Noah remained silent, hisck of protest a clear sign of agreement with his mother.


    His marriage to Karina had been a mistake from the very beginning. He had seen himself as her savior, but she had never needed one.


    It wasn''t that he hadn''t tried to make the marriage work over the years, but one person''s efforts alone were meaningless.


    This exhausting marriage really needed to end.


    When Karina heard the word ''divorce,'' she waspletely stunned.


    Over the years, the White family had caused all sorts of trouble, but the only time Noah had mentioned divorce was when Kevin hadmitted a crime and nearly ended up in jail.


    But Karina had been pregnant with Nic then. After their daughter was born, Noah never brought it up again, and Karina had foolishly believed that having a child was her get-out-of-jail-free card.


    But now, he wanted a divorce over two hundred million—a sum that was pocket change for the Thompson family. If Bet could buy that starlet Yvonne jewelry worth over a hundred million, why couldn''t he help her brother pay off his gambling debts?!


    “Noah, are you... are you really divorcing me? What about Nic? If we get divorced, what will happen to her?" Karina frantically reached for Noah''s hand, but he pulled away.


    "I''ll take custody of Nic. I''ll give you a settlement aspensation," Noah said, his tone unyielding. The matter was clearly not up for debate.


    Karina froze, stunned. When reality sank in, she began to scream uncontrobly.


    "Noah, that old me of yours is back, so you can''t wait to divorce me, is that it! Don''t even think about it! I won''t let you get your way I''ll die as thedy of this house beforet that happen!"


    Watching her hysteria, Noah felt nothing but profound disappointment. Even now, the only thing she couldn''t let go of was her title as Mrs. Thompson.


    He had once seen Karina as a simple, pitiful girl, exploited by her parents but still full of kindness.


    But as it turned out, he had beenpletely wrong about her.


    "Karina, if you agree to the divorce, the Thompson family will offer you a generous settlement. If you don''t,


    family legal team is not for show. They will make you pay back every single cent you''ve given your family over the years," Dana said coldly.


    we''ll file The Thompson on''t, to


    Dana usually appeared so


    good-tempered and


    amodating that Karina had


    forgotten


    Imother-inw was the


    wife of a powerful man. She was no


    pushover.


    Karina''s hysteria turned into frantic helplessness.


    "Mom, Noah, I was wrong, I know I was wrong! For Nic''s sake, please, forgive


    me this one time," she cried pitifully.


    "If you truly loved Nic, you would never have sold her trust fund. You don''t


    deserve to be a mother," Dana said with contempt.


    Karina was at a loss for words, choked with despair. She turned her head and her eyesnded on Bet, who was sitting quietly to the side.