Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 188 Convincing Her to Divorce

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Tobias regretted turning down Kaia’s terms before Sally even walked through the door.

Divorce… really, it wasn’t such a big deal. Sally was always the reasonable one. His former secretary had watched Domley Tech grow from nothing. She wouldn’t want to see it all crumble now.

Besides, if the company tanked, she’d say goodbye to her cushy trophy wife lifestyle.

Yeah, she’ll cave. Piece of cake.

A divorce didn’t have to be real.

That was the beauty of it. It could be a technicality–a temporary sacrifice for a long–term gain.

Tobias felt almost proud of his clever little workaround.

When Sally finally rushed through the door, the first thing she saw was an unusually cheerful Tobias and the rare sight of him wearing an apron,

He had cooked dinner.

It was a simple meal, nothing extravagant, but for someone like Tobias, that alone was headline news.

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“You’re home. Go wash up. Dinner’s ready,” he said with an exaggerated warmth.

Sally set her purse down. “You cooking? What’s the occasion?”

He chuckled, “Your birthday’s next month, right? Call it an early celebration.”

She gave a tight, tired smile.

to

she headed to the sink. Her face remained unreadable as she returned to the table. “Well,” she said, lifting a

looked on with theatrical anticipation. “So?

gave a polite smile. “It’s

warmed up just enough,

turned to Kaia because

slowly. She

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do something like that, it

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a long time. The ambition in Kaia’s

it out for her. No matter what I did to make peace, she kept me at arm’s length. She didn’t even let me attend the wedding. And

Tobias frowned.

me? That’s ridiculous. I’m

but she wouldn’t go that far. Anyway, she came to me today with a new offer. She said if

!

voice, more serious now. “You’ve been with me through every stage of the company’s growth. But maybe… maybe we should consider filing for

expression

that’s what this dinner is about,” she said coldly. “You’re almost

hadn’t expected her to react so strongly. He scrambled

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not what you think. It’s just a fake divorce. If you don’t believe me, I’ll sign an agreement. Once Lucien invests, and the company stabilizes, we’ll remarry in

voice coaxing. “Come on, Sally. You know what’s at stake. If Domley Tech collapses, what happens to you and Kimberly? You’ll be the ones suffering. What

trembling. She couldn’t

just crossed forty, and

what choice

last, voice numb. “But if we’re divorcing, I want my share of your assets. Every cent that’s legally

we just said

empty–handed, you’re dreaming. What if you decide not to come back? What then? Who’s going to guarantee I don’t end up

a frustrated