The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

Chapter 264

“Steve, what’s wrong?” Bella asked with concern. Her eyes widened as she saw his disheveled figure. Steven, who was usually composed, stood in front of her with swollen eyes and pale lips, looking extremely pitiful.

Asher asked, “Is this about Shannon?”

Asher walked up from behind Bella, wiping his hands with a handkerchief. Bella looked over and was surprised to find bloodstains on it. Bella sighed at the realization that her brother had once again taken matters into his own hands, robbing her of the opportunity to showcase her talents.

“Sorry… I’m really sorry!” Steven bowed. His apology echoed in the tense air.

Puzzled, Bella glanced at her phone as it rang. Axel’s name lit up the screen.

Bella answered, “Axel?”

“Bella, Shannon left my place just a few moments ago.” Axel’s tone was tinged with helplessness and self-blame.

He continued, “My team has been actively gathering evidence of Shannon’s abuse of and bribery for the past few days. Unfortunately, it seems she was well-prepared. All the evidence now points to Zephyr Quarry.”

power

a skilled lawyer known for playing dirty and exploiting

“It’s okay, Axel. You’ve done your best. Besides, we’ve achieved our primary goal. What truly matters is that the project in Baxim remains under our control. We can discuss the rest in

her. Each one of them seemed

Shannon alive.

mistakes. Gregory’s infatuation with Shannon meant that he would spare no effort to save his wife. It was not worth it to escalate the conflict between the two conglomerates over a

continued, “By the way, Bella, Steven already called me. The poor guy was almost in tears. Please let him know that this matter has nothing

it for your sake. He was afraid you’d be upset, so he burdened himself excessively.”

Bella replied, “Alright…”

ending the call, Bella seemed to have grasped the situation. She

himself. His eyes were red. “Ms. Bella, this is my family’s fault. I am willing to

today that his brother, Hunter Lovett, had taken on Shannon’s

he ran to Hunter’s law firm and had a heated argument

to frame us for injustice. If it wasn’t for Chairman Salvador coming to our aid at that time and hiring our father as the legal advisor so that the conglomerate could protect us, how could our parents have enjoyed their retirement? How could your law firm have become so successful?! Now that Ms. Bella is going against Shannon, how can you represent the Salvadors and help Shannon escape charges?! Isn’t this betraying their

argued for over two decades, but this time, Steven was putting his foot down

professional lawyer. To me, everyone is a potential client. As long as it’s a case

not to have you become