After the Divorce: Crushed on My Lawyer Ex-wife

Chapter 217

#217 “Come With Me.”

“Your grandfather made me purchase a flat here in London in my name, where he used to stay,” Audrey revealed, her tone tinged with a hint of nostalgia and apprehension.

“An apartment?” Sophia queried, her curiosity piqued.

“I didn’t want anyone to associate it with him, so, to make it difficult to trace, I bought and registered it in my name. The money he was sending me was meant for the taxes on the apartment and also for Benjamin’s care.

“What kind of apartment has a tax of twenty thousand dollars?” Sophia’s disbelief was palpable.

“Well, ten, the rest was for me,”

Audrey corrected with a gentle smile. ”

However, Christopher always had a taste for the finer things, and style comes with a price tag.”

“Could you take me there?” Sophia inquired eagerly, her mind already racing with possibilities.

“I can provide you with the address. There’s no need for me to accompany you. There’s a maid who has been looking after it all these years, and she’ll be able to assist you with anything you need.”

returned to the room with Becky in

tone decisive. “It might be useful for all of

resistance. “I’m not sure if it’s necessary,” she began, but

London?” he reminded her, his voice tinged with concern. “You and I also have more

she acquiesced, trying to push aside

was right. Last time, Sophia found herself in a bad situation because she had gone alone. Now it wouldn’t hurt to take

car, Sophia couldn’t shake off the feeling of unease that had settled over her. The familiar sights of London passed by outside the window, but inside the car, tension hung thick

began, her tone casual yet tinged with an underlying edge, “What

to have taken an instant dislike to her. “I’m digging into the past,” Sophia replied

Benjamin into this?” Becky snapped, her

Sophia paused before responding.

We have a long history,” she explained, trying to keep

journey shrouded in tense silence. Sophia couldn’t help but feel

With a quick glance at Becky, who remained aloof, Sophia rang the doorbell. Moments later, the door

woman

at Diana’s statement. Why would this woman be expecting her, and how did

her grandfather’s enigmatic past.

of eagerness and apprehension. “What was your relationship with my grandfather? And why were you expecting

and I were close friends,” she explained gently. “He trusted me with many things, including

nodded, absorbing Diana’s words. “But why wait until now to

Sophia. He didn’t want to burden you with his affairs while he was alive. But now that he’s gone,

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