Chapter 364: The Wicked Are Punished by the Wicked
Thea Sherwood could never accept such humiliating words.
She lunged forward, wanting to tear Mrs. Rhodes’s face to shreds. However, Mrs. Rhodes hadn’t come alone. Her son gave a casual push, and Thea Sherwood fell straight to the ground.
"I want to see Charlie Rhodes! I want to see Charlie Rhodes!"
She refused to believe Charlie Rhodes could be so heartless. In front of him, Mrs. Rhodes was nothing.
Charlie Rhodes wasn’t a man who feared his wife. Despite his age, he was still the Family Head of the Rhodes Family.
Mrs. Rhodes sneered. "Did you really think Charlie would care about you? If he did, with a scene this big, he would have come down long ago."
"You’re not his only woman, so don’t think you’re so important. Do you have any idea how many women Charlie has had in his life? I’m the one who deals with them after he gets tired of them. To be honest, he already has a new favorite."
"If you know what’s good for you, get lost and don’t come looking for him again. Otherwise, your end will be even worse."
"I don’t believe you." Thea Sherwood shook her head, crying. "I don’t believe you! I want to see Charlie Rhodes!"
Hadn’t Charlie just been pampering her, calling her his darling? How could he suddenly turn his back on her?
"Believe it or not, that’s up to you."
Mrs. Rhodes waved a hand, and a security guard approached. "Ma’am."
"Throw this woman out. The farther, the better. If she dares to show her face here again, don’t be polite."
"No, you can’t do this to me!" Thea Sherwood cried, kneeling on the ground. Only now did she realize there was nothing she could do.
Her current pathetic state was a direct reflection of the glamorous life she’d enjoyed with Charlie Rhodes.
She finally understood what Ivy Sherwood had said: you can only rely on yourself, never on a man.
In bed, Charlie Rhodes would promise her the world. But now? He wouldn’t even show his face.
"You’re really not as clever as your mother. At least she knew to marry far away, only keeping him company once or twice a year. That maintained a sense of novelty and kept him hooked for so long."
But Thea Sherwood was always by Charlie’s side. Once he got tired of playing and it was no longer as convenient, he was naturally done with her.
Mrs. Rhodes waved her hand, and Thea Sherwood was dragged away and thrown out like a piece of trash.
Meanwhile, the real Mrs. Rhodes held her head high and walked straight through the doors of the Rhodes Group.
Many people witnessed the farce. Because it was livestreamed, it caused an uproar online.
"Oh my god, what an eye-opener! This is just too much. So the mother was with this old man, and now the daughter is too?"
"The wife is a total badass, but why doesn’t that scumbag just die already? He’s so old and still playing around like this."
"Thea Sherwood is so disgusting. Even after all this, she still hasn’t given up and is still hung up on that old man. Can’t she have some self-respect?"
"I’m never buying perfume from the Sherwood Company again. It makes me sick. I’ll buy from Iris instead. I heard their boss is a famous Perfumer, and Iris’s perfumes are genuinely good. The floral scents are just like real flowers and aren’t overpowering at all."
"But aren’t Ivy Sherwood and Thea Sherwood from the same family? Ivy’s own scandal was all over the internet not long ago."
"Ivy Sherwood is totally different! She’s in a league of her own. You have no idea how horribly Thea Sherwood bullied her. To grow up in a family like that and still have such a strong moral compass is truly incredible."
The scene of Thea Sherwood being confronted by the man’s wife remained a trending topic for several more days.
Thea Sherwood didn’t dare go online. She couldn’t see Charlie Rhodes, either. Suddenly, it was as if the entire world had abandoned her.
Meanwhile, the Sherwood Company’s stock price was hit hard by Thea’s scandal. Partners canceled contracts and clients withdrew orders. The Sherwood Company’s PR team was overwhelmed, and Thea’s phone was blowing up.
Reporters kept calling to ask if it was true that she was a mistress. Even when she went out, people would recognize her, pointing and whispering.
Her photos were everywhere. As long as the internet had a memory, this would be a permanent stain on her name.
For the rest of her life, she would be branded as a mistress who slept with an old man. She could never recover from this.
Thea Sherwood went into hiding, too scared to go anywhere. People from the company were looking for her. She even contemplated ending her own life, but the thought was just too painful.
Besides, she didn’t feel she had done anything wrong. ’It was clearly Timothy Sherwood and Charlie Rhodes! They’re the ones at fault!’
Thea Sherwood ignored everyone’s calls. The only person she dared to answer was Claire Sherwood.
"Sis," Thea Sherwood cried, terrified.
"Thea Sherwood, what the hell did you do? Is everything they’re saying online true?"
"It was Dad! He did this to me! Dad tricked me!"
"You useless piece of trash."
"How can you still curse at me at a time like this? What did I do wrong?"
"Forget it. You’ve never been very bright. Wait for your big sister to come back and get revenge for you." Claire Sherwood had never thought her younger sister was good for anything. She was incompetent yet overly ambitious.
"Please come back soon, Sis," Thea cried. "And then there’s Ivy Sherwood! She’s with Quentin Blackwood now, and with him backing her up, she’s completely out of control."
"What did you say? Who is Ivy Sherwood with?" Claire Sherwood thought she had misheard.
"Quentin Blackwood! You haven’t heard of him?"
Of course she knew Quentin Blackwood. A glint flashed in Claire Sherwood’s eyes. After hanging up on Thea, Claire immediately went to rummage through something nearby.
A moment later, she pulled out a piece of Warm Jade. A smile touched the corners of her lips.
’So it’s Quentin Blackwood. That makes things easy.’
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With Thea Sherwood’s scandal being so massive, Ivy Sherwood had naturally heard about it too.
She wasn’t surprised by the outcome. Charlie Rhodes was never a good person, and for Mrs. Rhodes to hold her position so securely, she was certainly no pushover.
The Sherwood Company was now in chaos, completely rudderless. Thea Sherwood refused to take responsibility for the crisis, and with no one able to find her, there was no way to deal with the astronomical termination fees.
Thea had never imagined she would be short on money. She had been a spendthrift since childhood, and after getting with Charlie Rhodes, she bought whatever she wanted, never saving a dime.
Now, with so many partners demanding to terminate their contracts, Thea couldn’t possibly afford the massive penalties.
The Sherwood Company’s stock completely plummeted. Some of the smaller shareholders began frantically selling off their shares, and Ivy Sherwood bought them all up at their lowest price.
Now, she wasn’t an employee of the Sherwood Company—she was a shareholder.
Nina Scott also found Thea Sherwood’s situation deeply satisfying. She even called Ivy Sherwood to ask if she had seen the news.
Nina Scott was extremely excited. "This is a classic case of the wicked getting what they deserve! To think Thea Sherwood would see a day like this."
"You have no idea how shocked I was when I saw Thea and Charlie Rhodes in the restroom during a fashion show. I can’t believe that after it’s all been exposed, she still has the nerve to go looking for him."
"What on earth is going through that girl’s head? She’s dumber than a pig. But Ivy, it’s a good thing you’ve hidden your appearance. Otherwise, that creep Charlie Rhodes probably would have set his sights on you too."