After Divorce She Becomes the Billionaire Heiress (Sylvia and Cyril) novel Chapter 15

Chapter 15 Relic from Mom

Cyril hadn’t intended to meet Sylvia initially but still decided to go, needing answers regarding Caroline. No matter what, he had to understand exactly what was happening.

Upon seeing Sylvia, he froze in surprise. She now seemed a wholly different person from the wife he knew. At home, Sylvia used to dress plainly with minimal make–up, fresh faced as she went about her day. Aside from the adoring light in her eyes towards him, she seldom behaved improperly.

Now though, divorced and on her own, everything about her exuded striking vibrance as if she had bloomed into a dazzling rose.

“You’re here. Hand me that bracelet I gifted you before.” Sylvia glanced at her watch with no interest in wasting time. She was only passing through the area on errands before needing to return to the company where she had officially started working, albeit in an extremely junior role as her brother’s assistant to learn business operations from scratch.

Hearing Sylvia’s blunt request, Cyril’s brows furrowed slightly. He had assumed they would at least exchange pleasantries but she cut right to the chase.

“You think those gifts actually meant something to me? Just got used to wearing them.” Cyril stated dismissively, roughly sliding off the bracelet to fling it onto the table where it clattered to a stop before Sylvia.

Eyeing it silently for a moment, Sylvia raised her head to face Cyril. “You’re right. Just a matter of habit and convenience, like how you grew accustomed to everything I did for you without a second thought. And conveniently forgot this was my mother’s memento when I gifted it to you.”

Carefully placing the bracelet back into its box, joy had filled Sylvia originally when she gifted it newly restored to Cyril, hopeful for their future then. But time proved certain hopes remained unfulfilled no matter one’s longing.

Worthless to Cyril perhaps but to Sylvia, it was priceless.

Cyril froze as hazy memories surfaced of Sylvia highlighting this bracelet’s origins when she first presented it to him. While financially worthless, its emotional value to her was

inestimable as her sole maternal inheritance.

But as days faded into years, such details held little meaning and the bracelet became just another ornament Cyril wore absently out of habit.

“Habits truly are frightening things.” Sylvia shook her head, a mirthless smile touching her

“After the divorce, I said I’ll refrain from acting against Caroline and you can choose to believe that or not. But fair warning, she has offended far too many over the years. Let’s see If you can actually shield her from them all.”

connections. If her family desired Caroline’s utter ruin, they had ample means to ensure it. Cyril included.