Trading My Ex for His Uncle by Hello Spring

Rebecca's heart settled a bit as she quickly took out her phone to message Sullivan.

Back in his study, Nathaniel's expression was as dark as ever. Having spent over five years under the same roof as Rebecca, he was certain she was hiding something from him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have looked so distressed earlier. He immediately contacted his secretary, instructing him to investigate what had happened during Rebecca's time abroad.

The secretary hesitated. "Mr. Preston, the company has only 400,000 dollars in available funds. Investigating what happened with Mrs. Preston overseas several years ago could be quite expensive..."

Besides, he thought, every penny was crucial for the company right now. Spending it to look into Rebecca felt like a waste.

Nathaniel's expression turned icy as he instructed, "Use my personal account for this investigation. We must uncover the truth, no matter what!"

He understood Damon's temperament. If he couldn't present useful information next time, Damon wouldn't give him a second chance.

He had to uncover the influence behind Rebecca!

"Understood," his secretary replied.

...

Sullivan was sipping the chicken soup Ruby had brought him, and the atmosphere in the hospital ward felt quiet.

He glanced at Ruby, who hung her head, seemingly lost in thought.

Is

at him, her expression giving nothing away. "It's

despite having

a cat's

the second floor, and birds and cats often

scratched by a cat as a child and had

out the window

spotted

small calico cat

way through the

to

eyes widened in surprise.

likely no more than two months old. Who knew how it had managed

so cold outside, the kitten was shivering. It scratched at the window while meowing plaintively,

on her face. She loved cats and had thought about getting

left outside, it would

but its strength was

finally made up her mind and walked