Entering the hotel, many employees had already arrived. 

Morgan and Brian saw me and exchanged mysterious smiles. 

I ignored them, sat down quietly, and turned on my phone’s recording function. I might be able to get useful information from a drunk Morgan later. 

When it was time to start, many key contributors still hadn’t arrived. Instead, some uninvited guests appeared. 

“Connor and Riley, what are you two doing here?” 

These two had been slacking all last year, repeatedly violating company policies and even sexually harassing female employees. They were no better than thugs. If Morgan hadn’t kept intervening, I would have fired them long ago. 

Before I could finish speaking, Morgan smoothed things over. 

“Ava, they were just passing by. Since they’re here, let them stay.” 

Then she instructed the two: “Pay attention later and make sure to keep our CEO’s glass full.” 

They quickly agreed. 

As the celebration began, everyone started toasting me. 

Soon I felt dizzy. 

When I refused to drink more, Morgan suddenly held me down firmly, letting Connor and Riley force my mouth open. 

“Our CEO said before coming that she’s in a great mood today. Don’t treat her with kid gloves! Anyone who wants to toast her, hurry up. Don’t keep our CEO waiting!” 

The crowd hesitated. 

Until Jason directly poured a drink into my mouth. 

“To you, CEO!” 

I was too drunk and held down too tightly to speak. 

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Chapter 4 

Morgan announced loudly: 

“See, our CEO doesn’t mind! Everyone give her another toast tonight. Anyone who doesn’t is disrespecting 

her!” 

Brian shouted too: “My wife’s happy today. You all better toast her. Anyone who doesn’t can leave the company tomorrow!” 

Hearing this, no one dared hesitate and quickly poured drinks into my mouth. 

Meanwhile, Morgan whispered in my ear: “I offer you a villa and you refuse, insisting 1 personally deliver you inside. You’re really asking for it, aren’t you?” 

I was furious but too drunk to resist. 

Once Morgan achieved her goal, she excitedly pulled Brian in for a kiss right in front of everyone! 

But everyone pretended not to see. 

When the celebration ended, Morgan dismissed everyone. 

Just then, her right–hand woman Rachel arrived late and whispered something in her ear. 

Morgan smiled and had Rachel take me to the mansion. 

After tying my hands and feet, Morgan looked at me with amusement. 

I glared at her coldly and spat in her face. 

“Morgan, what exactly are you planning?!” 

“I treated you like a sister and even promoted you to company vice president. How could you do this to 

me?!” 

As soon as I finished, Morgan slapped me hard. 

“Shut your mouth!” 

“Now that we’re here, I might as well tell you everything. Do you know why I bought the villa at the press conference? So everyone would know I’m living there. Remember Jessica? She gets out tonight and will come here to kill me, but you’ll be my scapegoat.” 

“I’ve already sent someone to the prison and gave Jessica the villa’s exact location. Just wait quietly!” 

I gritted my teeth. “You framed her for corruption and embezzlement, and you still have the nerve!” 

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Morgan smirked. “So you know? But don’t you want to know why I’m so sure she’ll come for revenge?” 

I muttered, “If it was just a false accusation, she wouldn’t resort to murder. Unless…” 

Morgan laughed loudly. “That’s right! Her son was kidnapped and sold to traffickers by me.” 

“Every time I visited her in prison, I’d tell her how his son was dismembered by traffickers. My goal was to provoke her, to use her once more to help me take everything from you.” 

I was horrified, staring at her. “Does Brian know about this?” 

Morgan gloated. “Do you think he’d still help me if he knew I had someone else’s son violated to death?” 

“By the way, you aren’t recording, are you?” 

Morgan searched me and then found my phone, looked at it, and sneered: “Just as I thought!” 

She smashed my phone on the ground and crushed it. 

“Ava, it’s pitiful how you’ve been a doormat your whole life, only for everything to become my wedding dress in the end. I’ll come collect your body in the morning, haha.” 

After laughing, Morgan knocked me out with a club, arranged my body as if I were sleeping, and didn’t lock the villa door. 

After making sure the vengeful Jessica could easily get in, she left satisfied. 

Some time later, I was shaken awake. 

Opening my eyes slowly, I looked at the person before me and smiled faintly: 

“Did you record everything she said?”