Chapter 19 — After Firing Me, My Husband Lost the 6 Billion Dollar Project!

Police recovered additional chat history and call recordings from Lam Nhuoc Khe's phone. Not only did she discuss arranging an "accident" with her biological mother, she even contacted a driver in another province, finalizing the price and action plan. If I hadn't accidentally grasped the evidence one step ahead, if I hadn't released that recording at the Board of Directors meeting, if I had acted just a month late... I wouldn't have dared to think about it anymore. In the end, Lam Nhuoc Khe was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Thanks to Co Canh Tham's proactive cooperation in the investigation and sincere testimony, he was sentenced to 3 years in prison and suspended for 4 years. Secretary Trieu, as an accomplice, because he actively confessed the incident, was given leniency and received a 1-year prison sentence, suspended for 2 years. In front of the dock, she cried and apologized to me, explaining that everything was directed by Co Canh Tham and Lam Nhuoc Khe. I didn't look at her, nor did I accept that apology. Some things that are broken can still be put back together. Once trust is broken, it can never be put back together again. The trial ended, Co Canh Tham's mother stopped me in front of the court gate. She was wearing an ash-gray evening gown, her hair was white, and she looked ten years older than the last time I saw her. Seeing me, her lips trembled before she could utter a single sentence.

“Tieu To, I apologize on behalf of Canh Tham.”

I quietly looked at her. This woman had always treated me coldly, the one who kept a frown on her face throughout the wedding, the one who always believed that I was not worthy of her son. Yet now, she stood before me, her back bent, withered like a dry branch.

"Mom..." I blurted out, then immediately corrected myself, "Auntie, you don't have to apologize for him. What he did, he has to bear it himself."

Tears welled up in her eyes: "Tieu To, he's not a bad guy, he's just..."

"Auntie," I interrupted, "He's not a bad guy. But he let a bad guy ruin my life. At this point, I have no way to forgive."

She opened her mouth, but was speechless. I took an envelope out of my bag and gave it to her.

"This is the divorce agreement, I've already signed it. All assets are divided according to law, I get what belongs to my nephew, what belongs to him he keeps. I don't need the house or car."

She trembled and received the envelope.

“Why don't you need it?”

“Because I don't need them.”

Having finished speaking, I turned and walked away. Behind me I heard her sobbing. But I never looked back. The second day after the divorce, "Van Tinh Investment Fund" officially opened. Uncle Chau's 6 billion contract is our opening order. In addition to Uncle Chau, there were also a few customers introduced by Liu Jianping. A simple mental calculation still resulted in a transaction volume worth more than ten billion yuan. Ha Tinh has broken these contracts into more than twenty small agreements, allocated to different projects and investment categories, both dispersing risks and ensuring mobile cash flow. Tham Dao is responsible for checking the backgrounds of all partners, ensuring each partner is clean and transparent. The company is not big, including me there are only twelve people. Among them, three were former employees from the Co Group who resigned to follow me. Old Tien, Former Sales Director of Hoa Nam region. The day I was fired, he moved his lips but said nothing. Afterwards, he called me: "General To, that day I didn't dare to stand up to protect you, because I was cowardly. But now, I want to do something for you." Tieu Hua, my first disciple. On the day she submitted her resignation, Co Canh Tham personally called her in to talk and asked why she wanted to quit. The girl replied: "Because General To not only taught me how to work, she also taught me how to be a human being." There is also Tieu Luu - a young accountant recommended by Ms. Vuong, just two years out of school, inexperienced but works extremely carefully and learns very quickly. On the opening day, many people came to celebrate. Uncle Chau, Ms. Wang, Liu Jianping, Mr. Truong, Mr. Tran. And also my mother. Mom wore a new set of clothes that I just bought for her a few days ago. Standing in the crowd, Mom seemed a bit shy, but the smile on her lips was bright and sincere. I stood in front of the company's door, the red ribbon cutting the inauguration ribbon sparkling in the sunlight. Uncle Chau gave me a glass of champagne and said: "Can you say a few words?" I took the glass of wine and looked around at the people standing in front of me.

"Thank you for coming to the opening ceremony of Van Tinh Capital. Three months ago, I reached the bottom of my life, was fired, betrayed, and almost lost my life."

Someone laughed softly.

"But today I stand here, not because I hold grudges, but because I want to live well. Not to prove to anyone, but so that I myself am not ashamed of my thirty years of life."

I raised my glass of wine.

“Wishes for a new beginning.”

Everyone raised their glasses at the same time, the sound of clinking glasses rang out. Champagne bubbles shine bright yellow in the sunlight. After the opening ceremony ended, my mother pulled my hand and whispered: "Daughter, you are now the boss, don't make yourself too tired." I smiled and replied: "Don't worry, Mom, I'm not tired." Mom looked at the ground-level glass door of the office, then looked out at the river scene outside, muttering: "This place looks better than your old office at the Co family's house." I laughed out loud. That night, when everyone had gone home, I stood alone in front of the glass window of my office. Outside is the city skyline, skyscrapers close together, and a never-ending stream of traffic.