No Divorce? The Billionaire's Love Chase! novel Chapter 265

Technically?

Claudia latched onto the key word in his sentence. "What do you mean, 'technically'?"

York knelt beside her, carefully cleaning her wound as he explained. "My maternal grandfather and grandmother had my uncle and my mother. After my grandmother passed away, my grandfather remarried a woman with the surname Grant. Cyrus is my mother's half-brother."

Claudia's mouth fell open in shock. "Are you saying…?"

York gently pushed her jaw closed. "Because the Grant family had no male heirs, my grandfather agreed to let his youngest son take his mother's surname to inherit the Grant family business."

"That doesn't make sense," Claudia said. "Then why does Old Mr. Grant look at you like you're his mortal enemy?"

York carefully wrapped gauze around her hand, holding nothing back. "The Grant family faced a major financial crisis years ago. At the time, the Vance and Ferguson families were jointly expanding into the European market, and our funds were stretched thin. The Vance family couldn't offer aid, which led to a rival company acquiring the Grant's assets."

Claudia still felt something was missing. "And then?"

York sat down beside her, taking both of her hands in his. His expression turned serious. "And then, Cyrus's mother, after failing to secure financing to save the company, couldn't handle the blow and jumped from a building. From that day on, Cyrus saw the Vance family as his enemies, which strained his relationship with the Ferguson family as well."

Claudia was speechless.

"After his mother's suicide, Old Mr. Grant fell ill and never fully recovered," York continued. "To rebuild the Grant family, Cyrus took a huge risk and partnered with an international business consortium. He quickly amassed a large amount of startup capital, founded a new company, and spent years legitimizing it."

"About a year ago, he was ambushed by an unidentified group in M Country. He barely escaped with his life but was left with a leg injury. He must have returned to the country secretly for treatment this time."

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