All Chapters of You Had This Divorce Coming: Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

Elaine startled at the sound of his voice and turned her head.Lincoln stood in the doorway, dressed in a black casual jacket and matching pants.He stood 5'9" and kept himself in excellent shape, with a lean, well-balanced build. Among men his age, he was considered especially distinguished. Gideon had inherited nearly 70% of his features. Standing side by side, the resemblance between father and son was unmistakable.For the past several years, after handing the group's main operations in Polareus over to Gideon, Lincoln had based himself primarily in Norvinton, where he managed the group's peripheral assets and real estate holdings.Although he had entered semi-retirement, his authority within the Prescott family remained immense. A substantial portion of the family's wealth was still under his direct control and had yet to be passed down.Elaine had always both respected and feared him. He was a perfectionist with standards higher than most people's in nearly every regard, and

In another room at the same hospital, Rayne and Wendy sat huddled together, utterly miserable."Mom, what do we do now? How did Lucille become so well connected? She got evidence of what we did practically overnight. And now Elaine and Gideon are both furious with us." Rayne let out a long, miserable sigh. "We tried to strike back, and we only made things worse. Now we have to pay her on top of everything else!"Wendy shot her a sidelong glance. "There's nothing we can do. The situation is what it is. Either we pay, or Lucille turns us over to the police. This is your fault for getting too close to your cousin in the first place.""Mom, how is this my fault? Everything started because of Lucille! But..." Rayne's brow furrowed. "Something about this doesn't make sense. How did she suddenly become this powerful? There has to be someone backing her, Mom. We need to find out who."Wendy pressed two fingers to her temple. "That young man who's always with her, Sven. Someone with his abi

Gideon and Daphne both went still.Daphne reached for Lucille's hand. "The reason I never spoke up before was that I thought it was better for the two of you to resolve your own problems yourselves."Lucille, I know you've been through a great deal. My father himself admitted that my mother's conduct during your pregnancy and your daughter's birth fell far below what should be expected of a proper family."I came today to apologize, and also to discuss throwing Lily a three-month-old party. My father wants to hold it as a proper public celebration to make up for everything that was missed. The only condition is that you let go of the past, stop pushing this any further, and move forward with Gideon from here."Daphne's tone was nothing like the one Lucille had learned to brace herself against. There was no trace of superiority. She was speaking to Lucille as one equal spoke to another.In the five years Lucille had been a member of the Prescott family, this was the first time anyo

The crack silenced the entire booth.Daphne jerked her hand back and stared at the five red welts blooming across Lucille's face. Her mouth fell open."I... I hit the wrong person. I was trying to hit him."Gwen moved. She stepped in front of Lucille and slapped Daphne across the face without hesitation. "Sorry. I hit the wrong person too. I was aiming for the air."The room went taut.Daphne had spent her entire adult life as the eldest Prescott heiress and a director of the Prescott Group. People deferred to her wherever she went. She had never been struck in public.Blood gathered at the corner of her mouth. Her expression turned cold and vicious as she lunged at Gwen.Gideon caught her wrist. "Daphne, stop. If you keep this going, how does it end? Is this what you came here to do? Are you deliberately making everything worse?"His gaze swept across the room, taking in the overturned control panel, the fresh slap marks, and the blood.The pounding behind his eyes intensifie

The word landed like a jolt.Lucille hated Gideon. She had every reason to. But she had never wanted him dead. Watching him collapse in front of her had frightened her far more than she was willing to admit.She looked at him lying on the bed, then turned to Gwen and pulled her aside. "Gwen, given everything that's happened, should I leave, or should I wait until he wakes up?"At heart, Gwen was just as soft-hearted as Lucille. Wishing someone dead was not in either of their natures.She rested a hand on Lucille's shoulder. "Lucy, the situation is what it is. Set your grievances aside for now and stay until he wakes up."A thought crossed Gwen's mind, and she leaned in again. "Besides, you'll have time to see whether Mark's story holds up. For all we know, they made the whole insomnia thing up to manipulate you into staying."As such, Lucille stayed, and Gwen left.She remained in the hospital room through the afternoon and into the evening.Silence settled around her, broken o