Divorce Failed My Wife's Secret Identities Shock the World novel Chapter 872

"If we joined our lives, the Grover and White families would be unstoppable."

"Unfortunately, my mother overlooked something so crucial because she was obsessed with an alliance with the Fulton family."

"The Fultons and the Grovers go way back, and my mother is incredibly close with Mrs. Fulton."

"That's why she fought so hard against us when she found out we were spending time together."

"Then I fell ill and had to recover abroad, which postponed any alliance with them indefinitely."

"It wasn't until recently that my father found the pouch Master Finch left behind on an antique shelf."

"That was when he remembered the Master had already chosen my husband over twenty years ago."

"With a prophecy like that, my mother couldn't object anymore."

"In fact, she fully supports our families coming together now."

"But I still hadn't fully recovered, so I had to send a stand-in to salvage the situation."

Though the logic tracked, Andres wasn't naive enough to swallow her story whole.

He pushed the box containing their supposed birth charts right back across the table.

"Don't try to manipulate me with this superstitious nonsense. Plenty of people were born at the exact same time as me."

"My name isn't on here. What makes you so certain I'm this fated match?"

"And even if we were somehow cosmically aligned, why would I want to marry you?"

"With the current strength of The White Family, do you really think I need an arranged marriage to secure my wealth?"

In less than two years, the family's empire had reached unprecedented heights under his control.

Seeing their momentum, Faye Grover was undoubtedly kicking herself for ever keeping her daughter away from him.

She had spent her whole life scheming, only to be short-sighted when it came to her daughter's future.

Nancy had assumed that flashing Mortimer Finch's prophecy would force him to reconsider their relationship.

"She even told my older brother she wished I would disappear."

"Andres, we have history together."

"If the day ever comes when your girlfriend tries to take me out..."

"...I hope you'll remember what we shared, and the time we spent raising Lucifer, and ask her to spare my life."

Long after Nancy left with her bodyguards, Andres sat there replaying her parting words.

Had Maeve really told Barton Grover she wanted Nancy gone?

Was it out of romantic jealousy?

Or was there something else entirely?

Otherwise, why would she harbor such deep hostility toward her?

And bringing up Lucifer out of nowhere—was that her twisted way of confirming she was the one who cloned his snake?