The representative from the legal team felt somewhat reassured after the discussion, but their conclusion remained: it''s best to live apart in different countries for two years.


    "With our current resources, we would need to wait another six months to file awsuit unless we can obtain significant evidence, like photos or videos of the husband cheating. We''ve tried for a long time, but Lysander is too cautious, making it difficult to get any incriminating evidence."


    "Our advice is to pursue a dual strategy."


    "First, it''s best if you avoid the Montgomery family altogether. If you can, go abroad to solidify the separation. Though this will slow down the divorce process, it increases the chances of sess."


    "Meanwhile, we''ll continue to seek solid evidence of Lysander''s infidelity to provide grounds for awsuit."


    This two-pronged approach indeed offered a higher chance of sess.


    Moreover, these strategies could run concurrently, saving her effort and maximizing efficiency.


    M agreed to this proposal.


    After hanging up the call with herwyer, M checked her missed calls and dialed her journalist friend.


    ...


    Earlier in the year, she had reached out to this friend.


    She asked him to investigate her brother Hugo Suthend''s girlfriend, Charlotte Brown, who was the illegitimate daughter of the Harvey family.


    M wanted to know if this woman, who frequently incited Hugo to ask her for money and caused her distress, was being manipted by Giselle with the intent to harm her.


    This had evennded her in the hospital, nearly costing her eyesight!


    The investigation wasn''t progressing well, and with everything that happened since the new year and her own inability to stay in touch, she still didn''t know the oue.


    Her friend seemed busy but eventually answered.


    "M, what''s going on? I haven''t been able to reach youtely. Is everything okay?"


    "It''s fine. How''s the investigation going?"


    M wasted no time with pleasantries and went straight to the point.


    "Ah, now you''re in a hurry. I thought you lost interest since I couldn''t get your approval to release the story."


    After a bit of grumbling, her friend finally got to the point after her repeated urging. "Hey, I''ve dug up some juicy info.”


    "Thanks to you giving me Charlotte''s name, I followed that lead and uncovered quite a bit."


    M rubbed her temple, "Spit it out!"


    "I traced Charlotte from Kingsford to Baycrest, even got her birth records. She is indeed Charles''s illegitimate daughter, 24 years old this year. And there''s more."


    Her friend lowered his voice, "Charlotte''s mother, who was the woman Charles cheated with, met him onest time eight years ago. Shortly after, she fell from a building and becameatose. Charlotte had to drop out of high school to work and pay for her mother''s medical bills."


    M''s heart skipped a beat, "What are you implying?"


    "You''ve connected the dots, haven''t you?"


    Her friend whispered, "I suspect Charlotte''s mother''s fall wasn''t an ident. I also found a mysterious $100,000 expenditure by Charles that year."


    M fell silent.


    She hadn''t expected that a mere investigation into whether Giselle was


    deliberately targeting her would uncover such a shocking revtion.


    If this were true, it could mean that eight years ago, Giselle''s father, Charles, tried


    to harm his lover for some reason.


    The woman survived but remained in a vegetative state in the hospital.