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Chapter 22\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 22\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve lowered her gaze, quietly concealing the turmoil in her eyes. When she looked up again, her face was perfectly composed, obedient, and deferential.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand, Grandpa. You should get some rest. I\u2019ll head out and get you a few prescriptions to help you sleep. It\u2019ll be good for your health,\u201d she said softly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Raymond waved a tired hand in acknowledgment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve didn\u2019t spare a glance for the other three. As she walked out, she pulled out her phone and called Hannah.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHannie, it\u2019s me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hannah\u2019s anxious voice came through immediately. \u201cGen? Are you okay? Did that bastard Zachary-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve cut her off. \u201cI need every piece of evidence you can get on Zachary\u2019s affair during our marriage-especially anything involving Regina. I need it fast. Also, start digging into everything under his name. I want a full asset sweep, want to know if there have been any unusual transfers recently.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a brief silence, then Hannah answered, \u201cUnderstood. I\u2019ll gather it now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve hung up and immediately dialed another number.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJonathan, when are you coming back?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
and I\u00a0<\/p>\n
A deep, low voice came from the other end of the line. \u201cSoon. I can\u2019t drop what I\u2019m handling on this side. Didn\u2019t Hannah tell you? What happened?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRaymond is using his 30% stake in Lambert Group as leverage to force me to have a child,\u201d Genevieve said, her voice icing over. \u201cI need a divorce immediately. I can\u2019t wait.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll book the earliest flight.\u201d Jonathan Brooks didn\u2019t waste a single word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, Genevieve hung up. The moment she lifted her gaze, she stopped short.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Not far beyond the gates, a low-key yet unmistakably luxurious black Maybach sat parked in silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A man leaned against the car, smoke from his cigarette winding upward and blurring the hard edges of his features.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was Tristan. He was waiting for her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she approached, Tristan straightened and flicked the cigarette butt to the ground, grinding it out with the tip of his custom leather shoe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGenevieve,\u201d he called out, his tone warm and familiar. He wasn\u2019t pretending anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you need something, Mr. Hale?\u201d Genevieve asked indifferently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan spoke without hesitation. \u201cLet\u2019s work together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve raised an eyebrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan said, \u201cI\u2019ll help you divorce Zachary and get the 30% he\u2019s been coveting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve didn\u2019t let her expression shift. \u201cAnd your terms?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A smile tugged at Tristan\u2019s lips, but it didn\u2019t reach his eyes. \u201cAfter the divorce, you\u2019ll form a partnership with me as Cen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
How did he know?\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 22\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had some nerve, laying her secret out so casually and turning it into a bargaining chip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve planned this well, Mr. Hale,\u201d she said coldly. \u201cBut you\u2019re still part of the Lambert family. Why would I trust you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause,\u201d Tristan said, holding her gaze, \u201cno one wants Zachary gone more than I do.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve didn\u2019t care about the shares. But taking Zachary down? She was more than willing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She studied Tristan for a moment and said, \u201cI\u2019ll think about it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She left those words behind and turned away without looking back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once she was on the road, she caught a gray, ordinary sedan in her rearview mirror, following at a careful distance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A cold smile tugged at the\u00a0<\/p>\n
Soer of Genevieve\u2019s lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Did they really think she was still the same soft target they could squeeze however they wanted?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0 Chapter 22\u00a0 1\/2\u00a0 Chapter 22\u00a0 Genevieve lowered her gaze, quietly concealing the turmoil in her eyes. When she looked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-you-chose-her-so-i-married-better"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":223,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196\/revisions\/223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}