I Am An Illegitimate Child With A Legitimate Reason For Revenge-Chapter 55: They make a great pair

Clara looked into the content of the third envelope she received that week and like the rest, they had pictures of her husband during sexual intercourse with another lady other than herself.

At first, she wanted to believe that it was during the times when they weren’t yet married and that someone wanted to use this to blackmail him but the clothes that were littered about were the exact same clothes he wore that morning while leaving for work.

She knew he wasn’t the faithful type but she had at least expected him to be faithful for at least a year before going back to his old ways. They had only been married for less than two months yet, he was already pulling down the pants of some lady.

And surely she knew who that lady was. That was what boiled her blood more.

Inside the envelope, she also received a letter telling her not to disclose the pictures to anyone and that he, the anonymous sender, would help her catch that bitch.

She felt frustrated knowing that Marco was screwing around with that wench while she sat in silence.

"I hate it." She screamed and threw a vase at the wall. It shattered and she screamed again. "Argh."

Just then, her phone rang. She picked it up and saw an unknown caller.

"Who the hell is calling me while I’m throwing a fit? Argh." She answered it. "Hello."

"Is this Clara Albert?" Hearing a voice she never thought she’d hear through the phone, Clara froze. Once again, Raymond asked, "Is this Clara Alb...?"

"Yes." She interrupted. "Sorry to keep you hanging. I... I am Clara Albert. You’re speaking with Clara Albert."

A short silence followed and Raymond said,

"I think I might’ve called at the wrong time. I’ll hang up right away."

"No, not at all. You called at the perfect time." She combed her hair with her fingers as if expecting him to walk in through the front door.

"I assumed it was the wrong time because you sounded frustrated when you picked up and thought you might not want to speak to anyone." His voice was chill and Clara had no choice but to calm down.

"Well, personal matters." She said, smiling awkwardly. "What about you, Mr Raymond? You sound a bit down. Could that be the reason why you called me?"

"My girlfriend is secretly seeing your husband behind my back." He bluntly let out and Clara gasped, as if she was oblivious of the fact.

"Really? That’s horrible."

"I called to know if you’re the type that likes getting revenge."

"What do you mean?"

"Me and you. Let’s meet up at a hotel and the rest of the night shall speak for itself." He proposed.

Clara was silent. She hadn’t thought about getting back at Marco by sleeping with someone else. But if it was with Raymond Stein, she could even get a divorce just to be with him.

To think he’d actually take interest in her even after how she displayed and insulted his lover.

’He has good eyes.’ She thought, swirling the locks of her hair in her index finger. ’Of course I’m way better than that bitch a hundred times over.’

"Mrs. Clara?"

"Oh, of course." She nodded. "Let’s do it."

"Then we’ll meet up tomorrow. I’ll give you the address and time. Please be on time." He said and cut the call.

Clara looked at her phone in disbelief. She had actually succeeded in catching Raymond’s Stein’s attention. She struck gold. She struck big.

"Ah, maybe Marco cheating on me was a good thing after all." She snickered. "What will I wear?"

Once Raymond had cut the call, he sighed and looked up at Ariel who still had the tablet raised with the words she made him say.

"Wow, you’re a natural." She said and dropped the tablet. "She took the bait right away. How dumb is that?"

"They make a great pair." Raymond complimented and Ariel giggled.

"Sure. They only see what’s on the surface." She said and Raymond got up.

"Come on. Let’s go."

Ariel nodded and they both headed out. Today was the day the Albert family would take a step in falling to ruins. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

There was a piece of land that was being auctioned.

Its marketability was very high and it was said that if developed properly, it would be the centre of commercial trade. Everyone was trying hard to get the land and register to bid.

Land bidding was confidential. A company interested in a land would write its bidding price down and submit it, as well as other minor information details. The highest bidding price amongst all the bidders would immediately get ownership to the land.

Rigging of such bids were very difficult and thus, it was seen as fair but there was something that many did behind the scenes. They bought personnel from their rival company to get information concerning the bidding price and then they would bid higher.

In this fight, of course Raymond had the upper hand. None of the five great families were involved and the next big shot to keep an eye on during this bid was Raymond Stein.

Raymond, knowing fully well that the Alberts were interested in the land, gave Ariel the information containing his bidding price. She, in turn, gave the information to Marco, who foolishly handed it to his father-in-law in order to gain more of his favour.

"I assure you, Raymond has not the slightest clue that I have this." Ariel assured him. "Take this and look good in front of your father-in-law. As a live in son-in-law, I know it must be hard for you." She fluttered her eyelashes, showing that she cared and he leaned in to kiss her but she dodged it, pretending to look at her phone.

"Anything wrong?" He asked.

"No, not at all. It’s just, I won’t be able to spend the night with you tonight. Can’t risk having Raymond suspect me, right?" She smiled faintly, picking up her purse. "But don’t worry. If he does start suspecting me, I can sweet talk him out of it." She winked in a seductive manner and found her way to the door.

"Take care on your way out." Marco bade her and she turned, blew him a kiss and smiled.

"Of course. See you around after you’ve won the bid. And then we can celebrate."

She hated doing that but now she was about to make him, as well as the rest of the Albert family, reap what they had sown.