Chapter 440

Back home, everything seemed peaceful and tranquil. But for the eldest branch of the Stone family, who had been struck from the family registry by Old Mr. Stone and exiled abroad, life had been nothing short of misery from the very first moment. Beverly, Arnold's wife, had no choice but to follow them, no matter how unwilling she was. At first, she had clung to the hope that the old man was merely furious and that they would eventually be allowed to return. So, for the time being, she endured. After all, given her current circumstances, the chances of divorcing and remarrying were slim. Worse still, the Lawrence family was now under the control of that scoundrel Ronaldo, cutting off any possibility of returning to her own family. She had no choice but to stay with Arnold—for now. But who could have imagined? Who could have guessed the old man was dead serious? So much time had passed, yet Old Mr. Stone hadn’t so much as hinted at letting them return. It wasn’t until Beverly overheard a