Chapter 87

Everyone in Navalton had heard of the childhood sweethearts, Ashton and Juliet. They were the epitome of a storybook romance. The extent to which the scion of the Greene family doted on Juliet was something Jennifer had heard plenty about even while she was studying overseas. Even with the rumors circulating over the past three years claiming that Ashton had neglected his wife for his savior's daughter, Jennifer saw it as just a man's damnable sense of obligation getting the better of him. After all, they had 15 years of shared history. They were akin to two trees that had grown together, their roots hopelessly entangled. Forcing them apart would inevitably hurt them. If it were just a simple communication issue, or merely a cunning mistress stirring the pot, the marriage might not end, and it perhaps shouldn't either. The emotional foundation they shared ran too deep. One misstep, and the lawyer would end up becoming the villain who sowed discord. But last night, Zachary had ta