Upon seeing this, Sophia Grant and Emily Harper were both shocked.
Because the Caldwell family owns hotels. In fact, many hotels in Riverforge below four stars are theirs!
When Emily clicked in, she saw that without exception, all the hotel names that dropped belonged to the Caldwell family!
"This..." Emily was too nervous to speak.
Sophia couldn't help but take a puff of her cigarette and said, "This must have been Jeff's doing. I didn't expect that Jeff, who seemed so honest for the past three years, was just pretending. He can be quite ruthless when it comes to taking revenge."
"With so many guests' privacy being leaked, the Caldwell name is going to be tarnished, and the stock price will definitely plummet tomorrow."
"Paying for repairs is a minor issue; the real concern is that people will stop staying at these hotels in the future. I heard that the Caldwell family has recently spent a lot of money acquiring hotels in smaller cities, but that money is probably wasted."
Emily shook Sophia's arm with some worry and asked, "Is the Caldwell family doomed?"
Sophia exhaled a small smoke ring: "Possibly. In fact, most definitely"
Just then, Emily's phone rang; it was Ryan Caldwell calling.
Emily and Sophia exchanged a glance, then answered the call on speakerphone.
"Emily, I'm sorry for what I said earlier. I shouldn't have talked to you like that."
Ryan immediately apologized to Emily.
Emily remained silent.
Ryan continued, "Hey, have you seen the news? Our hotels are in a bit of trouble and we need some cash flow. Could your family lend me 100 million? I promise to pay you back quickly, and I'll even give you an extra 50 million!"
Emily was shocked that Ryan had actually gone so far as to ask her family for money.
Emily said with great difficulty, "As you know, all the money in our family is in Grandma's hands, so I don't have the final say."
Ryan continued to plead, "Please, Emily, can you go ask Grandma for a loan? I won't ask you unless it's absolutely necessary. I'll agree to any condition you ask if you're willing to lend us the money!"
Emily sighed, but didn't refuse directly. She said, "Then I'll call and ask."
As soon as she hung up the phone, Sophia excitedly stubbed out her cigarette and said, "The Caldwell family is really finished. If things continue like this, even if you have a child with Ryan, you won't get a single penny of the property. You should get a divorce as soon as possible."
Emily was hesitating whether to call her grandmother, but to her surprise, her grandmother called first.
"Hey, Grandma, I was just about to call you. Ryan asked me for a loan of 100 million dollars, saying he'll pay us back soon, and he'll give us an extra 50 million." Emily told Old Madam Harper about this as soon as she answered.
Old Madam Harper said angrily on the phone, "Borrow money? Borrow his grandma's leg! Our Harper family has no money to lend him! The Caldwell family is finished! Emily, you divorce Ryan immediately and you are not allowed to help them."
"Also, after the divorce, immediately win Jeff back! Jeff is the grandson-in-law of the Harper family! I don't care what methods you use, whether it's using your beauty or begging on your knees, you must win him back! If you can't win him back, don't call yourself a member of the Harper family!"
"Beep beep..."
After saying that, Old Madam Harper hung up.
Emily was very happy because her grandmother shared the same idea as her, both wanting her to resume her marital relationship with Jeff.
"Let's go to the Caldwell house and find Ryan's parents. We're getting a divorce right now!"
Sophia acted swiftly and decisively, taking Emily's arm and getting up to leave.
...
Rose Garden Villa.
Sophia, Emily, Ryan Caldwell, and Ryan's parents were all sitting on the sofa in the living room on the first floor, drinking tea.
Emily was too embarrassed to bring up divorce, so Sophia spoke on her behalf:
"Uncle Caldwell, Aunt Caldwell, I know your hotels have run into some trouble and you urgently need money. Emily couldn't borrow any from her grandmother either. She only has a few hundred thousand. I have one million here. If you need more, I'll have to ask my husband. Please don't think it's too little—just take it."
Sophia took out a bank card from her bag.
Ryan's father quickly returned the bank card: "Miss Grant, I can't take your money. We are short of money right now, but I will solve it myself!"
Ryan's father felt very embarrassed and was even afraid to face his daughter-in-law, Emily.
Emily was supposed to marry into a wealthy family, but unexpectedly, on her very first day in the marriage, she had to borrow money from the bride's family.
This was so embarrassing!
Sophia continued, "Alright then, please contact me if you need anything. There's another matter. I shouldn't be getting involved as an outsider, but Emily is my best friend, and her happiness is my happiness."
"She and Ryan are indeed not a good match. Forcing them to stay together will not lead to anything. I hope you can allow them to divorce."
Ryan's father, Ryan's mother, and Ryan all turned ashen-faced.
Ryan's father pondered for a moment and said, "I don't expect Ms. Harper to stay and share the hardships with our Caldwell family. If Ms. Harper wants a divorce, then let's get a divorce!"
Ryan's mother agreed: "Miss Grant is right, I agree as well."
In Ryan's mother's view, the benefits of Ryan and Emily's divorce far outweighed the harms.
The Caldwell family was being targeted because of Jeff. If Ryan continued to monopolize Jeff's woman, it would be a very dangerous situation for him!
Ryan clenched his right fist tightly. He was unwilling to accept that the woman he had married was about to be lost in less than a day!
"I won't leave!"
Ryan shouted.
Snap!
Ryan's mother slapped him across the face.
"Just because you stole Jeff's woman, your father's company is now under attack! How can you be so reckless?!"
"Go and divorce Ms. Harper right now, and then tell all your cronies that what you said about sleeping with Ms. Harper was all a lie, that nothing happened between you and Ms. Harper, do you hear me!"
Ryan's mother rarely scolded Ryan like this; Ryan had never seen his mother so angry in all these years.
Ryan burst into tears, feeling utterly frustrated. A grown man, he shed tears in front of three women.
He stood up unwillingly and shouted, "Fine, let's get a divorce! Emily Harper, one day I'll make you regret it!"
Emily knew Ryan was unwilling to give up, and didn't want to say anything more: "I'll wait for you at the courthouse."
After saying that, she left with Sophia.
After the two left, Ryan's mother took a tissue and wiped Ryan's tears, saying, "Child, don't cry. Come back after the divorce. Mom has prepared a few women for you; they're all in the bedroom upstairs. Don't go anywhere these next two days—just stay home and relax, understand?"
"Ah?"
Ryan was completely dumbfounded, and even his tears stopped in his bewilderment.
"Mom, what do you mean by this?"
Ryan didn't understand why his mother was preparing women for him.
Do I still need to prepare these things after getting divorced?
Ryan's mother said, "Don't worry about it. Just listen to your mother. These women are all very beautiful. I guarantee you'll like them."
Ryan swallowed hard: "Oh..."