Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1050

Shelly was shaking all over. It wasn’t just fear, but the kind of shock that made her feel like her whole world had just been ripped apart.

“Jamie… Jamie’s death… Tyler too…”

How could this be real? How could everything fall apart like this?

Ever since she married into the Nelson family, Shelly had done everything she could to secure her spot as the lady of the house, always putting on the perfect stepmother act. Even if she couldn’t stand Tyler deep down, she still treated him with nothing but kindness. When James was little, she’d actually treated Tyler even better than her own son. Anything good, she’d always give to Tyler and Jamie first. She thought if she just worked hard enough, Tyler would eventually repay her by helping Jamie.

But in the end, he was just a snake, impossible to tame. So ruthless, so cold.

As James reached for the door to leave, Shelly snapped out of it. She rushed over and grabbed his wrist.

“James! Don’t go!”

Her eyes were red, her voice desperate. “I was wrong… I swear, I had no idea it was like this… If I’d known Jamie’s death had anything to do with him, do you really think I would’ve taken his side?”

She clung to him like she was drowning, her words tumbling out. “But you can’t just act on impulse. Tyler lost his shares, now yours are gone too. What’s going to happen to Nelson Corporation? Didn’t you promise Jamie you’d protect it for him?”

James looked down at her hand wrapped around his arm. It was a hand that had never done a day of hard work, always perfectly manicured. Yet this same hand had pushed him away so many times before.

He didn’t show any emotion as he lifted his other hand and slowly peeled her fingers off, one by one.

“That’s my problem,” he said. He straightened his sleeve, sounding like he was speaking to a stranger. “You should worry about yourself, Mother. Don’t ask questions you shouldn’t, don’t get involved in things that aren’t your business. Otherwise, you might get burned and lose whatever dignity you have left.”

He didn’t look back. He pulled the door open and walked out, heading straight for the assistant’s office to start handling the transition.

Shelly was left alone in the empty office. She just stood there, frozen, as a cold chill crept up her spine.

“Wiona.”

The woman waiting outside pushed open the door and bowed her head respectfully. “Madam.”

Shelly turned, her face twisted with a cold, dangerous look.

“Just as I thought. All the Nelson men are heartless. Emmy… she’s just another version of me.”

Her eyes narrowed and her voice dropped to a whisper. “If he won’t let me go after Emmy, then have that woman get in touch with James. It won’t be long before that little tramp learns that in this world of the rich and powerful, she’s not even as important as I am.”

Wiona nodded. “Yes, Madam. I’ll take care of it right away.”