When Love Breaks (Josephine)

Josephine's worst fear finally came true.

The next day, just before noon, Zayn suddenly posted a statement on his personal

account.

The statement was long-over 800 words—and covered three main points.

First, he admitted that Mrs. Forbes was indeed seeking a divorce, but he claimed he had always thought she was just acting out in anger and hadn't taken it seriously. He also said he'd been trying to win her back all along.

Second, he accused Mrs. Forbes of selling all the gifts he had given her and pocketing the money. He also alleged that she was preparing to sell the 17% stake in Forbes Group that he had gifted her.

Third, he acknowledged that he had once been involved with Nadine, but said he'd kept it a secret to avoid making Mrs. Forbes jealous. He declared that Mrs. Forbes was the only woman he loved and that he was willing to forgive everything —as long as she was willing to come back to him.

The statement was stamped with his lawyer's official seal.

When Josephine received a call from Mason and opened her phone to read the statement, she was so angry that her stomach began to ache.

The dignified and clean break she had hoped for was now out of the question.

Zayn was willing to burn all bridges to drag her name through the mud.noveldrama

She couldn't even find the words to describe him.

He was despicable, shameless, and disgusting!

Those were the harshest words she could come up with in her rage.

Unable to hold back, she immediately grabbed her phone and called Zayn.

To her surprise, he answered almost instantly. "Calm down, Josephine. Listen to me—I didn't post that statement. It was my dad. He took control of my account. From now on, everything posted on it reflects his wishes, not mine."

So, it wasn't Zayn...

Josephine's anger eased just a little. "I believe you. In that case, you need to explain this to the media. Telf them the statement was

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fake otherwise, how do you think this makes me look?"

After their three-year marriage, she understood one thing: while his love for her

might not have been real, he wasn't such a terrible person who would do

something like this.

But instead of a response, she was met with silence.

"Zayn?" Josephine couldn't help but call out.

After a long pause, Zayn finally spoke, his voice bitter. "Josephine, I know this is unfair to you-but you're just a housewife. You don't have a career, nor do you have any influential connections. Even if your reputation takes a hit, it won't cause you any real harm. I, on the other hand-

"If my public image is damaged, it will devastate Forbes Group, and Nadine's career will go down the drain too. And on top of that, Yvan has just returned to the country and has already taken control of three companies. This morning, he flew to Crestwood to join Forbes Group's executive team. Do you know what it means?"

Josephine knew exactly what it meant.

In the past, Yvan had been fully focused on his music career, building his name in the international entertainment industry, and had no interest in taking over the family business.

Joe, who had always favored Yvan, had no choice but to hand the reins of the company to Zayn.

But after Joe's health began to decline, he had tried everything to transfer part of his assets to Yvan.

This was the reason Zayn had become so desperate to hold on-he had been scrambling to secure what he felt he had earned through hard work.

But now, Yvan was back.

What exactly brought him back was unclear, but one thing was certain-he no longer seemed to resist taking over the family business.

Naturally, Joe was overjoyed. He had already handed over several companies- ones he didn't want to entrust to Zayn-to Yvan. On top of that, he had placed Yvan with Forbes Group itself.

It was only a matter of time before Yvan was on equal footing with Zayn-or even surpassed him.

But what did any of this had to do with her?