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.”

you’re calling because you think you can sway the fate of your

her true feelings. However, she reined in her emotions,

what prompts

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

stretching taut as Caroline

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

“Perhaps…”

His voice was thick with arrogance. “Oh, Caroline, I always

her efforts to maintain a calm, neutral tone

meet. There are many unresolved issues lingering between

it won’t change anything for the Stone Enterprise or Alexander. I will not give

want to see you. For years I did everything correctly. I obeyed my father, I allowed him to banish you, and now look at

dinner tomorrow night,” he conceded smoothly.

coated in an icy veneer of

trembling from the nerve-wracking

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

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

a small surge of relief, knowing that every angle was covered, but the gravity

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