Lahat ng Kabanata ng Divorce and Regret, His Ex-wife is a Billionaire: Kabanata 301 - Kabanata 310

Cassandra’s POV I was supposed to be finalizing Blaire Montgomery’s final dress design, but I couldn’t focus on my work. I couldn’t focus on anything. Things between Dillon and I were tense, and I didn’t understand why. On the surface, everything was fine. We had a nice dinner together last night, played a round of Scrabble, and then went to bed early. I’d taken a long nap in the afternoon, and when I’d woken up, he’d already cleaned up the house and was smiling in the kitchen. He didn’t bring up the estate again, and neither did I. We just sort of went about our night, both seemingly happy. But underneath the surface, there was this nagging uncomfortable feeling. This sort of invisible wedge between us. We were going through the motions, and both acting like everything was fine, but it just felt… Tense. I’d been surprised when he asked me about the estate and what I planned to do with it. The quest

Cassandra’s POV “The contract?” I asked. What was Jordyn talking about? And why did he looked so worried. Stella and I exchanged an uncomfortable look. “Come. Sit down,” Stella said, motioning to the seat beside her. “What’s going on?” Jordyn strode across the office and sat down next to Stella. “I knew I should have stopped you,” he said, his voice low. “But it all happened so fast.” “You’re going to have to explain what you’re talking about,” I told Jordyn. “We both saw the contract. It was just a repayment schedule. And a generous one at that.” “It’s not,” he shook his head. “I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off with the contract. It was far too long to just be a simple contract. So, when I was at Laura’s yesterday and she was in the shower, I snuck into her office and took the contract from her briefcase.” “Okay,” I said, still not understanding what the problem was. J

Cassandra’s POV “I honestly can’t believe you did this,” Dillon said, shaking his head. We were sitting at the dining room table. I was biting my lip as he read over the copy of the contract Laura had sent over to our office. “You of all people should know NEVER to sign a contract without reading it first. I’ve told you that a hundred times. Why didn’t you bring this to me before you signed it?” The last thing I needed right now was a goddamn lecture, especially a lecture from my contract lawyer boyfriend. Yes, I knew it was stupid. Both Stella and I realized that we’d made a mistake. We never should have signed the contract without fully knowing what we were signing. However, in our defense, Laura had been pretty smooth about the whole thing. She’d produced it during breakfast, right before the reading of the will, when we were all tired and distracted. Then she’d assured us that it was just a standard contract. We had

Cassandra’s POV That was NOT the reply I expected from Jordyn. Was he actually buying into this load of crap? Laura was just sitting there, nibbling on a stuffed mushroom, a pleasant smile on her face. There was no way in hell Jordyn actually believed her? I was dumbfounded. “You can’t be serious,” I said to Jordyn. “She’s lying. She wants control of our company, so she gave us an underhanded contract and basically forced us to sign it.” My blood was starting to boil. We were supposed to be a united front here. But now it felt like Jordyn was shifting sides. “I didn’t force you to do anything,” Laura said flippantly. “And I’d like to point out that it’s not uncommon for company owners to bring in consultants from time to time. Especially when they’re going through a major company shift, like you two are. Like I said, I’m worried you might make decisions that could actually harm your company. You need someone external, an obj

Cassandra’s POV Three days later, and I was packing for my yachting trip with Dillon. Stella and I had a good talk about Laura and the contract, and we both agreed that there were benefits to having Laura act as an objective opinion for us. Neither of us particularly liked how she’d gone about it, but we understood why she had.I still had my reservations, but I was willing to set them aside to do what was best for the company. Stella and I had so much on our plates. We both wanted the expansion to go well, with as few hiccups as possible. Truthfully, it felt a little nice knowing that Laura was willing and ready to help us if need be.I’d settled up everything at work and cleared my schedule for my trip with Dillon. Blaire Montgomery’s final dress design had been approved, and I planned on finishing the dress when I got back. She still hadn’t paid us, but I had my inheritance from Stanley to fall back on. I knew she’d settle up the bill when she was back from her African Safari, so