Chapter 818

Stewart’s words dropped like a bomb, throwing the entire crowd into absolute

uproar.

Dalton stiffened, his ears ringing. He genuinely wondered if he had misheard.

Charlene… wasn’t Thorne’s ex-wife?

How had they suddenly gone from divorced to still married?

He hadn’t forgotten York mentioning earlier that Charlene wasn’t officially divorced yet.

But he was certain he had heard rumors long ago that Thorne’s marriage had ended.

So, when he learned Charlene was the mother of Thorne’s child, he, like everyone else, subconsciously assumed she was the mysterious ex-wife Thorne never spoke

of.

Furthermore, Thorne had been involved with Vesta for two or three years now.

So how could Charlene possibly not be his ex-wife?

How could they still be legally married?

If they were still married, then that meant Vesta and Thorne were…

Appalled, Dalton slowly turned his head to stare at Vesta in absolute disbelief.

How was this possible?

If Thorne and Charlene were still legally tied, how could Vesta possibly…

Kelvin was utterly lost.

What… what had he just heard?

Thorne and Charlene were still married?

This… this was…

At the same time, Gaylord looked at Vesta, a chaotic whirlwind of emotions twisting in his chest.

He had practically watched Vesta and Thorne fall for each other. He had never, ever imagined that they were…

As the initial shock ebbed, the crowd quickly connected the dots.

“If what Mr. Ferguson says is true, doesn’t that make Ms. Hawkins the other woman?”

“Exactly! She acts so pure and

innocent, but she’s just a

homewrecker. And she has the nerve to parade around in front of

the actual wife No wonder Charlene went after her. If it were me,D would’ve been a hell of a lot more ruthless. What a piece of work!”

Dr. Lucas was completely floored yet again.

However, the person reeling the hardest was undeniably Raleigh.

Like Dalton, he thought he had hallucinated Stewart’s claim.

He stood frozen, taking a long moment to find his voice before stammering out, “What… what did you just say?”

Stewart smiled. “Is it that hard to believe, Mr. Shaw? If you doubt me, just ask. See if I’m lying.”

He cast a meaningful glance toward Thorne and Vesta.

His gaze settled specifically on Thorne.

Even though Raleigh’s brain was practically glitching, his eyes instinctively darted to Vesta the moment Stewart spoke.

He desperately needed Vesta to prove he had misheard.

Ever since Vesta realized why Raleigh was on that stage, she had been dreading this exact moment.

After all, Charlene now possessed

the status and power to stand her ground She no longer had anything holding her back, nor did shemeed to fear Thorne.

Because of that, Vesta knew full well that once Raleigh began his stunt, Stewart and Charlene Wouldn’t give her a chance to stop it.

She had just been clinging to a desperate, naive shred of hope.

But that hope had shattered infinitely faster than she anticipated.

When Stewart dropped the final truth, the entire world seemed to plunge into an eerie silence around her.

Her hands balled into tight fists, completely numb.

Yet, the deafening roar of the crowd’s gossip and the piercing, judgmental glares

from every corner were suffocatingly real.

She couldn’t ignore them, no matter how hard she tried.

She felt Raleigh’s desperate gaze on her, but she had zero energy to acknowledge

him, leaving his silent plea unanswered.

But no response was an answer in itself.

Raleigh stood completely frozen.