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.”

you have no idea what I’ve been through. And

emotions swirled within him. Anger, suspicion, and a lingering sense of betrayal

Alexander’s voice was

to your apartment and we’ll talk,” his father replied smoothly,

sigh, he unlocked the door and gestured for his father to enter.

the table, the two men faced each other across its polished surface, their silence a palpable barrier that stretched

his voice a low rumble of

*

Sophia and Benjamin carefully inserted the key into the lock of the old safe, a sense of anticipation hung thick in the air. With a soft click, the heavy door swung open, revealing

nestled amongst stacks of documents and folders, lay a treasure trove of information waiting to be unearthed. Sophia’s heart quickened with excitement

of connections, linking Sandro’s father and Kyle’s father

commerce. As a formidable business consultant in his youth, he had lent his expertise to help establish Sandro’s father’s legitimate business empire. However, in doing so, he had unwittingly stumbled upon

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 member of the Mafia, earning himself a place

as well. It had been a retaliation by the Mafia, a ruthless act of vengeance designed to silence him once and for

as she absorbed the gravity of the revelations before her. The pieces of the puzzle were finally falling

find?” Benjamin asked, seeing

from the shocking revelations they

I don’t even know where to begin,” she whispered, her voice barely audible above the tumultuous thoughts racing through