Brittany nestled into his embrace, a frown marring her pretty face. "I''m not really feeling the vibe of this ce. Last time at Saskia''s wedding, she mentioned you''ve got quite the reputation for attracting trouble. Don''t you think you owe me an exnation?"
Isaac chuckled softly, the sound warm andforting. "Do you really not know whether I''ve been a bad boy?"
She knew him well; bringing this up was just her way of lightening the mood.
"And what if I didn''t?" Brittany teased.
Isaac''s hand cupped her face, his thumb pressing against her lips with gentle insistence. "Seems to me, Mrs. Salter, you''re the one who should be exining, not me."
Brittany sensed he was digging up the past and immediately wrapped her arms around his neck. "Let''s not go there."
He leaned in, and they shared a sticky, intimate kiss.
They were about to leave when the sound of brisk footsteps approached.
"Madam, Mr. Lte has transferred all his assets. The divorce papers have been sent several times. Are you really not nning to sign them?" thewyer asked.
Le''s face went pale. "It took me forever to marry him, and now he thinks he can just throw me away? In his dreams! Get in touch with my family''swyers. Apply some pressure. If he wants a divorce, he''s going to have to give me half of everything."
Brittany sucked in a breath. She knew Yuri had been talking divorce, but Le had been stubbornly refusing. But she hadn''t paid much attention to it until now.
Little did she know, Yuri had already prepared the divorce papers and had issued several ultimatums, only to be met with Le''s refusals.
Whatever the confidant said next, Le let out a coldugh. "He dreams of beingid to rest next to Juliana? Over my dead body. Arrange for someone to switch out the ashes!"
Juliana hadn''t been able to be with Yuri in life; Le was determined to keep them apart in death as well.
Brittany stood rooted to the spot, her eyes chilling over with anger.N?velDrama.Org owns this.
After a few more curses aimed at Juliana, Le hung up the phone and left.
Isaac, noticing the change in Brittany''s demeanor, wrapped an arm around her. "Don''t worry about your mother''s ashes. I''ll have someone keep an eye on them."
Brittany clenched her fists. "Do you think my mother marrying Robert had anything to do with Le?"
Isaac wasn''t sure. "I''ll have someone look into it."
Brittanyposed herself and returned to the dining room with Isaac.
When dinner finally started, Yuri remembered the business at hand and turned to Le. "I''ve given you the papers. If you refuse to sign them, I''ll have no choice but to take legal action." The sound of a spoon ttering against the table punctuated the tense silence. Le''s face turned ghostly white.
Gabriel, confused, asked, "What papers?"
"The divorce papers."
Gabriel choked on his words.
Le''s eyes brimmed with tears. "I won''t agree to a divorce."
"Then we''ll have to let thew decide," Yuri said, his mind made up.
"I won''t sign. Our marriage is fine; the courts won''t grant a divorce," Le said with a forced smile.
Yuri looked at her andughed coldly. "Our marriage is fine? You must think I''m blind to what''s been going on all these years."
Le''s blood ran cold as she realized what he was implying.
Yuri, considering the presence of their children, withheld furtherment. "You have three days. If you don''t sign, I''ll make everything public."
Le stood up abruptly, sobbing, and rushed upstairs.
Brittany watched her go, piecing together the meaning behind Yuri''s crypticments. Over the years, trapped in a marriage of appearances, Le had been unable to restrain herself and had taken many lovers.
Yuri was well aware of this and had gathered enough evidence to prove it.
Gabriel, overhearing the mention of divorce, grew worried. If the divorce went through, Saskia''s ties to the Lte family would be severed.
What would be of their business coboration?
Lost in thoughts of profit and gain, Gabriel failed to notice Saskia''s hand balling into a tight fist.