Chapter 317

Cassandra could sense that William still had feelings for Rachel. There were some things, however, that he just couldn’t figure out.

In an attempt to make William feel better, Cassandra deliberately talked badly about Rachel. “Alright now, William. Whether Rachel really wants to divorce you or not, she’s no longer around, and we have no idea where she is. We don’t even know if she’s dead or alive. Just take it that she doesn’t exist. Thankfully, she has the conscience to leave the marriage without a cent. She knows she’s not worthy of you and decided not to fight with you for your assets, unlike other women.”

“Mom!” William yelled. “Don’t talk about her like that!”

Cassandra pursed her lips, displeased. “Fine, fine. I won’t. Seriously, you’ve already decided to be with Samantha, but now you think Rachel’s all that after she’s gone. I really have no idea what’s going on in your mind.”

William handed the divorce papers to Cassandra. “Mom, publicize the contents of this divorce agreement. It might just resolve our current crisis.”

Cassandra looked at him doubtfully. “What do you mean by that? I don’t quite understand. Doesn’t this prove that Rachel wanted to divorce you a long time ago? Netizens will only be harsher with you.”

“They’re already very harsh to me right now, but making this public proves that I’m not the one who wants a divorce. Rachel was the one who planned all this. Even if we eventually fail to find her, we can always say that she was the one who chose to leave. She wasn’t kidnapped. It’ll suffice as an explanation for the police. Otherwise, I’ll keep getting dragged down by this as long as she remains missing. There are tons of things I need to deal with at work.”

You win some, you lose some. At the very least, this might just be the lifeline William needed.

Cassandra was hesitant about it, worried that publicizing the divorce papers might trigger backlash. She looked at William with uncertainty in her eyes. “Are you sure you want to publicize it?”

“Go ahead.”

“Fine,” Cassandra said. She would do as William told her to. Their divorce was something she wanted to happen anyway.

“One more thing. This divorce agreement alone won’t be enough. Get someone to post past photos of her with Tyler and Howard. Find someone who often posts celebrity gossip so it won’t look so deliberate.”

Cassandra was surprised to hear William’s instructions. “William, are you sure you want to do that? Doing that will doom Rachel to a life of being lambasted by netizens, assuming she were alive. If she were dead, she’d be turning in her grave!”

Everyone in Yurelia City would think that Rachel was flirting with other men and divorcing William because she had moved on from him. Her disappearance might just be her eloping with another man.

Cassandra didn’t like Rachel, but all she wanted was for Rachel to divorce William. Rachel was deaf, and it was a point of mockery for Cassandra whenever she met with other ladies of high society. What displeased her the most was Rachel’s failure to bear a child for their family.

Samantha’s pregnancy made her feel much better about the entire situation, and in turn, lessened her hatred toward Rachel.

William spiralled into a dilemma, a dark, depressing cloud looming over him. Veins popped on the back of his hand. “Lewis Enterprise is at stake,” he said, his voice low and etched with misery. “Our family is doomed if we don’t do something drastic!”

The hair on the back of Cassandra’s arm stood on end. “Has the situation become so bleak?”

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