The Queen They Let Go (Alice and Eric) novel Chapter 442

Ruby's tone was pure mockery.

However, for some reason, Michael's heart was pounding. Something itched at the back of his mind, like he'd missed something crucial.

The more he thought about it, the worse it got.

Michael suddenly shot to his feet.

"I need to look at that agreement again."

Alice gave him a sympathetic look.

Smart at last, but that flash of cleverness had come way too late.

Oscar let out a cold snort.

"Looks like growing up away from me really did leave you with that small-town brain."

That was exactly the kind of line that cut deepest for Ruby.

She hadn't come from money and had been shut out of their circle for a long time.

She'd fought tooth and nail, learning every skill she could, even hiring retired society ladies to coach her, just to barely squeeze into that world.

She refused to let her children go through that bitterness all over again.

So, from the moment they were born, she poured herself into their education.

But maybe...

A shadow flashed through Ruby's eyes.

Maybe she'd been too busy to actually check the results, and in the end, the kids had gone a little off track.

At least, she herself had delivered, pushing Nolan Group to the top of the industry.

Her kids no longer needed to fit in; now the circle bent itself around them.

But times had changed, and the downside of that was finally starting to show.

Still, knowing the truth in her heart was one thing; letting someone sneer at her for it was another.

So, she refused to back down an inch.

"Mr. Nolan, you've become increasingly fastidious since your recovery.

"But it never seems to occur to you that you were in a coma for years and your kids grew up without a father, never getting a chance to make up for it."

Oscar's face darkened.

It wasn't that he felt nothing for Ruby.

And of course, when it came to his children, he felt the weight of being their father.

Eight years in a coma—he'd really missed too much.

He knew he'd gone too far just now, tearing into Michael like that.

But as a father, he couldn't bring himself to apologize to his own son.

So, he simply turned his head away and said nothing.

Alice saw the awkwardness and, in a way, felt relieved.

She was grateful Oscar was still clearheaded enough to have already given those assets to her and Eric.

If he'd waited a few more years, guilt would probably have eaten him alive and left him hopelessly soft.

Now that everything was in her hands, even if Ruby wanted it, she'd have to think twice.

"Since you're getting divorced, you might as well make it clean."

Alice smiled lightly, putting on the air of someone being very considerate.

"It's about time anyway—why don't we settle everything inside the old mansion now? That way, there won't be any more disputes once the divorce is finalized.

"Ms. Randall, you're a businesswoman. You, of all people, should understand what's at stake here."

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