Chapter 4

In my pursuit to win Zoran Smith's affection, I invested in three blockbuster projects to promote Vivienne, single-handedly propelling her into the ranks of A-list actresses.

Yet I've never personally met Vivienne. She's unaware that her current status is thanks to me, and neither does Zoran Smith know.

Today's collaboration with Vivienne's agency was actually set up by me a month ago. I had planned for Zoran Smith to work with the idol he's admired for years.

But I never imagined that in this process, I would be the foolish clown who misread the situation.

Suddenly, my phone rings.

The caller is my brother, Nolan.

I take a deep breath, realizing that news of today's events at the company has likely reached my brother's ears.

"Emily! Are you okay? Did that bastard Zoran Smith mistreat you?"

"Tell your big brother, if he dares to let you suffer, I'll immediately terminate all his projects. Those penalty fees mean nothing to our group."

Hearing my brother's voice, I finally break down and cry.Zoran Smith hadn't been wrong before - my brother was indeed the family member I cared about most, and he was my bottom line.

But he hadn't done enough to hurt me, he even wanted to harm my brother and steal my family fortune.

After a while, I wiped away my tears and clenched my fists tightly.

"Brother, don't worry. I'll make Zoran Smith pay a thousandfold for this."

When I hung up the phone, the tear stains on my face hadn't dried yet, and my hair was still disheveled.

Zoran Smith had just come home reeking of alcohol mixed with women's perfume. Seeing me in such a mess seemed to satisfy him greatly.

He walked up to me, embraced me, and pressed my head into the crook of his shoulder.

"Emily, what happened today was for the sake of the company's image. You need to understand me."

I didn't resist, but silently spat in disgust in my mind.

Having known him for seven years, I only recently realized what a hypocritical and vicious person he truly was.

"From now on, don't concern yourself with company matters. Just stay at home and be Miss Frost, Mrs. Grey. Being in the public eye too much will only invite gossip. After all-"

He paused, and I could sense Zoran Smith's almost imperceptible chuckle. Then he uttered words that sent chills down my spine and made my whole body tremble."Though you can't have children anymore, if you can't be a mother, at least try to be a good wife. Just stay in your lane and behave yourself."

I froze.

The mention of children was something I absolutely couldn't bear to hear.

In our first year of marriage, I found out I was three months pregnant.

But on my way home to share the joyous news with Zoran Smith, I got into a car accident.

I lost the baby and nearly lost my own life too.

The doctor told me that my uterus was damaged in the accident, and the chances of getting pregnant again were slim to none.

The driver who caused the accident disappeared that very day, and Zoran Smith told me he had been sent to prison.