On the Day of Our Son's SAT, Our Whole Family Died

In the evening, I dressed up and put on exquisite makeup.

She appeared glamorously at the company's 50th anniversary party.

When I walked into the banquet hall, everyone looked at me.

People looked at me with surprise and envy, and discussed who I was.

I had been married to Victor for nineteen years, and he never took me to participate in various company activities.

He never introduced me to his relatives and friends. I was hidden by him.

Might it was because my family background was too ordinary, and bringing me out would embarrass him.

After all, the Hastings family didn't agree to our marriage back then, and it was his insistence that led us to get married.

I saw the main table at a glance. Apart from several shareholders and executives, there were Victor and Kayla.

At this time, Kayla was leaning half of her body on Victor, patiently feeding him grapes.

"Victor, please have another one. These are imported grapes."

A young executive nearby spoke.

"Mrs. Hastings, please stop showing off your affection with Mr. Hastings in front of us. We can't stand it!"

Kayla smiled and acted coquettishly.

"Stop. You talked too much."

Victor enjoyed it all with a smile and did not deny Kayla's identity at all.

Victor finally noticed me coming. He was stunned for a moment and looked at me with some surprise.

I deliberately stood beside Victor and looked at Kayla.

"So... Where should I sit?"

What I meant was very clear. I should sit in Kayla's seat, next to Victor.

If ordinary people saw me, they would be able to guess something even if they didn't know my identity.

But Kayla pretended not to know and sat there motionless.

Fortunately, a few executives on the other side were tactful enough to move two seats aside and let me sit next to Victor.

The executive who had talked to Kayla looked at me with confusion.

"Mr. Hastings, who is this?"

I also deliberately smiled and looked at Victor.

"Mr. Hastings, who am I supposed to be?"

Victor's expression looked a little cold. He glared at me coldly and spoke reluctantly.

"Everyone, let me introduce my wife, Chloe."

Victor's words shocked everyone at the table.

Especially the executive, who had just talked to Kayla, was stunned.

He looked at me for a while, then looked at Kayla.

Finally, he picked up the wine glass and took a big sip awkwardly, not daring to speak.

Kayla, who was standing by, also had an uncomfortable expression on her face, but she quickly adjusted herself.

She kept her elegant posture and offered Victor a refill.

In the entire company, apart from Kevin, several old shareholders actually knew my identity as well.

One of the shareholders, Eric, looked at me with a smile.

"Chloe, I rarely see you attending company banquets. Why are you so interested today?"

I thought to myself, "It is not because I didn't like attending company banquets. It is because Victor simply didn't allow me to come.

He was afraid that people in the company would know about my relationship with him, and that it would affect Kayla and him from showing their affection."

I also smiled and nodded to Eric.

"Yes, Eric. I usually spend most of my time taking care of Frank, and I rarely participate in company activities."

Another shareholder, Xavier, suddenly looked at Victor.

"By the way, Victor, Frank is eighteen this year, right? Did he just take SAT? How did he do?"

This question stumped Victor, and he looked at me for help.

I remembered that before Frank died, I begged him to give me the special serum, but he ruthlessly refused me.

I was very angry. How dared he look at me?

I kept a cold face and said nothing, glaring at him coldly.

Eric added.

"Didn't they say Frank would come with you today? Why don't I see him? I've watched this boy grow up, and I haven't seen him in a few years."

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Victor frowned and questioned me.

"Didn't you hear Eric asking about Frank? I told you to bring him here. Where is he?"

I finally couldn't help it. I had a look of mockery.

"You finally remember Frank?"

Victor slapped the fork on the table.

"What do you mean? When did I not think about Frank? It's just that I'm busy with work and don't have time to spend with him. You don't work, so naturally you spend more time with him. Isn't this what you should do as a mother? However, you blame me!"

I sneered.

"Really? Why did you abandon Frank on the day of SAT, and then go to accompany your lover to have a plastic surgery?"

Victor's face suddenly turned gloomy. And he looked at me with anger.

"Chloe! Pay attention to the occasion and don't talk about these here! Call Frank now and ask him to come over immediately. Tell him that Xavier and Eric want to see him!"

I said, "You also saved Frank's phone number. Why don't you call him yourself?"

Victor glared at me with a cold face, but still took out his cell phone and looked through the phone numbers.

After a long time, he suddenly asked me with a frown.

"I have three of his phone numbers. Which one is he using now?"

Victor's reaction surprised several shareholders and executives at the table.

He was Frank's biological father, but he didn't even know which phone number Frank used.

That was right. Victor usually had no time to care about Frank. He was busy accompanying his lover to do beauty treatments and repair her nose.

Victor even helped her change the lamp and buy cold medicine.

I had had heart disease for three years, and it had become very serious this year, but he had never asked about it.

I looked at him quietly without saying anything. And he dialed all three numbers in anger.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is unavailable. Please check before redialing."

After dialing three numbers, he got the same prompt all the time. Victor angrily slammed his phone on the table.

"What the hell! None of these three numbers are working!"

I just looked at him quietly.

"Do you want to know why?"

He said, "Why are you keeping me in suspense? Call him and ask him to come over!"

I spoke slowly.

"The first number was used when he was fifteen. He changed his phone, so he changed his number.

"He lost his phone when he was seventeen, so he got a new number.

"The third number was the one I personally cancelled for him on the day of SAT..."

Having said that, I couldn't help but burst out in tears.

My reaction shocked everyone at the table. And Victor became anxious.

"What's wrong with you? Why did you cancel his account? Hurry up and find a way to get him over. Don't keep Eric and Xavier waiting!"

I wiped my tears and looked around.

"Don't worry. Frank is here."

After saying that, I took out the portrait from the bag and placed it on the table.