No Divorce? The Billionaire's Love Chase! novel Chapter 536

Mayes's father leveled a warning gaze at his three sons. "Let it go? What do you think you could possibly do?"

He continued, "Don't you forget, Claudia has Hugh in her corner!"

"When it comes to playing dirty, all your brains combined aren't a match for York. Dog-eat-dog, have you forgotten where Cyrus comes from?"

"And if you try the legal route, with Hugh involved, do you honestly think you can win in court?"

After their father's speech, the entire Shaw family fell silent.

Finally, the old matriarch made the final decision. "We'll announce that he died from a latent illness after failed emergency treatment. Sign the papers tomorrow for cremation and have him sent directly to the cemetery. From this moment on, no one is to pursue this matter any further."

Old Mrs. Shaw and Mayes's father were being pragmatic.

Leaving aside Cyrus and Hugh, the Shaw family was no match for York alone.

If they insisted on making an issue of Mayes's death, the entire Shaw family would be dragged down with him.

And just like that, a life vanished in Capital City without causing a single ripple.

Early the next morning.

Claudia took some time off and drove directly to Grant Manor.

She finally breathed a sigh of relief when Cyrus told her the Shaws had gone to the hospital to sign the papers and were no longer pursuing the matter.

As Claudia was leaving, Cyrus handed her a button from a man's dress shirt.

His narrow eyes watched her reaction closely. "I found this on Mayes's hospital bed."

About ten minutes later, Claudia drove out of Grant Manor.

She pulled the car over to the side of the road, opened her hand, and stared at the button in her palm.

The shirt York had worn last night was one she had bought for him.

She instantly recognized the button Cyrus gave her; it was from York's shirt.

Claudia stared at the button in silence for a long time.

"Mom," she said, her voice thick with emotion, "we were childhood friends for over twenty years and husband and wife for three. Only I know how much I loved him, how much I depended on him."

"But what did he give me in return? Lies, betrayal, manipulation, indifference, neglect, threats, and suppression. I couldn't leave, and I couldn't escape. I was living in a nightmare."

"When I couldn't take it anymore, I held a knife to my wrist, ran red lights, climbed to rooftops, stood on overpasses... Did he, York, ever once turn back and spare me a single glance?"

Jessica’s heart ached as tears fell.

"Mom, the person I used to be died at his hands, along with my unborn child," Claudia said, her voice trembling. "York owes me two lives. It's a debt he can never repay!"

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Outside the office door.

The appointment slip in York's hand fell silently to his feet.

The corners of his eyes were tinged with red, and the fingertips of the hands hanging by his sides trembled slightly.