My Wife Wants a Divorce by Red Little Fruit

Chapter 171 Slapped

Brandon did not answer and asked in a gloomy tone, " Where’s Lyra?"

"Lyra's in her room," Mrs.Madden replied.

Brandon narrowed his eyes and headed upstairs.

When Mrs.Madden saw how angry Brandon was, her heart sank.

Did Lyra do something to offend him?

She quickly stood up and followed Brandon.

Brandon came to Lyra’s room and knocked on the door violently.

The next second, the door opened and Lyra appeared in her pajamas. Sleepiness was written all over her face. "Dad, what's going on?"

When Brandon saw her, the anger he felt only grew further.

He had to swallow his anger during the meeting despite being humiliated and pointed at. Yet here Lyra was, sleeping soundly at home.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he felt. In the end, he could not tolerate it anymore and raised his hand.

A hard slap landed on Lyra's cheek.

Lyra fell to the ground from the impact, and she was dazed.

Mrs.Madden screamed in shock and quickly ran over to her. "Lyra."

Lyra covered her face with her hand and looked at her father in disbelief.

Mrs. Madden did the same, but aside from shock, there was also anger. "Brandon Madden! Are you crazy? How can you hit your own daughter?"

"Just ask her what she did!" Brandon's finger was trembling as he pointed at Lyra.

Lyra got back on her feet with Mrs.Madden's support. Her eyes were watery as she asked, "Dad, what did I do wrong?”

"Say it!" Mrs.Madden touched her daughter's cheek and she was about to cry. "Lyra, is it painful?"

Lyra's pale and pristine face was now swollen.

One could only imagine how much force Brandon used just now.

"Yes.” Lyra bit her lip, and tears flowed down her cheek.

"Pain is good for you right now,” Brandon said coldly, " You told me that we can become the main cooperation partner because you managed to persuade Julien to help. Who knew that you switched our company's plan with someone else's!"

When Lyra heard that, a flash of guilt appeared in her eyes.

Even Mrs.Madden was stunned.

However, Mrs.Madden quickly processed the information and felt that it was nothing. "So what if she stole it? What's the big deal? You didn't have to hit her!”

"Yes. This isn't a big deal, but she was careless. She sent Zach away and went to the reception room alone, which was equipped with surveillance cameras. She basically handed the evidence of her misdeeds to others." Brandon looked at Lyra with contempt.

Lyra’s body froze. "I... I didn't know that there are surveillance cameras."

"Now that you know, it’s too late. When Sydney Raines pointed out that the plan was originally hers, do you know how embarrassed I was? There were more than twenty senior directors in the office. How shall I face them in the future? How can I survive in the business world?" Brandon said.

Lyra lowered her head and she dared not say another word.

Mrs.Madden patted Lyra’s back comfortingly." Brandon, is it that serious?"

"Is it?! I lost my reputation. Everyone knew that my daughter committed theft and stole someone else's plan. I became a joke to everyone!"

Brandon pointed at Mrs.Madden. "If you go out with your friends now, they’ll also look at you as a joke for sure."

When Mrs.Madden heard that, she suddenly realized how serious it was and became nervous.

"That... That can't be... right?"

"Why can’t it be?" Brandon sneered.

Mrs.Madden trusted him and there was a mix of emotions when she looked at Lyra.

Lyra noticed that her mother had also started to blame her. She bit her lip and started crying. "I did this for you, Dad! I wanted to help you be the main cooperation partner." Content © NôvelDrama.Org.

When Mrs.Madden heard that, the blame she felt toward Lyra earlier disappeared. She nodded and said, "Exactly, Brandon. Lyra did this for your sake, just that it became a mistake."

Brandon replied sarcastically, "She became like this because you spoiled her. It's fine if she's evil, but she's also stupid. She can't even do things right and left the evidence against herself in the

enemy’s hands. Believe it or not, she'll ruin our family someday."

Lyra widened her eyes. "Dad..."

She could not believe that her own father said that about herself.

Suddenly, Lyra felt a strong wave of hatred washing over her and it was blinding her eyes.

To prevent Brandon from noticing it, she quickly lowered her head and made herself look pitiful instead.

Brandon was getting a headache from the entire matter.

He rubbed his temple. "Stay at home for the next two days and reflect on what you’ve done.”

After saying that, he turned around and went downstairs for some painkillers.

After Brandon left, Mrs.Madden quickly comforted Lyra. "Lyra, your dad didn't mean that. He was just angry and he couldn't control himself. Don't take it to heart.”

Lyra nodded and swallowed. "Mum, I want to be alone, you can head back downstairs now."

"Okay.” Mrs.Madden sighed and agreed.

When Mrs. Madden came downstairs, she saw Brandon on the couch while he was taking painkillers. She initially wanted to nag him, but when she saw that, she swallowed all her words.

Mrs.Madden went to sit next to him instead." Brandon, Lyra knew that she was wrong. Just forgive her this time."

Brandon sighed. "I'm afraid that there might be a second or third time. She was indeed not my biological

"Brandon!" Mrs.Madden shouted as though she had gotten a great shock. "Never say these things!"

Brandon snorted. "Fine. I finally understood now. Lyra is smart, but she’s not reliable. She can't get things done properly, and sooner or later it might be an issue. I can't give Trison to her. Luckily, we have Clarice."

At the mention of their eldest daughter, Mrs.Madden felt her tears well up in her eyes.

"It’s been two days and Clarice still hasn't gotten in touch with us. Brandon, I think Clarice must have felt that we abandoned her back then and refused to come to us now. Let's go and look for her. We have to let her know that we didn’t give up on her."

Brandon nodded. "Okay. I'll ask my assistant to release a statement online. Give me a picture of the necklace."

"Sure!" Mrs.Madden smiled and agreed instantly.

On the second floor by the stairway, Lyra heard that her parents wanted to look for Clarice. She clenched her fists.

She knew that having an older sister was a bad thing. Before this sister of hers even came back, she already started to rob her parents’ love and even the inheritance of Trison.

Lyra would never allow her sister to return.

She turned around and went back to her room. She then took out her phone and dialed a number. "Hello,

it's me. Have you found the person I was looking for?

A man's voice replied, "Not yet."

Useless rubbish!

Lyra stomped her feet.

It had been two days, and they still could not find a lead on Clarice Madden. They were really useless.

"I'll give you another two days. You’ll see what happens if you fail." Lyra threatened.

She then put down her phone, changed, and went out. She was heading toward Flint Corporation.

Since the news about the stolen plan was exposed, she had to appease Julien and make sure that he still believed in her.

When she arrived at the Flint Corporation, she headed toward the president's elevator as usual.

However, before she reached it, the staff at the front desk stopped her. "Ms.Madden, did you make an appointment?"

Lyra looked back at her with disbelief in her eyes." Appointment? Me?”

"Yes." The front desk lady smiled and nodded, yet she was dying of curiosity inside.

Did the president break up with Ms.Madden? Otherwise, why would he not let her up?