Chapter 239: Miles York and Alice Cole Divorce

Two days later, the King dispatched a royal carriage and palanquin, inviting Chloe York and Stella Winters to a banquet with the grand ceremonial honors of a princess.

Naturally, the news of Chloe saving the King’s son had spread to all the commoners in the country, and they were overwhelmed with gratitude toward her. Because this prince was the chosen heir to the throne, Chloe had saved their future king. Furthermore, the current King was deeply loved by the people for his governance, and they all wished for the royal family’s well-being. Therefore, Chloe was not just the savior of the King’s son, but a benefactor to the entire nation.

When Chloe and Stella arrived at the banquet hall, the King, accompanied by the Queen and the Prince, walked down to greet them personally.

“Welcome, Ms. Chloe York and Ms. Stella Winters. I also want to express my deepest gratitude to Ms. York for saving my son. Thank you!”

Instead of using his own country’s language, the King deliberately spoke in Chloe’s native tongue as a sign of profound respect.

“You’re very welcome,” Chloe replied politely. “I would have saved any child in that situation.”

“You have a noble heart, Ms. Chloe. Please, take the seats of honor.”

“Thank you!”

Chloe and Stella took the elegant seats prepared for them, located just below the King’s throne.

“Chloe, why do I feel like our seats are just like the position of the regent sitting below the emperor in ancient times?” Stella whispered.

“I feel the same way,” Chloe agreed.

Looking down at the ministers, guards, and maids below, Chloe couldn’t help but marvel. They were all genuine foreigners. The original plot of the book was supposed to revolve entirely around the male and female leads and their supporting cast. Yet, beyond them, this world actually contained countries and people that the author had never once penned.

Photos of Chloe and Stella sitting just below the King were taken and reported on foreign news sites, all bearing headlines praising “The Prince’s Savior.”

As soon as the news dropped abroad, reports of Chloe saving the royal child and being invited to the state banquet as a VIP completely dominated domestic social media trends for three days and three nights.

[Oh my god, Chloe is a guest of honor abroad!]

[She saved the King’s child! Of course she’s a VIP. If Chloe asked for some land or a mansion, they’d probably agree to it.]

[She’s really doing our country proud. This is amazing.]

[Look at that, true gold shines wherever it goes. The York family just had to make a fuss over that whole ‘real and fake heiress’ drama. Now look! See how outstanding the ‘fake’ heiress is!]

[What’s all this about real and fake heiresses anyway? It just proves Chloe was destined for a life of wealth and brilliance. That’s why she became the York family daughter in the first place. And even after the truth came out, she became even more incredible despite being the ‘fake’ one.]

[Chloe moving her household registration out of the York family was the absolute right move! If she hadn’t, the Yorks would probably be dragging her down right now!]

The internet was buzzing with all sorts of lively discussions.

Meanwhile, the York family home was deathly quiet.

“See? I told you Chloe could bring immense value to our family! But what did you do?” Miles York snapped. “Just to satisfy a momentary urge to run your mouth and vent your anger, you told everyone she had moved her registration out of our family! Well, look at us now! The company is failing, while she’s getting more and more famous!”

The more Miles thought about it, the angrier he became. His life’s work had been completely ruined by Brooke York. He had initially given Chloe shares solely to keep the secret of her leaving the family’s registration under wraps. He never in a million years expected Brooke to blurt it out.

No matter how hard he tried to salvage things that day, their business partners refused to listen, resolute in terminating their collaborations. Even those who were initially planning to work with them refused to give them another chance, no matter how many times he called. Now, the company was hemorrhaging money every single day, teetering on the edge of collapse.

Brooke sat off to the side, not daring to make a sound. She hadn’t expected Chloe to become this wildly popular, nor did she realize that shooting her mouth off would plunge the company into such a dire situation.

“What’s the point of blaming the child now? It already happened,” Alice Cole retorted. “You’re the one who doesn’t get it! Those people at the company were always going on and on about how amazing Chloe is. Brooke is our actual daughter! What right did they have to praise Chloe right to Brooke’s face?”

Alice had stood firmly by Brooke’s side from the very beginning. To her, Brooke was the most important thing in the world. After all, Brooke was her only biological child, carried for ten months and born of her own flesh and blood. She had suffered so much out in the world before finally being brought home. Alice didn’t care if the entire company went bankrupt because of it, as long as her daughter was happy and safe.

“How can you still be so stubbornly blind?” Miles’s temper flared. “Let me tell you, if you keep acting like this, the company will go under sooner or later, and we’ll be kicked out of this villa!”

“Oh, we don’t have to wait for that,” Alice said. She pulled a document from her bag and slapped it onto the table. “Sign it!”

Miles picked up the document. The bold words “Divorce Agreement” immediately caught his eye, and his pupils dilated in shock. “You want a divorce?”

“That’s right, I want a divorce. Since you’re always criticizing us, it’s clear we shouldn’t be together anymore. Plus, you don’t seem very satisfied with Brooke anyway. Well, I’m perfectly satisfied with the daughter I gave birth to. So, to prevent our conflicts from getting any worse, let’s just get a divorce right now!”

Brooke was completely caught off guard. She never expected Alice to want a divorce. She didn’t want her parents to split up! If they divorced, what would happen to the company? If Miles found another woman outside and had a son, the company would be split right down the middle!

“Mom, what are you thinking? How can you get a divorce?” she cried.

“Why can’t I? Didn’t you hear what your father said? He’s always harping on us. No matter what we do, he’s never satisfied. We’re better off divorcing. Mom will take you and we’ll forge our own path.”

Alice’s reasoning was simple. Since she and Miles had built the company together from scratch back in the day, she could easily take her share of the money from the divorce and build a new company for Brooke. After all, the settlement money she would get now was far more than the meager capital they had when they first started their business.

“Fine, let’s get a divorce then!” Miles scoffed. He flipped through the agreement. Seeing that it stipulated splitting the company’s assets evenly and converting her half into cash, he wasn’t surprised in the least. “Alice, I can convert your half of the shares into cash, but I have to tell you—I will only pay you out based on the company’s current financial situation.”