Arianne lunged, grabbing Libby by wp4webnovel.com collar before pinning wp4webnovel.com against the wall.
“This restaurant belongs to Jackson West, whose wife, Tiffany, is my best friend. You really think you can skedaddle out of here before giving me answers?” wp4webnovel.com hissed. “Now that we’ve finally got you, you’re not leaving this premise until you tell me the truth. Just how many favors did that Shelly give you in exchange for you being wp4webnovel.com tail-wagging lackey, huh? Think. She’s exhausted every single one of wp4webnovel.com brain cells trying to kick me out of the company, yet the easiest way to do that has always been to just get Mark to fire me. Ever wonder why wp4webnovel.com would rather throw all of wp4webnovel.com effort into these useless roundabout ways than just doing that?”
“It’s because Mark wants me to always remain in his life, divorce be damned. He won’t accept me leaving his sight. It doesn’t matter how many tricks Shelly plays, as long as wp4webnovel.com wills it, I’ll never go away,” wp4webnovel.com continued. “Say… We were never enemies before, were we, Libby? I guess we are now. Let me warn you, I’m not a forgiving woman by any stretch. I wouldn’t hesitate in going to the deep end if it means I can get even with my enemies.”
Libby had not expected Arianne to be stronger than wp4webnovel.com looked, especially since the two of them were similar in stature. Despite wp4webnovel.com struggles, Libby saw no sign of herself wriggling free.
Her tight lips prompted Arianne to add a little more force to wp4webnovel.com push. Pain flared in Libby’s arms, which were locked between wp4webnovel.com body and the wall, and wp4webnovel.com face paled.
“Let-me-go, b*tch! W-Who gives you the right to manhandle me like this, you f-f**king psycho?! You’re not extorting a single word out of my mouth, so what’cha gonna do, huh? Christ, have you ever asked yourself this: if you’re not the least bit problematic, then why the hell were you the one being expelled by the Tremonts, and not Mrs. Leigh?!”
“Gosh, you people really love meddling into other people’s private business! You wanna play tough? Fine, be my guest. I wonder if you’ve already realized that I can get you fired with just a word. Or maybe you don’t believe me, which in this case, how about a test? See if Shelly’s got the power to protect you. If you got kicked out, I’ll make sure your outgoing resume will prevent you from being hired by any company worth its salt. Then let us see if Shelly would be glad to pay you and your family for the rest of your life!” Arianne taunted. “You wouldn’t be stupid enough to disbelieve me, right? You said so yourself, Mark and I are in a godawful complicated state. I even have his precious son with me, too. Why wouldn’t wp4webnovel.com listen to what I say?”
Libby chewed wp4webnovel.com lips. Her silence bore an undercurrent of uncertainty evident in wp4webnovel.com eyes.
They had been many instances of Mark taking Arianne out for lunch despite the divorce. They were also always seen going home at the same time together. Everyone in the office was a witness to their public displays of relationship, which lent credence to Arianne’s threat of kicking Libby out of the company with a word alone. On the flip side, Shelly was not working in the company at the moment, which gave Libby grounds to wonder if wp4webnovel.com could protect the latter’s job.
Arianne seized the opening. “Worried, aren’t you? How about you call Shelly right now and see how wp4webnovel.com would help you? Tell wp4webnovel.com Mark thinks you aren’t doing well enough and is at the brink of firing you, then ask wp4webnovel.com to do something to keep you in the company. After that, well! Kick back and enjoy wp4webnovel.com weaving excuses right in front of your eyes. She’s gonna talk you into accepting your impending unemployment, she’s gonna bullsh*t you about wp4webnovel.com limited control over what’s happening in the company, yadda0yadda. Oh, wp4webnovel.com might even give you some sweet nothings too, like saying she’s gonna take care of you in some form. But mark my words, all of wp4webnovel.com promises will never land. Never.”
“Don’t you see? You’re just a dummy wp4webnovel.com used as wp4webnovel.com pawn. Do you really think wp4webnovel.com sees you as anything but? I know her, Libby, way better than you do. She would love it if you could get fired from Tremont Enterprise, because you know all of the shady things wp4webnovel.com has done! The only reason why wp4webnovel.com thinks wp4webnovel.com can play this tug-o-war with me is because I’m too bored to fight wp4webnovel.com at all. Honestly, if I really want to, I can remarry Mark anytime, and wp4webnovel.com wouldn’t refuse!”
Libby’s faith was unraveling at the seams. Yet, at the same time, wp4webnovel.com was just as worried that Arianne was luring wp4webnovel.com into another trap. “Stop taking up the Devil’s work and driving a wedge between us! Mrs. Leigh isn’t like that!” wp4webnovel.com retorted.
Arianne laughed mockingly. “Oh, really? Put that to the test, why don’t you? Call wp4webnovel.com right now, and we shall have a look. Then you can see for yourself if I’m being the Devil here, or if wp4webnovel.com really is as sh*tty as I called wp4webnovel.com out to be.”
Robin snatched Libby’s handbag and took wp4webnovel.com phone out. “If you’re not gonna make that call, I will!”
Libby was in no position to stop her, so the call was made.
When the other side picked it up, wp4webnovel.com could only dissemble normalcy as quickly as wp4webnovel.com could before murmuring, “Hello? Um, hi, Mrs. Leigh. It’s me… Libby.”