My CEO HUSBAND sign the divorce novel Chapter 185

Chapter 185: Attacked

‎Third Person POV

Two days later, another topic exploded across the internet.

Almost overnight, all of Lilian’s endorsements and variety show collaborations began quietly announcing contract terminations. Several brands even deleted her promotional posters and replaced her with new models at lightning speed.

The online community instantly connected it to Alexander’s recent interview.

"Did Alexander and Lilian break up?"

"Looks like CEO Blackwood is finally returning to his family."

"Didn’t they say there was nothing between them? Then why is he suddenly cutting her off?"

Sharp-eyed netizens quickly noticed that even Blackwood Dominion Enterprises had already removed Lilian’s endorsement advertisements from its official platforms.

For a time, speculation spread wildly online.

Many people believed Alexander had finally decided to play the role of the devoted husband and distance himself completely from Lilian.

When Director Holland heard the news, he was both surprised and relieved.

As one of the directors at Arclarie Entertainment, he had long been pressured by Alexander’s influence to give Lilian resources and opportunities she wasn’t always suited for.

Now that Alexander had withdrawn his support, he could finally make proper casting decisions and promote artists more fairly.

At the same time, Director Holland couldn’t help recalling when they had lunch together not long ago.

Back then, Alexander and Lilian had appeared extremely close.

Meanwhile, Aiden and Alicia had been sitting together laughing and chatting naturally.

Thinking back on it now, Director Holland suddenly felt awkward, especially remembering how he had jokingly teased Aiden and Alicia right in front of Alexander that day.

Fortunately, Alexander didn’t seem like the type to hold grudges over something so trivial.

Meanwhile, when Aiden saw the news, he let out a cold, bitter laugh.

‎Alexander Blackwood really was something else.

‎First, he had stepped forward to clarify the rumors, making the public believe there had never been anything inappropriate between him and Lilian.

‎And now, not long after the interview aired, news spread that Lilian’s endorsement resources and support from Blackwood Dominion Enterprises had quietly begun disappearing one after another.

‎To outsiders, it looked as though Alexander was finally drawing boundaries for Alicia’s sake.

‎But Aiden wasn’t a fool.

‎He had personally seen Alexander and Lilian together before — the subtle intimacy between them, the unspoken closeness, the way Alicia had stood quietly beside them enduring everything in silence.

‎Even people within the industry had assumed Alexander and Lilian were the real couple. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

‎So what was this now?

‎A grand declaration of love?

‎A public attempt at playing the devoted husband?

‎Disgusting.

‎When Aiden first watched the interview, he had actually thought Alexander would finally clear Alicia’s name.

‎At the time, he had even thought coldly to himself:

‎At least Alexander still has a bit of conscience.

‎But then—

‎He heard Alexander calmly refer to Alicia as his wife.

‎Aiden froze instantly.

‎His grip tightened unconsciously around his phone as his eyes locked onto the screen.

‎Wife.

‎Married for two years.

‎For a moment, his chest felt strangely hollow.

‎So even back when he first met Alicia...

‎She had already belonged to someone else.

‎Bitterness spread silently through his heart.

‎He forced himself to continue watching.

‎But the more Alexander spoke, the darker Aiden’s expression became.

‎The public didn’t know the truth.

‎They hadn’t seen Alicia standing there quietly while Alexander protected Lilian over and over again.

‎They hadn’t seen the way Alicia swallowed every grievance alone while the entire industry treated Lilian as the woman beside Alexander Blackwood.

‎And now Alexander was standing before cameras, acting as though he had always loved Alicia deeply.

‎As though he were some affectionate husband trying desperately to protect his wife.

‎The hypocrisy of it made Aiden’s chest burn with anger.

‎How could someone like Alexander deserve Alicia?

‎What angered him most wasn’t even the affair itself.

‎It was how Alicia had endured everything quietly, clearly doing it for Alexander’s reputation...

‎Yet the only thing she seemed to receive in return was hurt.

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Alexander’s POV

I had a lunch meeting with several business associates to discuss a few projects.

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