Cindy froze, her face pale as she stared at Shaun. Shaun was equally shocked. He didn’t know how things had spiraled into this.
They looked at each other. Neither knew what to say.
Standing to the side, I broke the silence. “Cindy, why are you here? What happened? Why are you handcuffed?”
The police officer who had brought her in handed her over to Rory. “We received reports of illegal transactions between these two.”
“Transactions? What transactions?” Shaun blanched, as did Cindy. She began to sob and clutch at her stomach.
“It hurts! Shaun, my stomach hurts! Our baby!”
She collapsed to the ground. Everyone flew into a panic. She was pregnant, after all. If something serious happened to her, it would be a disaster.
The police immediately sent her to the hospital. Meanwhile, I told Carmen to follow up on the matter. I did not want to let this matter go.
Shaun wanted to leave, but I wouldn’t let him.
Furious, he glared at me with reddened eyes. “If anything happens to my wife, I’ll never forgive you.”
“There are police and doctors with her. You’d only add to the chaos if you went. If you’re truly concerned, sign this agreement to compensate me for my losses. You can pay in installments,” I said.
Left with no choice, Shaun had to sign. I asked the police to keep an eye on him, ensuring he made a public apology video and kept it pinned to his social media for a month.
He agreed reluctantly. Once everything was settled, I finally returned home.
Even so, this wasn’t over. I’d reached out to a few content creators on the Internet as well and promised them an interview so that they would spread the story.
I had no qualms about escalating things. In my last life, Cindy had weaponized public opinion against me, and I had been powerless to fight back.
This time, I was going to seize the narrative before she could.
After the interview, Shaun called me. “Rainey! I swear, I won’t let this slide!”
“You still owe me 350,000 dollars. Do you really want to cause more trouble?”
