Sorry Too Late (by J.J. Twelve) novel Chapter 197

Chapter 197 Hazel’s Arrogance

“Oh no, he’s still in danger.” Stefan and Cynthia thought Evan would be fine after clearing his name, but Cain wanted to go after the Norwoods and the people related to them.

Although he had chosen not to go after Evan, it also meant that Evan had to stay with the Solbergs forever.

Stefan and Cynthia wouldn’t have been concerned over such minor details in the past, but things had changed. Evan and the Solbergs were no longer family, which was a problem. After all, Cain would go after Evan once the truth came to light.

“Fortunately, we’ve kept Evan and Hazel’s impending divorce under wraps. I’m sure things will be fine as long as we keep this to ourselves.” Stefan forced himself to calm down.

Cynthia was nowhere near as easy to convince. “But Hazel wants to divorce Evan!”

Stefan froze. Cynthia was right. After all, it wouldn’t matter to the public or Cain if Hazel and Evan got a divorce due to marital problems. What they cared about was the fact that Evan would have no ties to the Solbergs, which meant he couldn’t stay with the Solbergs.

That was when Cain would strike.

“No, the divorce mustn’t happen! I need to come up with something…” Stefan was frowning, desperately trying to come up with a solution.

Cynthia sighed. “What can we even do? One refuses to listen to reason while the other’s insistent on the divorce. We can’t persuade them to see things our way.” They had tried to smooth things over, but it didn’t work. If it didn’t work then, it definitely wouldn’t work now.

“I have an idea.” Stefan had a weird look on his face. “But Hazel’s going to suffer for it.”

“You mean…” Cynthia got the gist of it. She met his eyes, and they both thought it was a good idea.

Meanwhile, Hazel was overjoyed. She couldn’t believe Cain would lock Evan down like this. He would go after Evan unless Evan stayed with the Solbergs for life. This was incredible. Cain just helped her big time.

They were in the grace period of divorce, and Hazel was still trying to make Evan apologize to her. She tried every trick in the book, but none of them worked. Evan was seemingly immune to them all. Her anxiety only skyrocketed as the grace period was coming to an end.

But now Cain had laid out his threat. Evan was a dead man if he ever left the Solbergs. Hazel knew Evan would apologize now. This warning wouldn’t just affect the grace period. It would also affect Evan’s life. After all, Cain had made it clear that Evan’s fate was tied to her family.

This would be the fetter that tied him to them. Hazel knew Evan would listen. Hazel was already planning Evan’s life out for him. She could see him losing his shell and becoming her little pet. She was confident she had everything under control.

Now, Hazel viewed Evan as just a pawn she could do anything she wanted with. It made her euphoric.

Anya didn’t hesitate to congratulate her, saying, “You made him submit without doing anything, Hazel.” She obviously shared Hazel’s thoughts about Evan being their pet.

“Honestly, I thought we’d lose him when he cleared his name.” Roxanne chuckled. “But in the end, he still has to stay with us. I bet he didn’t see that coming.”

The heiresses tittered. Of course, they thought Evan didn’t see that coming. He must’ve thought collecting the

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evidence and clearing his name could get rid of Cain and them. Sadly for Evan, Cain didn’t care about the truth or that he was a victim.

All Cain wanted was the Norwoods destroyed.