After Divorce I Married a Tycoon-Chapter 111: She Really Took the Bait

The call had just connected, and Claire Mercer hadn’t even spoken yet.

Judith Caldwell’s roar nearly shattered her eardrums.

"Claire Mercer, you little bitch! Are you trying to kill me with anger on purpose?"

"You knew perfectly well we’d found a new match for you, but you went and got married to some male model without a word!"

"You could have been a wealthy socialite, but instead, you married a good-for-nothing male model..."

"You were the Young Madam of the Sinclair Family, for God’s sake! How could you debase yourself by marrying a filthy male model?"

"Do you have any idea how many people have called to laugh at me because you married some worthless, broke loser?"

"You’ve made it so I can’t even show my face in public! Do you realize you’ve completely disgraced the Mercer Family?"

"You jinx! Are you doing this on purpose? Are you deliberately trying to ruin us?"

Judith Caldwell’s shrill voice screeched, roaring relentlessly.

Claire could even imagine the twisted expression on her mother’s face on the other end of the line.

"Yes, you’re absolutely right," Claire Mercer said with a leisurely laugh.

"I did it on purpose. I did it deliberately. What are you going to do about it?"

"Are you going to try and force me to marry someone else again? If you want to go to jail, go ahead and try."

Even if Judith Caldwell’s current tirade was partly an act...

...hearing Claire’s defiant tone now made her genuinely want to slap her twice, hard, and rip her mouth to shreds.

"You..." Judith Caldwell was so furious she could barely breathe.

She gritted her teeth. "I finally understand. You’re just an ungrateful wretch, and you’re deliberately trying to kill me with anger."

Claire Mercer took a sip of the coffee on her desk and chuckled.

"If that’s what you want to think, there’s nothing I can do."

"Do you have a conscience at all?" Judith Caldwell clutched her chest, panting as she continued to scream.

"We raised you all these years! Forgetting about repaying us is one thing, but now you’re trying to anger me to death? Aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning?"

Claire Mercer laughed mockingly. "You’ve done so many terrible things and you’re not afraid of being struck by lightning. All I did was get married. What do I have to be afraid of?"

Judith Caldwell’s blood pressure soared. Her eyes turned bloodshot, and like a furious lioness, she was fuming and stamping her feet on the other end of the line.

It seemed to take her a long while to calm down even slightly.

"You get your ass back here right now and sign that damned agreement."

"The Mercer Family has no daughter as disgraceful as you."

At those words, Claire Mercer’s expression instantly turned serious.

"What? From the sound of it, have you finally come to your senses?"

Judith Caldwell shot back in a shrill voice.

"Am I supposed to become a hermit just because you married some broke loser?"

"I don’t want people pointing and whispering about me every time I go out. I can’t afford that humiliation. You may be shameless, but I still have my dignity."

"The Mercer Family is in this mess all because of you, you ungrateful jinx!"

"Isn’t this what you wanted? To completely cut ties with us?" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Fine. I’ll grant your wish."

"In any case, you’ve already married a broke loser. You have no more use to us."

"Don’t you dare associate yourself with the Mercer Family again. We can’t afford to be affiliated with a jinx like you."

"And I’m not giving you a single cent of that twenty million for whatever fee that was."

"You have the nerve to bring up twenty million?" Judith Caldwell flared up again at the mention of it.

"Because of that condition I proposed, you posted it online. Do you have any idea how long I was hounded and cursed at by those crazy netizens?"

"Hmph, you’re an expert at recording people now. Do I dare ask you for twenty million?"

"I’ve suffered so much at your hands. No matter how stupid I am, I should have learned my lesson by now."

"Besides, the Mercer Group doesn’t need that twenty million. I’d be thankful if you didn’t turn around and try to extort money from us."

"I can’t be bothered to talk to you anymore. Every time I call you, I feel like I lose a few years of my life. I can’t handle this drama."

"You’ve ruined the Mercer Family. You no longer deserve to be one of us."

"Hurry up and come over to sign those agreements. Change your surname. From now on, the Mercer Family will have nothing to do with you."

Claire Mercer had no idea this phone call was a trap set by the Mercer Family.

After all, she had recently thrown the Mercer Family into utter chaos and disarray.

The Mercer Group’s reputation and business had also taken a severe hit.

It seemed plausible that they would be desperate to cut ties with her now.

So, she agreed.

"Fine. I’ll be there tomorrow morning."

Seeing that Claire Mercer had taken the bait, Judith Caldwell finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After hanging up, she looked cautiously at Julian Mercer.

"That bitch took the bait. She said she’ll be here tomorrow morning."

Julian Mercer’s tense expression finally relaxed, and his attitude toward Judith Caldwell wasn’t as hostile as before.

"You’ve finally done one thing right."

Judith Caldwell scoffed inwardly.

Although his expression had softened, his temper had been erratic lately. He’d been hitting her every few days, and the five-fingered handprint on her face never fully faded.

Moreover, the slap he’d just given her still left her ears ringing.

’I wonder if he damaged my eardrum.’ she thought.

In her heart, she was filled with both hatred and fear for Julian Mercer.

"So, what should we do next?"

"Do we just knock her out and put her in Mr. Lawton’s bed?"

"Shut your mouth," Julian Mercer said, already wary of Judith Caldwell’s stupidity. "You don’t need to worry about the rest."

If he told her the details, she might screw things up again.

"Just make sure you’re there for the signing later."

Hearing this, Judith Caldwell’s eyes widened. "You mean, we’re really going to sign this agreement?"

"What else?" Julian Mercer shot her a glare. "What’s the point of keeping her in the Mercer Family?"

"Without the status of a Mercer heiress, do you think she can make anything of herself?"

"She was still a rich family’s daughter before. That status opened a lot of doors for her."

"Now she’s single-handedly and nearly bankrupted the Mercer Family. Does she still have the right to be our daughter?"

"Once she’s officially cut off from the Mercer Family and has also offended the Sinclair Family, our two families can join forces to crush her. I’d like to see how she’ll survive in Rhonia then."

"When she hits rock bottom and comes crawling back to us, just watch how I’ll humiliate her."

Judith Caldwell remembered that Mr. Lawton seemed quite taken with Claire Mercer, and she couldn’t help but worry.

"But isn’t Mr. Lawton very interested in her? He was even willing to marry her. What if he protects her..."

"A man like Mr. Lawton is never short of women. His interest in her is just a fleeting novelty. Once he gets tired of her, he’ll just kick her to the curb."

Hearing Julian Mercer say this, Judith Caldwell could already picture the scene: Claire Mercer, destitute and homeless, hitting a dead end everywhere she looked for a job.

She became ecstatic, her heart leaping with anticipation, waiting for the day Claire would come crawling back like a stray dog, kneeling before them and begging for scraps.