Chapter 36

Amelia vowed never to let Simon find out her actual illness. Adam warned her, "Act fast and get the money when you still can. Didn't Janice Smith make a fortune for him? Get that money for me so that I can start my own business!" Amelia had no time to read his text because Janice had shown up in the lobby. Rising from her seat, she let out a few coughs and said, "Janice, you could've broken up with Simon amicably. Why would you stab him in the back?" Her frail figure and soft accusations misled the passersby into thinking Janice—the woman with an authoritative air—was the bully in this case. Janice watched as Helena proudly demanded her to apologize and to withdraw the report. Helena scowled. "If you don't, I'll expose you and your brother in public! People need to know how ungrateful you both are! My husband wouldn't have saved Jacob's life if we had known you'd do this to us!" Janice calmly approached Helena and stared down at Helena and Sarah, who were acting unreasonably. J