Substitute Wife, Genius CEO novel Chapter 295

Zelda suddenly remembered something and demanded, “Is your marriage certificate with Lily real or fake? Because if it's a forgery, that's a federal crime.”

Every move a billionaire CEO made was heavily scrutinized by either traffic-hungry media outlets or ruthless corporate rivals.

Forging government documents was no small matter.

Xavier offered her a dose of reassurance. “The marriage certificate is real. Summer and I are officially divorced.”

“What?!” Zelda was so furious she smacked Xavier squarely on his bleeding back, her voice turning shrill. “Then what about the child in Summer's belly?! What are we supposed to do?”

Xavier grunted in pain, breaking out in a cold sweat. “Summer was never pregnant. Lily is the one who's pregnant. The only reason I hid my marriage from you and threw the wedding was for the sake of the baby. I refuse to let my child be born illegitimate.”

Zelda's eyes widened with desperate hope. “So, the fact that you were sterile...?”

“Was a lie. Lily is carrying the last remaining heirs to the Sterling family. Also, I gave custody of Leo to Summer!”

Arthur and Zelda's faces contorted in shock.

Arthur barked, “Are you out of your mind?! Your grandfather poured his heart into raising Leo! If he finds out you gave custody to Summer, he'll kill you!”

“Furthermore, Leo is a Sterling by blood. We do not leave our heirs to be raised by outsiders. You fool!”

The butler finished applying the ointment. Xavier pulled his dress shirt back on without a flinch. “With Lily's and my genetics, our children won't be lacking in intellect. They'll be just as brilliant as Leo.”

Xavier's parents were so livid they could have coughed up blood. They wished they could just pass out and wake up to find this was all a terrible nightmare.

The last time Xavier had been this recklessly defiant was seven years ago, and it was over this exact same woman.

Lily was truly a homewrecker incarnate. She had already destroyed her eldest son, and now she was here to ruin her youngest.

Zelda pounded her chest in sheer frustration. “I don't care! I will never accept Lily as my daughter-in-law. Divorce her.”

“The psychic already warned us! She's a jinx, a curse specifically tailored to destroy the Sterling family!”

“Your brother was turned into a vegetable because of her, and he still hasn't woken up. Back then, you used your own life to force us to spare her. And now, for her sake, you've completely sacrificed our family's dignity and dragged the company down with you.”

Xavier buttoned his shirt one button at a time. “Mom, I'm not divorcing her. Give up on that idea.”

“Xavier!” Tears instantly spilled down Zelda's face. “Am I your mother or your enemy?! Why must you torture me like this? Do you care absolutely nothing for my life, your father's, or your grandfather's?!”

“If you want to drive us to our graves, fine! I'll go up to the roof right now and jump off! At least death is better than dealing with an ungrateful child like you!”

“Mom—” Xavier reached out to grab her.

Zelda dodged him furiously. “Don't touch me!”

“Mom, just turn a blind eye for your grandchildren's sake, alright? Lily suffered a massive shock today, and the pregnancy is unstable. She even started bleeding. If she goes through that again, we'll lose the babies, and the Sterling family truly will have no heirs. Summer has already changed Leo's last name to Vance.”

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