Chapter 3

"Vivian! Are you crazy!"

Ethan wiped the wine from his face and roared at me furiously.

He pulled Claire into his arms protectively, and seeing her ruined dress, his eyes turned red.

"Don't you know Claire is pregnant? If something happens to my son, I'll never forgive you!"

Claire leaned into Ethan's embrace on cue, crying pitifully.

"Ethan, my stomach hurts... Is Vivian trying to kill our baby?"

Hearing this, Ethan became even more furious.

He strode up to me and raised his hand to hit me.

"Vivian, you vicious shrew! I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"

I looked at him coldly without even flinching.

"Go ahead and hit me. If you dare lay a finger on me today, I guarantee you'll leave with nothing and spend the rest of your life in prison!"

Ethan's hand froze in midair.

He looked at my ice-cold eyes and felt inexplicably intimidated.

He knew my methods too well. Usually I just didn't bother with him, but if I got serious, he was no match for me at all.

He gritted his teeth and lowered his hand.

"Vivian, don't threaten me with divorce! Half of this house is mine, and half of the company shares are mine too! If we really divorce, I'll take half of your assets!"

He sneered and pulled Claire's hand.

"Claire, let's go! Don't pay attention to this crazy woman! Tomorrow I'll use my card to buy you a big mansion, and we'll move out!"

At the door, he didn't forget to turn back and glare at me viciously.

"Vivian, you just wait! When you're old with no one to care for you, you'll come begging me!"

The door slammed shut heavily.

I stood in the wrecked living room, took a deep breath, and suppressed the rage in my heart.

I took out my phone and called my private banking manager.

"Immediately freeze all supplementary cards under Ethan's name and freeze all our joint accounts. From now on, without my permission, he can't touch a penny!"

After hanging up, I called the company's CFO.

"Seal all of Ethan's accounts from the logistics department for the past three years. First thing tomorrow morning, I want a third-party audit team to conduct a comprehensive investigation!"

After doing all this, I sneered.

Ethan, did you really think my money was so easy to take?

Since you won't accept the easy way, don't blame me for being ruthless!

The next morning, while I was in a company meeting, my phone started vibrating like crazy.

It was Ethan calling.

I pressed the answer button, and his furious roar immediately came through.

"Vivian! You bitch! Why did you freeze my cards!"

In the background, I could also hear a saleswoman's polite but awkward urging: "Mr. Carter, can you still make the payment? If not, we need to show this mansion to other clients..."

I leaned back in my executive chair, casually twirling the pen in my hand.

"What's wrong? Can't pay for the big mansion?"

I sneered. "Ethan, have you forgotten that all those cards under your name are linked to my accounts? When I'm happy to let you spend, you're still my husband. When I'm not happy to let you spend, you're nothing!"

"You!" Ethan's voice trembled with rage. "Vivian, don't go too far! Are you really going to be so ruthless!"

"You're the one who went too far."

My eyes turned cold. "Ethan, I'm giving you until the end of today to return that diamond ring to me. Otherwise, I'll report you to the police for theft!"

With that, I hung up directly and blocked his number.