She had never even considered it. She believed Latham still had a fighting chance. As long as they weathered this storm together, she was certain he would forgive her.
Then she would remain the high and mighty Mrs. James.
"Do you really think Latham can pull through this?" Darius laughed at her naivety.
"Octavia, trust me. Even if Latham luckily survives this disaster, he will never treat you well again."
"You get a divorce, and I will divorce my wife. Then we can be together."
"Let me think about it," Octavia replied, avoiding a direct answer.
Darius frowned. "Octavia, I know you still have feelings for him, but you need to think about yourself."
"I am doing this for your own good. Think carefully. If you stay with him and the James family goes bankrupt, all your joint assets will be seized to pay off the debts. You will be left with absolutely nothing."
"But you still have your children. Lance isn't married yet, and Cindy isn't even a true member of the James family. Both of us owe her."
"We need to look out for her."
"Cindy hasn't even started college yet. Her future expenses will be a massive burden."
Octavia felt deeply uncomfortable hearing this.
Technically speaking, Cindy wasn't just her child.
Darius should also be preparing a trust fund for their daughter's future wedding gift.
Shouldn't he, as her biological father, be responsible for her college tuition?
Before she could voice her objections, Darius spoke again. "I've also saved up some money for Cindy. But Octavia, you know my job. At the end of the day, I don't make that much."
"It is not easy to hide a secret stash of money without my wife finding out."
Hearing his complaints, Octavia immediately felt a wave of sympathy for him.
Darius truly didn't have it easy. Plus, he treated her so well. Octavia decided not to hold it against him.
Deep down, she simply couldn't bear to let go of her current lavish lifestyle.
But if her wealth was about to vanish, she really needed to prepare for a divorce from Latham.
Since Octavia still hadn't given him a clear answer, Darius felt a spark of frustration. "Since Cindy already knows Latham isn't her father, can I go see her now?" Darius abruptly changed the subject.
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Cindy wasn't home.
Octavia called her, only to find out she had gone back to the apartment across from Silverpeak.
"Cindy, if you feel more comfortable staying at the apartment, you can stay there for now."
"If you need anything, make sure you call Mom."
"Take good care of yourself."
She casually transferred twenty thousand dollars of allowance to her daughter's account.
She was worried her daughter would run out of cash or start living
frugally. That was so noted
Octavia absolutely would not allow.
She intended to raise her daughter as a true heiress.
Just as Cindy arrived at the apartment complex, she bumped into Claire.
Claire was driving. Cindy recognized the car and spotted Claire sitting inside.
Claire barely gave her a passing glance. She dismissed her presence and was about to drive away, but Cindy called out to her.
"Claire."
Claire pulled the car over to the side. "What do you want?"
"Did you know about it all along?" Cindy didn't know who else to ask besides Claire.
But asking Claire brought her an overwhelming sense of shame.