Chapter 197: The root of their downfall

“Remember when I told you I had left home to attend my sister’s wedding? What can I say? My sister married well. My brother-in-law says he can make you kneel. What do you think, ready to kneel yet?” Chloe said with a sweet smile. She looked filled with glee that Richard had to hold back from staring at her. He quite liked her confident. Her assertion that her brother-in-law was willing to sabotage the company if necessary struck a nerve, planting seeds of doubt in Charles’s mind. With a heavy heart and a growing sense of apprehension, Charles relented, signing the divorce papers under the urging of his lawyer. As he rose from his seat and made his exit, Chloe's triumphant smile lingered in his mind, leaving him to grapple with the unsettling realization that he had underestimated her resolve and cunning. As the door closed behind him, the weight of his decision settled upon Charles’s shoulders, the echoes of his choices reverberating through the empty conference room. Charles step