Chapter 1057

Nancy’s expression shifted from confusion, to shock, and finally to a grim scowl.

Noticing her daughter’s devastating emotional state, she grabbed her arm. “Come on, let’s go back inside.”

Moving like a wooden puppet, Crystal passively let Nancy drag her away.

The moment they were out of earshot, the whispers erupted.

“I’ve been hearing rumors for a while that those two were on the rocks. I didn’t think it was actually true.”

“How could it be fake? Dylan Wilder gave up his shares in Omniva Group just to push the divorce through. That’s basically financially bleeding himself dry.”

“When a man is determined to leave, he doesn’t even care about the money.”

“Things must have been absolutely unbearable; otherwise, who would willingly take a hit like that?”

“…”

Crystal clamped her hands over her ears in agony, desperate to block out the gossip.

Nancy quickly pulled her into a private dressing room.

The second the door clicked shut, Crystal’s tears spilled over, and she suffered a complete emotional breakdown.

Frowning deeply, Nancy wiped away her tears and waited for her to calm down slightly before asking, “What exactly is going on? Didn’t you tell me you and Dylan were patching things up?”

Crystal couldn’t answer.

She simply had no idea how to explain it.

Back then, driven by ego and a petty desire to win a fight, she had impulsively signed the divorce papers with Dylan.

Almost immediately after, regret set in, and she had tried everything to win him back.

But Dylan never wavered.

Crystal assumed he was just angry and decided to wait for him to cool off before wooing him back.

That was why, even after the divorce, she refused to move out of Rivercrest City.

When Raymond and Nancy asked her about it, she lied, saying she and Dylan were rekindling their romance and she didn’t want to leave.

Her parents adored Dylan. He was capable, had a phenomenal background, and was incredibly handsome.

So, they never pushed the issue.

But they never expected Dylan would rather attend a stranger’s birthday party than show his face at Crystal’s.

It was a blatant display of disregard.

Eyes red, Crystal sobbed, “He probably just had some important business to attend to.”

“He humiliated you like this, and you’re still making excuses for him!” Nancy was a woman in her fifties; if she couldn’t read a situation this obvious, she would have lived her life in vain.

Crystal’s tears fell even harder.

“Tell me the truth right now. Why exactly did you two get a divorce?” Nancy pressed.

Initially, Crystal claimed they had just gotten into a heated argument and divorced out of spite.

Nancy had believed her.

After all, her daughter had always been spoiled and had a notoriously difficult temper.

But now, she was highly suspicious.

All the grievances Crystal had been bottling up finally exploded.

Covering her face, she wept bitterly, “Mom, he doesn’t want me anymore.”

“There’s always been someone else in his heart.”

“He never loved me. He only married me because our family could give him the resources he needed.”

Nancy’s face twisted in horror.

The hotel manager in charge of Crystal’s party called her phone, but Crystal was too devastated to

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Nancy picked it up instead.

The manager informed them it was time to cut the cake and asked the birthday girl

to come out.

Nancy glanced at her daughter’s

swollen, tear-streaked eyes and

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crowd on her behalf

She announced that Cry had fallen suddenly ill and the party had to be canceled.

The guests were told they were free to stay and mingle or leave as they pleased.

In reality, everyone knew exactly why the event was abruptly shut down.

But no one dared voice it out loud, keeping up polite appearances for the sake of future networking.

After all, Crystal’s parents held significant influence, and those connections might be useful one day.

However, the behind-the-scenes gossip was never going to stop.

Crystal became the biggest joke of the night.

…

Over at Noreen’s party, she was completely unaware of the drama unfolding across the hall.

She was too busy greeting her guests.

She hadn’t seen Wade Harcourt in months, so she made sure to pull him aside for a long chat.

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