Used as a Substitute Wife, She Returned for Ruthless Revenge

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Five years into the marriage, Dahlia Watsons depression worsened over time, and she made several unsuccessful suicide attempts.

To help her regain happiness, her husband, Caspian Holmes, purchased an island for her.

On the first day she arrived on the island, she forgot to bring her medicine, leaving her with no choice but to seek help from the islands doctor, only to discover that she never had depression at all.

Wanting to discover the truth, she quietly returned to Utah alone, only to run into Caspian and the adopted girl, Camilla Silva, as they came out of the gynecology clinic.

Uncle, then what about Sister Dahlia? For me, you secretly gave her medicine for five years, making her mistakenly believe she suffered from depression.

Caspian appeared careless, his voice emotionless. At that time, she used her family to force me into marriage, making you leave the country in sadness and separate from me for five years. That was the punishment she deserved.

Besides, I never treated her badly. Ours was only a marriage for business, and both sides got what they wanted. I gave her a mansion, an island, and the title of Mrs. Holmes. Over the years, the Holmes family handed many projects to the Watson family, and they made plenty of money from me.

So this marriage between wealthy families had been nothing but a massive lie.

Caspian, I no longer wanted you, and I also wanted you to completely lose your good name.

Five years after their marriage, Caspian was extremely devoted to Dahlia and loved her like a treasure.

Still, Dahlias depression became worse and worse, and she tried to take her own life several times without success.

Caspian looked everywhere for famous doctors, but her condition showed no signs of getting better.

After another unsuccessful suicide attempt, Caspian, the heir of the Holmes family in Utah, was too occupied with work to stay with her often, so he purchased an island for her, allowing her to visit anytime to relax, distract herself, and improve her mood.

This time, after Dahlia arrived on the island by the Holmes familys helicopter, she realized she had forgotten to bring her depression medicine.

With no other choice, she went to the island hospital and asked a doctor to prescribe the medication.

Inside the consultation room, the doctor held the report, a strange look appearing in his eyes as he looked at her. Miss Watson, the report shows that you are not suffering from depression.

Dahlia paused in shock. What?! That cant be possible!

The doctor placed the report in front of her, his expression turning serious. There are indeed abnormal results in your report. Combined with your blood test results, I can confirm that you do not have depression. Instead, someone has been poisoning you on purpose.

With a buzzing sound, Dahlias mind turned completely blank.

Not long after the marriage, she became depressed and unhappy every day. Caspian personally brought her to the hospital for a series of tests, which eventually diagnosed her with severe depression.

From the day she was diagnosed, Caspian spent time reading countless materials about depression.

He arranged every part of her daily routine himself. Even the medicine she took each day was personally prepared by Caspian and fed to her mouth.

Dahlia did not know how she managed to leave the consultation room.

Her entire body shook as she wanted to call Caspian and demand an explanation.

The phone rang ninety-nine times, yet Caspian never picked up.

She quickly made up her mind, avoided the nannys eyes, returned to Utah, and went straight to the Holmes familys private hospital.

During the past few years, she needed to visit this private hospital every two weeks for another checkup.

All her medical files were kept in the private hospital. She needed to find out the truth about this matter.

As soon as Dahlia reached the hospital and prepared to take the elevator to the psychiatry department, her attention was caught by a familiar person nearby.

Caspian had a tall body and an elegant appearance, making him stand out easily in the crowd.

A young woman walked out of the gynecology consultation room and immediately rushed into his arms.

Caspian lifted his hand and gently touched the top of her head. The two looked very close.

The young womans voice sounded gentle and sweet. Uncle, the doctor says you were too wild, so I got injured.

Hearing the word uncle, Dahlia understood who the woman was.

Camilla, the daughter of Caspians old friend, was adopted and raised by him.

Before Dahlia married Caspian, Camilla had already moved overseas. The two had never seen each other before.

Caspian quietly laughed. Then you need to recover soon. Dahlia stays on the island these days, so we have plenty of time together. I cant promise I wont want to touch you.

Camilla hid her face against his chest and lightly hit him a few times. Uncle, how can you be this mean!

But Uncle, then what about Sister Dahlia? Because of me, you secretly gave her medicine for five years, making her believe she had depression.

Caspian looked unconcerned, and his voice sounded calm. Back then, she used her family to pressure me into marrying her. Because of that, you sadly left for another country and stayed away from me for five whole years. These were the punishments I gave her.

Also, I didnt treat her badly. Our marriage was only for benefit, and both of us got what we wanted. I gave her a villa, an island, and the title of Mrs. Holmes. During these years, the Holmes family also gave the Watson family many projects, and the Watson family made a lot of money from me.

Dahlia stood nearby, feeling as if her whole body had turned cold.

Seven years earlier, Caspian was the one who fell for the Watson family at first sight and wanted to marry her.

She was the oldest daughter of the Watson family. Since she was young, her family spoiled her greatly. She was proud, stubborn, and disliked arranged marriages.

She caused trouble everywhere and always went against Caspian, only wanting to make him leave her alone.

Whenever Caspian invited her out, she ignored him and instead went to bars to order male models.

When Caspian held very important overseas meetings, she purposely went to his company to create problems so the meeting could not continue.

During Caspians birthday party, she attended but openly embarrassed him in front of everyone, making the whole situation awkward.

No matter how difficult and spoiled she acted, Caspian always tolerated her.

One time, after the Watson family got into trouble and Dahlia was being chased, Caspian put his own life at risk to protect her.

Dahlia, its good enough that youre safe.

She believed she had found the man she always wanted, slowly relaxed, and married him.

In the end, though, everything was just a trick.

Dahlia turned away and immediately did three things

The first thing she did was immediately tell the lawyer to prepare the divorce papers and file the divorce request.

The second thing she did was call the old Watson family house. Hello, its me. Tell my Dad I agreed to the matter he talked about before. Ill go back to the Watson family and become the next heir of the Watson family. But first, arrange a private assistant for me.

The third thing she did was tell her private assistant once again to get many pinhole cameras for her.

When Dahlia came back home carrying many pinhole cameras, Caspian still had not returned.

She quickly placed cameras in every hidden corner of the villa, then linked them to her phone so she could watch the surveillance videos live on her phone.

She had barely finished everything when the villa door opened.

The moment Caspian came into the entrance area and spotted Dahlia on the sofa, he paused briefly. Wife, why are you back?

His voice remained like it had been during the past five years, bringing a little comfort.

Dahlia forced herself to hide the disgust, then turned to him with a smile. Hmm. I couldnt remain alone on the island. I missed you too much, so I came home. Husband, the person behind you is

Camilla walked forward and greeted her politely. Sister Dahlia, its nice to meet you for the first time. I am Camilla Silva.

Dahlia looked up and saw Camillas entire face, but she suddenly froze as thunder had struck her.

So alike, much too alike, they resembled each other too much.

At that moment, Dahlia realized Caspian had treated her as Camilla Silvas substitute.

That hard time he spent chasing her before, the way he spoiled her that everyone in the city knew about, wasnt love at all. It was only because Caspian liked her face, which looked eighty percent like Camillas.

Wife, Camilla was adopted by me, so shes like my little niece. She just came back from overseas and will stay here for a few days.

Caspian walked over and kissed Dahlia on the forehead. The feelings in his eyes looked real. Ive been busy with work and dont have much time to stay with you. Since Camilla is here, she can keep you company, and it may also help with your illness.

The light perfume smell from a young woman still stayed on his clothes, making Dahlia feel sick.

She quietly turned her face away and pushed Caspian aside. Im tired, so Ill head back to the room and rest first.

After Dahlia went back to the room and cleaned herself up, she lay on the bed. Not long later, Caspian opened the door and walked in.

He lit the incense near the bed, quickly took off his clothes, wrapped his arms around her from behind, lowered his head, and pressed many kisses against her collarbone.

Dahlias whole body turned stiff.

Why? Didnt he love her anymore?

And Camilla was staying in this house, so why did he still want her?

The hugs and softness that once made her rely on him now only made her feel trapped and uncomfortable.

She pushed him. Im really tired today.

Caspians voice sounded rough. It wont take long. Bear with it a little longer, okay?

Before she could answer, his hand slipped into her nightdress and slowly moved lower.

Right then, someone knocked on the door.

Camillas voice came from outside. Uncle, are you sleeping yet?

Caspian stopped.

But only a second later, his eyes became clear again, and he quickly stood up to open the door.

Sorry for bothering you this late. Theres a bug in my room. Uncle, can you come help me check?

Camillas eyes became a little red. You know Im always scared of bugs.

Caspian nodded, then turned to Dahlia. Wife, go to sleep first. Ill be back later.

After saying that, he turned and left, closing the door behind him.

The room became quiet again.

Dahlia had just let out a small breath of relief when she suddenly felt her body turning weak and dizzy again. Her eyelids became so heavy that she couldnt keep them open.

Ever since she found out the truth, she hadnt taken any medicine the whole day, so why was this happening?

She slowly looked around the room and noticed the incense still burning beside the bed.

There was something wrong with the incense!

Ever since she was diagnosed with depression, sleeping problems had always stayed with her.

During the last three years, her sleeping problems became worse and worse. Dahlia couldnt sleep through the whole night.

Until Caspian heard about a perfume expert who could specially make incense based on her body condition.

But that perfume expert was hard to find, and even getting one incense was very difficult.

In the end, Caspian pushed his work aside, knelt while climbing a hundred stone stairs, then stayed kneeling outside the masters door for three days and three nights before getting the incense.

Every night before bed, Caspian personally lit the incense for her. Until now, she needed to smell the incense every day before she could sleep.

Dahlia strongly bit her lip until it bled.

A burning pain came from her lips, and the taste of blood spread through her mouth, pulling her senses back.

She reached out and put out the incense, then unsteadily walked to open the bedroom window.

Cool air entered. She leaned against the window and breathed for a long time before recovering, her thoughts becoming clear again.

She took a picture of the incense and sent it to her assistant, asking the person to help check what ingredients were inside.

Dahlia quietly opened the bedroom door and walked outside.

Inside the guest room, two people were tightly holding each other.

It was Caspian and Camilla.

Camilla lightly panted and said, Uncle, p-please be lighter if Sister Dahlia hears us, itll become troublesome.

Caspian didnt stop moving. Instead, he became rougher, his voice low and hoarse with lust, Dont worry. She definitely cant hear anything. I already lit the incense for her, so shes sleeping deeply now.

Those words clearly entered Dahlias ears.

In that second, her breathing froze. Her suspicion had become real.

Camillas voice broke softly, B-but why here? Uncle, wouldnt it be better to go to my room? This place feels kind of cold and empty, and I dont even like this decoration style

Because Caspians voice stayed low, My first time with her happened in this room. I want you to fully replace those memories. Camilla, my whole life belongs only to you.

Dahlia stood outside the door, her chest hurting so badly she almost couldnt remain standing.

She remembered their first night.

Back then, they had only just gotten engaged, and the villa was still under renovation. But this guest room had already been finished.

Caspian happily pulled her around to see their future home.

Under the sky full of stars, he gently held her face and kissed her.

That kiss lasted a long time and felt very loving, making her wrongly believe he truly loved her.

Later, inside this room, he softly persuaded her until she fully gave herself to him.

That night, he held himself back and stayed patient, then kept promising again and again that hed treat her well forever.

At that moment, her phone vibrated, and a message from the assistant appeared.

[Miss, the institute will need five days before the official test report comes out.]

Five days, exactly the same amount of time left before she received the divorce certificate.

She pulled back all her thoughts, opened the security video on her phone, and saved everything that just happened inside the guest room.

Caspian, since you chose to become a cruel man, you must accept the matching consequences!

The next morning, when Dahlia opened the bedroom door, she smelled the scent of food.

Caspian wore an apron and stayed busy inside the kitchen.

After Caspian noticed Dahlia had woken up, a smile showed in his eyes. Awake now? Breakfasts nearly finished. Go sit over there first.

Camilla had already been sitting there. Seeing Dahlia come closer, she even stood up to greet her.

Clearly, this belonged to Dahlias home, but Camilla didnt try to avoid suspicion at all.

She had on a loose nightdress. Just from moving slightly, large red marks on her chest became visible.

Camilla intentionally faced her back toward Caspian and bent near Dahlia, afraid Dahlia might not notice those signs. Dahlia, did you sleep well last night? Did you hear any weird noises? Uncle, he

Dahlia gave her a cold look, then directly pulled out a bottle of very strong insecticide and sprayed it toward Camilla.

Camilla shouted while running everywhere. Dahlia, what are you doing?!

Dahlia continued chasing her while repeatedly spraying the insecticide.

Camilla was forced into a corner with nowhere left to run, so she hurriedly asked Caspian for help. Uncle, please save me!

Caspian had only just finished preparing breakfast.

He put down the bowls and dishes, his expression darkening as he unhappily said, Enough already. Stop making a scene. Come and eat breakfast.

Camilla quickly ran over to him, tears almost coming out, while her face showed sadness. Uncle, Dahlia sprayed me with insecticide everywhere. Th-this how can I still eat now? If she doesnt like me staying here, she can tell me directly. Theres no need to use such awful methods.

Caspian stepped aside twice, just enough to block Dahlia and Camilla from facing each other.

He looked up at Dahlia. Dahlia, do you have anything to say?

Dahlia set the insecticide down, her expression looking pure. I saw red marks covering Camillas skin. They should be mosquito bites. Husband, you already know I hate those little insects the most. Every time I see them, I cant stop myself from wanting to kill them.

As she spoke, she was about to cry, looking like she could break down anytime. Sorry, I dont want to become like this either. But I honestly cant control myself.

Camilla wanted to continue talking, but Caspian gave her a look.

Camilla, go back inside, change your clothes, and then come out for breakfast.

He moved nearer and held Dahlia in his arms, softly calming her down. Wife, no ones blaming you. Everythings okay.

He picked up the pills from the table drawer. Wife, take this medicine before you eat breakfast. You lost control of your feelings earlier. It must be because you did not take your medicine this morning.

Dahlia looked at the medicine but stayed still.

Caspian watched her carefully. Whats wrong? Is something bothering you?

Wife, you need to listen and take your medicine on time. Earlier, I already helped you and made Camilla embarrassed.

You need to live peacefully with Camilla. If you continue making problems, it will become troublesome. Wife, you are the Holmes familys wife. You should understand the situation and stop always giving me trouble.

Dahlia only smiled and stayed quiet. She reached for the medicine and swallowed it right away.

Only then did Caspian smile happily and pat her head gently.

Yesterday, Dahlia found out by chance that something was wrong with the pills, so she asked her assistant to make another set of tablets with the same color.

Before Caspian came back, she had already switched all the medicine inside the house. The tablets she took earlier were only vitamins.

As for the real pills, they had already been sent to the research institute and were being checked.

Camilla had already changed her clothes and walked out, then returned to the dining table for breakfast.

Camilla and Caspian kept talking, speaking only about small secrets that only they understood.

Camilla placed food onto Caspians plate while looking at him with tempting eyes.

Beneath the table, Caspians leg had already slid under Camillas skirt.

Dahlia only ignored the two people sitting across from her and quietly finished her breakfast.

Caspian noticed how quiet Dahlia looked, and he slightly felt that something was not right.

Before he could think more about it, a call from the company made him leave.

Dahlia faced the other way, warmed a cup of milk for herself, then returned upstairs to her room, fully ignoring Camilla inside the house.

When evening came, her bedroom door was suddenly slammed open with a loud bang.

Caspian stayed by the entrance with an angry face, trying to hold back his rising anger. Dahlia, I know you have severe depression and cannot control your feelings. But you still should not use my absence to treat Camilla so badly like this!

Before Dahlia could respond, Caspian quickly ran inside.

A phone strongly hit her body.

Camilla was watching TV in the living room when she suddenly came running down from upstairs.

Without saying many words, she charged over like crazy, pushed Camilla onto the floor, and started hitting her.

Camilla did not dare fight back and was beaten until her body turned bruised and swollen. She begged for forgiveness while crying, Sister Dahlia, stop hitting me! Please! Stop hitting me!

I-Im not here to separate you and Uncle, Im here to become part of this family! You need to trust me!

Dahlia stayed quiet, only forcefully pushing her head against the floor before grabbing a long stick and striking down hard.

Dahlias head rang loudly.

The bottom right side of the phone screen showed the time when everything happened, and it was this afternoon.

She had stayed inside the room the whole afternoon and never went downstairs at all.

She pressed the video open once more and carefully checked it again. The Dahlia in the recording always turned her back toward the camera and never showed her face clearly.

Camilla asked someone to act as her and performed a fake injury.

This wasnt my doing. I didnt leave the room the entire afternoon.

Dahlia lowered the phone. You can carefully watch the video scenes. That person never shows her face

A slim figure quickly ran into the room and gently persuaded, Uncle, Dahlia has serious depression and cant handle too much stress. Im really okay now, so dont keep forcing Dahlia

Caspian only looked toward her, his tone cold as winter. Dahlia, come over here and apologize to Camilla.

Dahlia nodded.

She slowly rose to her feet and stopped in front of Camilla. Camilla, Ill first say sorry for what Im about to do next. Im truly sorry for making you hurt.

Right after saying that, she grabbed the flower vase beside her and smashed it hard at Camilla.

Camillas scream quickly spread across the entire villa.

Dahlia, though, remained unusually calm. She immediately grabbed Camillas long hair and roughly pressed her head onto the floor, completely repeating the actions from the video.

In Dahlias life, there had never been the words quietly putting up with anger.

After finishing everything, Dahlia stood up and prepared to leave.

Before she could take a few steps, Caspian tightly caught her wrist.

Dahlia, are you insane? Caspians voice came out through clenched teeth. You really dared to hurt Camilla this badly right in front of me!

Men, my wifes serious mental illness has acted up again, and she attacked someone for no reason. Immediately send her to the psychiatric hospital and watch her closely. Before her illness gets better, nobody is allowed to let her out!

Before Dahlia even had the chance to inform her assistant, someone forcefully took her into the psychiatric hospital.

Those three days in the psychiatric hospital turned into the longest and most painful days of Dahlias life.

The nurses and doctors acted toward her as if she were a serious psychiatric patient who might attack anyone at any time.

The moment she entered the iron gate, they forced a restraint jacket onto her.

Any tiny movement to resist got her hit again and again with hard punches.

On the first day, staff pushed her beneath a high-pressure water gun, while cold water covered her for the whole night.

On the second day, they pulled her up and began obedience tests, forcing her to wash every bedsheet around the hospital with her bare hands. After laboring the whole day, shards of glass were placed into her food. She grew so hungry that she could only battle dogs for food.

On the third day, they strapped her onto the electric shock chair, and a strong electric current ran through her whole body. The shocks became so bad that her eyes turned upward.

Three days later, they finally let her leave the psychiatric hospital. Her mind already felt confused, and she could not even stand properly.

She picked up her things from the security room near the entrance.

Right after she pulled out her phone and tried to call her assistant, a car suddenly pulled over by the road.

With a loud commotion sound, somebody stepped out of the car, ran toward her, reached forward, and hit her until she passed out.

When she became awake again, a harsh incandescent lamp hung over her head.

Strong pain spread across her entire face, and only her eyes were still able to move around.

Caspian remained sitting near the bed. After seeing she was awake, he reached forward and stopped her from moving. You already went through plastic surgery. Dont move around.

While still confused, Dahlia thought she might have heard the wrong thing.

Her trembling hands moved toward her face and felt several thick white bandages wrapped around it.

She slowly moved her eyes in pain and looked at Caspian with disbelief. Why do I have to get plastic surgery?

Three days before, your mental illness became serious, and you struck Camilla with a flower vase, which ended up cutting her face. During the three days you spent inside the psychiatric hospital, I reached out to the leading cosmetic doctors around Utah because I wanted to restore Camillas face, but every result looked far from good.

Caspian spoke in a rough voice, Camilla became badly affected because of this and almost tried to kill herself. You and she look very similar, so your face was transferred to her.

Dont be afraid. I picked a much better face for you. You will like it.

Dahlia looked straight at him while her entire body shook. I resemble my mother, not Camilla! Also, I am older than Camilla! If one person looks like another, then she is the one who looks like me!

A small sign of guilt crossed Caspians face while he tried to calm her. Wife, I know you went through pain after spending three days in the psychiatric hospital. Right after leaving that place, you came here again for facial surgery, so your heart feels terrible. But everything is already over.

In the future, if you stay obedient and stop causing trouble for me, you will still be Mrs. Holmes. I will make it up to you, too. Whatever you ask for

She laughed coldly and stopped him. Caspian, do you think I care about that little money from you?! Who are you looking down on!

When he saw her like this, Caspian felt his chest tighten and wanted to speak.

The nurse pushed open the door and came in with worry on her face. President Holmes, Miss Silva already woke up. After not seeing you there, she kept shouting and tried to leave the bed to find you.

Hearing those words, Caspian stood up right away.

He followed the nurse outside. As he reached the doorway, he turned back and looked at Dahlia again. Wife, spend these next two days recovering properly in the hospital. I need to travel overseas for work. Once I come back, Ill bring you a gift.

After finishing his words, he closed the door and left in a hurry.

Dahlia stared at the firmly closed door and stayed quiet for a long while.

She picked up her phone and called her assistant. Arrange a press conference for me in two days. I want him and Camilla to lose all their reputation overnight.

Dahlia calmly remained in the hospital for two days.

On the day she left the hospital, the divorce lawyer called her that morning. Miss Watson, your divorce certificate is ready.

Dahlia ended the call. After walking out of the hospital, she went straight to the law firm.

When she came out of the law firm holding the warm divorce certificate, her phone suddenly shook.

She lowered her head and checked it. It was a text message from Caspian.

The attached photo shows the airports large floor-to-ceiling window and a beautiful jewelry box.

[I just arrived. This is the gift I promised to give you as compensation.]

[Its the one you kept saying you wanted before. Wife, you will definitely love it.]

Dahlia smiled, lifted her hand, then directly deleted and blocked Caspian.

The assistant was already waiting outside the law firm entrance. When he saw her coming over, he opened the car door for her.

Dahlia got inside. Drive. Were going to the press conference venue.

Caspian looked at the phone screen and felt that something seemed wrong.

Ten minutes had already gone by after he sent the message, but Dahlia still had not replied.

Before this, whenever he sent her a message, she always answered right away.

Even when he accidentally touched his phone and only sent a single period, she still replied at once and asked him caring questions.

Sometimes, when she felt happy and her illness was not acting up too often, she even sent him cute stickers.

Caspian suddenly remembered the moment two days earlier, the last time he saw Dahlia in the hospital.

That day, her face showed many emotions he could not understand, much more than he had seen from her during all these years.

Ever since he caused her depression, her face had mostly looked sad and lost.

There were barely any other expressions.

But two days earlier, her expressions had been full of emotion, nothing like a person with severe depression.

Everything about this felt wrong.

The assistant reached over and carried Caspians luggage. President Holmes, are we heading back to the company?

When he saw Caspian staying silent, the assistant was about to speak again when the phone suddenly vibrated.

He looked at the screen, his face turning troubled. President Holmes, are you going to see Miss Silva? During these two days, because you were away on a business trip, she seems unwilling to believe it and keeps calling to ask where you are.

During the two days overseas for work, Caspian spent over twelve hours working each day.

To him, this was not considered tiring, only average work pressure.

He simply went from meeting to meeting, spending the breaks drinking coffee or quickly finishing a meal.

He did not have spare time for personal matters and had not even gotten the chance to read all his messages.

Because she could not get a reply from him, Camilla could only keep contacting his assistant.

Caspian held out his hand. Pass me the phone.

He took the phone, answered the call, and spoke deeply. Camilla, its me.

After hearing Caspians voice, Camilla finally breathed in relief. Uncle, you finally replied to me.

Her voice sounded wronged, as if tears were about to fall. I spent two days looking for you. You never replied to my messages. I was so worried about you. Uncle, where did you go?

When he thought about her crying face, Caspian felt bad for her.

His tone stayed soft. These past two days on the business trip, I was always stuck in meetings and too busy. I accidentally neglected you. I apologize.

At the other end of the phone, Camilla slightly raised her lips into a smile.

Just as she expected, Caspian was always helpless against her weak and pitiful appearance.

Whenever she acted like this, Caspian completely gave in and agreed to all her requests.

She sobbed lightly twice. Th-then Ill give you one final chance I want to eat the cassava cake from that store in Garden City.

Okay. Ill go buy them right now.

The airport was located on the east side of the city, and driving to the west side took two hours.

That cassava cake shop also needed a two-hour wait in line.

After ending the call, Caspian looked at the gift bag in his hand and paused for a moment.

In the end, he still put the gift bag away.

Giving the gift to Dahlia later would not make any difference anyway.

But the cassava cake shop on the west side of the city closed at seven in the evening. If he failed to buy them by then, he would have no way to explain things to Camilla.

Caspian lifted his eyes toward the assistant. Lets go. Head to the cassava cake shop in Garden City right now.

The black Maybach stopped outside the press conference venue.

Inside, the place was already crowded with the most famous reporters and media from all over Utah.

Many microphones and cameras had already been prepared in front of the stage, waiting for Dahlia to appear.

Dahlia stepped out of the car and slowly walked into the venue with her assistant beside her.

She wore a plain white skirt suit and sat directly at the center of the stage.

The second everyone saw her, the entire venue exploded into noise. Quiet discussions spread nonstop.

Isnt this supposed to be the press conference for the Watson familys eldest miss? Why is this unfamiliar woman here?

Hey, your family always hears gossip first in Utah. Do you know who the woman on stage is?

No idea. Could she be connected to the Watson family somehow? Maybe shes Eldest Miss Watsons assistant?

Dahlia did not feel surprised at all.

After all, her face had already become someone elses face.

Now, even she felt unfamiliar when looking at herself, much less other people.

She picked up the microphone, glanced around the whole venue, and slowly breathed in. Hello, everyone. I am Dahlia. I came here today because I want to properly tell all of you about the five years Caspian and I spent in our marriage.

She took out the gold-stamped divorce certificate. I already divorced Caspian. The marriage between the Watson family and the Holmes family is over. I have also returned to the Watson family and will become the future successor of the Watson family.

During these five years of marriage, Caspian kept poisoning me, making my depression worse and worse.

As Dahlia said those words, her voice stayed calm and strong. At the same time, many surveillance videos appeared on the large screen, showing Caspian secretly changing her medicine, along with detailed drug test reports.

My Watson family did nothing wrong to the Holmes family. After the marriage, I kept doing everything a wife should do. I even left the board of Watson Corporation and stayed home completely, all so I could help Caspian well.

But all my efforts only got me Caspians betrayal, and the person he cheated with was even his old friends adopted daughter, Camilla.

The next second, videos suddenly appeared on the big screen behind her, showing Caspian and Camilla having secret relationships in different villa rooms.

The entire venue immediately exploded with noise.

The reporters and media rushed to record the shocking moment.

The livestream viewers also quickly increased, while the comments section moved so fast that nobody could clearly read the messages anymore.

Dahlias hand beneath the table was already trembling nonstop.

She tightly pressed her nails into her palm. Even when her nails pierced her skin, she ignored the pain and forced herself to stay calm.

Camilla kept setting me up and hurting me again and again, while Caspian helped her the entire time. The worst time was when Caspian tied me up without my permission, took me to the hospital, and transferred my face to Camilla.

Soon after, the hospital surveillance video from that day appeared on the screen.

Dahlia slowly lifted her hand and moved the loose hair away from her forehead, exposing the injuries that still had not completely healed.

Not far from her, the assistant signaled toward her.

The livestream viewers had already passed one million, while Caspian and Camilla had reached the top trending search.

The entire comment section was flooded with angry insults toward the cheating couple.

Some netizens were still not satisfied after insulting them. Right there on the spot, they even called the Holmes Corporation customer service hotline to give Caspian their most sincere greetings.

Dahlias purpose for holding this press conference had already succeeded.

I will make Caspian and Camilla repay every bad thing they did to me.

This is just the beginning.

She did not answer the reporters and only used those short words to finish the press conference.

Caspian waited in line for two hours. After that, he drove all the way at full speed and even passed three red lights before finally reaching the hospital.

When he gave the cassava cakes to Camilla, the pastries were still warm.

Camilla smiled while taking the cassava cakes. Her fingertips lightly brushed against his hand, either on purpose or not. Uncle, these pastries are still warm.

Caspian looked at her and slightly lifted the corners of his lips. His voice softly lowered without him noticing, Camilla, eat them while theyre still hot.

Seeing her shouldve made him happy, yet an odd feeling stayed inside his chest.

A strange sense of losing control slowly spread through his heart.

He suddenly remembered Dahlia and stepped forward, wanting to leave the room.

But Camilla quickly set the pastries aside and walked up to hug him tightly, resting her head against his chest. Uncle, I didnt see you for two days. I missed you so much.

How come youre leaving right after seeing me? She lifted her head and looked at him with red eyes. Uncle, dont you miss me?

Caspian paused for a short moment. In the end, he still lifted his hand and gently rubbed Camillas hair. I do. During the whole business trip, I kept thinking about you every day.

Then did you Miss Sister Dahlia?

Caspian was about to answer when Camilla softly said with a sad face. Shes your wife, so of course you miss her. Uncle already bought me cassava cakes, so Im already happy enough.

I know that if the two of us ever clash, Ill be the one left behind. But before that happens, can you let me stay close to your warmth a little longer? Uncle, during these five years, I was alone most of the time. I really lived such a lonely life.

Caspian let out a sigh and reached out to hug Camilla back. Camilla, back then, Id just gotten married and still needed help from the Watson Corporation, so I couldnt let Dahlia find out about us. Thats why I sent you overseas.

But now, Ive already built my position completely. The Watson family cant bully you anymore.

Ill also find a way to stop Dahlia from targeting you again. Well have a future together, I promise.

Caspian stayed at the hospital with Camilla for a long time. He only left the room after comforting her until she fell asleep.

His face looked tired as he leaned against the hospital hallway wall and touched the gift hed kept in his pocket the whole time.

He couldnt stop thinking about Dahlia and wanted to place the gift in her hands himself.

He pulled out his phone and opened his chat with Dahlia.

She still hadnt replied to any of his messages.

Frowning, he sent another text, but a red exclamation mark appeared right away.

Caspians expression slowly turned dark.

Dahlia hadnt just blocked him on WhatsApp. Shed also blocked his calls and text messages.

He couldnt reach her at all.

What exactly was she trying to do? Was she upset just because he didnt give her the gift right after leaving the airport?

Caspian felt a little annoyed and called the villa's housekeeper. Anne, hand the phone to Dahlia. I need to talk to her.

Anne paused for a second before speaking carefully. Mr. Holmes, Maam isnt home. Didnt you say before that she was in the hospital? She hasnt come back since then.

Caspian rubbed between his brows and ended the call.

He lifted his hand and checked the date on his watch.

He remembered it clearly. Today was the exact day Dahlia left the hospital.

After leaving the hospital, she didnt even go back home. Her face still hadnt fully healed, so what was she doing outside by herself?

Was she doing this on purpose, making him look for her everywhere just to show how important she was?

Right then, his phone suddenly rang again.

The assistant sounded worried. President Holmes, somethings wrong! Maam personally held a press conference. She said she divorced you and even exposed your relationship with Miss Silva in public! The whole companys already in chaos, and the phones wont stop ringing!