After Divorce She Becomes the Billionaire Heiress (Sylvia and Cyril) novel Chapter 97

Chapter 97 Bad Luck 

Duncan was feeling a touch of annoyance. What did this mean? Was Sylvia still taking Cyril’s side? Hadn’t go of Cyril crossed the line? Of course. Duncan knew it–even though they were divorced, Sylvia hadn’t let Cyril, and she wasn’t ready to admit it.

As for Cyril, he was nearly at his limit for keeping a composed face. Although he was well aware that they were divorced and there was no relationship left, he couldn’t help feeling uncomfortable seeing Sylvia defend Duncan. Why was she protecting him?

“There are so many eyes on us, let’s just finish our meal and leave. I’ve got work this afternoon,” Sylvia said, her patience diminishing. She only had the lunch slot to spare and refused to waste it on Cyril.

After hearing this, Duncan huffed and nodded, following Sylvia back to their table. The brief confrontation had made it all too clear that it was a deliberate dig at Cyril, an unnecessary flaunting of their closeness in the face of Sylvia’s ex–husband.

Back at their table, Duncan casually draped his arm over Sylvia’s shoulder. She felt like saying something about it, but seeing his smug look, she held back. After all, today was about finding Cyril and unsettling him; if she made Duncan drop his arm now, he might just kick up a fuss.

Though Cyril didn’t speak up, his darkened expression and the chill in the air around him were clear indicators of his foul mood to those at the table.

“I don’t quite get it. Sylvia is attractive and has done some impressive work lately. For someone who parachuted into a VP role and secured so many partnerships, she must be quite capable. Why did you think of divorcing her?” Louis turned the conversation to Cyril.

“And why didn’t you partner up with her then?” Cyril lobbed the question back at Louis, who now felt quite uncomfortable. He had initially thought Sylvia was just a pretty face and wasn’t pleased with the idea of working with someone he perceived as a vase.

If he had known her true capabilities back then, he would have definitely acted differently. After all, in business, if partnering up could earn a profit, who you work with doesn’t particularly matter, and working with Sylvia might even mean a bigger slice of the profit pie.

“It’s not like that; I just mean, Sylvia seems like a decent person. Don’t you regret divorcing her? If you two could get back together, it’d be good, right? A merger of two powerful companies would put you both at the top,” Louis suggested, not fully aware of the dynamics within their previous marriage. In his mind, a reunion between two powerhouses was a winning scenario.

“To put it bluntly, running into us here probably made them feel unlucky, but trying to make amends with her now, isn’t that a bit late? If you wanted to make amends, you could’ve done so earlier, yet you didn’t. It’s really too late now. And she’s the VP of the Ivan family’s business, which pays generously. Her salary is hardly modest,” Louis commented, not really wanting to undermine Cyril but feeling compelled to point out the folly of his friend’s ways.