NovelBookChapter 978: Just then, Millard walked in, carrying a small velvet box. He flipped it open, revealing an elegantly crafted ring. "Tellif you like it." Under normal circumstances, Tracy would have been pleased, but her mind was too preoccupied to fully focus.
Under normal circumstances, such surprises would lift Tracy's spirits. But today, she barely glanced at it, setting the box aside before taking a slow sip of water.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSensing her lack of enthusiasm, Millard tried to reassure her. "We'll figure things out. Don't overthink it." "How am I supposed to not overthink it?" Tracy shot back, her glare sharp. "If I had known what kind of family they were, I never would have let Leah marry into ours! I believed her parents were decent people, and out of consideration for past ties, I worked hard to bring Leah and Bruce together. But look what disaster the Burgess family has brought! And Leah? She's nothing but a walking scandal. She swears she's always loved Bruce, yet she went abroad, got pregnant, got dumped, and now she's back, expecting Bruce to take her in like nothing happened! What does she think he is?" The engagement party fiasco had not only ruined Leah's reputation but had turned Bruce into a laughingstock. Now, with the Burgess family neck-deep in illegal trade scandals, Corey was as good as finished.
Even if Leah managed to distance herself from the fallout, Tracy had already made up her mind-Leah was never setting foot in the Ashton family hagain.
"What's your plan?" Millard asked.
"Divorce! And the sooner, the better!" Tracy snapped. "To the public, they're only engaged, so we'll handle this quietly and put an end to it before anyone starts talking." Millard's brow furrowed slightly. "But if we go through with this, Bruce will be seen as a divorced man..." "That's still better than keeping Leah in this family!" Tracy countered without hesitation.
"Mr. Bruce Ashton." A servant's voice drifted from the doorway.
Tracy turned toward the entrance just as Bruce stepped in from outside. She quickly rose to her feet, her expression tense. “Bruce, I'm glad you're back. We need to talk." His eyes met hers. "You want to convinceto divorce Leah?" Under the weight of his stare, Tracy hesitated.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHer lips pressed together before she cautiously reached for his hand, her fingers curling around his. “Bruce, I know this isn't easy, but you need to think about our family. Are you really willing to put everything we've built at risk for Leah?"
"Mr. Bruce Ashton, your grandfather wants to see you in his study, the servant said again.
Bruce scowled slightly. "Understood." The content is on Ennorstood." .com!
Without a word, he slipped his hand from Tracy's grasp. Mom, you don't have to worry about this."
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