THE DIVORCE GAMBIT From Dumped Wife to CEO's Forever novel Chapter 896

But now, not only had Stuart not come to apologize, he had issued a public statement terminating their contract.

What was he trying to do?

Before Jeremiah could process it, his assistant ran in. "Mr. Somerset, it's bad news! The DS Group and The Lowell Group are also terminating their contracts with us!"

Both DS Group and Lowell Group had partnered with Somerset Group purely out of respect for Gonzales Holdings. Now that Gonzales Holdings had made its public declaration, they naturally wanted no part of the continued partnership.

Thump!

Jeremiah collapsed into the executive chair behind him, his face ashen.

"It's a bluff! It must be a bluff from Gonzales Holdings!" Jeremiah tried to reassure himself. "They're doing this to force me to apologize personally, to give them a way to save face."

At that thought, his eyes narrowed.

If that was the case, he would pointedly refuse. He wanted to see just how far Stuart was willing to take this! For someone like Caitlin, he was already doing her a favor by agreeing to marry her. What more could the Gonzales family want? They would definitely come crawling back to him!

At 10:30 PM, a trending topic exploded on Twitter.

#MasterNinthOnADate

#MasterNinthDiningWithMysteryGirl

[OMG OMG! Master Ninth is that handsome?! Girl, you are eating well!]

[Master Ninth is literally everything I've ever imagined in a CEO.]

[Ahhhhh, I'm screaming!]

[I'm so jealous of you, girl!]

[Not only is she eating well, but she's also gorgeous.]

[Say what you will, but Master Ninth has excellent taste!]

[Go, girl!]

[If I looked like that, I'd be dating Master Ninth too.]

[They're a perfect match! Absolutely perfect!]

[Wait, doesn't the girl look a little familiar?]

Beatrice went to bed early, at nine o'clock sharp every night, so she definitely wouldn't know about this yet.

Alaina was about to call her, but decided a phone call wasn't dramatic enough. She would go to Sylvester Manor in person. Beatrice would be absolutely thrilled when she found out.

Justice was equally shocked by the news. It took him a moment to recover. "Well, it seems our Sweetie has a few tricks up his sleeve after all!"

He then hurried after Alaina. "Alaina, wait for me. I'm coming with you to see Mom."

The couple rushed over to Sylvester Mansion in a flurry. As Alaina expected, Beatrice was already asleep.

Alaina burst into Beatrice's bedroom. "Ahhh! Mom! I have some incredible news for you!"

Startled awake by her daughter, Beatrice rubbed her eyes and gave Alaina an exasperated look. "Alaina! Can you please act with some decorum? Screaming like that, what kind of behavior is that? A young lady should have some poise."

Alaina grinned. "I'm just too excited, Mom! Don't scold me. When you see this news, you'll be even more excited than I am!"

"I would never act like you!" Beatrice sniffed.

Alaina pulled out her phone, opened Twitter, and thoughtfully handed Beatrice her reading glasses. "Well then, Mom, take a look at this."

As Beatrice focused on the screen, her drowsiness vanished instantly. All semblance of poise was gone. "Holy crap! Holy crap! Is this for real? Our little Sweetie is so great!"