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.

is supposed to

Her face remained unreadable as she returned to the

with theatrical anticipation. “So? How

a polite

warmed up just enough, Tobias rubbed his hands together and

investor soon, we’re looking at bankruptcy, I only turned to Kaia because she married Lucien. But even after the wedding,

fork down slowly. She

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something like that, it

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seen it coming for a long time. The ambition in Kaia’s

ever thought about why she’s acting this way? Ever since her mother died, she’s never accepted me. She’s always assumed I had 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.

Tobias frowned.

me? That’s ridiculous. I’m

Anyway, she came to me

!

now. “You’ve been with me through every stage of the company’s growth. But maybe… maybe

Sally’s expression

dinner is about,” she said coldly. “You’re almost fifty, and you’re

react so strongly. He scrambled

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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 secret. Kaia will never

“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 will your family say when they hear? I don’t want you to be laughed at. I’m

frozen, trembling. She couldn’t

just crossed forty, and she was

what choice did

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

we just said it’s

away empty–handed, you’re dreaming. What if you decide not to come back? What then? Who’s going to

out a frustrated