The Ex-Wife's Secret (Jonathan and Teresa) novel Chapter 533

Chapter 533

Sanford called, “Mom.”

Liora insisted, “Apologize. He is your brother, after all.”

Sanford’s knuckles cracked as he clenched his fists. He glared resentfully at Jonathan. Through gritted teeth, he forced out a reluctant, “Sorry.”

Liora said, “Watch your attitude. Say it again.”

Sanford remained silent.

“Say it now,” Liora urged sharply once more.

Sanford took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and forced out, “Sorry, Mr. Lynn.”

Liora raised her hand threateningly.

Jonathan calmly turned to Sanford, his eyes narrowing slightly. He said, “The legal notice has already been issued. Given the serious damage his actions have caused to my company and my family, I will not let this go unpunished.”

Liora bit her lip, her eyes brimming with helplessness as she looked at Jonathan. Staring at his painfully familiar face, she said, “As for the company’s impact, you could just issue a simple clarification, couldn’t you?

“But when it comes to family, you’re blood relatives. Why must you turn against each other like this?”

Sanford couldn’t take it anymore. He grabbed Liora’s arm and snapped, “Mom, just stop. They’ve never treated us like family, so why should we keep pretending they are?”

He fixed Jonathan with a defiant stare and said, “Go ahead and sue me. I’m not afraid.”

Jonathan’s lips curled in a faint, cold smirk. He said, “Very well.” With that, he turned on his heel and left.

Sanford shut the door behind him.

On the bed, Liora was wracked with heartache and fell into a violent coughing fit.

Sanford hurried to pick up the scattered pills from the floor. He said, “Mom, please don’t upset yourself like this. Your health is what matters most.”

Liora frowned at Sanford, her face full of exasperated disappointment. She asked, “Why is it so hard for you to just swallow your pride?”

Sanford stared painfully at Liora. His voice was tight with emotion as he said, “Why should 1 back down? Tell me honestly, were you the other woman

back then?”

Liora looked away, silent.

Sanford said, “I can’t believe you were the other woman. You’re the heiress of Onlyora Group. Why would you ever stoop so low? Why would you wreck someone else’s relationship?”

Liora sniffled and said, “I was the one who fell for Yorick, but he didn’t feel the same way. Back then, I was young and arrogant, thinking money could buy anything. But he valued love above all else.

“I admired his determination and his dedication to his family. He even told me, ‘First come, first served.”

Sanford’s breathing grew ragged. He said, “If you couldn’t win him over, you could’ve just moved on. Mom, I always thought you were strong enough to let go, so why did you have to resort to such underhanded means?”

Liora closed her eyes briefly. Then she said, “Enough. I used underhanded means to have you, and I’ve raised you all these years. There’s no undoing it

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now.”

Sanford’s fists trembled, his disbelief etched across his face. He said, “In my heart, you were always someone who loved and hated fiercely, so was I just the result of your scheming all along? Answer me.”

Liora couldn’t bring herself to meet Sanford’s gaze. Her voice trembling, she whispered, “Sanford, please, just stop. This is all my fault, and I’m so sorry.

Sanford snapped, “But ‘sorry‘ isn’t what I want to hear. I want the truth from you. I know you’re afraid of Irene. When she’s around, you can’t bring yourself to admit certain things.

“But now it’s just the two of us. I’m your son, after all. Can’t you even be honest with me when we’re alone?”

“What I said in front of Irene was the truth,” Liora spoke, each word clear and deliberate.

Sanford’s eyes burned crimson with fury. He said, “Fine, then.”

Sanford had always been a sensible child. Ever since he found out that Liora had a man she could never forget, he had spent all these years longing to seek justice for her years of suffering, and for himself.

Yet in the end, this was the bitter truth he now faced.

Sanford declared, “I publicly accused Jonathan’s family. Since everything I said was false, it’s only right that he sues me. This is the price of my recklessness.” With that, he stormed out without a backward glance.

He slammed the door shut with a resounding bang. Ignoring Liora’s desperate calls, he never looked back.

After leaving the hospital, Jonathan received a call from Hayden.

Hayden already knew the truth about Sanford’s parentage. He said, “Sanford is indeed your father’s son, Werner already confirmed it to me.”

“How did he find out?” Jonathan asked.

Hayden explained, “Werner also went to Shaville on business. He ran into Donald there, and Donald was the one who told him.”

Jonathan fell silent.

Hayden continued, “I heard your mother is still in the hospital. Is she alright now?”

Snapping out of his thoughts, Jonathan replied, “She had a confrontation with Liora, got overwhelmed with emotion, and passed out. But she’s stable

now.”

“That’s good,” Hayden said, not pressing for more details about Irene and instead shifting the conversation back to Sanford.

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