Cold Husband Burning Regret: The Divorce He Couldn't Handle novel Chapter 590

Her father and brother never discussed company matters in front of her. Seeing the complicated look on Wesley's face now, she guessed something was wrong.

Wesley spotted her. She pretended she hadn't heard anything, walked down the stairs, and sat at the dining table. "Dad, Wesley, you're up early."

Wesley changed the subject, teasing her slightly. "Of course we're up early. We keep regular hours, unlike some people."

"What did I do?" she asked, confused.

Before Wesley could answer, Sean snorted, feigning displeasure. "Out all night carousing with some wild man, getting your soul completely captivated."

She chuckled and served her father a bowl of soup. "Then... why did you suddenly agree to my engagement with him?"

"Dad was against it at first, but the contract Evander offered was one he was very satisfied with."

After Wesley's explanation, Charlotte grew curious. "What kind of contract was it?"

"It's related to your mother's family," Sean said, taking a sip of his soup. He continued in a somber tone, "That Howard boy... he's got a lot of tricks up his sleeve. Ever since your mother fell ill, your grandfather's businesses have been carved up by distant relatives, and The Donovan Group has all but fallen apart. That's why I didn't agree when your Uncle Quincy and Aunt Darleen proposed acquiring The Donovan Group in the Rayburn family's name. All they wanted was a piece of the Donovan family's fortune."

"But Evander's contract was an offer to inject capital into The Donovan Group on extremely favorable terms. He promised not to interfere with daily operations, only to help organize the existing business and stabilize the situation with those greedy relatives until a suitable heir could be found. Your grandfather agreed to his terms."

Charlotte lowered her eyes, silent. Before coming to Eldermere City, she had already heard about the Donovan family's situation.

With Zoe Donovan gone and her mother ill, her grandfather had no other children. It was a vast enterprise without a direct heir, so it was almost inevitable that it would fall into someone else's hands.

But...

"Couldn't you and Wesley have used the same method to hold off those relatives?"

At her question, Sean put down his bowl and sighed. "It's unheard of for a son-in-law's family to take over his wife's family business. If word got out, people would say we were preying on a family with no heir! And with your mother's condition, those relatives all know the situation. They would never agree to your grandfather handing The Donovan Group over to her. But by having Evander cooperate with your grandfather under a foreign company's name, he achieves two things. First, he makes those relatives think The Donovan Group is being revived. Second, the investment he made in the name of 'Jason Evander' doesn't actually give him any equity."

Charlotte understood immediately. "So that's how it is."

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