobbed, terror washing over her as she realized Mrs. Jones indeed had evidence and witnesses.
It dawned on her that her accomplice, fearful of being betrayed if things went south, had likely recorded their conversation as insurance.
Brianna pushed Hannah aside and clung desperately to Robert’s leg. "Honey, don’t do this to me! I won’t divorce you! That woman... she must be trying to scare us. She doesn’t have any evidence, honey, don’t believe her!"