The Wife He Forgot to Marry (Winona and Yule) novel Chapter 223

Stefan gave a faint hum of acknowledgment.

Ophelia forced a smile. "I just heard Lachlan was in an accident, so I came to the hospital to see him. I found out there was a bit of a misunderstanding between him and Ms. Jowett. You can't just listen to Ms. Jowett's one-sided story, right?"

Stefan let out a mocking laugh. "A misunderstanding?"

Ophelia clenched her jaw. "Of course. Lachlan might be a bit of a playboy, but he would never do something so reckless."

Stefan's gaze turned a few degrees colder. If Ophelia had been standing in front of him right then, she would have been terrified by his sheer presence.

"Ophelia, do you think I'm that easy to fool?"

Ophelia knew Stefan wasn't going to let this go easily.

After hanging up, her eyes grew red with anger.

Was Stefan really willing to be so ruthless to Lachlan just for Winona?

Even though the evidence was scrubbed clean, if Stefan personally intervened, Lachlan would definitely suffer immensely.

The entire future of the Powell family belonged to the two siblings. If Lachlan couldn't inherit Powell Group, her own life would be miserable.

Therefore, she had to make Stefan let Lachlan go.

But if she went to her adoptive parents to intervene, it would likely cause a rift between the two families. How would she ever marry Stefan after that?

After much thought, she remembered the Locke family.

That was it. Getting the Locke family to persuade Winona to drop the charges was the most effective solution.

*

The doorbell rang, and Winona went to open it.

Seeing Yulen and Willow standing there, her expression cooled significantly.

"What do you want?"

Yulen had just returned from a business trip and didn't know the full story. He only knew that Winona was trying to sue Lachlan because he had flirted with her.

He asked Winona, "I heard you're suing Lachlan?"

Winona read his mind, and the irony cut even deeper.

"If I was actually assaulted, you would have just abandoned me outright, let alone gone to Lachlan for an apology, right?"

Yulen had indeed entertained that exact thought just a second ago.

But he quickly convinced himself that even if she were ruined, he wouldn't abandon her.

At most, he'd just make her take a few extra showers, scrub herself clean, and then he wouldn't mind anymore.

Yes, as long as she learned her lesson and stopped going out to attract the attention of other men, everything would be fine.

Hearing Winona's accusation, he became defensive. "Do you really think I'm that kind of guy? Winona, you're my wife. How could I be so heartless toward you? I've told you time and again: going out to work doesn't even bring in that much money, and it only invites unnecessary trouble. You should have quit your job ages ago, and none of this would have happened. At the end of the day, you just don't know how to protect yourself!"

Winona laughed out of sheer anger.

"I'm the victim here, but somehow it's my fault? Yulen, are you even a man?"

Seeing her son being insulted, Willow was furious. "Winona, you attract all these sleazy guys yourself, and now you're taking it out on my son? If you'd just behaved yourself and done your duty as a stay-at-home wife, who could have touched you? Let me tell you right now: if you don't drop this lawsuit, the Locke family won't tolerate a troublemaker like you!"