After Divorce I Married a Tycoon-Chapter 80: Mrs. Sinclair Had a Stroke

Claire Mercer felt an immense sense of satisfaction seeing Mrs. Sinclair, along with Rose Gable and her daughter, get absolutely savaged online.

These past two days had been the happiest and most carefree she had felt in years.

Some of the pent-up frustration from the injustices she’d suffered with the Sinclair family was finally being released.

’It’s not like I’m trying to harm them.’

’I’m just exposing their actions to the public, that’s all.’

Even if these videos and audio recordings couldn’t take down the Sinclair family in one fell swoop, she was more than happy to see them plunge the family into utter chaos.

’I wonder if that old woman will be fuming when she sees how netizens are cursing her out.’

Claire Mercer really wanted to see the reactions of Mrs. Sinclair, Rose Gable, and her daughter.

The expressions on their faces must be absolutely priceless.

Gleefully, Claire Mercer scrolled through the online comments while eating some fruit. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

That evening, a cheerful Roxanne Peyton found her and asked mysteriously,

"Claire, guess what I just heard?"

Seeing her friend’s brilliant smile, Claire Mercer asked curiously,

"What news has you so happy?"

Roxanne Peyton popped a piece of fruit into her mouth and said, her words slightly muffled,

"It’s about Mrs. Sinclair."

The moment she heard it was about Mrs. Sinclair, Claire Mercer’s interest was piqued.

"What happened to her?"

Roxanne Peyton grinned at her.

"Take a guess."

Seeing how delighted Roxanne Peyton was, Claire Mercer figured something must have happened to Mrs. Sinclair.

Ever since they learned of Mrs. Sinclair’s vicious scheme against her, both Roxanne Peyton and Stella Thorne had grown to utterly detest the woman.

The two of them had bad-mouthed her behind her back countless times, cursing her for her shameless and disrespectful behavior despite her age.

And lately, so many people had been tearing into Mrs. Sinclair online.

’For Roxanne to be this happy, and for it to be about Mrs. Sinclair... something bad must have happened to her.’

"Don’t tell me the online backlash actually angered her to death?"

’If she actually saw all those nasty comments... with her lifelong domineering personality and her refusal to ever admit defeat, she probably couldn’t handle it.’

After being so arrogant and domineering her whole life, not only was her scandalous past completely exposed, but now she was being insulted and condemned by countless netizens. How could someone with her temperament endure that?

Even if she wasn’t angered to death, she’d probably have a stroke from the sheer rage.

"Not quite," Roxanne Peyton said. "But I heard she had a stroke."

"A stroke?" Claire Mercer was taken aback.

Roxanne Peyton nodded.

’I guess I was right,’ Claire Mercer thought. ’A cerebral hemorrhage is a type of stroke.’

"Is it serious?" she asked.

Roxanne Peyton said, "I hear it’s pretty serious."

"Apparently, she can’t recognize people anymore and can’t even speak. I heard she’s going to be bedridden for the rest of her life."

"She’ll need someone to feed her and even clean up after her."

"I just saw her a little while ago, and she seemed to be in robust health. How could she have a stroke all of a sudden?"

"Was it really because she got so angry over the online comments?"

"Exactly," Roxanne Peyton said excitedly.

"She found out she’s become public enemy number one."

"Her whole sordid history from way back—knowingly being the other woman and driving the original wife to her death—it all got dug up."

"Plus, Rose Gable and Cynthia Sinclair have also been getting dragged through the mud."

"The scandal about Rose Gable keeping a fitness coach and a male model on the side also broke."

"And everyone knows about Cynthia Sinclair’s history of bullying in school and her messy private life."

"In just a matter of two days, the once-glorious Sinclair family has become the laughingstock of all of Rhonia..."

"She got so furious that her eyes rolled into the back of her head, and she almost stopped breathing."

Claire Mercer thought about the recent public outcry against the Sinclair family online.

Forget Mrs. Sinclair, who was in her eighties; even a mentally fragile young person wouldn’t be able to withstand that kind of pressure.

Still, Claire Mercer was a little puzzled.

"But the Sinclair family wouldn’t have let her see those nasty comments, would they? If she saw them, at her age and with her personality, there’s no way she could handle it."

"Who knows," Roxanne Peyton said dismissively.

"I don’t care how she saw them."

"All I know is, the thought of that old hag not being able to stir up any more trouble makes me very happy."

Claire Mercer was happy, too.

’She was no pushover who would just swallow insults, nor was she some bleeding-heart saint. After being bullied so badly, she wasn’t about to feel sorry for the hypocritical, vicious woman who had tried to destroy her.’

Then, she began to analyze the situation aloud.

"That old woman has been forceful and domineering her entire life. She’s always had to be the strongest, always putting on airs in the Sinclair family."

"She’s always had the Sinclair family under her thumb; even the choice of an heir had to get her final approval."

"It’s very likely someone in their family has been unhappy with her for a long time."

"This was the perfect opportunity to make a move against her without arousing suspicion."

Roxanne Peyton snorted.

"It’s her karma. She deserves it."

"She’s done so many wicked things. Now she’s just suffering the consequences of her own actions."

"Ending up like this is exactly what she deserves. It’s payback, plain and simple."

The thought of Mrs. Sinclair having a stroke from pure rage and being doomed to spend the rest of her days paralyzed in bed made Roxanne Peyton feel immensely gratified.

Her best friend had been so deceived by the Sinclair family.

And so cruelly set up by that old woman.

She despised the Sinclairs for being such outrageous bullies.

Claire Mercer said coolly, "It’s true. What goes around, comes around."

After they chatted for a little longer, Roxanne Peyton suddenly slapped her thigh as if remembering something.

"I almost forgot! I heard something else."

Claire Mercer was startled by her dramatic gesture.

"What is it? Why are you being so dramatic?"

Roxanne Peyton said, "I heard Scarlett Jewel moved into the Sinclair family’s main residence yesterday morning."

Claire Mercer was surprised to hear this.

Although Scarlett Jewel was pregnant with Gavin Sinclair’s child, the two of them weren’t officially dating, nor were they engaged.

’For her to move into the Sinclair residence under such ambiguous circumstances... isn’t she afraid of the gossip? She’s already at the center of a huge controversy, practically drowning in criticism from netizens. Moving into the Sinclair home now would just give people another reason to attack her, wouldn’t it?’

After a moment of thought, a bold theory formed in Claire Mercer’s mind.

"I think I know who’s responsible for Mrs. Sinclair’s stroke."

"Who? It couldn’t be Scarlett Jewel, could it?" Roxanne Peyton asked.

Claire Mercer nodded.

"I heard Mrs. Sinclair was the one who was vehemently opposed to Scarlett Jewel marrying into the Sinclair family."

"Knowing her personality, I’m guessing she’s held a grudge against Mrs. Sinclair this whole time."

"Add to that the fact that she’s pregnant now, and Mrs. Sinclair still refused to budge on her marrying Gavin Sinclair. She must have been seething with resentment."

"As long as Mrs. Sinclair was around, she’d be an obstacle on her path to marrying Gavin Sinclair."

"So why not use the cover of this online scandal to quietly get rid of the one stumbling block on her path to marrying into a wealthy family?"

"That way, with no one left to oppose her marriage to Gavin Sinclair, she can finally marry into the Sinclair family as she’s always wanted."

"Plus, she only just moved into the Sinclair residence yesterday, and today Mrs. Sinclair has a stroke, supposedly from reading the online comments."

"The timing is just a little too convenient..."

"Is that woman really that bold? To dare to make a move on Mrs. Sinclair just to marry Gavin Sinclair?"

"If the Sinclair family finds out, they’ll skin her alive, if not outright kill her."

"This is just my theory," Claire Mercer said.

"But with the matriarch having a stroke and unable to speak, I’m afraid the Sinclair family is about to descend into major turmoil."