Wife's Betrayal: A Dog for Her Secret Son

"That's impossible." Jacinda insisted.

Very well. I wanted to see for myself what their reaction would be when Timothy appeared at the birthday banquet completely unharmed. I wanted to see their faces when they realized the boy they had been tormenting so brutally was actually their precious son.

But hearing Benson's voice growing weaker, I thought of the filthy conditions in the basement and decided to give them one last chance.

"The basement is full of junk and trash. Are you really willing to let your son die?"

Jaden noticed the flicker of hesitation in Jacinda's eyes and put on a show, pretending to be reasonable.

"What Vincent said makes some sense. But if we don't teach Timmy a harsh enough lesson, he'll grow up completely ruined in the future! Honestly, all he has to do is admit his mistake. It's not like Jacie is some wicked stepmother. Of course she wouldn't truly want to harm him!"

Jacinda looked at him gratefully. She beckoned a maid over and said, "Here's what we'll do. Tell Timmy to write a three-page apology letter, admit his mistakes, and promise to get along with Benny from now on. Then we'll let it go."

Hearing such an outrageous demand, I laughed in disbelief. "A three-page apology letter? He barely knows a handful of words! You might as well just lock him in there until the end of time!"

A flash of embarrassment crossed Jacinda's face. She clicked her tongue impatiently and said, "Fine. If he's willing to properly ask Benny for forgiveness and transfer all the shares of Redmont Corporation under his name to Benny, he won't have to write the letter! I'm already being more than generous!"

Jaden's eyes lit up with excitement at these terms, and he looked at me with undisguised provocation.

I was stunned by Jacinda's shamelessness. Those shares had been given to Timothy at birth by her parents. It was partly to reassure me, and partly to strengthen the ties between Fuller Corporation and Redmont Corporation.

And now, she wanted to take them away with just a word? The audacity!

However… it wasn't entirely out of the question.

Remembering the message I had sent to my assistant earlier, I nodded and agreed to Jacinda's demand.

"Really? I'll call the lawyer right now!"

Watching Jacinda kiss Jaden excitedly, I felt no bitterness or pain. Those feelings had long been worn away by her repeated abuse of Benson.

I signed the contract without hesitation, and Jacinda immediately ordered the maids to release Benson from the basement.

When she saw his bandages were soaked through with blood and caked with dirt, she covered her nose in disgust and instructed the maids to force him to get on all fours.

Noticing my frown, she said self-righteously, "I'm just having him practice in advance so he knows how to properly ask for forgiveness later! He is to grovel to Benny like this at the banquet tonight!

"Anyway, I need to go and get ready now."

With that, she pocketed the phone she'd been recording with and turned away, not sparing another glance at Benson, who was sprawled out weakly on the floor.

Jaden looked at me triumphantly. "Thanks for the shares, Vincent. You'd better clean the kid up quickly. If anything really happens to him, it'll be too late! See you later!"

I laughed. "Jaden, has it ever crossed your mind that this boy keeps calling for you because he really is Benson?"

Jaden scoffed. "Don't be ridiculous. You think I wouldn't recognize my own son? Just you wait and see how you'll be utterly humiliated tonight!"

With that, he put his arm around Jacinda and they strode off.

…

After the banquet began, Jaden said anxiously to Jacinda, "Oh no, Jacie! I can't reach Benny! What if something's happened to him?"

At that moment, I walked onto the stage holding Timothy's hand and announced happily, "Everyone, welcome to Timothy's birthday celebration!"