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.”

room with Becky in tow, Sophia

suggested, his tone decisive. “It might be useful for

feeling a twinge of resistance. “I’m not sure if it’s

tinged with concern. “You and

albeit reluctantly. Fine,” she acquiesced, trying

time, Sophia found herself in a bad situation because she had gone alone. Now it

made their way to Benjamin’s 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,

tinged with an underlying edge,

taken an instant dislike to her. “I’m

why are you bringing Benjamin into this?” Becky snapped,

Sophia paused before responding.

We have a long history,” she explained,

silence. Sophia couldn’t help but feel perplexed by Becky’s hostility, unable

glance at Becky, who remained aloof, Sophia rang the doorbell. Moments later, the door swung

Johnson,” the woman told her. “My name

Why would this woman be expecting her, and

seemed to hold the key to her grandfather’s enigmatic past. Her mind buzzed with questions, each one a thread she hoped would unravel the tangled web of secrets surrounding Christopher

a mix of eagerness and apprehension. “What was your relationship with my grandfather? And why

of sadness. “Christopher and I were close friends,” she

wait until now to reach out to me?” she pressed, her tone betraying

He didn’t want to burden you with his affairs while he was alive. But now

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