Chapter 28
I frowned when I recognized the person standing across from me as Dean’s new wife, wondering what she was trying to pull
I opened the door coolly, clarifying she wasn’t invited in. “Yes?”
“Aren’t you going to invite me in? I flew from our hometown to discuss a collaboration with you.”
“We have nothing to collaborate on.“”
Yvonne pushed in without an invitation and made herself comfortable on the sofa. “Don’t be so cold. I hear your comics are quite popular, I know a few people in publishing back home.”
“Get to the point, Linterrupted.
Her bright red lips curled into a smirk as she finally dropped the act. “Let’s talk about the Zander Family assets. You help me and we both get what we want.”
She pulled a document from her Hermes bag,
“Dean has fertility issues. That’s why we can’t have children. I needed an heir, so I went to Jonathan
slept with him, hoping to get pregnant.””
Hearing this, I felt a surge of disbelief, almost laughing out loud “So, you came here to brag about sleeping
“Don’t get upset so quickly rm here to have a proper conversation with you.”
with my ex–husband?”
Yvonne crossed her legs. “Wendy’s illegitimate child can’t stay. Help me get rid of the baby in her belly and you’ll get thirty percent of the Zanders’s assets.“!
youll get is a pittance. But if I have a
“And how much will you and Jonathan get? He hasn’t fully inherited the company yet. The most you child, the inheritance I receive will be more than what you got in the divorce.”
I finally understood her intentions and my stomach churned.
“Mrs. Zander”
I said, standing up and looking down at her.
“First, I have no connection to the Zanders anymore. Second, don’t drag me into your dirty schemes. And third…”
I flung the door open, “Now, get out of my apartment. Immediately.“2
Don’t be so naive! Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to. You’re
Yvonne’s face twisted as she jumped to her feet. “Daphne Lancaster! D just trying to stir drama to get more money from the divorce!
If you’re having trouble understanding me, I can call the police,” I said with a cold smile.
Trembling with anger, she grabbed her bag and headed for the door, turning back at the threshold. “You’ll regret this! When everything in the Zanders belongs to me, you won’t get a single cent!“)
I slammed the door in her face and leaned against it, taking a deep breath.,
Just then, my phone buzzed. It was a message from my lawyer. [Ms. Daphne, the legal documents are prepared and ready for submission at any time Ja
I replied. [Submit them first thing tomorrow moming.]
Jonathan was incredibly shocked when he received the divorce papers and immediately flew over to demand an explanation.
The doorbell rang insistently as I was making coffee in the kitchen.
Pax, my cat, cautiously jumped down from the cat tree, his tail twitching as he stared at the door.
I opened it
“Daphne, what the hell is this supposed to mean?” Jonathan held up the legal papers, his voice hoarse. “You’re really that desperate
rid of me?1
I leaned against the doorframe, calm as ever. “Exactly what it says. Since you won’t sign, I had no choice but to go through the court.”
Jonathan’s chest heaved, his fingers crumpling the edges of the papers. “Daphne, we agreed you’d give me another chance”
“When did we agree to that?”
get
I scoffed. “Was it when you were begging me not to divorce you while simultaneously sleeping with your stepmother? Or was it when you knew Wendy’s child wasn’t yours but still used her as an excuse to stall me?*%
His face paled instantly. “You… how did you know?“}
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