The Divorce That Brought Us Back novel Chapter 224

After the outraged netizens pushed the sordid tales of Yates Quigley two-timing both sisters to the top of the trending lists, the aftermath was swift.

Jasmine thrived on the resulting surge in traffic, while Yates was brutally dragged through the mud.

He had tried to defend himself.

He argued that there was no concrete evidence proving he had done anything to Valery, and even Mr. and Mrs. Smith publicly clarified that he hadn't done anything malicious.

He claimed he was just a Good Samaritan.

He insisted everything was merely malicious speculation from the internet.

It was all baseless rumors.

But then Nathan and his friend stepped forward, testifying that they had seen Yates holding Valery's hand with their own eyes.

Whether he admitted it or not, the fact remained that while dating the younger sister, he was intimately involved with the older one.

He was effectively crucified by public opinion.

The media firestorm raged on for over half a month.

Finally, just a few days ago, after Howard Quigley had exhausted himself for weeks trying to stabilize the company's plummeting stock, he made a horrifying discovery. To help the Smiths weather their financial crisis, his son had forged signatures to embezzle corporate funds, nearly severing the Quigley family's entire cash flow.

Howard passed out on the spot from pure rage.

When he woke up, a severe stroke had rendered his right arm immobile and his cognitive reactions painfully sluggish.

During his emergency treatment, Yates never once visited the hospital.

He was too busy trying to save the Smiths from bankruptcy.

No wonder Mr. and Mrs. Smith constantly praised him for being such a nice guy.

He certainly was.

Even with things spiraling to this disastrous point, he was still trying to fix the unfixable, desperately hoping to use the Smith parents to win Jasmine back.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith had already accepted Jasmine's "betrayal."

But Yates hadn't.

He was still clinging to hope.

The Smith parents spared no effort in using Yates to salvage their sinking family.

"So, he sold one of the villas his parents left him."

"And guess what? The real estate broker scammed him. The contract was signed, the title was transferred, but he only received the down payment. The bank loan for the rest of the balance never got approved, so he hasn't seen a dime. Now he's scrambling to find lawyers to sue them."

"What?" Nora gasped. "People can actually do that?"

"Oh, definitely," Jasmine nodded. "You always have to watch out for that trap when selling property. But most normal people wouldn't transfer the title before receiving the full payment."

"Wow." Nora's face twisted into an expression of sheer disbelief. "Is he really that stupid?"

Jasmine offered a noncommittal smile.

"When it comes down to it, Yates is just a spoiled heir. He claimed to be an executive at his family's company, but who knows how much real work he actually did?"

"Now that the company is gone and his reputation is trashed, all the secretaries and managers who used to hold his hand have left. In the past, if he wanted to sell a house, he'd just snap his fingers and someone would handle the paperwork for him."

"Now, without his loyal inner circle, he's like a clueless college grad. Whatever the broker said, he swallowed hook, line, and sinker. He didn't even know how to contact the bank's loan officer to verify the approval."

"If you call him stupid, well, he managed to play boss for years. But if you call him smart, he couldn't even sell a house without getting scammed blind."

Nora asked, "So, how much money is he still owed?"