The Ex-Wife’s Billion Dollar Comeback Novel

---- Chapter 212: Settlement ~ Calum ~ A week passed. Sitting in front of Rose, her lawyers, and her parents, Calum and Cedric watched as their own counsel presented their pieces of evidence. "We have a sworn statement from the doctor who performed your so-called first ultrasound. She confirmed that it was fake, and that a recorded ultrasound was used during your visit to the clinic with Mr. Montclair,' Calum's lawyer, Harold Finch, said. Harold Finch was a lawyer recommended by Jacob.

Calum never really knew when Jacob had used the same attorney's services, but he was very good at family law. "This statement coincides with Claire Rowan's testimony that she paid the same doctor to fake your pregnancy," Harold said. "Aside from that, we have your medical records from Cedar Heights Medical Center, which clearly show you were never ten weeks pregnant at the time of your wedding. You were only four weeks pregnant. You got lucky and used that to your advantage." "And who knows if it was even Mr. Montclair's child you carried when the fake pregnancy turned real," Harold implied.

"How dare you?" Rose snapped. "That pregnancy, that time around, was real, and it was Calum's! And my last pregnancy was also Calum's! | just had a miscarriage!" "How convenient," Harold said, hissing. "Too bad we cannot perform a DNA test to prove or disprove your claims." Calum nearly laughed at Harold's choice of words. He truly ---- knew how to make a point. "My client and Mr. Montclair were married. Of course, it was his child," Rose's attorney defended.

"They were away on a honeymoon and had unprotected sex." Harold threw some photos on the table and said, "But our recent investigation shows that Miss Becket has an ambiguous relationship with her textile supplier, Axel Davis." Rose leaned in and studied the photos before her, her eyes widening. Well, since Silas was still hacking into the Beckets' network, he had caught the communication between Rose and Axel. Calum had also sent men to follow Rose over the past few weeks. Thankfully, he got lucky. When Axel visited Rose, they stayed in a hotel for two nights without leaving the room.

It left little to the imagination. Surely, they weren't talking business for two full days and nights? "Oh my god, Rose! What have you done?" her mother, Silvia, reacted. "Were you trying to get pregnant again, Miss Becket, and were you planning on pinning this on my client?" Harold asked. The guilty look on Rose's face was epic. Clearly, she was planning to get pregnant again. "Where did you get this? This is illegal!" Reginald, Rose's father, barked, and her lawyers echoed the same protest. "You can't use this in court!" Rose's attorney added.

"That may be true, but it doesn't mean we can't subpoena the hotel and ask for copies of their surveillance footage and check-in records," Harold said with a smile. "This alone will ruin your credibility, Miss Becket." Harold leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. " ---- These, along with the sworn statements of Claire Rowan and the doctors who attended to Miss Becket, make it clear that she has been deceiving my client from the start." "She told Mr.

Montclair that she was pregnant with his child, and that was what prompted them to move forward with their relationship and marry for the sake of the child. But the truth was, there was no child, not yet," Harold added. "And whether or not the succeeding pregnancy was my client's, sadly, we can't prove it either. But we can argue in court that Miss Becket may have a relationship with Mr. Axel Davis." "Calum, you can't do this to me," Rose begged, crying. "You loved me too, remember? We did love each other. Can't we just forget all my mistakes?

I'm willing to close down my shop, sell everything, and give you back as much money as | can. Just please, don't abandon me this way." Love? Whatever feelings he had for Rose in the past, it was all gone. There was nothing left but hatred for her in his heart. Calum didn't say a word. He let Harold do the talking. "Miss Becket, my client is tired of your theatrics. You were part of Miss Claire Rowan's scheme to get back at Mr. Montclair's previous wife, and a tool she used to control my client. Your marriage was built on lies and an evil plot.

My client wishes nothing more than to part with you and nullify your marriage," Harold said. "We are prepared to go to court, but mind you, once we do, most of the documents will be made public. The whole city of Cedar Heights will know that you were the mistress from the start. Second, you faked your own pregnancy to become Mrs. Montclair, and you were sleeping around," Harold added. "No, no!" Rose cried. "That one with Axel didn't count! | only slept with him after Calum filed for annulment-" ---- "And let it be on record that Miss Becket admitted to having been intimate with Mr.

Axel Davis," Harold inserted. Rose's lawyers tried to object during the meeting, but Harold and Calum didn't budge. It turned out to be a long discussion, with the Beckets whispering and arguing among themselves. In the end, Rose's lawyer said, "We agree to an uncontested annulment." "Very good," Harold said. "We'll submit everything to the judge, and we'll meet you again during the ruling." Relief washed over Calum. He closed his eyes, thankful that one part of his problems had finally been solved. There was still one pending case left: the civil claim for his ten-billion- dollar investment.

He might not recover everything. Truth be told, he was ready to take even a small amount, but at least he had to try. ee ~ Soraya ~ Meanwhile, back in Burnell, Soraya placed little Aiden in Angela's arms. Then, she placed Sawyer in Sage's. They were all in the nursery, squatting on the floor. Sage had been with them for two days now, and she was enjoying what it felt like to be an older sister. She had been helping Soraya bring diapers, prepare feeding bottles, and mostly, she and Angela would watch the twins as they slept.

One time, Soraya even caught Angela and Sage reading a bedtime story for the twins. It was cute. "Aiden is cute, Mommy," Angela said. "He's cuter than Sawyer!" "| think they look the same," Sage said, laughing. "Oh." Angela pouted, staring at Aiden and Sawyer again. "But ---- Sawyer is bigger, so Aiden is cuter!" Sage and Soraya laughed. Angela did have a point. "Okay, okay," Sage said. "Aiden is cuter then." Witnessing that scene, Soraya teared up. She caressed Sage's cheek and said, "I love you, and thank you for loving your siblings." Sage ended up crying too.

It was as if she still felt the pain from their last visit. Still, Saged moved closer to Soraya, all while carrying Sawyer. She said softly, "I love you too, Mom." "| love everybody!" Angela exclaimed with a beaming smile. It wasn't just Sage and Amanda who came to visit them that week. Silas, Lyra, and Luca made the trip to Burnell to help plan Soraya's most-awaited wedding. Emil also came, bringing his brother along. One of the biggest events in Soraya's life has yet to happen.