The Man Who Never Looked Away novel Chapter 307

Lavinia sat outside the door, utterly stunned.

Was Garnett speaking from the heart, or was he just putting on a show for her?

Regardless of his motives, it sounded like Garnett and Sigrid's relationship had officially gone off a cliff.

Lavinia felt deeply disgusted by this utterly pointless melodrama. If Garnett had intentionally left the door cracked so she could hear this, it made it all the more nauseating.

Charley's lips were pressed into a thin line. His expression was flat, but Lavinia noticed his brow seemed slightly furrowed.

She wondered what was going through his head.

Suddenly, the door to the Chairman's office flew open with a bang.

Sigrid stood in the doorway. When she saw Lavinia and Charley sitting in the waiting area, she froze.

Then, she lunged forward in her high heels, raising her hand to strike—

Charley caught the hand swinging toward Lavinia, twisted it behind Sigrid's back, and shoved her away.

Sigrid stumbled forward and crashed heavily onto the floor.

Garnett stepped out of his office just in time to see it. Sigrid was sprawled right at his feet.

The gleaming leather of his dress shoes reflected her tear-streaked, ruined makeup.

He didn't reach down to help her up.

The only emotion Lavinia could see in Garnett's eyes was absolute disdain and cold detachment. She was almost chilled by how ruthless a man could become toward a woman he no longer cared for.

Sigrid finally scrambled to her feet on her own. She looked up at Garnett, then spun around and glared venomously at Lavinia.

Lavinia met her gaze with quiet indifference.

"Your attempt to steal my place failed. Are you really trying to blame me for that?"

Sigrid clenched her fists.

"Lavinia, didn't you betray your own marriage too?"

"You think that was an act?" Garnett looked at her. "Actions speak louder than words. I just wanted you to know that I won't have any improper contact with her—or any woman other than my wife—ever again."

Lavinia said coolly, "That was entirely unnecessary. I don't care what you do. I'm here to talk about the divorce."

Garnett let out a soft breath through his nose and stepped aside. "Come in."

***

As soon as they sat down, Garnett glanced at Charley and said smoothly, "I've heard that a lot of divorce lawyers use litigation as an excuse to hook up with their female clients. Lavinia, you should be careful. Stories like that usually don't have happy endings."

He paused. "Especially since this man isn't even a real lawyer."

Lavinia replied coldly, "You don't need to worry about that. I'm just here to remind you, Chairman Harper, that once our divorce case is filed, it will be made public in the court system. Anyone will be able to pull the litigation records."

She paused. "I don't care either way, but for the sake of your shareholders, maybe you shouldn't tank your own stock?"

"A divorce is completely off the table," Garnett said. "Let's stop wasting each other's time and negotiate terms. You love working. I can give you 2% of my equity and put you on the board of Harper Group. You can manage a few of our subsidiaries. Being the boss is better than working for someone else, isn't it?"