My Ex-Husband’s Bitter Regret Novel - Chapter 983

Chapter 983: She was returning to Wall Manor? She wanted him to call the family elders? And... The future CEO of Wall Group? What did that even mean? Had something happened to Sadie? Leonard touched his burning cheek, overcome with confusion and disbelief. He stared at Briley, who seemed to have transformed into a completely different person. No, Briley had completely lost her mind. But currently, he really had no choice but to follow her orders. Leonard stifled his shock and gave a slight bow. "Understood." Later, in Wall Manor, the heavy wooden doors of the meeting hall were pushed open.

Inside, the family elders were already gathered around a long table, each of them looking tired and impatient. Some were even yawning. This was an ungodly hour for a family meeting. What could Briley possibly be up to now? Seated at the head of the table, Jonah was the most irritable of them all. He looked up at Briley's arrival, his brows drawn into a scowl. "Briley! What's all this about? Why did you drag us old folks here all of a sudden?" Briley braced herself and plastered a look of profound sorrow on her face. She even reached up to wipe nonexistent tears from her eyes.

"Gentlemen..." she began, her tone filled with feigned grief. "Perhaps you haven't heard yet... I just got the news myself. My cousin-in-law, Sadie... She... She had a car accident on her way back to Jazmah. Her car caught on fire. I'm afraid she didn't make it." Her words fell in the room like a clap of thunder. |@te$t ¢#@pter$ |n g@!novel$.c0m Silence fell as the elders stared at her with similar expressions of shock and disbelief. Jonah's jaw dropped. What did Briley say? Sadie had a car accident? But how could that be?

The other elders slowly returned to their wits and exchanged looks, but no one could muster a word. Sadie had been an incredibly capable leader. How was she dead? This was all so sudden! When the elders finally processed the news, the room erupted into chaos all at once. "What do we do now?" "With Sadie gone, what will happen to the Wall Group now?" "The company's fate depended entirely on her!" "Everything we've worked for... Is it all going to fall apart now?" The elders collectively spiraled into a panic, their lined faces tight with worry and fear.

Briley watched the chaos in smug satisfaction. It was almost time. Making sure that her mournful expression was still in place, she cleared her throat. . . .