The Divorce That Brought Us Back novel Chapter 174

Maloney sat down right between Nora and Felix.

Nora felt like she was sitting on a bed of nails.

Her leg began to bounce uncontrollably.

Felix, fueled by reckless bravado, fearlessly shared his grand scheme with Maloney.

"I'm going to invite Yates out to a spot with no security cameras. I'll make the move, throw a burlap sack over his head, and beat the living daylights out of him!"

Felix looked at Maloney with pure excitement. "What do you think, Maloney?"

Maloney turned to Nora and asked, "How many years?"

Nora sat up perfectly straight and replied in a solemn, professional tone. "Under three years for minor injuries, three to ten years for severe injuries."

Felix turned to Nora as well. "The organization trusts its legal counsel to adjust the plan accordingly."

Nora was speechless.

Honestly, it wasn't an impossible idea.

They just needed to fine-tune the details to turn 'intentional assault' into 'self-defense'.

For example, if Yates tried to attack Jasmine, and Felix stepped in to stop him, accidentally beating him into a pulp in the process.

But Nora felt that right now, both Jasmine and Valery desperately needed peace to heal mentally.

Yates shouldn't even be allowed near them.

It would be better to ruin him secretly.

"How about this?" Nora suggested. "I'll handle it. I'll ask Yates to meet me, expose all his crimes right to his face, and then pull out my phone and threaten to post everything online. I'll completely destroy his reputation. He'll definitely lunge at me to grab my phone, and Felix, you jump out to protect me and just 'accidentally' beat him up."

"Brilliant!" Felix cheered.

Maloney remained dead silent.

Nora was usually so intelligent and composed.

Since when did she come up with such idiotic ideas?

What, was hanging around this younger kid making her brain regress?

Maloney's eyes darkened.

He had a critical joint-venture meeting today and couldn't be there to help Nora handle Jasmine's situation.

He had no idea how far things had progressed.

Logically, as long as Jasmine didn't falter, the plan wouldn't fail.

As long as Valery broke her dependency on Yates, Jasmine would finally see through her parents' true nature via the clash of interests between Valery and Nathan. From then on, Jasmine would never be emotionally blackmailed by Yates or her parents again.

She would achieve total freedom, physically and mentally.

By the looks of it, the plan had been a success.

These two actually had the free time to sit under the stars and debate how to physically assault Yates.

"There's no need for all that trouble," Maloney said in a soft, melodic voice. "Leave this to me."

But it wasn't the first time they had come up with stupid ideas.

Nora cautiously glanced at him again.

Maloney's expression was impassive as he turned to Felix. "Suppress the trending topics online. Delete what needs to be deleted. Tell Jasmine to keep a low profile for a while."

Nora blinked in surprise.

It was exactly what she had been thinking.

The internet was a double-edged sword.

While exposing Yates's scumbag behavior made him a laughingstock in their social circles, the toxic backlash would inevitably hurt Jasmine and Valery as well.

The situation was far more twisted than they initially thought.

The deeper they dug, the more terrifying it became.

They couldn't let the scandal fester online.

As for how to deal with Yates and Mr. and Mrs. Smith, they needed to close the doors and strategize carefully.

Jasmine also needed time to process and reflect on everything.

"Got it," Felix nodded. "I'll pass on the message."

Maloney's gaze slowly shifted back to Nora. "Anything else you need to take care of?"

Nora gulped. "N-no. Nothing else."