Chapter 12 — My Husband's Secretary Announced Pregnancy

I took the USB, but wasn't in a hurry to leave. I looked across at Lam Uyen. After crying, my emotions seemed a bit calmer. It's just that his eyes are still dull, like a wooden puppet whose soul has been drained.

“What are you planning to do next?” I asked.

Even I was surprised by this question. I should have just pawned my things and left, cutting off all ties with her. But looking at her miserable appearance right now, I still can't be that cruel. She shook her head, her voice vague:

"I don't know. The job is gone, the money is gone. The fifty thousand Tram Mac gave me, this morning the police came to find me, saying it was illegal money, it had to be recovered. All the remaining money in my account was frozen."

"I have nowhere to go, and I don't dare go home. If my parents knew I did something like that, they would probably beat me to death."

She smiled bitterly:

“Now I only have more than the thousand yuan you gave me yesterday.”

This is the end of those who do "small three". When a man is glorious, she is his beautiful decoration. When men fall, she is the first price to be paid.

“You have so much evidence in your hand, Tram Mac will not let you go.”

I told the truth, "Even though he's in prison now, I don't know if he has connections outside. You're all alone, it's very dangerous." She shivered, clearly thinking about that, a look of fear appeared on her face.

“So… what should I do?”

She looked at me as if clinging to the last buoy. I quickly pondered in my head. Lam Uyen is currently a time bomb. But at the same time, she is also the most important witness to overthrow Tram Mac. The data on the USB is proof of death, and she is alive. If she can testify in court and expose Tram Mac's money laundering and intentional debt evasion, his crime will not only stop at "plotting to kidnap and extort". Financial crimes, malicious fraud, huge sums of money — enough to put him in jail for a long time. I need her.

“I give you a choice.”

I looked straight into her eyes and said:

"One, you take the remaining money, leave this city, go to a place where no one knows you, live incognito. But when Tram Mac will find you, I'm not sure."

“Two,” I paused, then told my plan, “you cooperate with me.”

"Cooperate?" She was stunned.

"Correct." I nodded, "You are the most important witness in this case, testifying against Tram Mac in court. I will let my lawyer help you apply for a witness protection order. While the case is not over, I will ensure your safety and provide you with basic living conditions."

"After everything is over, I will give you some money. Not much, but enough for you to start over in a new city."

I put all the conditions on the table. She looked at me, her eyes full of doubt and disbelief: "You... why do you want to help me?"

“I'm not helping you.” I corrected myself, "I'm helping myself. I need you to pull Tram Mac down. We just each have something we need from the other."

I say it very straightforwardly, very coldly. Because I understand, with a person like Lam Uyen, any pity or sympathy would be superfluous, and would even make her delusional. Only beneficial transactions Being blatant is the most sustainable relationship. She was silent. He bowed his head and rubbed the corners of his shirt with both hands, clearly struggling fiercely inside. I didn't rush, just drank coffee in silence. After a long time, she raised her head, as if she had made up her mind.

"Okay." She said. "I agree."

“But, I also have a condition.”

“You say it.”

"I want to see with my own eyes that he is bankrupt and has lost his reputation."

She spoke word by word, her eyes filled with hatred and engraved in her heart:

"I want to let him know, I - Lam Uyen - am not a toy that can be thrown away!"

I looked at the fire in her eyes and smiled.

“Contract established.”

We have reached an agreement. I immediately called lawyer Vuong and explained the new situation and my plan. On the other end of the line, lawyer Vuong was silent for a long time, then exclaimed:

“Miss To, this time I really have to look at you with different eyes.”

"Tram Mac this time, he really hit a copper wall and an iron wall."

He told me to immediately take Lam Uyen and the USB to the lawyer's office. He will contact the police immediately to apply for a witness protection order for Lam Uyen, and at the same time prepare authentication documents and store evidence on USB. Turning off the phone, I stood up.

"Let's go." I told Lam Uyen.

She nodded, followed me and stood up. Stepping out of the cafe, the sunlight outside was bright. I looked at the woman who was once my rival, my heart was filled with hundreds of worries. What an ironic fate. It makes two people who were once enemies because of love, now, for a common goal, stand on the same front line. Our goal — is to make the man we both loved, and whom he hurt, pay the price.