Chapter 8 After dealing with all that mess, I let out a huge sigh of relief. After this whole ordeal, Dad was no longer comfortable letting me live on my own and basically forced me to stay at the company. But I still decided to start from the bottom and work my way up, gaining experience so I could help Dad out in the future. Half a month later, I was at my desk handling some paperwork when my team leader rushed over frantically. "Maya, this is bad! You need to get out there-there's some crazy woman looking for you..." I went out completely confused. saw a woman standing in the company lobby, holding hands with a little boy. his woman started screaming without even knowing the full story. Maya Thompson, you piece of trash, get out here! You ruined my son's future while you're hiding in here living it up. Come out here! ive me back my son! You destroyed my family!" eeing this scene, I started to piece things together. his woman had to be Leo's mother. e'd mentioned beføre that his mom was getting older. nd that little boy must be his younger brother. ut some things you just can't avoid. oday I'd set the record straight with the Stark family once and for all, so they'd stop bothering me. paused for a moment, then stepped forward. Ma'am, I'm Maya Thompson, and I can explain everything to you right now. Half a month ago, your son cheated on me and worked ith his mistress to beat me so badly that my eardrum was perforated. I sued Leo according to the law. If your son Leo was innocent, le court wouldn't have ruled against him." he woman said furiously, "Ha! Who knows what kind of dirty tricks you rich people pull behind the scenes? My son just hit you a ttle and you threw him in prison-you've ruined his whole life! Are you trying to drive me to suicide? I don't care-today you have to ay me a hundred thousand dollars, or how are my younger son and I supposed to survive?" never expected that after dealing with Leo the demon, I'd have to face his demon mother. 'urns out Leo's mom wasn't here to seek justice for him at all-she was here for money. t seemed like she chose to make a scene at my company because she was banking on me not wanting to make this public and being orced to compromise. But I was thinking clearly. This time it was a hundred thousand-next time it might be a million or even more. So I absolutely would not give in. I said coldly, "How about this-you sue me. If the law says I owe you compensation, I'll pay you double." The woman said through gritted teeth, "I don't have time to mess around with you! Bottom line-if you don't pay up today, I'm not leaving." Then Leo's mom actually pulled her little son down to lie on the lobby floor. Leo's mom's eyes darted around sneakily as she pulled out her phone and started a livestream. She seemed to think this trashy behavior would get support from internet users. But I just smiled slightly. was just wondering how to break this deadlock, and now Leo's mom was basically digging her own grave. soon, Leo's mom pointed the camera at me and started crying dramatically. "Everyone watching, please remember this evil woman! My son dated her for three years and ended up in prison. Now I'm just here asking for a little compensation and she's humiliating me ike this. Please help me get justice!" 'ons of clueless internet users flooded into the livestream to help Leo's mom get her so-called justice. ut I wasn't panicking at all. I calmly pulled out my phone and contacted my lawyer. eo's mom's current behavior violated my image rights and constituted slander and false accusations. he would have to pay for her actions. oon, police arrived and legally escorted Leo's mom away. eo's mom cursed through gritted teeth. "You ungrateful bitch! How could you do this to me? Just you wait-I'm going to kill you!" he had no idea she was about to face legal consequences. looked at the helpless little boy beside her and felt a bit sorry for him. hroughout this whole thing, the kid had been dragged along against his will. lis values hadn't even fully developed yet and he was experiencing all this-it was really pitiful. o I contacted the company's charitable foundation to provide assistance for the little boy. he little boy looked at me blankly, then suddenly said, "Lady, thank you. I know mom and my brother did wrong things. 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