Trick Him Into Divorce, Then Flee With His Unknow Kid novel Chapter 432

Chapter 432: Chapter 432 The Fire at the Door

“Ryan.”

Rowan pressed his lips together and gave him a complicated look.

Ryan didn’t look up.

He set the steaming cup of tea on the table and gave a faint smile.

“Grandfather, what do you actually care about? My daughter, or what the Knight family stands to gain or lose from all of this?”

His voice remained calm.

“There’s no need to dress it up.”

He finally looked at Edward.

“Rose is now part of the Taylor family. She’s their biological granddaughter, and they’ve made it very clear that they intend to protect her. Your decision seven years ago was a mistake from the beginning.”

His tone was neither hurried nor aggressive.

That somehow made the words cut even deeper.

Seven years ago, Edward had forced Rose to sign the divorce papers.

If he hadn’t, none of this would have happened.

The Knight family wouldn’t be standing here now, watching Rose become a beloved member of the Taylor family—and the biological granddaughter of Dr. Grace Taylor.

Edward’s face darkened.

“Ryan, are you blaming me?”

“No.”

Ryan picked up his tea again.

“You handled things exactly as you thought you should.”

There was no warmth in his voice.

“As for Ariel, I don’t see the problem with her not being raised by the Knight family. Given the environment here, I have no idea whether she’d actually grow up happy or safe.”

He took a slow sip.

“As her father, I want what’s best for my daughter. That’s all.”

“You—”

Edward’s face turned red with anger.

How could he not understand what Ryan was really saying?

Ryan had never intended to keep Ariel from the Knight family out of uncertainty.

He had deliberately pushed things in this direction.

And now that everything had been settled, there was no reason for him to pretend otherwise.

Edward tightened his grip around his cane.

Before he could say anything else, an assistant hurried into the room.

“Mr. Knight, you have a call.”

Edward frowned.

“From whom?”

“The Robinson family. Julian Ellis.”

Ryan calmly blew across the surface of his tea, seemingly uninterested.

Edward glanced at him before taking the phone.

“Put her through.”

Julian’s voice came through cold and furious.

“Edward, I know this isn’t exactly the best time, but I never expected the Knight family to handle things like this.”

Edward’s eyes narrowed.

“What exactly are you talking about?”

“Even if there was a problem with the custody arrangement, the Knight family was the one that interfered with everything.”

Julian’s voice tightened.

“We, the Robinson family, came into this wanting to handle the situation properly.”

Edward’s expression grew colder.

“What are you accusing us of?”

“The semiconductor deal.”

Julian didn’t bother softening her words.

“The project you promised us was supposed to be ours. I never expected the Knight family to turn around and have someone else take it right out from under us.”

Edward’s face changed.

Julian continued, “You publicly told us the Knight Group would allocate us a share, and then someone stepped in at the last minute and took the entire opportunity.”

Her anger was obvious.

“Edward, the Robinson family isn’t some small company you can push around whenever it’s convenient.”

The wedding had been ruined.

Ariel’s custody had changed hands without the Robinson family even realizing what was happening.

And now the Robinson family’s long-standing plans in the semiconductor industry had fallen apart.

They had lost both face and business.

Julian had personally negotiated the deal, which meant the backlash would fall heavily on her.

She would have to answer to the Robinson board, the executives involved, and the rest of the family.

Edward’s eyes narrowed.

“The Knight family had nothing to do with that.”

Julian gave a cold laugh.

“At this point, if you want to deny it, I can’t exactly force you to confess.”

Her voice hardened.

“But someone who knew exactly what was happening clearly timed their move perfectly.”

She paused.

“I’m calling to make one thing clear. The Robinson family won’t forget this.”

The call ended.

The room fell silent.

Julian had made her position perfectly clear.

The Robinsons were done cooperating with the Knights.

And after everything that had happened today, the falling-out had been inevitable.

Edward’s face remained dark.

“Find out what happened.”

His assistant immediately nodded.

“Sir, we’ve already started looking into it.”

“And?”

“The deal was taken by a French company. They moved incredibly quickly. Since they weren’t on our list of expected competitors, we weren’t prepared for them.”

Rowan frowned.

“A French company?”

She looked toward the assistant.

“Which one?”

Edward’s anger slowly gave way to calculation.

The situation had already reached the point where there was little chance of repairing things with the Robinson family tonight.

That meant the Knight Group needed to understand exactly who had interfered with the deal.

“Seven Crest,” the assistant said.

Rowan’s expression changed.

“Seven Crest?”

“Yes. They’ve been operating for less than six years, but they’ve expanded at an extraordinary pace. They’re already well established throughout France, with a highly developed business structure and interests across multiple industries.”

The assistant hesitated before continuing.

“Several years ago, they caused the Knight Group considerable trouble. We lost a number of major contracts to them.”

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