THE DIVORCE GAMBIT From Dumped Wife to CEO's Forever novel Chapter 492

“What?”

“Break up?”

Katrina's words sounded casual, almost flippant, but to Jeanette they landed like a bomb, sending shockwaves through her heart.

First, Jeanette’s eyes lit up with excitement—then the reality of it crashed over her. She felt a sudden, sinking sense of panic. She just couldn’t accept this.

Jeanette was deeply conflicted.

On one hand, she had no desire to see Katrina become the dazzling daughter-in-law of the Richards family, basking in their wealth and status.

But on the other hand, Katrina had promised her: after she met Xavier’s family, she’d introduce Jeanette to all of Xavier’s eligible cousins. And Katrina was the only one in Jeanette’s circle who even had access to the Richards family. If Katrina and Xavier broke up now, what would Jeanette do?

How else was she supposed to get her foot in the door with the Richards’ inner circle?

“Katrina, you’re joking, right? Weren’t you supposed to meet his parents today?” Jeanette pressed. “Xavier is completely crazy about you! Why on earth would he break up with you?”

“No, I’m serious. We really did break up.”

Jeanette’s face went pale. “But... how can that be? Xavier never struck me as the type to just cut someone off like that!”

She just couldn’t wrap her head around it—why would Xavier break up with Katrina, especially now?

“Do you remember that girl who got coffee thrown on her in the mall about two weeks ago?”

“Of course! Her name was Celeste.” Jeanette’s eyes went wide as the thought hit her. “Wait—don’t tell me... did Celeste steal Xavier away from you?!”

“Her?” Katrina scoffed, narrowing her eyes. “She wishes. She couldn’t steal Xavier from me if she tried. But...” Katrina paused, her gaze turning thoughtful. “She does look oddly familiar.”

Ever since that run-in at the mall, Katrina had been plagued by a strange sense of déjà vu. She was sure she’d never met Celeste before, but something about her face gnawed at her memory.

“She lives in the same gated community on Oak Lane as you do. It’s not that strange you’ve seen her,” Jeanette offered. “But Katrina—if Celeste didn’t steal Xavier, then why did he break up with you?”

Jeanette was desperate now—she needed to know the real reason behind the breakup.

“Because the girl standing next to Celeste that day was Freya.”

“What?” Jeanette’s whole world seemed to tilt. She stared at Katrina, her face draining of color.

How could this be?

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