THE DIVORCE GAMBIT From Dumped Wife to CEO's Forever novel Chapter 343

Julian finished speaking, his eyes burning with unwavering resolve.

Yes.

He had never once regretted divorcing Caitlin for Sophie.

If anything, Julian only regretted not squeezing every last drop of value out of Caitlin before leaving her. If he’d kept her around a little longer, made her draft a few more proposals, maybe Event Horizon would have gone public, crushed Apex Game Studios for good—then he could have divorced her on his own terms. Things wouldn’t have turned out like this.

Back then, Caitlin had loved him desperately, blindly agreeing to everything he asked for.

The more Julian thought about it, the deeper his regret became.

He only had himself to blame for not thinking it all through.

But now?

What good was regret?

In Julian’s heart, Sophie was forever his pure, gentle angel—a flawless vision of goodness.

So, no matter if he was rich or broke, Julian believed Sophie would always love him and never leave his side.

He had never once doubted Sophie’s devotion.

A comeback?

Dalton almost laughed out loud at Julian’s words. “Julian, you’re kidding yourself. And you’re giving Sophie way too much credit. Think about it: what kind of woman deliberately chases after a married man? Does that strike you as pure?”

“The truth is, Sophie didn’t go abroad to get a fancy degree—she left to get away from you. She never loved you; she loved the up-and-coming star of the financial world—the man everyone was talking about.”

“Face it. You got it all wrong from the start. Your real mistake was taking Caitlin for granted. And the biggest mistake of all? You traded pearls for pebbles.”

Sometimes, people closest to a situation are the most blind.

But outsiders? They see everything clearly.

To Dalton, it was obvious—Sophie never truly loved Julian.

Dalton himself had been confused for a while. He used to think Julian and Sophie were meant to be, and that Caitlin was just a hopeless hanger-on.

So she waited, hoping to see The Chandler Group rise again.

But all her waiting led to was news of its collapse.

Dalton’s words hit a nerve. Julian exploded, shouting, “Enough! Don’t say another word. I trust Sophie. I trust our love. She would never betray me!”

With that, Julian threw open the car door and stormed out.

Dalton watched him go, sighing under his breath. “Julian, you really won’t give up until you hit rock bottom, will you?”

Julian didn’t respond. He walked straight toward the front door of the estate without looking back.

The court had done its work.

Two bold, bright-red seals now marked the Chandler family’s mansion—evidence of its repossession.

Vida and Veronica were dragging three enormous suitcases toward the driveway.

Vida's cheeks were streaked with tears. She’d never imagined she’d end up homeless, wandering with nowhere to go. She kept glancing back at the house with every step, her heart breaking a little more each time.