The old master’s brows furrowed deeply, eyes full of shock.
“A marriage in name only could never produce a child.”
He had never heard of this before. If this were true, then despite being his grandson, Henry was truly disgraceful!
After a long silence, he finally said:
“I don’t care about that. The fact remains—you’ve been divorced. If you think you can marry into my family again, you are sorely mistaken!”
Sophia’s lips curled into a faint but serious smile.
“Old Master, you keep using my divorce as an argument. So a woman who has been divorced is unworthy of happiness? And let’s be clear—whose fault was my divorce? Wasn’t it because of your own grandson?
Henry’s character is no secret. He had an affair, had a child with another woman, and kept me in a sham marriage for years—wasting my youth.
In the end, I divorced him without gaining anything.
Yet you don’t blame the one responsible—you blame the victim?
Does that seem fair to you?”
The old master was momentarily stunned.
Even with his traditional mindset, he had to admit—her words were logical and justified.
But this wasn’t about what was fair. It was about public perception.
The old master gripped his cane tightly and stood up, his voice firm.
“No matter what, it’s a NO! Sophia, think about my words carefully. You can marry anyone else, and I will bless you. I’ll even prepare a generous dowry for you.
But you cannot marry my son.
You cannot marry Livinus!”
—
Sophia didn’t argue further.
Changing an old man’s deep-rooted beliefs was never an easy task.
This was going to be a long battle, and she wasn’t someone who gave up just because of a few words.
—
When the old master returned home, he told the old madam about their conversation.
The old madam was equally surprised. “So Sophia and Henry were never truly together during their entire marriage? That Henry, what a disgrace!
To treat a young woman like that—wasting her years, denying her happiness—that’s just inhumane!”
“Yes, our family owes Sophia in this regard. But—her marrying into the Scott family again is impossible!”
The old madam sighed. Like the old master, she had a good impression of Sophia.
She couldn’t deny that Sophia and Livinus made a perfect match.
But that didn’t matter.
Too many eyes were watching the Scott family.
If this scandal got out, it would shake the stock market and put a permanent stain on Livinus’s reputation.
She was still thinking about it when, the very next day, a bombshell exploded online.
—
A social media account named @pigmouth posted a sensational gossip thread:
### “I have some major tea for y’all! 🍵
There’s this big-shot CEO—a classic romance-novel-worthy male lead:
✔️ Handsome
✔️ Rich
✔️ Clean reputation
✔️ Never publicly dated
His fanbase of rich ladies spans the entire country.
And guess what?
He finally revealed his girlfriend—made a whole big deal about it, even posted it on instagram.
But here’s the plot twist:
🔹 She’s divorced.
🔹 Her ex-husband is this CEO’s own nephew.
🔹 They used to be family.
What’s the truth here?
Was this woman having an affair with her ex’s uncle the whole time?!
Spill your thoughts, internet detectives!
The account @pigmouth wasn’t particularly famous, but it had been breaking several major scandals recently, gaining a lot of attention.
And every single time, the gossip had turned out to be 100% accurate.
🔹 He exposed a director cheating with an actress—soon after, the director was caught in a hotel scandal.
🔹 He claimed a certain celebrity was using drugs—just a day later, there was news of someone being reported for drug use.
This made netizens extremely curious about his latest post.
—
💬 Netizen Comments:
—Is it Yang Fan? He kinda fits the description.
—Nope, not Wyatt. It’s got to be Luke White. He’s got the face, the power, and he runs a company.
—You’re all wrong. It’s obviously our CEO Scott! So his girlfriend has been divorced? And I just have one thing to say: Why the hell does that matter?!
—A CEO dating a divorced woman? Bro, is he out of his mind?
(2322 comments and counting…)
—Since when is being divorced a crime? Don’t put all the blame on women!
—So what if she’s divorced? I’m divorced too, and I’m still young and beautiful! Oh, and I married a guy 8 years younger than me!
—Wait… is this really about Livinus? No way! If this is true, his rich wife fanbase is gonna riot. Scott CEO, aren’t you worried about losing all your fans?!
—
The post was blowing up, and the controversy was escalating quickly.
By the next day, Livinus ordered the PR team to shut it down—but they couldn’t reach the poster.
There was no sign of @pigmouth online.
—
Meanwhile, Olivia showed the viral post to Andrea.
Andrea let out a cold sneer. “Good. Let them keep stirring up trouble! The bigger the mess, the better. Olivia, go find someone to add fuel to the fire.
Expose all their dirty secrets.
I want to see how long Livinus and Sophia can keep acting so smug!
Once the whole internet turns against them, they’ll finally realize what’s right and what’s wrong!”
Andrea felt triumphant.
But moments later, she felt a sharp pain in her chest, making her frown.
“Bring me my medicine.”
“Mom, is it getting worse?” Olivia asked worriedly.
“It shouldn’t be. I already had surgery—what else could go wrong? It’s fine. I just need to rest.”
“Do you want to try some traditional medicine?”
Andrea thought about going to Sophia for treatment again and immediately felt irritated.
“No need. I’ll go to the hospital in a few days.”
