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The file laid bare the truth, or at least Oliver’s version of it. Apparently, Sophia met George back in Eindlo. Dazzled by his money and good looks, she set her sights on him and started scheming to seduce him. It was love at first sight, or so they claimed. Then, George’s fiancée, Julia, found out. Heartbroken and furious, she went all out to get revenge. George ended up in jail for months, and by the time he got out, his family’s company was bankrupt, and the woman who seduced him had vanished without a trace. No wonder the guy harbored to much hate. Now, years later, he’d stumbled into Cester City and, by some twist of fate, learned Sophia was married to a Wilson. He offered her a “partnership,” with getting into her bed being his twisted form of payback,
Jason slammed the file shut, fury contorting his face. So this was the truth Oliver dangled in front of him? As far as he was concerned, Sophia getting tortured by George was karma coming back to bite her. He seethed, ‘How can someone chase after a man who’s already engaged? The nerve to tell me she loves mel Four years ago, she was all over George, and then switched gears and set her sights on me. She used every trick in the book to try and win me over. It’s all just her ego. Her so–called love is phonyl if I’d known she was seeing other guys before coming back here, I wouldn’t have married her in a million years, not even if Alison went crazy on me.”
“This stuff checked out? Legit?” He was fuming, but a sliver of doubt lingered. What if this was all a lie, a way to paint Sophia as the bad guy?
Aaron, standing beside him, nodded. “They double–checked everything. George did do jail time, and he definitely had dealings with Sophia,
but….
Before Aaron could finish, Jason shot up, eyes blazing. The past two days had been hell, fearing some hidden grge between Sophia and George. Maybe by pushing her away, he’d pushed her right into George’s clutches. But now…ha! She did have a grudge against George, but it was all self–inflicted, nothing to cry about.
The office door swung open, and Eric entered. The heavy atmosphere hit him like a wave. He subtly glanced at Aaron, silently inquiring about the situation. Aaron tilted his head towards the scattered papers on the desk. Jason’s sharp gaze cut through the silent exchange. “What is it?” he asked, his voice tight.
Eric, about to pick up the papers for a closer look, caught the boss’s hostile tone and quickly blurted, “Mrs. Wilson sent a lawyer. Can you see
him now?”
Jason clenched his fists, then sank back into the sofa. “Send him in.”
Eric nodded and quickly gathered the scattered papers, scanning them briefly with a sigh. ‘Why did these two have to go through so much drama?” he thought to himsell.
A moment later, a lawyer walked in, exchanged pleasantries with Jason, then opened his briefcase and pulled out a stack of documents. “Mr. Wilson, your wife asked me to deliver this divorce agreement. She says she’s willing to leave with nothing, as long as you sign.”
Jason’s anger burned again. “Divorce, huh? Five years ago, she cozed up to some engaged dude, then ran for the hills when he got locked up Four years ago, she used Alison to manipulate me into dumping Ada… and snagged the Mrs. Wilson title, enjoyed the high life, and now she wants out? What’s next, find another rich sucker? Oliver, maybe?”
Furious, he snatched the agreement, crumpled it into a ball, and tossed it into the shredder. “Get out.”
The lawyer’s face contorted, ready to fire back, but when he met Jason’s icy, murderous stare, a shiver ran down his spine. It dawned on him that he was dealing with the ruler of Cester City’s most powerful family, not someone he could mess with. “Mr. Wilson, your wife said if you don’t sign, she’ll file for divorce in court, and..!
Jason cut him off, his voice dripping with ice. “Aaron, escort him out,”
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“Yes, sir.” The lawyer’s protests faded into the distance. Jason, his expression grim, picked up his phone and dialed Sophia’s number. He expected it to go straight to voicemail, but to his surprise, it rang.
“Ugh…” A muffled groan came from the other end, and the blood drained from his face in an instant.