No More Mrs. Nice Wife (Eleanor) novel Chapter 206

“Mom, what’s wrong?”

“Come with me to your brother’s office.” Gina’s voice was tight with anger.

“Mom, what happened? I’m still at work!” Serena pressed.

“Stop asking—just come, and you’ll see for yourself.”

Eight billion dollars. What on earth had Eleanor done to put Ian under her spell? Gina had expected her son might give Eleanor some assets in the divorce, and she wouldn’t have objected. But Eleanor had walked away with eight entire companies—nearly eight billion dollars’ worth of their family fortune.

That was something Gina simply couldn’t accept.

Serena had no choice but to request time off and head to her brother’s firm.

Half an hour later, inside the lobby of Goodwin & Co. headquarters, Serena arrived first. She anxiously watched as her mother stormed through the revolving doors.

“Mom, what’s going on? Please, just tell me!” Serena pleaded as Gina approached.

It wasn’t until they’d stepped into the elevator that Gina finally explained what had happened. By the time Serena finished listening, she was so stunned she nearly blacked out, her anger boiling over.

“What? Eleanor took eight billion dollars from my brother? How dare she even ask for that much?” Serena’s hands clenched into fists. In her mind, Eleanor must have pulled some kind of trick to get what she wanted.

Upstairs, in Ian’s office, his assistant rushed in. “Mr. Goodwin, your mother and sister are here.”

Even before the words were out, Gina strode in, fixing her eyes on her son behind his desk. She was furious, but beneath the anger was a deep disappointment.

Eight billion dollars—enough to live in luxury for eight lifetimes.

But Ian had no intention of explaining himself. “Mom, I have my reasons. Please, just let it go.”

Gina stared at her son, momentarily speechless. As shrewd as she was, she could only guess at what was really going through his mind.

After a long moment, she steadied herself, sighed, and took Serena’s hand. “Come on, Serena. Let’s go.”

“But Mom—”

“As long as your brother doesn’t regret it, that’s all that matters.” Gina shot Ian one last withering look, having lost the will to argue any further.