Chapter 523

Venice's body trembled involuntarily. She was just about to compose herself and put on her signature seductive expression when Aiden's icy voice cut through the air. "Venice, do you remember when you seduced a commune director back in the county town? The one who showered you with gifts?" Her face froze, her voice quivering. "Th-third brother, what...what are you talking about? I...I don't understand! Don't listen to those baseless rumors—" Aiden looked at her as if she were a disgusting insect, his voice dripping with contempt. "I had someone compile a list of all the gifts you received and sent it to the director's wife. After spending so much time with him, you should know exactly how he climbed the ranks." The commune director owed his position entirely to his wife's powerful family connections—he was practically a live-in son-in-law. Venice had entangled herself with him for personal gain, though he wasn't the only man she'd been stringing along. When her out-of-wedlock pregnancy