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Pursuing My Ex-Wife Isn’t Easy chapter 1671

Malcolm was choking Heather so harshly that she could not breathe.

She bit her lip as she wheezed, "Malcolm... How did I even ruin your plans...?

"Didn't you take those photos to...sabotage Luna like this?"

As soon as he heard this, Malcolm got so angry that he gripped her neck even harder. He glared at the woman before him and snapped, "How would you know what I was planning to do? Do you know what consequences will happen now that you have posted those photos and videos?

"If you didn't expose those photos, Luna would still have been willing to hand over the money to prevent bringing shame to the Landry family and helped us get over this rut!

"Now that you've posted the photos and videos, and everyone in the city has seen them, what am I supposed to use to threaten Luna into handing the money over?"

White-hot rage was etched in Malcolm's bloodshot eyes as he choked Heather's neck. "Tell me!"

Heather felt like she was about to die.

However, she had no way of rebutting Malcolm because the consequence he feared had already happened.

Just a short while ago, at Luna's house, Heather had already witnessed Luna's unwillingness to hand over the money under her name, not even a single penny!

As soon as she thought of this, Heather bit her lip. "Don't we...have our final chess piece? We still have Riley!"

Malcolm grew even more outraged at the mention of Riley. "How dare you even mention her? Let me ask you this: What on earth were you doing when Hunter first brought Riley home?

"Why did the DNA test show that she's not blood-related to neither Joshua nor Luna at all?

"I asked Hunter about this, and he's certain that the child he brought back belonged to Joshua and Luna, so the only explanation is that the baby got swapped out at the hospital.

"It's all your fault!"

If it were not for Heather, he would still have something he could use to threaten Luna!

Heather grew dazed as soon as she heard this. How could this be?

Riley...was not Luna and Joshua's daughter? Where was the real child, then?

Just as she was pondering this, Heather felt Malcolm's grip tighten around her neck.

No matter how hard she struggled, she could not release herself from his grip.

She was starting to think that Malcolm would choke her to death right on top of their bed!

Finally, amid the chaos, Heather reached out and grabbed hold of a vase on the nightstand—

With a loud thud, she brought it down on Malcolm's head, cracking his scalp open, and it caused blood to trickle down his head and into his eyes.

Malcolm was in so much pain that he immediately let go of Heather and held his bleeding wound, snapping through gritted teeth, "Heather Landry! You b”tch!"

"You're the b”tch!" Heather got up from the bed and said, panting heavily, "I was almost choked to death!"

With that, she let out an exhale and suddenly grew calm. " Haven't you always had spies in Banyan City? Well, ask them to get a few samples of Nellie, Luna's daughter."

Malcolm glanced at her, frowning. "What are you planning to do?"

"Why are you in such a panic?" Heather sneered as she rubbed her neck. "If Aura and I could use Luna's DNA to trick Charles and Rosalyn in the past, then I can use Nellie's DNA to deceive Joshua and Luna now!

"By that time, Riley will still be known as Luna and Joshua's son, and we'll be safe as soon as  we get  what  we  want from them.

"God only knows how long it will take for Luna and Joshua to realize something is wrong."

Malcolm narrowed his eyes upon hearing this.

Even though Heather always struck him as a useless person, she made a lot of sense at this moment.

As he summoned one of the servants to help clean his wound, Malcolm picked up his phone and contacted the spy he had in Banyan City.

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After settling everything, Malcolm glanced coldly at the red fingerprints on Heather's neck. "Don't wear a necklace at the wedding tonight anymore; you should wear a ribbon around your neck instead."

There was no way that these marks could be covered by concealer.

Heather rolled her eyes at him and laid back down in the bed. "Alright, alright!"

As long as the wedding could go on as planned and everyone in Landry Group could see how well she was doing compared to Luna, it did not matter whether she got to wear a necklace or not!

Luna's house.

Luna stared at Jim with a frown on her face. "You want me to attend Heather and Malcolm's wedding tonight?"

"Yes." Jim picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea as he continued earnestly, "Not only do you have to attend, but you should look your best. I want you to be the most stunning woman there."

Luna suddenly felt like laughing. "Jim, the star of tonight should be Heather."

Jim was asking her to dress her best and become the most stunning woman at Heather and Malcolm's wedding...

Was she not already getting more attention than she needed?

The relationship between her, Heather, and Malcolm were almost at its breaking point, and if she were to show up at their wedding and steal the limelight...

"The star of tonight should be you." Jim lifted his head to stare intently at Luna. "Don't forget that the old geezer said he wanted to announce kicking you out of the Landry family tonight after the ceremony is over.

"If you don't even attend the wedding when the announcement is being made, that would be humiliating."

With that, he put down his teacup and curled his lips into a small smile. "You're my sister, so even if you're going to leave us, I want you to do so while looking your best."

Luna pursed her lips and fell silent.

"Okay." A split second later, she lifted her head to smile at Jim. "You're right. I have to look my best, even while being kicked out."

Since she already knew that Charles was going to kick her out of the family that night, she had to be there.

Sometimes, a person just had to face the music.

Jim let out an exhale when he heard this and gently patted her shoulder. "You are my sister, after all."

After deciding that she would attend the wedding, Jim and Luna went to the city center after lunch.

She wanted to pick out a suitable dress for the wedding.

"Fancy seeing you here. Have you changed boyfriends so soon after being kicked out of Mr. Lynch's house last night? " a sharp, screeching female voice rang out just as Luna and Jim were picking out a dress, arm-in-arm.

This voice sounded oddly familiar.

Luna immediately turned to glance in the direction of the voice.

The person standing before her was none other than a haughty-looking Cheryl, along with a few of her sidekicks.

At this moment, Cheryl was sneering at Luna. "I thought you had somehow managed to land yourself a rich new boyfriend, but it turns out to just be the man who went to pick you up from the police station."

Jim could not help furrowing his brows when he heard this. Before he could even say a word, Luna pinched his arm to stop him.

"Nice to see you again, Ms. Cheryl." She smiled at Cheryl and added, "Are you here to choose a dress, too?"

Cheryl snickered, then lifted her head arrogantly and replied, "Of course! President Lynch wants me to be his plus-one for Master Quinn and Ms. Heather's wedding tonight!"

With that, she shot Luna a contemptuous glance. "You've lost your chance, you dirtbag! President Lynch likes me more than you now!"

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Malcolm's entire body stiffened when he heard this.

He stared at Joshua with a frown on his face. "Did you spy on me?"

How else could Joshua have known that he had injured his head?

Joshua narrowed his eyes, sneering.

It turned out stupidity was contagious; Malcolm had lost his intelligence after being with Heather for so long.

Malcolm was wearing a hat on such an important occasion...so did he honestly think no one could tell that he had injured his head?

However, since Malcolm's first instinct was that Joshua had spied on him...Joshua had no intention of correcting him.

As soon as he thought of this, Joshua curled his lips into a small smile. "What I'm asking you now is do you think you're a match for me?"

With that, he glanced at Malcolm's hat and added, "Do you suppose you'll be able to go on with your wedding as planned if I punch a hole right into your head?"

Malcolm gritted his teeth upon hearing this. "What else do you know about me?"

He had not thought that Joshua would be able to plant his men at Quinn Mansion!

How many spies were there, and who were they?

Could it be that...he had already found out about Riley's true identity?

Malcolm suddenly began to grow terrified when he recalled that Joshua had only sent a few of his men to trail Hunter instead of most of his man-force as he had anticipated.

Malcolm's men had only managed to infiltrate Nellie's kindergarten that day and started to collect samples of her hair and nails.

If Joshua had already found out the truth...

Malcolm was so nervous that he forgot to retaliate to Joshua's provocation.

Just as everyone was staring at him, anticipating his response, a deep, male voice resonated from behind them, "It's Malcolm and Heather's big day today, so why are you trying to force him to get into a fight with you at the entrance, Mr. Lynch?"

Everyone turned in the direction of the voice.

It was Charles, who slowly walked in their direction, propped up by his butler.

At this moment, Charles had lost all trace of the sickly look he had previously and instead looked radiant and in good health, grinning from ear to ear.

He strode over to Malcolm's side and gently patted his shoulder. "Mr. Lynch must've come to witness your and Heather's grand wedding.

"After all, I hear that he and his ex-wife had never hosted a wedding before, from their marriage to their divorce...so let him go inside to witness what it's like."

With that, Charles let out a small cough and whispered in Malcolm's ear, "After all, we're going to announce the news about Luna tonight, so let him stay."

Since Charles had already made his statement, Malcolm did not feel it was appropriate to go against his soon-to-be father-in-law's wishes.

On top of that, he also knew that Charles had been planning to announce kicking Luna out of the family that same night.

As soon as he thought of this, Malcolm nodded and signaled to the hostess. "Let him come in."

He, too, was curious to see what Joshua's reaction would be when he found out Luna had been kicked out of the family because of him.

After receiving the orders from Malcolm, the hostess quickly got back to her seat and resumed registering Joshua's name.

Charles entered the hall with the butler's help. "Father."

Malcolm took the opportunity to follow after Charles and quickly left.

Seeing that no drama had happened, the crowd around them dissipated.

Satisfied at having been registered as Malcolm's enemy on the guest list, Joshua entered the hall with Cheryl by his side.

This was the first time Cheryl had attended such a grand and lavish event.

She glanced all around her with a look of curiosity and delight.

Seeing how excited she was, Joshua curled his lips into a weak smile and let go of her hand. "If you're curious, you can walk around on your own and have as much food as you want, provided you don't cause trouble for anyone."

After noting down Joshua's seat, Cheryl turned and began sauntering around the hall.

Joshua sat down in his seat and could not help curling his lips into a smirk when he saw Cheryl looking and walking around the place in awe.

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Cheryl was still a young girl, after all.

Joshua let out a sigh and instinctively began searching the crowd for Luna.

Soon, he caught sight of her, sitting in a corner and chatting with Jim.

She was as elegant as always, emanating an aura of grace and tranquility that no one could ignore.

Joshua glanced first at Luna, then at Cheryl, and could not help lamenting how time had passed.

He still remembered that when he and Luna had first gotten married; she had been around Cheryl's age too.

All girls this age must have longed for a grand, lavish wedding like this, did they not?

Suddenly, Joshua recalled what Charles had said just minutes earlier...

"I hear that he and his ex-wife had never hosted a wedding before, from their marriage to their divorce..."

Joshua let out a sigh, and a twinge of guilt crept into his eyes.

He had never given Luna the wedding of her dreams before.

At that time, he had always thought that he would never fall in love with Luna and that the only reason he had married her was to get out of marrying Hailey Walter.

If he had known that he and Luna would end up like this in the future...

He would never have let the most memorable day of her life slip by just like that.

Alas, their relationship was already past its breaking point, so what use was there to ponder over things like this? It served no purpose apart from upsetting himself.

Soon, the wedding ceremony began.

This was indeed the wedding of the century from all aspects of the ceremony, including lighting, music, and venue.

All of them were of great taste and earned the envy of every woman in Merchant City.

The bride and groom appeared at the entrance amongst the melodic music.

Malcolm was wearing a hat, whereas Heather had a ribbon tied around her neck.

The two looked a little strange, but thankfully, these were just minor flaws in an almost flawless wedding ceremony.

After reading their vows and exchanging their rings, the wedding was officially over.

The final part of the event was the cake-cutting.

Malcolm's arms were around Heather, and the two of them looked like a match made in heaven.

Just as the blade of the pastry knife was about the slice into the cake—

The door to the hall burst wide open, and a group of men wearing dark colors strode into the room.

The clothes they wore were inappropriate for the event today.

All of a sudden, the entire hall fell silent.

Onstage, Heather and Malcolm, who were about to cut the cake smilingly, lifted their heads in unison. Heather's smile froze on her face at this sight. All of these men were familiar to her.

These were all of the men she had ever been with, including boyfriends and past flings!

The color drained from her face.

Why were they here? How did they even make it past the guards outside?

What were they doing here, wearing clothes so dark that it seemed like they were attending a funeral?

As though he had registered the surprise on Heather's face, the man at the first of the line lifted his head to stare at her, smiling. "We are all here to pay respects to our dead love.

"Ms. Heather Landry had, at different points of time, promised every one of us that she'd one day let us become the heir to the Landry family.

"We're here to ask you this, Ms. Heather: How come Malcolm Quinn is the one who got to marry you, considering all of us here had slept with you and dated you in the past?"

The entire hall fell silent.

All of a sudden, the crowd erupted into a flurry of chatter.

"Didn't they say that...Ms. Heather had always stayed true to her values and remained a virgin until getting engaged with Master Quinn?"

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"Do you honestly believe that buIIsh*t?

"Don't you know that rich people like them are always out having fun even though they appear like sensible people?"

"You're right; there's probably almost thirty men in this line...

………………

The audience's whispers and murmurs echoed through the room.

Onstage, Heather's entire body was as stiff as a rock as she held onto the cake knife.

Malcolm narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice as he let go of her hand, "What on earth is going on?"

Heather was so nervous that she could not even say a word.

What else was she supposed to say? These men were...right.

Every time she slept with them, she would always tell them that she would let them become the future heir of the Landry family so that they would perform better in bed.

After all, everyone knew of the status of the Landry family in Merchant City.

Therefore, no matter who they were and where they came from, every single one of these men would work harder to please Heather after hearing this.

On the other hand, Heather would always ghost them after having fun and go in search of her next target.

Some of them did not bother her, whereas some of them would continue to pester her for this, and every time this happened, she would hire some gangsters to beat those men up.

She had been doing this for many years, yet she never thought that...

These men would come to stir up trouble on her wedding day!

As soon as she thought of this, Heather bit her lip and said in a low voice, "Malcolm, you have to listen to me, I—"

Suddenly, Malcolm's assistant stormed onstage and whispered a few words next to his ear.

Malcolm widened his eyes in shock.

At this same time, the phones of everyone in the room began to chime, and all of the guests lowered their heads to check their phones.

"Quinn Group has lost the final vendor in its supply chain!"

"Their shares have shrunk by two thousand percent!" "Quinn Group has gone bankrupt!"

All of this astonishing news echoed around the room. Luna immediately turned to glance at Jim.

Jim, too, checked his phone. When he felt Luna's gaze on him, he lifted his head to stare at her solemnly. "The Quinn family is going broke after all."

With that, he turned to glance at the corner where Joshua was sitting.

At this moment, Joshua was sipping his wine elegantly, watching the audience's reactions around him.

When he felt Jim's gaze on him, Joshua even raised his glass gracefully in Jim's direction.

Jim narrowed his eyes.

This man was far more merciless and detail-oriented than he thought.

He had deliberately chosen to attack Quinn Group one final time at this crucial moment.

If Jim had not arranged for Heather's ex-boyfriends to show up at the wedding himself, he would have thought that Joshua was the one who did this.

The timing was impeccable.

However...

Jim recalled another thing.

If the Quinn family had gone broke, then how would it affect the Land ry family, who had been working in close relation with them?

Luna glanced first at Jim, then at Joshua, and finally lowered her head to check the time.

7 p.m.

She still remembered from the phone conversation the night before that the news of Quinn Group's bankruptcy would be announced at 7 p.m. sharp.

The timing was perfect, not a second too early or too late.

Meanwhile, onstage, both Heather and Malcolm's faces had turned as white as the wall behind them!

Heather bit her lip, glancing at Malcolm. "What's going on?"

"We didn't make it in time." Malcolm gritted his teeth and shot Heather a murderous glare.

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"If you hadn't messed up my plan, I would've been able to get Luna to hand over the money to sustain the operations!"

At this point, the gap in the funding was so large that they could not possibly fill it at all!

If they did not manage to fill the gap within an hour, Quinn Group would go bankrupt!

Malcolm bit his lip and shifted his gaze onto Luna, sitting among the crowd.

She was still sitting on the sofa, watching the commotion as though none of this had anything to do with her.

Malcolm knew that it was no use to ask Luna for help anymore...

The only thing he could do was to let Charles step up.

On one hand, kicking Luna out of the family would strengthen the shareholders' trust in Landry Group. 0 n the other hand, it would allow the Land ry family to use their remaining assets to help the Quinn family!

Otherwise, after his efforts of binding the two corporations together over the last six months, Landry Group would also go broke after Quinn Group did!

As soon as he thought of this, Malcolm turned to stare at Charles who sat quietly in a corner.

Since Granny Quinn did not attend the wedding that night, the most respected person in this room was Charles.

Charles was the only one who could settle this commotion.

When he felt Malcolm's gaze on him, Charles curled his lips into a smile and stood up slowly.

He glanced impassively at the men who had come to stir u p trouble and said, "Please calm down, everyone. I have an important announcement to make after this."

With that, he glanced at the uninvited guests. "Guards, please escort these men out."

However, the man leading the troupe was not buying this at all. "Why should we go out? We've all come here to claim the justice we deserve from Heather Landry, and if she doesn't give us an answer that is satisfying enough, we won't leave!"

Heather furrowed her brows and snapped frustratedly, " What kind of answer do you want?

"Even though I slept with all of you in the past, I'm now married, and all of that happened in the past, so how dare you even come to stir up trouble at my wedding?"

As soon as she said this, the entire room fell silent.

Malcolm's expression darkened.

That idiot!

Initially, they could have claimed that these men were just here to stir up trouble after being bribed, but Heather had just admitted to the public that she was a disloyal and promiscuous woman!

Heather's expression darkened when she heard the murmurs and whispers of the crowd beneath her.

She bit her lip and quickly tried to find an excuse for her outburst. "I had never slept with any of you at all! You're all lying and trying to tarnish my reputation!"

This was exactly what the men had been waiting to hear.

The leader smirked and replied, "Heather, are you saying that you've never slept with any of us before?"

With that, he pressed a button on the remote controller he was holding.

The screen, which had previously been displaying Heather and Malcolm's wedding photos, suddenly switched to pictures of Heather.

All of them were pictures of her, naked and in the throes of passion with different men.

All of the men in the photos were different, but the only thing that remained unchanged throughout all the images was Heather.

Some of the wedding guests started to compare the pictures to the men standing before them and realized that they were indeed the same people!

Meanwhile, onstage, Heather stared at these pictures with wide eyes, her entire body frozen as though she had been struck by lightning.

All of these photos were taken without her knowledge.

There were pictures of her with every single man she had ever been with, and the earliest one was five years ago.

She bit her lip.

It was clear that whoever took these photos had been planning this for a long time.

Someone had taken photos of her for the past five years!

This could not possibly be Luna or Joshua's doing, nor could it be Malcolm's.

Heather immediately turned to glance at Jim, who was sitting beneath the stage.

She met his smiling gaze.

When their eyes met, Jim curled his lips into a smirk and mouthed something to her, and Heather could tell what he was trying to say to her even from afar.

"It was me."