The Billionaire Ex-Wife and the Beggar He Became novel Chapter 464

Frank's voice trembled. "You told Irene you were married, that your husband was from the most distinguished family in Greenwood City, the Nicholsons. That name isn't common in Greenwood City, so I..."

He broke off, turning a venomous glare on Julian. "Mr. Nicholson! Last fall, when I first contacted you, I asked you repeatedly to confirm that you were from the prestigious Nicholson Group. You told me the Nicholson Group had been established in Greenwood City for two hundred years, that it was your family! I asked you over and over if your beloved's name was Shepherd. How did you answer me? Tell me! You fraud!"

Julian stood frozen. At this moment, even if he were a complete idiot, he understood everything.

When Winona was sixteen, she had saved a woman's life—Frank's wife.

Winona, by nature, was reserved and didn't like to socialize or build connections, so she rarely kept in touch with Frank's wife. But Frank's wife never forgot her kindness.

Before she died, she asked Frank to find Winona in this country. The problem was, she didn't know Winona had changed her surname from Shepherd to Perkins.

All she knew was that Winona's husband's surname was Nicholson, from the most prominent family in Greenwood City. That was him, Julian.

And she knew her savior's name was: Shepherd.

On the phone, Frank had repeatedly asked Julian: *Is your beloved named Shepherd?*

Your beloved. In any country in the world, the term 'beloved' refers to a legal wife, or a girlfriend if one is unmarried. Not a third party when one already has a wife.

Winona was sobbing. "Mr. Frank! The reason I never told Ms. Irene Chase that I changed my name from Shepherd to Perkins was because I didn't feel we had any real connection. We only spoke three times in ten years. I don't have a crystal ball! I couldn't have predicted she would leave her fortune to me! But you..." she accused, her voice breaking. "Without knowing anything about me, you repeatedly slandered and persecuted me. Even this morning, you were still insulting me! To be honest, Mr. Frank, I never wanted Ms. Irene Chase's inheritance, not once! But do you have any idea how much trouble your mistake has caused me?"

"You caused Julian to delay our divorce for a month and a half!"

"I almost died at your hands because of you!"

"Mistaking me for someone else wasn't your fault, but you enabled the person you mistook me for to humiliate me time and again, and you even helped her! Mr. Frank, I don't believe I have ever done anything to wrong you in my entire life!"

Winona took the flash drive she had brought back from Italy out of her bag. She placed it on the table in front of Frank and the lawyer. "Is this what you were looking for?"