The Transactional Marriage That Imploded novel Chapter 207

As for why Mathis was refusing to finalize the divorce and remarry, Milo figured he simply couldn't stomach the thought of Bianca moving on and falling into another man's arms.

Men like him were the absolute worst kind of selfish—one man hell-bent on ruining the lives of two different women.

Although Cynthia was far from a good person, she was still wasting her prime years waiting on him.

Milo suspected Mathis's twisted plan was to hold on until Bianca was old and faded before finally letting her go.

Thankfully, she was fiercely decisive and hadn't given him the chance to drag it out. The very moment their mandatory separation period ended, she immediately filed for divorce.

Hearing Milo's analysis, Bianca's eyes turned dark. "If he decides to save her, I won't let this go easily. I'll take it straight to civil litigation.

I don't care how long it takes; I will seize every single opportunity to completely destroy Cynthia."

Noticing that she seemed to have no intention of destroying Mathis along with her, Milo couldn't help but ask, "Do you not hate Mathis anymore?"

Bianca let out a heavy sigh. "Of course I hate him. But I didn't get custody of Aveline.

She has American citizenship, and my name isn't even on her birth certificate.

I looked into it—if Mathis dies, Aveline becomes a ward of the state without a legal guardian. Fighting for her then would be an absolute nightmare."

Milo sighed in understanding. Having a daughter meant she always had to calculate her risks carefully.

But honestly, it was probably for the best that she didn't clash head-on with Mathis; after all, that guy was insanely powerful and resourceful. Bianca wouldn't stand a chance against him in an all-out war.

Back at the hospital, Cynthia was still lost in her grand fantasy. She imagined Bianca being locked away behind bars, paving the exact path for her and Mathis to finally wed, allowing her to gracefully claim the title of Mrs. Jagger.

With Mathis fully backing her, it was highly likely that Bianca's groundbreaking research would conveniently fall into her lap as well.

Then she would have it all—a soaring career and the perfect love story—while Bianca rotted in a cell with an attempted murder charge, forever ruined.

The fantasy was picture-perfect, right until several police officers approached and shattered it into a million pieces.

"Ms. Quinn, Ms. Bianca Baldwin has officially reported you for false accusation. We've investigated the matter and cleared her name. Please come with us."

Cynthia's face twisted in outrage, and she immediately resisted. "Are you out of your minds? It was clearly Bianca who poisoned my son! Why are you arresting me?"

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