He Lost Me to His Best Friend novel Chapter 207

Gwen started stammering, unable to form a coherent sentence.

"Wh-wh-what did you say? Sylvia and Julian are getting a divorce? Why? Did Julian cheat on her?"

Corinne clutched her chest in shock, staring at Yardley in disbelief.

"Exactly! They were doing perfectly fine. They just had a beautiful baby boy! Why would they divorce?"

"Besides, the Croft family is known for their strict, traditional values. There isn't a single divorce in their entire family history."

Yardley squeezed his eyes shut, the betrayal cutting deeper.

Sylvia was his favorite cousin.

Even though he didn't know the exact details of how she ended up in Julian's bed that night, his initial shock had quickly morphed into relief and triumph.

Marrying Julian was the ultimate jackpot for Sylvia.

Julian was the most honorable, capable, and respectable man in Yardley's inner circle. He was flawless on paper and in reality.

Not to mention the Croft family's staggering influence.

They were an expansive, deeply entrenched Old Money family with generations of politicians and business moguls.

In all of Bay City, there were very few who could rival the Crofts. Even the Flynns, despite their rapid rise to power, viewed the Croft family with deep reverence and caution.

Julian hadn't wanted to marry Sylvia. Yardley had used every ounce of leverage and pressure to force his hand.

Yardley genuinely believed he had secured a flawless future for Sylvia, marrying her off to the best possible man.

That was why he had been so ecstatic when she got pregnant, flying back and forth to Country A just to support her.

He knew that birthing the first great-grandson of the Croft family secured her position for life.

Never in his darkest nightmares did he imagine Sylvia would play such a twisted, sick game with something this monumental.

Remembering Julian's cold words, Yardley realized his entire master plan had been nuked by this one girl.

Furious beyond restraint, Yardley marched over, grabbed Sylvia by her collar, and threw her violently onto the floor in front of her mother and aunt.

"Why don't you explain to your mother and aunt exactly whose child Caleb is?"

"I protected you all these years! I gave you everything! And this is how you repay me?! Dragging me down into this disgusting mess! How could you be so utterly stupid?!"

Yardley clutched his chest, feeling his heart race erratically.

He legitimately felt like he was going to have a heart attack and die on the spot.

This entire situation was an absolute, unmitigated nightmare.

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