The Billionaire Ex-Wife and the Beggar He Became novel Chapter 101

Watching the tears streaming down Winona's face, Mr. Shaw felt something shift inside him.

He'd assumed she was just here to make trouble—her, and that rowdy bunch of relatives she'd dragged along. If she hadn't pulled that brazen stunt to lure Yves Prescott into protecting her whole family, the four of them would have been kicked out of the birthday banquet like dogs. Maybe they'd never be allowed back into Greenwood City again.

But now, Mr. Shaw was no longer so sure.

The small notebook in his hand didn't contain a bird's-eye view or a polished blueprint. What it held, though, was even more valuable: a cutaway diagram.

A cutaway was a different beast entirely. It sliced a building in half, laid it open, exposing every internal structure and how each part interlocked—a roadmap of the soul of the place, not just its skin.

If this project weren't her own, there was simply no way she could have drawn such a diagram. It took an intimate understanding that only the true designer could possess.

"The Nicholson Group's retirement project… this… Miss Perkins, you're really the architect?" Mr. Shaw's voice shook with disbelief, yet the evidence was undeniable.

There was never really any reason to doubt it.

Winona was crying so hard she couldn't get a word out. She'd endured twists and turns all evening without shedding a single tear, but now, she couldn't stop.

Beside her, Yves Prescott was stunned into silence.

He'd noticed her at the banquet because she was bold—almost recklessly so. When her three dependents arrived soon after, his curiosity only deepened. She was alone in the world, and yet she'd rushed to protect the very people others would call burdens. That took guts.

When she'd flirted with him for help, he'd become even more intrigued—especially after learning she was Julian's wife.

That single fact alone—Julian's wife—was enough to turn his world upside down.

Now, seeing Mr. Shaw's reaction to the cutaway diagram and hearing his awed question, Yves realized the truth: the project The Nicholson Group was about to develop hadn't been designed by anyone on their team. Winona was the real architect.

"But you're barely out of high school…" Mr. Shaw blurted out, curiosity getting the better of him.

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