Her Divorce, His Downfall (Sophia and Damian) novel Chapter 139

Chapter 139

Jeffrey and Arthur’s faces paled instantly.

Sophia’s mind went blank, with a loud buzzing in her ears.

A shockwave hit her heart, leaving her in a daze for a long time.

No way!

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She refused to believe it.

Her mother, Elaine, was a gentle and refined lady.

After marrying Michael, she’d lived a proper life, giving birth to children and managing household affairs, never once stepping out of line.

Now, Michael was trying to smear her mother’s name out of thin air, slandering a dead woman.

There was no way she’d let that happen,

Sophia frowned tightly, her hands balled into fists so hard that her knuckles turned white. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. “What right do you have…”

“Mr. Anderson, you can’t just shoot your mouth off,” Julian Jufckly interrupted her, afraid that her outburst might expos2:08

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her identity.

Staring coldly at Michael, he demanded in a frigid tone, “You just accused her of having an affair. What’s your basis? Do you have any evidence?”

“Evidence?” Michael let out a soft, self–deprecating laugh.

“I’ve kept it under wraps all these years for Elaine’s sake. If you hadn’t cornered me today, this would’ve been buried forever.”

Now, he didn’t give a damn about his reputation anymore.

He threw caution to the wind. After enduring the humiliation of being cuckolded for so many years, he’d reached his limit.

Taking a deep breath and clenching his fists, as if making up his mind, Michael began to tell his story.

“Before Elaine married me, she had a relationship with her non–blood–related brother, Felix Moore. But her father strongly opposed it, so they had to break up.

“Later, she was sent by her family to study in New York, where we met. I fell head over heels for her and pursued her passionately. Eventually, she couldn’t resist my persistence and promised to marry me after graduation.

Our marriage was incredibly happy at first. She wasntle unds

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loving, and she gave birth to Sophia. I thought we’d live happily ever after, but then I learned something.”

His Adam’s apple bobbed, and his voice grew lower.

“Felix actually followed her to New York and stayed nearby. All this was until the night of my father’s birthday party.”

“That night, all the big names in New York were there, including some from the Hall family. Elaine got drunk, and she…”

Gritting his teeth as if in agony, he finally spat out.

“She was alone in a room with that bodyguard from the Hall family, and they were half–dressed. My elder brother, Rhea, and the others witnessed it.”

“It was so embarrassing that we had to hush it up to protect the Anderson family’s reputation. It’s been a family secret ever since.”

“Uncle Felix?” Sophia murmured.

She’d visited her grandfather Simon at the Moore family with Elaine before, but she’d never heard anyone mention Felix, nor had she ever seen him.

As if sensing her confusion, Jeffrey frowned and explained in a geep voice.

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“Uncle Felix was an orphan adopted by the family. He wasn’t related to Aunt Elaine by blood.

“After Grandpa firmly opposed their relationship, he left home and never came back. By the time the Moore family got news of him again, he was already dead.”

At the mention of the young and deceased Felix, Arthur’s face darkened, a flash of pain in his eyes.

They’d been so in love, but because they were nominally siblings and Simon was worried about the family’s reputation, he’d flat–out refused to let them be together.

At the memory, a sigh escaped Arthur before he spoke, the words laced with lingering pain.

“To make Aunt Elaine give up, Grandpa even forced Uncle Felix into an arranged marriage. Uncle Felix refused and left home. After that, there was no news of him. And Aunt Elaine was sent to study in New York, miles away. They just missed each other.”

“Missed each other?” Michael scoffed, glaring at Arthur with hatred in his eyes.

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