bookbashuk Chapter 52 A Woman's Revenge
Chapter 52 A Woman's Revenge
When Suzuki Shiro was mentioned, Tomoko's tone was full of disdain and disgust, and her eyes turned cold.
"You appeared right at that moment."
Tomoko Suzuki's gaze returned to Shuichi Hayashi, her expression a mixture of emotions.
"I thought, since the Suzuki family values bloodline succession so much and is so obsessed with so-called orthodoxy, then I'll just have to find an outsider's bloodline and let him inherit the entire Suzuki Group."
"This is my most thorough revenge against the Suzuki family!"
Tomoko Suzuki's voice suddenly rose, carrying resentment and anger suppressed for over a decade, each word ringing out firmly.
"I'll make those old bastards who bullied and schemed against me regret it deeply when they go to hell and learn the truth!"
She took a deep breath to calm herself down and continued,
"After I made up my mind to get pregnant with your child, I didn't want Suzuki Shiro to touch me, but I also wanted to prevent him from becoming suspicious."
"So I specifically hired someone to get that guy completely drunk every night, so that he wouldn't remember anything when he woke up the next day."
"And I, on the other hand, cling to you every day."
"But I never expected that after only a little over a month together, you would suddenly disappear..."
At this point, Tomoko Suzuki laughed in exasperation, but a hint of barely perceptible grievance lurked in her eyes.
"I thought my plan had completely failed, and I was disheartened for several days."
"But luck finally turned in my favor. Just two days after you left, I found out I was pregnant."
"During that time, I prayed every day that I was having a boy."
Her hand gently touched her lower abdomen, as if she could still feel the flutter of excitement from back then.
"In that case, my goal of taking revenge on the Suzuki family will be completely achieved."
"But after I went to the hospital for a checkup, I found out that I was pregnant with another girl."
"To be honest, when I found out it was a daughter, I considered not having the child."
Tomoko Suzuki's voice lowered, tinged with bitterness.
"I feel like this child has disrupted all my plans, making all my forbearance and scheming meaningless."
Fortunately, I changed my mind in the end.
She changed the subject, her tone becoming more relieved, and her eyes softening considerably.
"After finding out I was having a girl, I came to my senses completely. I had no one left to rely on but myself."
"From that moment on, I began to pave the way for the future, for myself and my daughter."
"After Sonoko was born, I completely broke off relations with that guy Shiro Suzuki, and we started a power struggle within the Suzuki family."
Her gaze sharpened again, as if she had returned to that era of careful planning and maneuvering.
"At that time, almost the entire Suzuki family was my enemy. The elders were suspicious of me, my peers ostracized me, and the younger generation kept their distance from me."
"I live on guard every day, worried that I will be kicked out of the Suzuki family by them at any moment, and worried that Sonoko will be implicated."
"I would say that the first two years after Sonoko was born were the most difficult and darkest days of my life."
As Suzuki Tomoko spoke, a faint bitterness appeared on her lips, and the light in her eyes dimmed slightly, as if the hardships of the past were still vivid in her mind.
"I'm sorry, I..."
Looking at her forlorn expression, Lin Xiuyi's throat moved, but he didn't know what to say.
At that time, he went to America and was busy accumulating his first pot of gold by copying books. At the same time, because of Eri Kisaki, he deliberately cut off all news from Japan and never thought that Suzuki Tomoko would have such a difficult time.
"This has nothing to do with you; it's all the path I chose myself."
Tomoko Suzuki interrupted him, her tone somewhat stubborn.
"Actually, Suzuki Shiro also approached me back then, saying that if I was willing to have a peaceful divorce, he would give me a large sum of money so I could leave. But I refused."
"Because by then I had figured it out: what I wanted was not that meager compensation, but the entire Suzuki Group."
"The money he gave me was less than one ten-thousandth of the Suzuki Group's total; it wasn't worth giving up my revenge and struggle."
The woman's voice carried a hint of determination, as if she were right before her eyes, the same woman who had persevered through dire circumstances.
"In the following years, I gradually dismantled the internal power of the Suzuki family by dividing interests and using money to win them over, and successfully got many family members to side with me. That's how I slowly gained a foothold in the Suzuki family."
"I gradually eroded their power and consolidated my own position to achieve everything I have today."
At this point, Tomoko Suzuki's gaze became incredibly resolute, radiating an aura of absolute dominance.
"I will never let anyone take the Suzuki family from me, because it is mine now, the foundation upon which Sonoko and I live!"
She looked at Lin Xiuyi and solemnly assured him, "I can promise you, Xiuyi."
"If you help me get through this crisis, I will give Sonoko most of the shares and assets of Suzuki Shiro and Suzuki Jirokichi, and I will never go back on my word."
She paused, then looked puzzled and asked, "But I already said before that I would hand over the entire Suzuki family to Sonoko in the future, so why did you specifically bring up this request?"
In her view, it was only a matter of time, and Lin Xiuyi's insistence seemed somewhat superfluous.
"Tomoko, I have a question for you."
Lin Xiuyi did not answer directly, but instead asked a question in return.
"When do you plan to truly hand over the reins of the Suzuki family to Sonoko?"
……
Tomoko Suzuki fell silent, and the living room instantly became quiet, with only the occasional chirping of birds coming from outside the window.
She lowered her eyes in thought, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her skirt, already understanding Lin Xiuyi's unspoken meaning.
Given her obsession with power and her desire to control the Suzuki Group, it would probably take until she is old and frail and completely unable to move before she could finally relinquish her power.
"No matter how good the treasure or how much wealth you have, what's the point if you don't truly hold it in your own hands?"
Lin Xiuyi shrugged, his tone carrying a hint of paternal consideration.
"As her father, I wasn't able to be by Sonoko's side when she was little, so now I have to make sure she gets something tangible that she can put in her pocket, so that she will have enough confidence in the Suzuki family in the future and won't have to depend on anyone else."
"hehe……"
Tomoko Suzuki couldn't help but laugh.
She stood up and walked gracefully to Lin Xiuyi. The doubt and wariness in her eyes had long since vanished, leaving only gentleness and relief...