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Chapter 1233 Pleading Her Father’s Case
Silva Oil Company, outside the main building.Bella came to a halt in front of them, breathing hard, eyes wide with something between panic and fury.“I had to find you,” she blurted. “I needed to speak with you guys urgently!”Patricia reached out instinctively. “Should we go inside?”“No. We can do this right here.” Bella squared her shoulders. “Are you firing my father or not?”Matthew and Patricia exchanged a quick, loaded glance.In Matthew’s head: ‘She’s got lawsuit written all over her face if the answer’s yes.’Out loud Matthew kept his tone neutral. “My grandfather has the final word.”Bella gave a brittle smile. “But you made damn sure he heard your opinion first, didn’t you?”Patricia’s voice sharpened. “Bella, watch the tone.”“I’m watching my family get destroyed!” Bella snapped. “Tell me how firing an innocent man is justice.”Matthew’s eyes turned glacier-cold. “Innocent? And your brother?”Bella swallowed hard. “Gus was... in the wrong place at the wrong time.”“Sellin
Chapter 1232 A Suspicious Interview
The dockworkers tipped their helmets and scattered back to their cranes and forklifts.Matthew slid an arm around Patricia’s waist and steered her toward the office building.“Well?” he asked quietly. “What do you think?”She sighed. “It’s heartbreaking. Even if Ernesto’s clean, his name is finished. One whiff of this and the mud sticks forever.”Matthew’s mouth curved. “I talked to Walter. He and Linda are staying together.”Patricia’s face lit up. “Now that is good news.”They were two steps from the entrance when a voice rang out behind them.“Mr. Sterling! Miss Borges!”They turned. Bella came hurrying across the asphalt, approaching them.******Sterling Empire headquarters, Karl’s office.Karl lounged in his leather chair like a king who had just secured the future of his empire through his heir. Sheila sat beside him, radiant. Cindy faced them, smile bright, questions sharper than they looked.Cindy leaned forward. “Mr. Sterling, saying you’re ‘happy’ feels like the understatem
Chapter 1231 Facing the “Stepmom”
Elaine stood in front of the living-room mirror, sliding the lapis-lazuli earrings into place. The stones caught the light like cold, perfect lies. Matthew had given them to her the night he proposed.Nathan appeared in the doorway already dressed for war in a charcoal suit. His gaze locked on the earrings and something dark flared behind his eyes.“Take them off,” he said, voice low. “When the divorce is final, you’re giving those back.”Elaine didn’t even turn. “That never. They’re mine.”“He’ll demand them in the settlement,” Nathan insisted, not telling his real reason = jealousy.“Let him try.” She met Nathan’s reflection, smile razor-thin. “He should be on his knees thanking me for not taking half the Sterling Empire that destroyed us.”Nathan crossed the room in three strides. “We need to settle what we are, Elaine.”“Slowly,” she said, the word a warning.“Do you still want him?” Nathan scowled.She laughed once, sharp and ugly. “I feel sorry for him. Matthew’s about to have a
Chapter 1230 Someone’s Already Catching My Ex-Wife
Bryce’s laugh was sharp enough to cut glass. “You’ve never heard of the cliché ‘enemies to lovers’?”Edmund waved it away like cigarette smoke. “Romantic nonsense. That’s the kind of garbage women swallow in cheap novels.”Bryce’s eyes narrowed. “So now you’re calling me a girl?”“Don’t be an idiot,” Edmund snapped.“Oh, perfect. Insult your own son. But the little slut you’re banging? Her you defend with cock and balls!”“It’s ‘tooth and nail,’” Edmund corrected automatically, then realized he’d been baited. He slammed the table so hard the coffee cups rattled. “ENOUGH!”He shot to his feet, fist half-raised. Bryce didn’t flinch, just stared him down with pure venom.Edmund forced his voice low. “You don’t love Tiffany. You never did. You’re just pissed I got there first.”Bryce’s smile was bitter poison. “And you? Do you love her, Dad? Or is this just a mid-life crisis with extra lube? Are you screwing that girl to prove you’ve still got it?”Edmund sat back down slowly. “I proved I
Chapter 1229 Breakfast on Fire
Friday morning.The Sterling dining room felt strangely airy without Elaine’s brittle laughter or the scrape of her chair. Matthew ate his eggs and bacon in peace, the weight of the last few months finally sliding off his shoulders.Karl leaned back with a wicked grin. “So... who gets to make the first joke now that the wicked witch is gone?”Alice blinked. “What do you mean, dear?”“Come on, Mom. Breakfast has never been this light. It’s like someone opened a window and let the poison out.”Abner snorted so hard he sprayed skim milk across his plate. Alice threw her head back and laughed like a schoolgirl, napkin forgotten in her lap.Only Sheila looked uneasy.“You really think it’s going to be that easy?” she asked.Karl turned to her, puzzled. “What do you mean, honey?”Sheila nodded toward Matthew. “Tell them what Elaine is planning for the divorce, sweetheart.”Matthew finished chewing, wiped his time, meeting every pair of eyes at the table before speaking.“She hasn’t said any
Chapter 1228 We Need to Make a Decision
Patricia shakes her head, unsure what to do with her mischievous boyfriend.“I can never stay mad at you,” she sighed, smoothing the spot on his shoulder where she’d just flicked him. “So Walt and Linda patched things up in the most romantic way imaginable, huh?”Matthew’s grin was pure sunshine. “Yep. Proof that love conquers all.”“Let’s hope the Andrade family can tell the difference between the sinner and the saint,” Patricia said quietly.Matthew’s smile faded. “Yeah... I heard how torn up Jacque was.”The office door opened without a knock. Leonardo stepped in, looking like a man carrying the weight of several bad decisions on his shoulders.“Hey, Grandpa,” Matthew greeted, tone suddenly somber.Leonardo closed the door with deliberate care. “Hello, grandson. Hey, Patty.”“So?” Matthew pressed. “What did you decide?”Leonardo loosened his collar as if the tie had turned into a noose. “The whole thing is mortifying. Ernesto Alvares has been with this company for decades. People s
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