The Divorce That Brought Us Back novel Chapter 96

This plotline was painfully familiar.

No one cared about who was actually at fault.

They just needed a scapegoat that satisfied everyone.

Jasmine could survive the stigma of a broken engagement.

But she absolutely could not be branded with the fabricated crime of ruining two families' reputations and endangering her sick sister's life.

They had to get ahead of this.

Even if someone who took the fall was eventually cleared, the stain would remain forever.

"No, I have to go talk to Cassidy about this."

Nora let go of his hand, threw off the covers, and scrambled toward the edge of the bed. Before her feet could even touch the floor, Maloney wrapped an arm around her waist and hauled her back.

"Hold on," Maloney said, pinning her wrists to the mattress. "The problem has already been solved."

Nora looked dazed. "Huh?"

Maloney replied smoothly, "When I noticed the problem, I took care of it."

Nora blinked at him. "How did you solve it?"

Maloney said, "This kind of thing... it's not exactly hard, but it's not simple either."

And then, he just stopped talking.

Nora was speechless.

And then what?

Nora stared into Maloney's dark, deep eyes.

Suddenly, something clicked in her head.

She leaned forward and planted a kiss on his lips.

Then she asked again, "How did you solve it?"

The corner of Maloney's mouth twitched slightly.

He answered, "I merely made Yates' parents realize that escalating this situation wouldn't benefit the Quigleys in any way."

Nora asked, "You went to see them?"

"I asked someone with far more leverage than me to pay them a visit."

"Leo?"

Maloney stared at her.

See? Give Nora another two years, and she'd be completely impossible to fool.

Nora blinked innocently. "Am I wrong?"

Although Maloney wielded significant influence among the Capital Elite, he was still part of the younger generation. The Jameson and Quigley families didn't have any overlapping business ventures. If he randomly inserted himself into someone else's family drama, it would give people unnecessary ammunition against him.

But Leo, as President of the Chamber of Commerce, had the authority to question his members. He was the perfect proxy in Maloney's arsenal.

Maloney rolled over, pinning Nora down, and started pressing kisses to the back of her neck.

While shifting, he accidentally bumped her arm.

Causing her to make a few typos.

Nora swatted him. "Hold on, be quiet."

She actually hit him.

Maloney was suddenly reminded of an old saying.

People take the devotion of their loved ones for granted, yet act eternally grateful for the smallest favor from a stranger.

Years ago, when they weren't this close, Nora would thank him profusely if he simply held a door for her.

Now that they shared a bed, he helped her out and got swatted for it.

Maloney thought about it for a second.

Whatever.

He had stolen her back; it was only fair he put in the extra work.

He buried his face into the crook of her neck.

This time, she didn't push him away.

When he scooped her up into his arms, she didn't protest either, just kept her head down, intensely focused on sending her messages.