Chapter 120: I Didn’t Know
Tilda recited the Jensons’ filthy, disgraceful actions one by one. Her face was expressionless, and her voice was calm. It was as if she were talking about someone else’s life, but with every word, Wade’s face darkened even more. By the time she finished, Wade was completely stunned.
“No… that can’t be… Dominic wouldn’t do something like that. He told me it was just a smokescreen…”
When Wade went to help out at the Jenson Group, other rival companies—and even Jude—had already gotten involved. They wiped out all the comments left by the online trolls hired by the Jenson Group, so he never even realized what had happened. Russell and the others had told him that as long as he played along, this would all blow over quickly. But the way they handled it… Did the Jensons really go that far and use those dirty tricks to ruin Tilda’s name?
Wade started to feel cold all over, like he didn’t even know who to trust anymore. He couldn’t even look Tilda in the eye, squirming with guilt.
“If you really cared, Wade, you’d know the truth. You went along with the Jensons and lied at the press conference, and now you pretend you knew nothing? Disgusting. And deep down, you know you fainted because you couldn’t handle the pressure. When you spoke at the press conference, wasn’t it all just clever lies to make me look like the bad guy?”
Tilda had never met a man as shameless and worthless as Wade. If you did it, then own up to it. What’s so hard about that? If you’re so embarrassed, then why did you do those things in the first place? He did all those shady things, yet he still wanted to play the victim and act clueless in front of me? What a joke. Seriously, it’s disgusting!
Tilda couldn’t believe she’d once lost sleep and shed tears over a brother like him. Thinking about it made her want to strangle herself. How stupid could she have been?
“That’s enough, Tilda. Wade really didn’t know anything. Dominic and I came up with the idea,” Howard muttered, knowing how shameful it sounded, but he believed it was for the good of the Jensons. He didn’t think he’d done anything wrong. His only regret was not stopping Blair from bringing Tilda back. If he’d known Tilda would turn out to be such an ungrateful leech, he would have done anything—even skipped his competition and rushed back to stop Tilda from ever returning to the Jensons!
So what if they slandered Tilda? If she hadn’t been so petty and unforgiving, things never would have gotten this bad. Russell only misunderstood Tilda because he was worried about Wade’s injury. He was Tilda’s biological father! Couldn’t Tilda have been a little more understanding? If it weren’t for Russell, Tilda wouldn’t even exist. And let’s not even mention all the things Tilda did out of jealousy toward Kyla…. Howard didn’t feel guilty toward Tilda at all. Not one bit.
“Howard, you…” Wade stared at Howard in disbelief. It was like he was seeing Howard for who he was for the first time in his life. Why? Howard isn’t supposed to be like this. He was hot-tempered, but deep down he always valued justice. Of the seven Jenson brothers, Howard was the last one he thought would ever stoop to such dirty tricks. Even if it was for the Jensons, what Howard did was just too much.
“Wade, don’t look at me like that. I’ve always said that I’d do anything for the Jensons, for our family. I’d even give up my own life for them without a second thought. I didn’t want to tell you because I knew you’d overthink things, but now you know. And Tilda, don’t forget what you did to us. You teamed up with our enemies, spread rumors, and tanked the stock price. You even tried to manipulate public opinion and drag the Jenson Group down. Don’t pretend you’re the only victim here. We were just fighting back.”
Howard truly didn’t think he’d done anything wrong. He also thought Wade was making a big deal out of nothing. He believed that, as long as it was for the Jensons, any dirty trick was justified. For family, every line could be crossed.
“Thanks for the show, Howard. I’ve really learned something today.” Tilda actually started clapping for Howard.
“Tilda… I… I really didn’t know. I had no idea Dominic and the others would go that far….” Wade’s voice started to shake. He felt like the values he’d believed in since he was a kid were crumbling. He never imagined his own brother would use such underhanded tricks on a woman, especially when that woman wasn’t some enemy. She was the sister they’d lost for 19 years!
“Wade, aren’t you tired of pretending? I’m sick of watching your pathetic act.”