Boss, Your Wife is Asking for A Divorce, Again!

Chapter 997

Sonia rubbed her forehead as she closed her eyes. "You have thought about it, and so have I. I'm very concerned about this, so I'm not planning to mortgage this building."

"That's good." Charles nodded, but his concerns remained. "What are you going to mortgage with if it's not Paradigm Co.'s building?"

As Sonia opened her eyes, she uttered, "The Reed Residence."

He was slightly taken aback. "Are you planning to give—"

"Yeah." She nodded. "That's right."

"But it's the house your mother left behind. Are you... sure about it?" Charles looked at her.

Sonia tucked her hair behind her ears. "To be honest, I didn't want to do it at first, but after giving it some thought, I don't think there's anything to be sad about parting with. It's the house my mother left behind. I spent my childhood there, and my memories are also tarnished by rats."

Charles noticed that she had narrowed her eyes in disdain and quickly knew what she meant. As he sighed, his heart ached.

"Jessica and Sandra."

That house is supposed to be a cozy home for me, my mother, and my father. Ultimately, the space was filled with their vile atmosphere, which had ruined it. Because of this, I moved out to the Bayside Residence. I no longer feel anything that makes me think of my mother. I detest the Reed

front of him. "If I were you, I would have felt the same way. Because the house is an eyesore, I would have put it up for sale a long time ago. I'm impressed that you've kept the

"It's because that's the house my mother bought before she passed away. And this is where she lived and where we previously stayed. Nothing else. Now that I think about it, I think my opinion was wrong because

left. I'm sure she wasn't expecting Jessica and Sandra to show up after that. In that same house, they bullied you and poisoned your father! So, what makes her want to keep it? Sonia, I agree

"Yeah," she responded gently.

you had the house

building, its location, like this one, is very strategic. When she purchased this house, my mother used Grandpa's connections to invite the most

necessary to solve the

will submit a loan application this

would be better for two people

shrugged her shoulders. "I'm fine with it, but I heard from your mother that Lane Corporation is going through a transition. Shouldn't you be

the new

to refuse. Suddenly, she thought of something as she looked at him. "Charles, my assistant, informed me that Asher has stopped you downstairs. What exactly is going on? Why did he

frowned and slammed his cup onto the table with a grumble. "I'm not sure what's wrong with the old git. As soon as he saw me, he pulled me into his office and told me something

tension between us?" Her expression changed from

just

not employed by Paradigm Co.; he was merely in the higher management with that title and played no role in management or production. Therefore, his existence posed no threat

attempting to sever