Playing Mrs. Beckett의 모든 챕터: 챕터 51 - 챕터 60

“Excellent. Then let us begin with the week following Mrs. Beckett’s divorce petition.” He placed a printed schedule before Gregory. “Mr. Abbott, is this your work calendar?”“Yes.”“You prepared it yourself?”“I did.”“And the meetings listed here?”“I arranged all of them.”Lawrence nodded. “Please read the names of the companies highlighted in yellow.”Gregory adjusted his glasses. “Hartford Apparel. Ford Forwarding. Harlow Textile. Hudson Cotton. Sterling Manufacturing.”“Were these companies chosen at random?”Gregory swallowed. His gaze almost drifted to Adrian, but he met Sophie’s first and once again his resolve strengthened. For Cynthia, he told himself. “No.”“What did they have in common?”Gregory inhaled. “They all had ongoing or prospective business with Meadow Lane.”A murmur spread across the courtroom.Lawrence continued. “Who instructed you to arrange those meetings?”“Mr. Beckett.”“Did he explain the purpose of those meetings to you?”“No.”“But he specifically requ

Sophie stood, and the eyes were immediately on her. Adrian looked at her, the way she walked so decisively to the witness stand. In fact, she hadn’t given much reaction at all.Not even during Julia Hall’s pregnancy revelation.Adrian watched her back, then the elegant way Sophie sat. He had always admired those graceful movements. They were what first drew his attention at Stanford. Back then, he thought she would make the perfect partner for the empire he wanted to build. And he would be right—of course she would. She was a Langham, after all.But now, that graceful woman was about to slip out of his grasp.“Please state your name and occupation,” Lawrence's voice brought Adrian back, and his eyes were once again fixed on Sophie. She sat t

First of all, I want to thank everyone who have read up to this point!I'm terribly sorry for disappearing for a few days. I was dealing with emergency family matter. I admit that I didn't really have a system in place to write for this platform, so I don't have enough reserve chapters to be able to consistently update.This is also my very first venture to the world of online novels. A lot of things I still have to learn, and this book seemed like a good idea when I first started coming up with it. Who knew that after reading more, I begin to realize how slow the openings are, etc.Sophie is finally getting a divorce, and she is finally free from Adrian. This marks the end of arc 1, and next, Sophie will face another challenges. She might embrace her true identity. She might find new romance. She might even encounter troubles from a past that refused to let go. Whatever it is, Sophie's story is not over yet. Please follow her story to see how she will grow from here, and hopefully sh

Sophie woke up to a white ceiling and the scent of antiseptic. When her blurred vision cleared, she found herself in a hospital room. She glanced to the side to see a figure sleeping on the sofa—she later recognized it to be Edmund.In a daze, she tried to recall what happened. She was at the courthouse. Her divorce petition was approved. She was on her way to sign some additional documents. She took the stairs, and she met Adrian. Suddenly a hand tugged her and she came tumbling down.Then she stood up in a jolt. Her hands felt around her stomach.“My baby…” Her hand searched her abdomen. “Ed? Where’s my baby?”Her weak voice was enough to wake Edmund up. When he saw the state Sophie was in—weak, pale, her eyes glazed as her hand rested on her belly, he could only hold back a choke and pulled her in an embrace.“I’m sorry…” he said, his voice barely above a whisper.“What are you sorry for, Ed?” Sophie asked, her voice still sounded like she was not completely there. “I’m asking yo

Edmund had expected to spend the entire evening planning Adrian Beckett’s downfall. He had prepared everything: Beckett Holdings’ recent contracts, their investors, the executives who had grown doubtful after Calden Finance pulled out, even a list of companies the Langhams could pressure without exposing their involvement. All he needed to do was choose where to strike first.But after refreshing the news page for what must have been the tenth time, Edmund leaned back against the hospital sofa and laughed.Oliver, who had been sitting by the window while pretending not to watch Sophie sleep, glanced his way. “What?”“I don’t even have to do anything.”Oliver raised his brows. “That doesn’t sound like you. A few hours ago, you were ready to turn Beckett Holdings into a cautionary tale.”“I still am.” Edmund showed him the tablet. “But apparently everyone else has the same idea.”The divorce proceedings had dominated the news for the entire afternoon. Sophie’s testimony had been quoted