After the Divorce: Crushed on My Lawyer Ex-wife

#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.”

calling because you think you can

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

what prompts this

Your hair, those piercing eyes. I can’t even fathom why I’m calling…” She let her words trail off,

silence hung between them, stretching taut as Caroline held

his tone dripping with cockiness. “With your father no longer here to interfere, perhaps you’re pondering

“Perhaps…”

arrogance. “Oh, Caroline, I always knew our love wasn’t something to

retort, her efforts to maintain a calm, neutral

need to meet. There are many unresolved issues lingering

change anything for the Stone Enterprise or Alexander. I

that,” she interrupted, her voice rising in a rare display of defiance. “I want to see you. For years I did everything correctly. I obeyed my father, I allowed him

your villa for dinner tomorrow night,” he

always,” Caroline responded, each word coated in an icy veneer of contempt that she fought hard

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

He’s coming to the villa tomorrow night,” Caroline said, her voice

tone serious yet reassuring. “We’re all set on this end. The cameras are installed in every

every angle was covered, but the