This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr

It took some time for Zane to collect himself before letting out a wry chuckle. “I see. Interfering with

political affairs in other cities is generally a taboo among government officials. Not even her father dared

to do that, but she did it nonetheless. Her father must be utterly vexed when he knew his daughter

dragged him into such a huge hole filled with crap.” His comical description elicited from Sonia a laugh,

which made Zane stare at her. “Were you the one who reported it?”

Sonia shook her head. “Nope. One of my employees with a prestigious background did that.”

“An employee with a prestigious background?” A look of amazement fleeted across Zane’s gaze. “You

sure got lucky there.”

Sonia chuckled nonchalantly. “Yeah. I do have luck on my side.” Even though she encountered many

problems ever since taking over Paradigm Co., she managed to maneuver herself out of situations with

the help of the people around her. Charles, Rebecca, Zane, and Z-H were all dear to her because of that.

She found herself fortunate to have met them.

“With the Stryders down, Melody will definitely hold a grudge against Tina. I bet Tina will be having a

hard time from now on. After all, Melody is one hell of a madwoman,” Zane commented smilingly without

even disguising the gloating look on his face.

A smile tugged on Sonia’s lips as she remained silent. Tina, having a hard time? I don’t think so. With

Toby at her side, she will be well protected.

By that point, the doctor already finished bandaging Sonia up. He even gave her two crutches. Thus, she

turned down Zane’s offer to support her, opting to get out of the hospital alone on the crutches. When

she reached the parking lot, she saw a familiar face. It was none other than Julia, who was talking to the

driver.

Julia stopped talking the moment she noticed someone watching her. When she turned around with a

thermos in her hand, the elegant smile on her face faded away into a look of indifference. Her eyes were

full of disdain as soon as she saw Sonia.

Already used to being on the receiving end of such looks, Sonia didn’t lose her temper. Instead, she

continued heading toward her car while supporting herself using the crutches. When she brushed past

Julia, she caught a glimpse of the necklace that the latter was wearing around her neck.

The vintage necklace had lost its luster, which indicated that it was probably an antique from many years

ago. It was surprising that the matriarch of the Grays would wear such an unfashionable necklace.

However, what caught Sonia’s attention was the familiarity of the necklace. She had seen it somewhere,

but she couldn’t recall the circumstances under which she saw it.

Without giving it much thought, Sonia got into the car. It was Zane who greeted Julia after that, whom

Julia smiled at before asking, “Do you share a good relationship with her?”

Zane knew whom Julia was referring to, so he glanced at Sonia’s car. “She’s alright. You seem to have

something to tell me by asking that question.”

“Pardon me for being direct, but you should stay away from her, Mr. Coleman. She’s an evil woman who

would only bring about misfortune to the people around her.” Julia could hardly hide her disdain as she

spoke.

A smile tugged on Zane’s lips. “An evil woman? I don’t think that’s the case. What led you to that

conclusion?”

“Isn’t the incident with Tina self-explanatory?” Julia frowned.

Zane spread his hands. “But from what I gathered, Sonia played no part in that. Even if she did, Tina was

the one who dealt the first blow, so Sonia merely did that in retaliation to Tina’s actions. I suppose Tina is

the more evil of the two.”

“You—” Julia was so angered that her face darkened instantaneously. Then, she snorted and said, “I’m

only offering you advice because you’re Toby’s friend. It’s fine if you’re not taking it. I pray that you won’t

regret it in the future.”

With a smile on his face, Zane retorted, “It won’t matter if I regret this. Most importantly, I know Toby will.”

All of a sudden, he bent down to whisper into Julia’s ear, “Although Toby is blind to your daughter’s true

nature, I am not. Besides, Toby won’t be blind forever, so he will eventually find out about it. What will

she do when the time comes?”

Julia fell silent while staring at Zane in terror. From her point of view, he looked like the embodiment of

the devil itself with that smile plastered on his face. Her lips quivered as if she had something to say, but

she ended up keeping it to herself. After tightening her grip on the thermos, she left with a pale face.

Zane touched his chin as he watched Julia flee the scene. Although the smile on his face broadened, his

gaze was as chilly as ever. Since Julia was Toby’s future mother-in-law, Zane figured he should have

been more courteous to her for Toby’s sake.

However, the Grays hadn’t been too nice. Even though the Grays were based in Seafield, they bypassed

the Colemans and reached out to the Stryders in Norfolk. It was a humiliation to the Colemans, so he

saw no reason to be nice to any of the Grays.

“What did you tell her to scare her to the point of fleeing?” Sonia inquired curiously when Zane got back

into the car.