Chapter 98
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.
Back then, when I handed all my money over to Rowen, he promised me that the company shares would be under my name. And now he had given everything to Rosalie–and still had the nerve to tell me to be generous?\
“Rowen, did you forget you signed a guarantee letter for me? What you’ve done is illegal.” I narrowed my eyes and said coldly, “Thank you for the reminder. I’m demanding right now that you transfer the shares back to me. Otherwise…”
I shot him a cold glance and continued, “Otherwise, prepare to receive a summons from the court.”
As soon as I finished speaking, Rowen clearly started to panic. He never expected that I had kept evidence–a backup plan.
“N–No, Alicia…“)
Rosalie hadn’t expected this either. She looked at Rowen, completely at a loss.
Under her gaze, Rowen swallowed hard.
“Alicia, you have to understand, Rosalie was your maid for so long. Just… consider the shares her salary.”
He lowered his head in discomfort right after saying it.
I couldn’t help but laugh out loud, amusement flashing in my eyes as I looked at him.
So even he knew how ridiculous that excuse sounded.§
“Rowen, I’m not an unreasonable person. How about we make a trade?”
I glanced at Jalen, and he instantly started contacting someone on his phone.
“You divorce me, and I’ll pretend that the share agreement never existed.“}]
Rosalie’s eyes lit up instantly. She hurriedly nudged Rowen.§
“Really? Are you serious?“}
But Rowen only stared at me with suspicion.
His hesitation, however, looked very different from Rosalie’s point of view–to her, it meant he didn’t want to divorce me.§ “Rowen! Have you actually fallen for Alicia?!“}
“Just say yes! What are you hesitating for?!“}
Rosalie kept pushing him, growing more agitated by the second.
Just then, Jalen’s assistant arrived with the divorce agreement.
I placed the papers in front of Rowen. “Sign it.“}
But he still didn’t dare put pen to paper.
Suddenly, my phone rang.
I picked it up–the voice on the other end was filled with urgency.
*Alicia! You need to come quickly! Someone is trying to take your mother away!“>
It was Charmaine, the person I had asked to look after my mother while I was away.§ Her words made my heart stop. I completely forgot what I was in the middle of doing. After all, nothing mattered more than my mother.”
i threw off the covers and tried to get out of bed.”
But Rowen moved fast–he dropped the pen and, along with Rosalie, blocked the door. ‘Alicia, your mother is being taken care of elsewhere. You’d better not go.“”
That only made me more anxious.
The way they were acting told me they clearly knew what was happening.§
I glared at Rowen with hatred.
Confused by my panic, Jalen immediately asked what was going on.”
I suddenly broke into tears.
*Jalen, something happened to my mom… Can you take me to her?”
I knew I couldn’t get past Rowen and Rosalie on my own, so I looked at Jalen for help.!!
Seeing the pain on my face, Jalen didn’t hesitate. He immediately called someone in and had Rowen and Rosalie pushed aside. Under Jalen’s protection, we finally escaped.
We rushed to the hospital where my mother had been staying.”
From a distance, I could already hear Charmaine shouting at the entrance.!!
*Someone help! They’re trying to send a perfectly normal person to a mental hospital! How is that even legal?!”
“Where’s the doctor?! The nurses?! Are you just going to stand there and do nothing?!*%
Charmaine was holding her ground at the door, desperately trying to draw the attention of passersby, doing everything she could to stall for time.
Her voice reached me even before we arrived.
12:26 PM
My legs nearly gave out, but I forced myself to run.
Her words stunned me.§
They were trying to send my mother to a psychiatric facility?}
I ran toward the commotion–only to come face to face with the last person I ever expected to see.}
12:27 PM
