Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 218

"We should have noticed something was off much earlier."

Giselle's expression was icy, "Roland's not dead, yet he continues to stay out of sight, letting The Lockwood Group teeter on the edge. He's probably been comfortably watching the spectacle unfold from behind the scenes. How close do you think The Lockwood Group is to collapsing?"

Charles frowned, contemplated briefly, then shook his head. "Not close enough."

"Exactly, not close enough. But if we keep pushing, we'll end up exposing ourselves first."

Giselle lowered her gaze and spoke calmly, "We've already gained a substantial amount. It's time to pull back and secure what we have. As for the Lockwood family, there's still an opportunity, isn't there?"

Charles pondered for a moment and chuckled, "True. Roland has a critical weakness—his brother. He's always been infatuated with you. If leveraged properly, we can dismantle the Lockwood family. It's only a matter of time. You've been in contact with him recently, haven't you?"

"Yes."

Giselle closed her eyes and replied coolly, "He's been distressed over his brother's situation. I keep in touch with him daily, and his obsession with me only deepens."

give the Lockwood family a

daughter with growing satisfaction. He was grateful for allowing her to study abroad at prestigious universities. Now, all those years of effort and

woman.

But that wasn't enough.

enough. Don't hide

slowly, "That woman did give him a son. It's hard for him

Charles scoffed at this.

give him a child yourself? I'll make sure

there's no rush. I know

"You'd better be quick."

comes to the Forest Team partnership, the Lockwood family remains a formidable rival.

that. As soon

family. The Forest Team would be blind not to

seeing that it was about time,

to cause us trouble, we ought to teach her a