Chapter 41 Announcing the Divorce


    Chloe suddenlyughed. Even after seeing Helen’s vicious behavior with his own eyes, Curtis still imed


    he believed her.


    So he’d never truly treated Chloe as family. Not before, and certainly not now.


    Curtis frowned, displeased. “What are youughing at?”


    “Divorcing you is the best decision I’ve ever made,” Chloe said.


    Curtis‘ face darkened. Even though they were going to publicly announce their divorce today, hearing those words from her lips still made him ufortable.


    That difort grew sharper, turning into a kind of sting, as though reminding him he was about to lose


    something important.


    Curtis forced himself to ignore that feeling. “If you won’t apologize, then don’t me me when I refuse to give you a single cent of the 153 million dors.”


    At that, Lena exploded. “Curtis, are you even human? That 153 million dors was Chloe’s parents-”


    Before she could finish, Chloe cut her off. “Lena, let me handle this.”


    She pulled out her phone and yed a video she’d just recorded.


    The footage clearly showed Helening at her to p her, failing, and then staging her own little performance of being struck.


    “Curtis, didn’t <i>you </i>say you believed Helen? Do you still believe her now?” Chloe asked with biting sarcasm.


    Curtis froze, embarrassment shing across his face as he turned to Helen and Joanne in shock. “When I


    bailed you two out, didn’t you promise me that you won’t do anything like this again?”


    Helen and Joanne both shrank back a little.


    Sonya stepped in to smooth things over. “Mrs. Green and Joanne were just upset that Chloe refused to write a letter of non–prosecution. After all, you were family once. Why did she have to go to such


    extremes?”


    Then, she turned to Chloe. “If I were you, I’d never do something so cruel.”


    Joanne looked at Sonya with gratitude. “Sonya, you’re so kind. You don’t even hold my past against me. Once my brother divorces Chloe, I’ll make sure he marries you as soon as possible!”


    Chloe found it almost funny, watching Sonya and Joanne act so chummy, like real sisters. Had they already forgotten how they had been at each other’s throats at the police station, pushing the me onto


    each other?


    Soon, it was time to start the press conference.


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    The event had drawn not only many reporters but also Green Tech executives and representatives frompanies that did business with Green Tech.


    Chloe and Curtis sat together in the center of the stage.


    Curtis began, “I’ve called this press conference today to announce that Ms. Chloe Quall and I have


    decided to formally divorce.”


    The room erupted into chaos.


    He continued, “The patent for drone application software, which was filed during our marriage, will go to Green Tech after the divorce, and Green Tech will conduct specialized research and development with it.”


    The chatter in the room grew louder.


    “And at the time of divorce, I will provide Ms. Quall with financialpensation. This will note from Green Tech’s resources, but from part of my own equity, which I will pledge to her.”


    “What?” Chloe shot to her feet, stunned.


    Curtis‘ shares were still locked up. It waspletely unseble.


    Besides, transferring equity involved a whole series of processes, requiring approval from other


    shareholders.


    During the lockup period, it was impossible to actually transfer the stock due to a divorce.


    In other words, Curtis was using empty promises to avoid paying anything at all.


    “This isn’t what we agreed on!” Chloe’s eyes turned icy as she red at him.


    Curtis responded, “Yes, I did say cash, but I don’t want to use thepany’s funds to pay for our marriage. All of my personal ounts have already been invested in thepany’s operations.


    “This is a critical moment in thepany’s development. Chloe, are you really going to put money above


    the survival of thepany?”


    His words not only portrayed him as a selflessly dedicated man to thepany but also cast Chloe as someone unreasonable and greedy.


    Immediately, many of the executives began to look at Chloe with disapproval.


    Helen jumped in, ranting, “My son has worked himself to the bone for thepany, and you just want to grab money and walk away! You married him and did nothing but enjoy the fruits of hisbor. And now you’ve only got your eyes on the money!”


    Joanne also chimed in self–righteously, “Chloe, are you really going to sacrifice the interests of the entirepany for your own selfish gain? Thispany was built through the efforts of so many colleagues and my brother. It’s not your personal ATM!”


    Her words put her on a moral high ground, while Chloe was painted as a selfish viin.


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    Even though most of thepany executives were well aware of Chloe’s significant contributions to <b>Green </b>Tech’s growth over the years, when it came to their own interests, <i>none </i>of them spoke up.


    Chloe met Helen and Joanne’s usations with a cold stare, while Curtis sat in silence.


    A personal ATM? Who had really been treating thepany like one?


    “Hah! What a joke. In a divorce, you steal the patent she fought for, try to strip her of everything, and bleed her dry. That’s not just being greedy. That’s extortion.”


    As the words rang out, Ethan strode into the press conference.


    At once, all eyes turned toward him. Some of the reporters who recognized him looked astonished.


    No one had expected Corvessia’s tyrant to show up here, let alone openly stand on Chloe’s side.


    Curtis‘ expression changed. He stood up, forcing himself to sound steady. “Mr. Hughes, isn’t that a bit harsh? That patent was filed after our marriage, which makes it marital property. It’s only right to give it to


    thepany.”


    “Not every patent filed after marriage is marital property,” Ethan said with a coldugh. “That patent was researched and developed entirely by Chloe. What does it have to do with you?”


    “How do you know it has nothing to do with my brother?” Joanne shot back. “He graduated from Harvale University. What talent does Chloe even have? She just used my brother’s work to file some patents!”


    Her words only made those who knew the truth want tough.


    “Your brother graduated from the finance department, didn’t he? Can he code? Can he build drones? And yet, you’re saying he could file for a drone patent?” Ethan retorted.


    Joanne froze. Then, she snapped, “And what about Chloe? What ability does she have to file for a patent?”


    Lena mmed the table and stood up. “Chloe graduated from the National Defense Academy and was the top scorer for the science entrance exams in Corvessia. Is that enough for you?


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