THE DIVORCE GAMBIT From Dumped Wife to CEO's Forever novel Chapter 1162

The thought brought Elsa some comfort. She pulled out her phone and sent a message to Xander on WhatsApp, explaining what had happened. [Honey, don't wait for me anymore. I was wrong about Caitlin. She's completely turned her back on me!]

[I'm a mess right now and just need to walk for a bit. Please explain to our relatives for me. I'm sure they'll understand!]

After such a public humiliation, Elsa couldn't bear the thought of facing her husband and his family.

Meanwhile, when Xander received the message, he was practically seething with rage.

Damn that Elsa! How dare she play him for a fool!

He should have known something was wrong the moment the alarm went off at the executive entrance of Gonzales Holdings. If Caitlin was just testing Elsa, why would she have completely disabled her facial recognition access? It was obvious. Caitlin had kicked Elsa to the curb.

"Xander, when is Mrs. Sylvester getting here? Did Elsa text you back?" Most of the relatives had finished their meal and were getting restless. Caitlin was still a no-show.

Frieda was growing increasingly anxious. She pulled her son aside and whispered, "What's going on?"

"Mom, Elsa played us!" Xander hissed, his voice tight with anger.

"What?" Frieda's eyes widened. "What do you mean? I thought Elsa and Mrs. Sylvester were best friends!"

Xander quickly recounted his experience at Gonzales Holdings and showed her the message Elsa had just sent.

It was like a lightning bolt had struck her. It hit her like a punch to the gut.

Xander's father smacked the table. "What a damn humiliation! You know what? I bet Elsa's never even met Mrs. Sylvester. She spun the whole thing just to trap our boy into marrying her!"

They should have seen it from the start. Elsa and Caitlin were from two different worlds.

"Exactly! It was a scam from the very beginning. A divorce! We have to get a divorce!" Frieda chimed in. "And we'll make her return all the money we spent on the wedding! That damn Elsa, she has no shame! To think she'd try to pull a fast one on me!"

Frieda had already looked into it. According to the law, if a couple divorced within a year and had no children, the wedding expenses could be fully refunded.

The Forresters seethed at the thought of how they had bent over backward for Elsa for weeks. They had thought she was a swan, but it turned out she wasn't even an ugly duckling. It was disgusting.

Seeing Xander standing silently to the side, Frieda turned to him. "Xander, you haven't fallen for that bitch, have you? Let me tell you, I will not stand for it. You two are getting a divorce immediately!"