Divorced and Pregnant My New Life with a Billionaire Drives My Ex Crazy novel Chapter 249

Jace stood a little distance away, watching everything play out in front of him. His hands curled so tightly into fists that his nails dug deep into his palms. The veins on his forehead stood out, his anger barely contained. Suddenly, a cold, bitter laugh slipped from his lips.

“Must be nice, having a mom who actually cares,” he muttered under his breath. “My mom turned her back on our family, on me… She even tried to hurt my wife and my kids…” His voice grew quieter, but the pain was obvious. “I wish I was like her. She’s got a mom who loves her, a ‘dad’ who’ll fight for her, someone to lean on. And me? I’ve got nothing left…”

His words sent a shiver through Alona. She hesitated, glancing back at her son with a tangled mix of guilt and disbelief. Did he… did he already know everything? His words cut deep, stinging her heart. She knew how hard things had gotten for him. But everything she’d done, she’d done for him, hadn’t she? In the end, all of it would be his anyway. That was what she told herself.

At that moment, Grandma Grace finally broke down. Her voice rose, trembling. “Wiona, don’t do anything stupid! Please, just stop. I’ll talk, I’ll tell you whatever you want. The token is at the Salisbury estate, in my safe. But it needs my face and my fingerprint to open. If I’m not there, there’s no way you’ll get inside.”

Alona’s face turned ghostly pale. She knew it wasn’t going to be that easy. But she wasn’t ready to give up. “So what if we don’t have the token? Can’t you still hand over your shares and the chairmanship?”

If they let Grace go back to the Salisbury estate, everything might fall apart. They’d lose their chance at the safe, and worse, everyone here might get found out.

Grandma Grace shook her head. “That’s right. No token, no deal. Even if I sign my names, it’s not valid without it.”

Alona took a shaky step back, then another. Was this really the end? Were they just going to give up now?

Sam wrapped his arm around her waist, steadying her. “What’s the big deal? I’ll just have someone steal the safe from the Salisbury estate.”

Jace let out a harsh, mocking laugh. “Do you really think the Salisbury estate is some kind of open market? Or a park where anyone can wander in? Our security is airtight. The moment you step inside, the alarms will sound. The guards will make sure you never come out again. And without my grandma, you wouldn’t even know where to look for the safe.”

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