The news about Owen Pierce cheating and hitting his wife hit the trending topics that same day . In this narrative , he was the heartless bastard , and I was the poor abandoned wife . Public opinion was on my side . When fighting for power , you start with the battle for public opinion . His once - solid reputation took a nosedive . Plus , when I called the police and he was taken away , some of his company supporters started wavering . His counterattack came quickly too . The news about my assault ten years ago also hit the trending topics right after . Photos of me with various men were flying around everywhere . Someone caught him on camera , red - eyed , saying , " After everything we've been through , I just hope we can part ways amicably . " " As for everything else , I don't want to dig into it anymore . " Those ambiguous words painted him as a man heartbroken by his cheating wife . Online opinion swung to the other side again . Owen called me . " Are you really going to drag us both down together ? " I hung up on him directly . At this point , reconciliation was useless . We fought so viciously at the company that everyone was on edge . Owen hadn't expected that after stepping back for so long , I still had so many supporters . " I really underestimated you . So that's why you wouldn't give up your shares - you were waiting for this day , weren't you ? " He glanced at the people standing behind me . " Don't celebrate too early . It's not clear who'll win yet . " On the surface , I really didn't have the advantage . Over the years as the company expanded , my shares had been diluted quite a bit , and the leadership had been completely reshuffled - they weren't the old friends anymore . There were plenty of people Owen had personally promoted . Fighting within the company , I couldn't beat him . But what if I had outside help ? Owen was reported for embezzling company funds . The person who reported him was his beloved mistress , Ivy Wells . Deceding My Hubby's Second Family When Owen was taken in for questioning , he still looked at Ivy in disbelief . That embezzled money had been used for their wedding . Ivy had delivered the most crucial blow for me . The company didn't need a CEO with a criminal record . Kicking someone when they're down , adding insult to injury . I immediately called a board meeting to remove Owen Pierce from all relevant positions , with me taking over as acting CEO . I also issued a public announcement to settle the matter before Owen could get out . The first thing Owen did after getting bail was to find Ivy . With red eyes , he grabbed her throat . " I loved you so much ! I divorced Nora for you , wanted to give you everything , so why did you betray me ? Why ?! " Ivy was choking and rolling her eyes , but her words were still merciless . " Because you're useless now ! " " Did you think I loved you ? I was using you to get revenge on that woman . Who knew you'd be such a waste - fighting for so long and you can't even beat one woman . " Owen let go and slumped to the floor . Ivy kicked him a few times . " That bitch was right - you're the one to blame . If you hadn't destroyed my dad's manhood , he wouldn't have beaten my mom to death , and I wouldn't have become an orphan . It's all your fault . " " You're just trash , a wishy - washy waste . I deliberately got rid of two babies , and you still couldn't divorce her . What good are you for anything ? " Ivy paced back and forth like a madwoman , rambling about getting revenge on me , on Owen , even mentioning my son . She didn't notice Owen's bloodshot eyes fixed on her like a predator . This time , he grabbed Ivy's head and slammed it into the wall , " You bitch ! So that's why you kept provoking Nora over and over - it was all calculated ! " " Go to hell ! " Ivy struggled briefly then went still . After killing Ivy , Owen just sat on the floor motionless . Soon after , police broke down the door and cuffed him . Only then did I emerge from the guest room. Owen looked at me with dead eyes and didn't say a word . Murder means prison time . The divorce papers I'd sent demanding he leave with nothing - he signed them readily . A few days later , he died in prison. LI Chapter 8 But I'd stopped caring about him long ago . A new life had already begun .