Divorced CEO's Forgotten Wife Strikes Back (Riley and Bryce) novel Chapter 241

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“What?” Amanda gasped. “But your company is doing perfectly fine! How could it just go bankrupt?”

“Exactly!” Claire chimed in naively. “Your company is publicly listed. Even if cash flow is tight for a bit, it’s nothing to worry about. Just make a few arrangements with the people at the bank, and they’ll give you a loan.”

Listening to Claire’s idiotic suggestion, Bryce found he didn’t even have the energy for a bitter smile.

What on earth had he been thinking, letting Claire take over Riley’s job?

Not only was she incapable of handling the most basic tasks, but she had also managed to mess up one project after another, projects that had been well underway!

“Claire, don’t ever let me hear such ridiculous nonsense again!” Bryce snapped. “If you had even a shred of intelligence, I

wouldn’t be this exhausting!”

“Mom, do you hear him?” Claire whined, turning to their mother, clearly offended.

Amanda frowned. “Bryce, how can you talk to Claire te that 52 And besides, even if you like Bella. vou need to face reality. Her

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reputation is a mess. Everyone back in our hometown knows she watched someone die without helping and got fired by Cloud Airlines. If I brought her back to the town, the local gossips would eat us alive!”

Amanda used to praise Bella nonstop. But now, all Bryce could see was scorn on her face.

Staring at the disdain on Amanda’s face, an image flashed in Bryce’s mind. It was the exact same expression she used to have when she talked about Riley.

It was the same look of utter scorn.

“Here, look at the women I picked out for you. They’re all wonderful! If you marry one of them, I can finally hold my head high when we go back to the town!” Amanda said enthusiastically, pushing the stack of profiles toward Bryce.

“Mom, just throw them all out. I’m not in the mood!” Bryce said, his patience wearing thin.

“Just take a look. Maybe meeting someone new will cheer you up,” Amanda insisted, trying to shove the papers into his arms against his will.

“ENOUGH!” Bryce exploded, sending the documents flying from his mother’s grasp. “Is your reputation all you care 275 about? It’s always been about saving face! That’s why you

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forced me to divorce Riley–because you couldn’t bear the

scandal!”

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“Why are you bringing Riley up again? What was so wrong with me telling you to divorce her!” Amanda retorted, annoyed. “She’s an orphan with nothing to her name! She was an embarrassment!”

“An embarrassment?” Bryce’s voice was laced with bitterness. “Her parents were heroes who died for this country, how is that an embarrassment? And when I had nothing, she was the one who stood by me, who helped me build my business. If you thought she was such an embarrassment, why didn’t you say so when we got married?”

Amanda faltered. “Well… That’s because…”

“Because she didn’t ask for anything!” Bryce snapped. “Because back then, our family was dirt–poor and had nothing, so you were thrilled to get me a wife for free!”

A flicker of guilt crossed Amanda’s face.

“How can you say that!” Claire interjected. “Mom just wanted to get you a more capable wife. What’s wrong with that!”

“Capable? Are you saying Riley wasn’t capable? She graduated from the National Defense University, had the top SAT score in 375 Washington, and is an expert in drone technology! If she really

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wasn’t capable, why would my company fall into such a mess the moment she resigned?”

He had tried to deceive himself for so long, wanting to believe he had succeeded on his own.

But now, with the whole truth laid bare before him, after replaying the past few years in his mind on the drive home, he was struck by the staggering realization of just how much Riley had done for him.

And what had he ever done for her?

He had even stood her up to be with Bella on the day she went to collect her parents‘ ashes.

The memory sent a cold sweat prickling across his skin.

“If I hadn’t divorced Riley back then, everything would be fine right now!” he murmured, his voice filled with despair. He wouldn’t be trapped in this nightmare.

“Are you blaming Mom and me?” Claire challenged. “You divorced Riley because you got together with Bella. Besides, if you were really so devoted to Riley, why did you hide the marriage in the first place? You could have told everyone you were married!”

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