Claire wanted to speak up, but Evan suddenly grabbed her from behind.

I then noticed our wedding rings were now on their fingers.

After all that talk about me losing my wedding ring while working abroad, it turned out to be just an excuse for Claire to give it to her lover.

"Mr. Warren, please don't blame Claire, it's all my fault…"

Looking at his pretentious expression, I let out a cold laugh. I grabbed the wine next to me and splashed it on him.

Claire then slapped me in the face and shouted, "Jake Warren! Have you had enough?!"

She then spoke grimly, "Go outside for now. I'll explain everything to you later."

Feeling the sharp pain on my cheek, I pointed at the baby in Susan's arms.

"What is there to explain?"

The baby started crying loudly after all the commotion.

Evan, who stood behind Claire, stepped forward and shouted, "Jake, I know you can't stand me. But no matter what, the child is innocent!

"I felt sorry for you and your family. That's why I have never told anyone about your feelings for Claire all these years.

"If us being together is the reason you'd harm my child, then I'd rather not get married…"

Hearing that, Claire quickly pulled Evan behind her.

"What are you talking about?!

"I will never marry anyone but you!"

Evan forced a smile, turned to the crowd, and said, "Sorry for the embarrassment. He is just a junior employee at our company. He just happens to know both Claire and me.

"Because his family is not well-off, Claire took pity on him and brought him into our company.

"But I never expected him to mistake Claire's sympathy for love and fall for her.

"All these years, he's kept bothering us. And now he's going as far as using our child to blackmail us. I really don't know what to do anymore."

I remained silent and stared at Evan. I was curious to hear what other absurdities could come out of his mouth.

"Disgusting! Somebody lends you a hand, and you cling to them."

"How could such a person remain in our company? We need to fire him this instant!"

"Call the police! This scumbag belongs in jail!"

I couldn't help but smirk at their angry remarks.

"Evan, have you forgotten how you were back then when you called me 'Mr. Jake' over and over?

"To get the job and a promotion, you cried and begged me to hand over the projects I was working on.

"Do you need me to play the video of you kneeling down and begging me, so everyone can see?

"Claire even swore in front of me that whatever you two had was long over.

"So, it turns out you two had slept together.

"Aren't you afraid your words will come back to haunt you?!"

Before I could finish talking, my mother-in-law grabbed the cake on the table and smashed it onto my head.

"I've watched the two of them grow up. Evan has endured countless hardships for Claire.

"He worked hard on projects and delivered results. Everyone witnessed his efforts.

"How dare you accuse him!

'Working on projects? Delivering results?

Hah! Had Evan ever completed a single project by himself?

But the other executives immediately chimed in, "Exactly! You have no idea how many investment deals Mr. White has secured for the company! How dare you belittle him as a mere employee!"

"This lunatic should be fired immediately and get out of the company!"

"It is only because Ms. Luna is kind enough to keep you around."

When the door was pushed open, a muscular man walked in. It was Claire's brother, Sky. It was clear he had come after me.

Sky kicked me so hard in the stomach that I curled up.

"So you are the one who came to mess up my brother-in-law's wedding?"

The crowd cheered. Sky grabbed my hair and threatened, "A mere employee dares to hit someone. Are you out of your mind?"

I looked over to Claire.

She quietly fiddled with her glass. It was as if whatever was happening to me didn't matter to her at all.

"Claire, do you remember the promise you made back then?"

She flinched and avoided my gaze.

"You promised me you only saw Evan as a brother.

"If you two were to have an affair, severe consequences would follow!

"You told me you would grow and build a future with me. Is this how you kept your promise?"

Claire Luna replied coldly, "Jake, I had already given you a chance.

"If you had listened to me just now, everyone would be happy."

The crowd's hostile remarks gradually faded.

Evan, looking tense, stood up and shouted, "Jake, it's only because your mom has been helping Claire at the office for years that I even allow you to stay in the company.

"It's one thing if you mess up occasionally, but how could you spread rumors at such an important event today!

"This could ruin Claire's reputation!"

While speaking, he rushed forward and grabbed my hand.

I shoved him back, and he knocked over a table in return.

Shards of glass fell onto the baby in Susan Lanette's arms, followed by a scream.

"My baby!"

Evan wailed as he scrambled back to his feet.

"Jake! Why would you want to hurt our baby?!"

Before I could even speak, Claire kicked me in the stomach.

"Jake! Be a man! Fight me if you dare!"

I was about to expose Evan's staged act when brute force pulled me back.

Sky suddenly appeared at my side. He gripped my wrists with his strong arm, and a bottle of wine came crashing down on my head!

Blood streamed down my forehead as he slammed me to the ground.

My vision blurred.

Sky held me so tightly, as if ready to end me at any moment.

"You scum! How dare you lay a hand on a baby!"

Claire stood by on the side, focused solely on checking on the baby and Evan.

"Jake, this can't be resolved with just a mere apology. I want you to…"

"What do you want me to do?!" I shouted, pushing Sky away with all my strength.

My bloodshot eyes made me look like a madman.

"Claire, if you aren't afraid of the consequences, fine.

"But who do you think you are? How dare you threaten me!

"If it weren't for me, do you think you could become the president of the company?!"

Claire frowned upon hearing that.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Do you expect me to thank you for getting to where I am?"

Evan pulled her arm and said softly, "Since there's no future for you and Jake, he is going to destroy you, Claire. We all have seen how far you’ve come in the company.

"In the past few years, the projects you secured were worth two hundred billion. Even the shareholders praised you…"

I couldn't help but chuckle at Evan's statements.

Claire could not even enter my dad's company when she wanted to negotiate a business deal back then.

She sat on the roadside, not knowing what to do.

I went with her to beg my dad. It was thanks to me that my dad reluctantly agreed to meet her.

I was the one who personally guaranteed and secured that three hundred billion business deal from my dad.

Who knew Claire would take all the credit for herself?

I was invisible.

When my mom found out about the matter, she felt disappointed, but she said nothing.

Even though my dad still followed up on the project, he never worked with my company again.

My parents had warned me countless times about Claire, telling me that she wasn't as simple as I thought. One day, I would be fooled by her.

Despite their warnings, I just couldn't help but marry her.

I was foolish.

I persisted, and doubt slowly replaced the crowd's accusations.

"Speaking of which, Ms. Luna has never publicly announced her husband, has she?"

"Yeah! Look at Ms. Luna's expression. She looks guilty."

"Looking at Jake Warren, it doesn't seem like he's lying."

Evan clenched his fists tight after hearing the comments.

He looked toward Sky, and Sky immediately smashed a bottle of wine against the floor.

"Shut up! How dare you all believe anything that this madman said! Do you still want to work in the company?!"

"Who doesn't know Evan is my brother-in-law?!

"I saw them falling for each other. What else is there to say?!"

I finally understood why Claire always wanted me to go abroad.

It was because she didn't want anyone from the company to know who her real husband was.

She had told me I would be good at negotiating with foreigners because I had had the chance to travel around the world since I was young. Thinking back, none of what she said was true!

The two of them had always been in contact when I was working abroad over the years!

"That's enough! Please take him out! Don't let him cause more trouble!"

Immediately after, Sky added, "Don't worry, Claire. Leave it all to me!"

Looking at Sky's angry expression, I stepped back.

"What now? Are you scared?

"Where did your courage go when you hit my brother-in-law?!"

I glanced over to Claire.

She looked toward her muscular brother. When she was about to speak, Evan suddenly hugged her from behind and said, "Claire, Sky won't go overboard. Let him teach Jake a lesson. After all, he hurt our baby!"

Claire just stood by and watched. Sky picked up the broken shards from the floor and stabbed them into my arms.

It was excruciatingly painful. I gritted my teeth and shouted, "I am the son of Anson Warren, the richest man on Earth. How dare all of you…"

The crowd laughed in disbelief.

Sky couldn't care less. He stepped on my hand and said, "Can't believe you'd make up lies just so you can get away!"

"Jake is truly a madman. I can't believe I doubted Ms. Luna!"

Sky held my chin and warned me, "Jake, I never thought you'd be such a big liar.

"I'll cut out your tongue later on. Let's see if you can keep telling lies!"

Claire said coldly, "Jake, you are truly crazy! How can you tell such a lie? Do you think Anson Warren, the richest man, is someone you can mess with?!

"Sky, teach him a lesson on Anson Warren's behalf!"

After getting Claire's permission, Sky became bolder.

He stepped on my injured arm. The shards cut deeper into my flesh.

The door suddenly flung open.

"Who's hurting my son?!"