Mrs. Sinclair sighed. "I’m afraid it’s out of our hands."
"That little wench was already dead set on divorcing Gavin before."
"Now that she’s Mrs. Rowan’s goddaughter, her ambitions will surely grow wilder. Why would she be content to stay with the Sinclair family?"
The old nanny hesitated.
"Madam, there’s sothing I want to say, but I don’t know if I should."
Mrs. Sinclair said listlessly, "Go on."
"Actually, the Young Madam was always genuinely good to the Young Master before."
"I could also see that she genuinely loved the Young Master."
"If the Young Master hadn’t betrayed her, deceived her, toyed with her, and broken her heart..."
"Even after becoming Mrs. Rowan’s goddaughter, given her feelings for the Young Master, she wouldn’t have abandoned him."
"On top of that, the Madam and the Young Miss never treated her like family, constantly scolding and insulting her. That’s why the Young Madam’s heart grew completely cold and she beca set on a divorce."
With every word the old nanny spoke, Mrs. Sinclair’s brow furrowed deeper.
’How could I not know all this?’
’In truth, even I looked down on Claire rcer from the bottom of my heart.’
’On the surface, I was gentle and loving toward her.’
’But behind her back, wasn’t I just thinking of ruining her so that Gavin could find soone better?’
’Now that "soone better" has already been married into our family.’
’But we Sinclairs went and offended her completely.’
’If I hadn’t sched against her, there might have been a chance to keep her.’
’And yet...’
The more she thought about it, the more Mrs. Sinclair felt like she had swallowed a fly.
"If we can keep her, we’ll keep her. If not, then just let her go."
The Sinclair family couldn’t afford to offend the Rowan family.
Across the entire nation of Veridia, few would dare to offend the Rowan family.
To be precise, you probably couldn’t find many who would dare to offend Mrs. Rowan, Jean Sutton.
Jean Sutton wasn’t just Mrs. Rowan.
Her maiden family, the Sutton family, was an even more illustrious presence than the Rowan family.
This Jean Sutton was a bona fide, top-tier socialite.
This was also why they didn’t dare to make a peep when Jean Sutton rejected the Sinclair family’s congratulatory gift.
As the two were talking, they saw Claire rcer arrive.
Following behind her was a tall, young, and remarkably handso man.
Mrs. Sinclair looked up at her, a complex mix of emotions in her eyes.
Then she put on a kind and benevolent facade.
"Claire, you’re here."
"And this gentleman behind you is..."
Adrian Sutton’s expression was ice-cold; he couldn’t even be bothered to look at her.
Claire rcer said, "He’s the personal bodyguard I hired."
"Why bring a bodyguard back to your own ho?"
"Grandmother, there’s no need to keep up the loving act," Claire rcer said coldly.
’Ever since the Sinclair family banquet, I can no longer face this hypocritical and vicious old woman with a smile.’
’People have feelings.’
’But it seems no one in the Sinclair family has a heart.’
’I cared for Gavin Sinclair with all my heart and soul for two whole years.’
’And what was the result? Not only did Gavin Sinclair betray , deceive , and toy with ...’
’Rose Gable and Cynthia Sinclair also scoffed at and looked down on .’
’Even this old woman was plotting how to sche against and ruin ...’
’The Sinclairs really are a nest of snakes and rats.’
’Not a single one of them is any good.’
In truth, Mrs. Sinclair didn’t want to pretend anymore either.
’She must know about my plot against her at the banquet anyway.’
’There’s no use pretending!’
"Just as I thought. Now that you have the Rowan family backing you, you’ve lost even the most basic respect for ."
Claire rcer laughed coldly. "When faced with soone who wants to ruin your life, forget respect—Grandmother, wouldn’t you want to kill them?"
"Besides, the fact that I’m still willing to call you ’Grandmother’ is the greatest courtesy I can offer you."
Mrs. Sinclair froze.
She was startled by her aura and her words.
’Does she an she wants to kill ?’
"Young Madam, the Old Madam is actually very fond of you."
"But you insist on divorcing the Young Master, and it pains her heart too."
"Besides, she’s getting on in years and was just montarily confused..."
"Confused? Do you believe that yourself?" Claire rcer sneered.
"She’s shrewder and more calculating than anyone."
"To protect the Sinclair family’s reputation and honor, she was willing to sacrifice , to ruin ..."
"I can say with confidence that I have never done a single thing to wrong Gavin Sinclair, to wrong her, or to wrong the Sinclair family."
"How can a person’s heart be so cruel?"
"You don’t need to say any more," Mrs. Sinclair said, her expression strained.
"Now that you’ve found a different fortune, our Sinclair family can’t keep you. If you want a divorce, then get one. We’ll let you go."
"If you had been so willing to let go before, I wouldn’t have co knocking on your door today."
At Claire rcer’s words, Mrs. Sinclair’s eyes narrowed.
"What, from the sound of it, are you here to make demands today?"
"No. I’m just here for what I’m owed."
Claire rcer found a chair and sat down, speaking leisurely.
"I wasted two years of my youth on Gavin Sinclair."
"Even if I were just a nanny, I would have earned a considerable salary in those two years, right? And I was his legal wife."
"Furthermore, he cheated during the marriage and got his mistress pregnant. He is completely at fault."
Mrs. Sinclair cut her off impatiently.
"How much do you want? Just say it. No need to beat around the bush."
"I already told you. I only want what I’m owed."
Just as Claire rcer’s voice fell, Rose Gable stord in again.
"What ’what you’re owed’? You have no right to anything."
With that said, she turned to Mrs. Sinclair.
"Mom, it’s a good thing I had a trick up my sleeve. We don’t have to give her a single cent."
’Before, I really thought Mom was very fond of Claire rcer.’
’That’s why I never dared to let Mom know I had arranged for a fake marriage certificate.’
’Now this little bitch wants to extort money from our Sinclair family?’
’Not a chance.’
’Now, if I reveal the truth about the fake marriage certificate, we can save a huge sum of money.’
’Mom might even be impressed and praise for being so clever and resourceful.’
’After all, she and Gavin were never husband and wife.’
’So she wants to use Gavin’s affair to get a share of our assets?’
’How is that possible?’
Mrs. Sinclair was dumbfounded by her words.
"What do you an by that?"
Rose Gable said, "Mom, she and Gavin were never married."
"Didn’t they get a marriage certificate?"
"That marriage certificate is a fake."
When these words ca out, it wasn’t just Claire rcer who was stunned.
Even Mrs. Sinclair wore a look of utter shock.
"You’re saying... the marriage certificate is a fake?"
Rose Gable smiled smugly. "I was afraid this little bitch was marrying Gavin with ulterior motives."
"So, to prevent her from coveting our Sinclair family’s assets, I had a fake marriage certificate made to fool her."
"See? My initial concerns weren’t for nothing, were they?"
"This little bitch thinking she can use Gavin’s affair to get a piece of our family’s fortune is just dreaming."
"She and Gavin were never married, so what right does she have to our family’s assets?"
Looking at Rose Gable’s smug expression and hearing the words coming from her mouth...
Claire rcer felt the raging fury churning in her chest, like glacial ltwater that first scalded her, then froze her solid.
It was heart-searing and bone-chilling.
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