Everything was a deal until divorce novel Chapter 178

Chapter 178 A Secret to Bring Her Down

Zora scoffed on the other end of the line.

To her, Kaia was now little more than a useless pawn.

“So what? Can you help me bring her down? No, you can’t! Right now, Darcy is the talk of the town. S the center of attention everywhere she goes. Next to her, I look duller by the day. The company’s fut getting harder and harder!” she snapped.

Desperate to prove her loyalty, Kaia was flustered by Zora’s sudden vitriol. She blurted out the first th that came to mind, “I know a secret! It might help you bring her down!”

Zora perked up. “Oh? What secret?”

“Darcy’s always craved a father’s love. Her father abandoned her and her mother when she was very yo She’s hated him her whole life. If-”

Zora’s eyes lit up. “If her father suddenly reappeared, it would definitely rattle her. She won’t get a moment’s peace!”

“Yes! Exactly!”

Zora’s tone turned approving. “Not bad. You’re still somewhat useful.”

Her voice softened a touch. “I’ll forward your photo to Hugo’s mother. But don’t blame me for speaking frankly. The gap between you and Hugo is too wide. It was never a possibility.”

A bitter ache filled Kaia’s chest. Her hand drifted to her slightly rounded stomach.

Of course I know.

Hugo and I… it’s impossible now.

After hanging up, Kaia walked toward the hospital entrance in a daze. She accidentally bumped into Dar and her mother.

For a moment, Kaia looked guilty, but hatred quickly overshadowed it.

She shot them a venomous glare and walked past without a word.

“Sigh. Kaia’s so disappointing. The old saying is true. Give them an inch, they’ll take a mile, lone said, shaking her head sadly.

She had poured just as much love into Kaia as into her own daughter, only to end up enemies.

She hadn’t said much to Darcy about it during the day, but late at night, she often held old family photos.

and cried.

A part of her had clung to the hope that Kaia was just young,

would eventually understand.

But today, the hatred in Kaia’s eyes crushed that last little bit of hope she had.

Chapter 178 A Secret to Bring Her Down

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From now on, strangers it is.

“Darcy, what’re you thinking about?” Ione asked, noticing her daughter’s distant gaze.

Darcy snapped out of her reverie. “Nothing, Mom. Let’s not dwell on the past. How about a walk throu that little grove?”

As they walked, Darcy couldn’t shake a strange feeling.

When Kaia turned away, her hand had instinctively gone to her stomach. There was a slight, unusual roundness there.

Kaia was notoriously obsessed with her figure. She lived on salads and steamed vegetables. She wouldn herself develop a paunch.

Unless… unless she’s pregnant.

Darcy frowned, a cold chill sinking into her chest. No way… could that really be?

Following Kaia’s tip, Zora hired a private investigator to look into Darcy’s father.

The results came back quickly. When Zora read the report, she couldn’t help but laugh.

Small world, huh?

The man I’ve been looking for was right under my nose all along.

Is this some kind of twisted fate between Darcy and me?

She drove home. Her mother, Susan, had just returned from the company.

For years, Susan had managed the Moss family’s assets. Though John helped, he was, after all, an outsider and the Moss family never fully trusted him.

“I’m parched,” Susan declared as she walked in, her face sour.

Zora took a glass of water from a servant and handed it to her mother with a smile. “Here, Mom.

“Ah, it’s good to have a daughter. You can’t rely on men for anything.”

Sensing something was off, Zora sat down. “What happened?”

Susan snorted, “What else? John! Busy with who knows what lately, here and there like a ghost. I went to the office to find him, and he was nowhere to be seen.”

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