Our Anniversary, You Chose Her – I Chose Divorce

”And you will pay the price for everything you’ve done.”

Chloe Reed’s tone grew increasingly cold. With that, she hung up the phone.

”Hello? Hello!”

Hearing the BEEP-BEEP-BEEP of the dial tone, Charles Reed’s face turned ashen with rage. Chloe Reed’s finality had sparked a deep sense of panic within him.

His secretary was already calling him. The Grant Group had started targeting the Reed Group again.

And this time, Grant Corporation’s methods were ruthless and merciless. Walker Grant wasn’t even taking Charles Reed’s calls.

Not only that, but another unknown company had started targeting the Reed Group, joining forces with Grant Corporation to corner them.

The Reed Group was now under attack from all sides.

One call after another came in with news of canceled contracts, disrupted funding chains, and banks refusing loans...

Charles Reed was at his wit’s end. Sitting in his vast office, he suddenly realized he might have been wrong from the very beginning.

Another call came in. He was about to decline it but saw it was a number from the hospital.

”Hello, what is it?”

Charles Reed pressed a hand to his temple, his voice weary as he asked.

”Our hospital is short on beds. Your wife’s condition isn’t that serious. You should take her home to recuperate.”

The hospital staff, cold and unsympathetic, basically kicked Autumn Linton out.

”This is outrageous!”

Charles Reed furiously slammed his hand on the table, then got up and went to the hospital to pick up Autumn Linton.

In the car, Autumn Linton looked at his grim expression and asked in confusion, ”What happened?”

Charles Reed let out a heavy sigh, then turned to her, his voice full of accusation. ”This is all your fault. You were the one who insisted on adopting Sunny Reed. If we hadn’t adopted her, would any of this be happening to our family? Don’t you get it? Chloe Reed is dead set on getting revenge on us, and Walker Grant is targeting our family again! It’s not just the Grant Group; other companies are jumping on the bandwagon. The Reed Group is going bankrupt!”

Autumn Linton’s face went pale. Listening to his words, her eyes filled with disbelief!

”How... How could that be... Chloe is our daughter. How could she move against us? She wouldn’t...”

She simply couldn’t believe that Chloe Reed could be so ruthless.

Charles Reed sighed. ”I called her before. She said it with her own mouth. Is there any doubt? It’s over. We took one wrong step, and every step since has been a mistake.”

Autumn Linton was completely stunned, unable to say a single word.

Back at the Reed Villa, Charles Reed left again for the company to hold an emergency meeting. But in just three short days, all of the Reed Group’s partnerships had been severed. Creditors came knocking one after another, and the board members, seeing which way the wind was blowing, had already sold off their shares and quietly exited.

With no other choice, Charles Reed could only declare bankruptcy, selling off property and his other possessions to fill the financial hole.

In the end, the only property they had left was the Reed Villa.

However, the money they had on hand was nowhere near enough to cover the long-term upkeep of the villa. They had no choice but to sell the Reed Villa and buy a small two-bedroom apartment to live in.

At least, as long as they didn’t squander the little money they had left, they could still live out their retirement.

”...”

Iris Yates reported these developments to Chloe Reed every day, her face full of excitement and glee. ”It’s so satisfying! They’re finally getting what they deserve!”

Chloe Reed’s expression was calm as she said, ”Indeed. They deserved it.”

If they hadn’t targeted Grandma, she might not have been so utterly ruthless.

At most, she would have simply cut off all contact with them for the rest of their lives.