EuropeNovelChapter 1026: Tears streaked her face as she scanned the paper. "These are... divorce papers?" Her disbelief was evident. “You are actually willing to letgo?" His answer was cold and final. "My grudge is with your father. You're simply his daughter, not the one who deserves harsh punishment." How Gracie managed to leave in the end remained a blur in her mind. The next morning, Brenna arrived at the office only to be startled by a bank alert—three hundred million had been transferred to her account.
A message soon followed from Hector. He had gone back to his country and had divorced Gracie. Staring at the message, Brenna sat in silence, unable to pin down what she felt now.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe hadn't anticipated that they had already gotten a divorce. She had expected Hector to drag out his anger, keeping Gracie caught in his storm for years to come.
Hector had left after divorcing Gracie, which meant that now, Gracie could continue to get closer to Ethan. Annoyance flared within Brenna, though she couldn't pinpoint exactly what had sparked it.
While she stewed in her thoughts, a text from Darwin buzzed onto her screen, inviting her out to lunch.
A realization hit her then-if Ethan would still be tangled up with Gracie, she owed it to herself to sever ties with him for good.
She accepted Darwin's invitation and made her way downstairs as the clock neared eleven-thirty in the morning. She and Darwin had lunch at the srestaurant as last time. When she returned from lunch, she found Ethan in her office, looking dispirited.
Not missing a beat, Brenna slid into her chair, her demeanor cool, as if she hadn't heard anything about the divorce or Hector's departure. "When did you get back?" she asked with practiced indifference.
"I just got back," Ethan muttered, his voice heavy. "Gracie and Hector got a divorce. On top of that, the Wilson Group collapsed, and now, Gracie's drowning in her father's debts-three hundred billion." "Wow," Brenna replied, genuine surprise flickering across her face. She hadn't imagined Hector would walk away only to leave Gracie shackled to enormous debts. Gracie would spend the rest of her life repaying them.
An idea crossed Brenna's mind. "Doesn't Gracie own shares in the Mitchell Group? If the debt's so overwhelming, she can sell the shares. Or if you feel indebted to her from the past, you could always step in and help her financially." Brenna watched Ethan's face to see his reaction, wondering if he would use the Mitchell Group to help Gracie.
Ethan's reply cquickly, with a tired shake of his head. "Brenna, you know that's impossible. I've run the numbers on selling those shares-at best, she might get fifty billion. As for helping her pay the debt, I've already repaid her tenfold for the money she supportedwith back then."
Brenna's cold gaze fixed on his eyes. "Do you feel like you owe her?”
Unease flashed across Ethan's face as he held her stare. "It's not about that. I just can't help feeling like m failed her as a friend. I never cInever through to save the Wilson Group, even though I knew long ago it was beyond rescue. Rather than tell her the truth and crush her hope, I just avoided her. Was that cold of me?" Share to your friends
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