After the Divorce: Crushed on My Lawyer Ex-wife

#175 “After Abandoning Us?”

Alexander’s fists clenched at his sides, his jaw set in a steely line as he glared at the man who had once been his father. He had not seen or heard from the man in years, and the sight of him now only served to reignite the smoldering embers of resentment that had long simmered within Alexander’s heart.

“What do you want?” Alexander demanded, his voice tinged with a simmering fury.

His father’s grin widened further, a wicked gleam flickering in his eyes. I’ve come to collect what’s rightfully mine,” he declared, his tone laced with arrogance.

Alexander’s brow furrowed in confusion. “What are you talking about?

His father’s expression hardened, his gaze boring into Alexander with a chilling intensity. “You know exactly what I’m talking about, son. It’s time you gave me my share of Stone Enterprise.”

Alexander’s eyes blazed with indignation. “You think you’re entitled to something after all these years? After abandoning us?”

His father’s lips curled into a scornful sneer. “I didn’t abandon anyone, Alexander. It was your grandfather who drove me away, who destroyed my life.”

Alexander’s blood ran cold at his father’s words. “You blame Grandfather for your own mistakes? That’s absurd. You’ve always been quick to shift the blame onto others instead of owning up to your own failures.”

into a snarl of contempt. “You may think you know everything, Alexander, but you have no idea what I’ve been

his estranged father, a myriad of emotions swirled within him. Anger, suspicion,

do you expect that to happen?” Alexander’s voice

father replied smoothly, a hint of

heavy sigh, he unlocked the door and gestured for his father to enter. As they stepped inside, the air seemed to thicken with tension, the weight of unresolved issues hanging heavy between

its polished surface, their silence a palpable barrier that stretched between

his voice a low

*

of the old safe, a sense of anticipation hung thick in the air. With a soft click, the heavy

trove of information waiting to be unearthed. Sophia’s

“Venillia Family,” and as she leafed through its contents, her eyes widened in astonishment. The documents detailed a complex web of connections, linking Sandro’s father and Kyle’s father to the same Mafia family. It seemed

business consultant in his youth, he had lent his expertise to help establish Sandro’s

had also come into contact with the dark underbelly of organized crime during his tenure on the bench. In a landmark case, he had personally sentenced a high-ranking

a retaliation

of the revelations before her. The pieces of the puzzle were finally falling into place, connecting her family’s

find?” Benjamin asked, seeing the

the shocking revelations they contained. With a heavy heart, she turned to Benjamin, her eyes reflecting the

where to begin,” she whispered, her voice barely audible above the tumultuous