My Ex Begged for Me After My Tech Empire Reveal(Remarried After I Secretly Div
Chapter 221 An Incident at the Banquet
Why?
All her scheming has led to is public scorn, while Tracy does nothing and gets everything she ever wanted. Even Jared and Dad’s attitudes toward me have changed. My position in this family has been completely undermined.
I can’t accept this!
She didn’t know when they would finally make their move. She couldn’t wait another second. She just wanted this nuisance Tracy gone.
Tracy politely fielded their questions, keeping her answers diplomatic. These CEOs had been in the business for years; they could easily read between the lines.
Just as the conversation was becoming awkward, Felix’s voice came from behind. “Ms. Xander, are you attending Mr. Xander’s birthday banquet on behalf of Mr. Zach?”
Tracy turned and saw Felix approaching, champagne flute in hand.
The men around Tracy greeted him. “It’s been a while.”
‘Hello,” Tracy replied politely.
Felix nodded in return, then stood beside her. “Ms. Xander, I heard what happened. I have to say, your response was very satisfying. I completely support what you did. I’ve recently run into a few difficult problems myself, and I was wondering if I could get your expert opinion.”
His goal was to partner with Vector, but he knew better than to be too aggressive. The men just now had been too pushy, which made her uncomfortable and led to their rejection. Some of them had even been he ones who sided with Jared and canceled their Vector contracts. It was highly unlikely they could smooth things over now.
Of course,” Tracy nodded.
They spoke for over ten minutes about the problems Felix raised, both of them clearly enjoying the conversation.
At that moment, a waiter pushed a serving cart past them. Felix instinctively moved to shield Tracy.
The red wine that the waiter had clearly intended to spill on Tracy splashed all over Felix instead.
I’m so sorry! It wasn’t on purpose, I…” The waiter fumbled for a napkin, trying to wipe Felix’s suit.
Felix waved him off. “It’s fine, it’s fine. You can go.”
He had seen it clearly. The waiter had deliberately tried to spill the wine on Tracy. Because Felix had blocked her, it had hit him instead.
Someone at this party was targeting Tracy, someone who wanted to humiliate her in public. It took no effort to guess who: the Xander family’s precious daughter, jealous that Tracy was more brilliant than her. After being publicly humiliated at Cloud University, she was now trying to get revenge.
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Chapter 221 An Incident at the Banquet
He had always thought Yvonne was just a bit spoiled, but he never realized she was this vicious.
Tracy looked at Felix, apologetic. “Are you hurt? That was meant for me. I’m sorry you got caught in the middle.”
Felix looked at her with interest. “Ms. Xander, you seem to know who’s trying to harm you, don’t you?”
Tracy smiled. It was obvious. Who else but Yvonne would use such a clumsy, transparent trick?
Looking over at the Xander family, who were all laughing and chatting harmoniously, Tracy instantly understood why they had insisted she come. She had been standing here for almost an hour. Even if they were blind, they would have noticed her arrival, especially with all the guests so publicly flocking to greet her.
Anyone with eyes could see her. They just didn’t want to. They were ignoring her, hoping to make her feel embarrassed.
But their little plan had backfired. She wasn’t embarrassed at all. Since the Xanders refused to acknowledge her, she was just another guest, invisible to them.
If she wasn’t mistaken, their next move would be to approach her, guilt-trip her with “family,” and try to force her to do something she didn’t want to do.
Xander Corp had taken a massive hit. Yvonne had undoubtedly shifted the blame for that disaster completely. And the person she’d chosen as the scapegoat was, naturally, Tracy. It’s what they had always done.
Nothing good ever happened when she returned to this house. The Xander family’s good fortune was never meant for her.
Trevor, of course, had seen Tracy arrive. He had wanted to go over and speak to her, but Chase stopped him.
‘Dad,” Chase warned, “we have never publicly acknowledged Tracy. If you go over and greet her now, where does that leave Yvonne? Besides, Tracy already despises us. If you go over, she definitely won’t give you any face in public. What if she runs her mouth and says something to embarrass us all? You’d lose all dignity.”
The public backlash over the last few days had already started to severely impact his life.
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My Ex Begged for Me After My Tech Empire Reveal(Remarried After I Secretly Diva
Chapter 222 The Family Card
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I was being gossiped about by colleagues at the office, and even when I went out to eat, people would point and stare. I didn’t really care, but Yvonne has thin skin. She’s been driven to tears several times, and it broke my heart to see.
Now that the person responsible is here, I’m obviously not going to be happy about it. If Tracy wants to oppose us, she can forget about ever coming back to the Xander family. If Grandma wasn’t protecting her, she would have been left to fend for herself on the streets long ago. Would she have ever had the chance to humiliate us like this?*
Yvonne also chimed in to persuade Trevor. “Dad, she’s right. Tracy isn’t the same person she used to be. She has a deep misunderstanding of us and doesn’t want to reconcile. If you go over now, she definitely won’t be pleasant to you. If you want to talk to her, you can find her privately later. Grandma isn’t here; you could ask her to the lounge. There aren’t many people there, so you can talk properly.”
Tracy wants to use this opportunity to force the Xanders to acknowledge her? That depends on whether we’re willing.
Not only was she unwilling, but the two Xander brothers were also against it. The conflict between them had snowballed and was only getting bigger.
Although my plan this time didn’t hurt Tracy and instead landed me in this media storm, it’s not all bad. It’s driven a bermanent wedge between Tracy and the Xander family.
Jared also advised him, “Dad, he’s right. There will be plenty of opportunities to talk to Tracy. There’s no rush right now. Today is your birthday. Let’s not look for trouble. Let’s go cut the cake.”
Trevor relented with a sigh. “Fine. But Chase, Yvonne, you two went too far this time. You will come with me later and apologize to Tracy. As long as you two apologize, she won’t embarrass us any further. She will definitely help us.”
After the story hit the news, not only did Xander Corp’s stock plummet, but their projects also began failing, one after another. It was a complete disaster.
His old friend had given him some heartfelt advice. “You need to’go beg that daughter of yours. She’s the hottest commodity in the industry right now. If she’s willing to come back and help you, the results would be exponential. After all, Mr. Waylon said he’s signing with her company. That means, if she wants to, she can take that contract to any company she chooses. Here’s my advice: drag Chase and your stepdaughter over to her, make them apologize, and then play the family card. Maybe she’ll be happy and agree.”
When Trevor tried to protest, his friend cut him off. “That stepdaughter of yours is bad news. I don’t care if she’s your biological daughter or not; she has bad intentions. I saw it long ago. That girl is no good. I didn’t dare say it before, but for her to frame her own sister… you can’t keep someone like that around. I’m telling you, bring Tracy back. If you stay this stubborn, you’re headed for ruin. I’ve said my piece. You think about it.”
This old friend was his childhood companion, someone who had watched him rise from poverty to wealth and knew how hard his life had been. That’s why he was urging him to bring back this “golden goose,” Tracy. He had also hinted, none too subtly, that Trevor was “mistaking a fish eye for a pearl”-that he was too foolish to see the treasure right in front of him.
He had taken his friend’s words to heart, which was why he invited Tracy. He had originally wanted to use
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