Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom
Chapter 829 A Surprise Slap

Bella stopped talking and smiled faintly without delving any further.

I didn't press her.

After all, Bella was someone with impeccable discretion. I understood her, even if she chose not to say certain things out loud.

It seemed that Trinity's ruthless move this time had a purpose.

After chatting for a while, we said goodbye and left to head back to the office.

As we reached the entrance, we bumped into Oliver, who was on his way in.

He immediately froze, his gaze fixated on Lauren's face.

I quickly greeted him, but he only responded with a nonchalant hum. His attention was fully on Lauren.

"Lauren..." he murmured, his eyes filled with longing.

I glanced at Lauren discreetly. Unfazed, she nodded slightly at Oliver. "Sorry, Mr. Oliver. We're in a bit of a hurry."

With that, she calmly led the way outside, showing no hint of hesitation.

I admired Lauren for that. She remained indifferent as if they had never met. As an outsider, I couldn't help but feel a little awkward.

On the way back to the office, Lauren didn't bring up Oliver at all. Instead, she asked, "Do you think what's going on with Trinity is some kind of trap?"

I shook my head resignedly. "It's hard to say at the moment, but I'm worried about Ivanna."

"True. Those two were living a carefree life in Bourdamun a while ago. I thought they would be able to have a peaceful life," Lauren sighed.

"Spend some time with Ivanna," I advised Lauren. "She's been upset since Jared left without saying goodbye."

Back at the office, I called Grayson to inquire about the situation on his end. Grayson told me that Jared had already left Jitador and was also planning to return to Foswood.

I also briefly mentioned the need to investigate Felix. Surprisingly, Grayson had already started the investigation. "When Melanie changed her statement, I checked with the prison and identified Felix." We agreed to meet when he returned.

After I hung up, I sighed in relief. Regardless of the circumstances, Grayson would be back in Foswood before Matthew's trial, which reassured me somewhat.

I felt slightly at ease about Trinity's

situation since Jared would be there. But now that I knew this was a trap set by the Huffman family

themselves, I wasn't as concerne

especially since it wouldn't appropriate for outsiders to

intervene.

Currently, my priority was to handle Matthew's case before taking a breather.

After Liora's unexpected visit today, I thought she must have been frightened, but I was wrong, and she had given me a surprise slap in the face.

When Ivanna came to see me, everyone had already left work. Carol knew we had some business to attend to and had also left work as usual.

At seven o'clock, we arrived at the second-floor banquet hall of The Aviary. To our surprise, quite a few people were already there.

This was the first time I had attended a gathering like this since graduation.

Right after leaving school, they tried to stay in touch, but Matthew and I were busy building our business at that time, which left us no time for get-togethers. All our time was spent on sales.

Later, after I gave birth to Ava, my schedule became even tighter.

Over time, we grew apart from our classmates.

When Ivanna and I walked into the private room, we realized we were a little late.

Michelle, who appeared to be the

host, stood up and waved. "Oh, Chloe! You're such a busy woman The whole group of us had to wait for you Aren't you ashamed? You're here too, Ivanna. Excellent! Long time no see!"

Michelle began blaming us as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Late? Didn't you tell Chlo it was at seven?" Ivanna retorted. "We even got here early."

Michelle blushed and busied herself

with arranging our seats while

greeting everyone. "Take a look around. Recognize anyone? This is Chloe, our former campus belle and Matthew's ex-wife, who we were just talking about. Quite a small world, isn't it?"

Her words immediately drew everyone's attention to me.