After the Divorce: Crushed on My Lawyer Ex-wife

Chapter 227

#227 “You’ve Done What?”

Caroline dialed Nelson’s number with trembling hands, her heartbeat erratic and loud in her ears. She detested the manipulative plan her son had concocted, yet she knew it was a necessary evil to safeguard his future.

The weight of their shared past, filled with familial blunders and business betrayals, weighed heavily on her conscience. She felt compelled to assist, to somehow right the wrongs that had ensnared her son Alexander in this unsavory situation.

When Nelson Stone’s voice crackled through the receiver, it carried a hint of uncertainty, a rare crack in his usually composed demeanor.

“Caroline, is that you?”

“I see you still have my number, Nelson,” she replied, her voice steadier than she felt.

His laughter boomed through the phone, rich and unsettling. “I see you haven’t forgotten mine either, Caroline.

“That’s just how it turns out.”

because you think you can sway the

feelings. However, she reined in her emotions, responding with a

what prompts this

those piercing eyes. I can’t even fathom why I’m calling…”

silence hung between them, stretching taut as Caroline held her breath, praying that he’d latch onto the

cockiness. “With your father

“Perhaps…”

“Oh, Caroline,

her efforts to maintain a calm, neutral tone nearly undone by

to meet. There are many unresolved issues

change anything for the Stone Enterprise or Alexander.

For years I did everything correctly. I obeyed my father, I allowed him to banish you, and now look at this mess with the company. I’m exhausted,

be at your villa for dinner tomorrow night,” he conceded smoothly. “Wear

in an icy veneer of contempt that

the dinner plans with Nelson, Caroline hung up the phone, her hands still trembling from the nerve-wracking conversation. She immediately dialed Alexander,

tomorrow night,” Caroline said, her voice a mix of

The cameras are installed in every room. It doesn’t matter where you

small surge of relief, knowing that every angle was covered,

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