Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 974 Furious

Grayson shook his head with frustration. "Well, they say Helen wasn't the brightest. Jocelyn had been married to someone who had moved to Gerby. That guy took off with all her assets shortly after tying the knot. Rumor has it that Jocelyn was devastated. She became a huge joke.

"Helen was kind enough to comfort Jocelyn and even gave her a generous allowance to help her get back on her feet. These are all stories from their classmates. Some of them suspected it was all a setup, and Helen ended up suffering the consequences."

I was surprised. "That was such a calculated move."

"It serves Helen right for being so naive and lacking common sense!" Lauren exclaimed in frustration.

Anyone hearing this story could see through it. I couldn't help but wonder how Beatrice felt when she learned about all this.

As her good friend, I felt a twinge of guilt.

I had been too selfish then, focusing entirely on starting a business and neglecting the upheaval in the Chandler family. What kind of friend was I?

Ironically, I encountered a man with a similar story to Helen's.

shuddered at the thought of what might have happened if I had not discovered what Matthew

Helen and I shared similar fates. The difference was that I had

might have cost her her daughter's

I felt increasingly

had quite a comfortable life outside. Surprising, isn't it?"

noticed my reaction and hastily said, "Chlo, you're getting worked up. Don't worry, there's more. Let me

grinned at me with a mischievous

also discovered that the cable factory Byron acquired had quite a backstory,"

asked, "What is

there, the original factory manager suddenly died in a car accident, leaving behind two children, both quite young. The widow, who didn't understand

the opportunity,"

He sweet-talked the widow into

"He is," Lauren agreed.

with the widow, they decided on a price of 150 thousand. Byron bought the cable factory which had an

did these idiots let Byron get