I have been ruthless since I was a child. At seven, while at a vacation resort, I found Mrs. Wang's Tibetan Mastiff too noisy. I threw it a piece of beef laced with rat poison and killed it. At ten, I caught my dad kissing his secretary in his study. I shoved her down the stairs, resulting in high-level paraplegia. At fifteen, the school heartthrob was playing with female students' feelings. I kicked him straight into the fountain pool. Everyone who sees me takes a detour. Except for Arthur. He was a poor student sponsored by my grandfather. With refined features, he was lean and aloof. After graduating from a top university, he joined the Sterling family's company and became my father's right-hand man. He was never afraid of me, nor did he look at me through colored lenses. After we married, he treated me exceptionally well, acting as the Sterling family's model live-in son-in-law for six years. Until today. At my daughter Lily's fifth birthday party. I saw the lines of text floating before my eyes: 【Arthur Sterling, a poor boy who endured for years, willingly married into the family, actually to swallow the Sterling family's assets.】 【Chloe, Arthur's true love, joined the Sterling Group as a "distant cousin" and is now three months pregnant.】 【Madison Sterling dies from brake failure, Grandpa Sterling dies of a heart attack, the Sterling assets are inherited by Arthur, who immediately marries Chloe.】 【Lily Sterling is sent to a remote mountainous area and eventually freezes to death in the snow.】 Arthur stood before me, still maintaining his gentle facade. I raised my hand and threw my glass of red wine directly into his face. 1 Everyone present froze. They knew the eldest Miss Sterling was domineering, but they didn't know she was this domineering. They thought marriage and motherhood might have tempered her vicious temper. The wine dripped down Arthur's clean-cut face into his collar, making him look exceptionally pathetic. He took a deep breath and wiped his face. "Madison, did the glass slip? Are you okay?" Huh? Interesting. Couldn't he tell I threw it on purpose? But over the years, I surprisingly hadn't noticed that his tolerance towards me was all just an act. I looked up at the crowd, my gaze locking onto the woman in the white dress. Chloe. The text flickered: 【Chloe is carrying a boy. Arthur has already bought an overseas property worth thirty million dollars, planning to send her there to rest during her pregnancy.】 I looked at Chloe's pure and innocent face, then at Arthur's "deep tolerance" he forced himself to maintain despite his wine-stained face. Thinking of the sentence, 【Lily Sterling is sent to a remote mountainous area and eventually freezes to death in the snow,】 I trembled with anger. I don't need a man, but my daughter is my life. I casually took a shot of high-proof tequila from a passing waiter's tray, twirled it gently in my fingertips, and let my gaze fall on Chloe. "You, come here." I crooked my finger, my tone like I was calling a cat. Chloe shuddered all over, timidly shuffling over to me, her voice as quiet as a mosquito: "Ms. Sterling, what can I do for you?" I thrust the tequila in front of her: "Today is my daughter's birthday, shouldn't you offer a toast? Drink it." Chloe looked at the spicy, strong liquor, her face instantly turning chalk white. She instinctively touched her still-flat stomach, her eyes filled with terror. If this strong liquor went down, the "golden goose" in her belly probably wouldn't survive. She jerked her head up, looking at Arthur with those wet, doe-like eyes. "Madison, Chloe is allergic to alcohol. I'll drink this for her." Arthur, who had always been completely obedient to me and never dared to defy a single word, was actually stepping up to take a drink for a female employee in front of everyone. I flicked my wrist away, letting out a cold sneer: "Arthur, I told her to drink, not you. Since when is it your turn to tell me what to do in the Sterling household?" "Madison, stop making a scene. She's just a low-level employee." For the first time, Arthur pulled a long face at me in front of all the guests. "With so many people watching, the way you're acting right now is really uncultured." "Uncultured?" My eyes flashed fiercely, and right in front of Arthur, I poured the entire glass of tequila over Chloe's head. Perfect, one glass each for the dog couple. "Ah!" The strong liquor ran down Chloe's carefully styled hair. She screamed, looking completely disheveled. "Madison Sterling! You are an absolute lunatic!" Arthur yanked the pocket square from his chest, strode over, and supported Chloe, naturally letting her lean into his embrace. What a perfect drama of the "cruel" legal wife bullying the "innocent" subordinate for no reason, and the "heroic" live-in son-in-law sacrificing himself to save the beauty. 2 "Madison, today is our daughter's fifth birthday party. As a mother, do you want her to remember this day as the day you humiliated an innocent subordinate? What kind of psychological trauma will your violent behavior cause the child?" Since I had known Arthur, this was the first time I heard him speak so harshly to me. But right now, in front of everyone, he was standing on the moral high ground, ruthlessly crushing me: "Madison, the Sterling family gave you the capital to be arrogant, but please keep a little bit of kindness for this world. Don't let Lily grow up thinking her mother is a monster!" The guests began to whisper. "Yeah, Miss Sterling is really going too far. That young girl is just an employee." "Arthur has such a good temper. To be stuck with a wife like that, he has to endure it for their daughter." "Madison acting like this is really setting a bad example for the child..." Only my best friend, Mia, stood in the corner, watching all this unfold with an all-knowing gaze. Chloe nestled in Arthur's embrace, crying beautifully: "Mr. Sterling, please don't say anymore. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have made Ms. Sterling angry... Don't fight because of me. Today is Lily's birthday, boohoo..." What a perfect display of a submissive "green tea." If I hadn't seen the subtitles beforehand, I would have almost stood on their side and helped them curse myself. Unknowingly, Lily, holding her doll, came to my side. "Mommy..." she called me in her crisp voice. I picked her up and kissed her over and over. This dog couple actually wanted to send my precious baby, whom I held in the palm of my hand, to the countryside to freeze to death! I took a deep breath, calmed my emotions, and whispered to my daughter: "Do you think Mommy is bad?" Lily shook her head: "Not at all! Mommy is the best mommy in the world! A woman kinder than Snow White!" I smiled. In a child's world, pure kindness is a virtue. But in this cannibalistic real world, kindness without an edge will only turn you into a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Arthur saw me smiling while holding our daughter and thought my anger had dissipated. He quickly continued to occupy the moral high ground: "Madison, for the sake of our daughter's birthday, apologize to Chloe today, and we'll consider this matter closed." I just gave him a side-eye. "What the hell is she? And what right do you have to tell me to apologize to her?" Chloe hurriedly stopped him: "Mr. Sterling, don't say anymore. I'm fine... I'll head back first, let's not delay celebrating Lily's birthday." Arthur's eyes were full of heartache. He turned and looked at me angrily: "Madison, I'm taking my employee home first. Reflect on what happened today yourself. We'll talk about it when I get home tonight!" Then, right in front of everyone, he took off his jacket, draped it over Chloe's shoulders, and led her away from the scene. Good. Exactly what I wanted. Saved me the trouble of kicking them out! I originally didn't want to make a move today anyway; I just wanted to give my daughter a good birthday. I didn't even spare Arthur a glance, just kissed Lily's cheek again. At this moment, Mia stepped out to smooth things over: "Alright, alright. Lily, go greet the guests, it's time to cut the cake! We're going to sing the birthday song!" Lily clapped happily: "Yay! I'm going to eat cake!" Looking at her innocent face, I only had one thought in my mind. That is, I would fight with everything I have to let her live a happy, joyful, and simple life. 3 When the birthday party ended, the nanny took my tired daughter to sleep, and I returned to my bedroom alone. I had already ordered the butler to throw all of Arthur's things out, change the locks, and send all the family cars in for inspection. There was still a message from Arthur on my phone: "Madison, what you did today was a bit over the line. But Chloe is kind-hearted and won't hold it against you. I have things to deal with at the company today, I'll be back late." If you're keeping your mistress company, just say so. Why pretend you have company business? Still thinking about coming back? Dream on! I closed my eyes, recalling the subtitles before my eyes, and tears fell like rain. At 7 years old, our whole family went on a trip and stayed at a vacation resort. My dad's business partner, Uncle Wang, also brought his family along. Mrs. Wang treated her Tibetan Mastiff like a precious treasure; several times it almost bit the resort staff. I saw with my own eyes that beast viciously bite a cleaning lady, ruining half her face! But Mrs. Wang wouldn't even apologize, just hastily paid some money to settle it. And continued to let her dog act like a tyrant. The first time subtitles appeared before my eyes was then. At that time, I had just started elementary school and didn't know many words. The subtitles were mixed with pinyin. "Mrs. Wang's dog will pin Madison down and bite her to death! Old Mr. Sterling tries to save Madison, but is also bitten into a bloody pulp." I was stunned. Looking at that beast, remembering the cleaning lady with half a ruined face, I secretly decided in my heart: I must strike first! The landscaping at the vacation resort was very good, so there were many mosquitoes, insects, rats, and ants. I easily got my hands on some rat poison. I added it to a deliciously seared steak and fed it to her dog right in front of Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang couldn't help but praise me: "Madison is so sensible, knowing how to care for our Mastiff... "Is it yummy, baby? "Hey... hey baby, what's wrong? Why are you throwing up? Why did you fall down and start twitching? "Ambulance! Call an ambulance quickly!" I sneered: "Don't bother. Your dog isn't going to survive!" Mrs. Wang was shocked: "...You dead girl, you actually dared to poison my son? So young and already so vicious! Believe it or not, I'll beat you to death!" I ran for my life. As I ran, I thought: when her dog bit someone, she didn't care. I thought this Mrs. Wang had no heart! Now that her dog is dead, she knows how to panic. 4 The second time the subtitles appeared was when my dad and his secretary were kissing in his study. I originally liked that secretary a lot; I called her Sister Tingting. She had big, watery eyes, wasn't very tall, and looked gentle and refined. I was originally going to get a newly bought plush toy from Disney to share with her. I tiptoed to the door, wanting to quietly push it open and surprise her. I quietly pushed the door open a crack and saw a scene that left me dumbfounded. She sat directly on my dad's lap, and the two of them entered a world of their own. At this time, the subtitles appeared before my eyes again. 【From this day on, the secretary sends intimate photos of herself and the female lead's dad to the female lead's mom every day.】 【Yes, and she also calls the female lead's house late at night to insult her mom.】 【The female lead's dad even moves out to live with the secretary.】 【The female lead's mom gets depression and later jumps off a building to commit suicide.】 ... In that instant, Sister Tingting completely turned into a demon in my heart. Of course, I couldn't let all this happen. I just quietly waited at the study door for them to come out. I don't know how long it took, but the door opened. When Sister Tingting walked out, her hair was messy and her face was flushed. "Madison, why are you here." She looked guilty for a moment. I smiled: "I wanted to show you this Minnie I bought at Disney. Is it cute?" "C... cute. As cute as Madison." She smiled harmlessly. "Really?" I took her hand, "There are more downstairs, let's go look together." Then, when we reached the top of the stairs, I used all my strength and shoved her hard. "Ah!" White Tingting let out a terrified scream. But it was too late. She just beautifully tumbled down the stairs like that. And fell unconscious. Later, White Tingting was basically ruined. My family paid her patriarchal mother a large sum of money, which was all spent buying a car, a house, and a wife for her younger brother. When my grandfather learned the ins and outs of the whole matter, he severely taught my father a lesson. The branch company that was originally intended for my father to take over was given to my uncle. "Bringing a secretary home to fool around! And being caught by your child! What kind of behavior is this? This matter was suppressed with money. If the media finds out and makes a big fuss about it, our family's clean reputation will be ruined by you!" After that, my father never dared to openly chase women outside again. 5 As for the school heartthrob... He was a spoiled rich kid from the Gu family. Relying on his handsome face, he ran wild at school. But he hadn't done anything totally outrageous yet. That day after school, a row of subtitles appeared before my eyes. 【This rich kid is just a bit mischievous at this age. Who knew that as an adult he wouldn't learn anything good and would play with the feelings of so many innocent girls?】 【Yeah, and he'll be flirting with the female lead while also pursuing her best friend, causing the best friend and the female lead to turn against each other!】 I froze and looked at my best friend, Mia, beside me: "When you grow up, will you like the second young master of the Gu family?" Mia looked disgusted: "Madison, what are you saying? Who would like him?" Me: "Then do you dare push him into the water?" Mia: "..." I didn't explain, just chased after him. "Gu Feng!" I called him. The rich kid turned around: "Yo, Madison. Does the eldest miss of the Zhao family need something?" I smiled slightly and stepped forward. "Look at this fountain pool." "What about it?" "Get in there!" "Ah..." Mia caught up: "Madison, did you really do it?" Gu Feng floundered up: "Madison Sterling, are you crazy? And you, Mia, you conspired to mess with me?" Me: "Run." I pulled Mia and jogged away. ... Later, Mia and I were on the balcony at home, eating ice cream and talking about it. "So, Madison, what you mean is, you pushed him into the water today because you saw subtitles telling you Gu Feng would cause our friendship to break in the future?" "Exactly!" I took a bite of my Cornetto. "That's really amazing! To be honest, Gu Feng's face is indeed my type. If I hadn't known this in advance, maybe... if he actively pursued me, I really would be moved." I looked at the distant sky: "As long as you don't think it's absurd, as long as you believe me, that's enough!" "Of course I believe you!" From that day on, Gu Feng blacklisted both of us. He told everyone he met: "Madison Sterling is a crazy bitch, and that Mia hanging around her is no good either. Stay away from them!" Let him talk. After all, I was "in the wrong" first. But for the next ten years, my friendship with Mia remained as strong as ever, without any impact. And she was the only one who always remained extremely calm whenever she saw me "go crazy." Because she knew I definitely had a reason.
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