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."

She gripped the pen tighter. "You are correct. It's them. 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

a valid point." He sipped the water in front of him. "If I were you, I would have felt the same way. Because the house is an eyesore, I would have put

we previously stayed. Nothing else. Now that I think about it, I think my opinion was wrong because Mom might not

sure she wasn't expecting Jessica and Sandra to show up after that. In that same

"Yeah," she responded gently.

house appraised?"

When she purchased this house, my mother used Grandpa's connections to invite the most famous master to view the property. There should not be a significant price difference compared

out a chuckle. "Great. That will be more than necessary to solve the problem. Have

have. I will submit a loan application this afternoon." She placed her

there, it would be better for two people to go."

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

celebrate the new year." He was beaming with

There was no reason for Sonia 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

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 strange. I didn't understand

expression changed from surprise to one

but I just walked

frown deepened because she couldn't understand why Asher was acting this way. Charles was not employed by Paradigm Co.; he was merely in the higher management with that title and played

attempting to sever our