274: Chapter 274

Chapter 274

Matt returned to the apartment with a crushed heart.0

He didn't expect himself to lose all of his early retirement plans because the prenup got annulled. 

He also didn't expect Kate to be THAT much of an evil. He was used to seeing the meek and obedient Kate, who would not talk back to him.

"Life is really unfair for me," Matt muttered, kicking his shoes randomly and taking a can of Cola in the fridge.

He sat on the sofa and stared emptily at the TV he hadn't turned on.

He didn't want to turn it on because he might have to pay the electricity bill before he left, and he had no more money now. It was better to pack up and return to his hometown as Kate had already prepared the eviction notice. 

"Ah, this sucks," Matt said. He drank the Cola before fishing his phone out of his pocket. He got three missed calls from his mother. She was probably excited about the money he was about to get with the prenup. 

Matt smiled bitterly.

He didn't know how to break the bad news, but he knew it was better to do it sooner.

So he called his mother back, and she picked up after the first beep.

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"Hello, Son? How was the trial? Did you get a divorce? How much did you get? Four? Five? SIX MILLION?!"

Mary sounded so excited, and Matt couldn't blame her for doing so.

Mary had just been arrested, and they lost eight grand after he had to bail her out.

But they thought their suffering was only temporary because Kate filed for divorce, and Matt would naturally get half of her money, or so he thought.

Matt took a deep breath and replied, "Yes, the divorce has been finalized, Mom."

"Great! You're finally free from that witch!" Mary cheered. "So, how much did you get? You told me that Kate has a net worth of eight to ten million dollars. Maybe she's worth a lot more now since she keeps working, right?"

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"We don't get any money, Mom. The prenup has been annulled."

"WHAT?!" Mary almost got a heart attack after hearing that. "Wait, don't joke about this, Son. You know that we desperately need that money, right?"

"I'm not joking," Matt replied weakly. "The prenup has been annulled. I don't get any money from the divorce."

"HOW COME?! HOW DID IT GET ANNULLED?!" Mary was screaming on her phone, frustrated after realizing she had lost her potential million dollars. 

"Kate tricked us both," Matt said. "She has been planning the divorce for a while. She tricked you into Hilda's house and took a picture of that newspaper clipping. She also recorded when I blackmailed her about the ten thousand dollars in exchange for her father's secret."

"She used my blackmailing video in the court and acted as if she was the one who got hurt!" Matt got fired up again. He was still upset that Kate tricked him until he lost millions of dollars. "She even cried in front of the judge. She never cried in front of me and never in front of others. She's a heartless witch. How could she shed a sincere tear?"

Mary was still frustrated by the idea that she wouldn't be a millionaire. 

She had been considering using the money to find a new man who would love her back. If her love life with Harry crashed, she could use that money to seduce another young man to date her.

Unfortunately, she was broke again for a long time until she found another way to get rich. 

"That bitch! She must've lured me into Hilda's house by buying expensive furniture. She knows I'm in a bad financial state, so I got tempted when I saw those furnitures," Mary cursed. 

"Yes, Mom. She said that Hilda was the one who put the newspaper clip in her room. But do you believe that?"

Deep down, Mary had to admit that it was believable. 

Hilda was deeply in love with her husband; even after knowing the truth, she still tried to protect him.

And when Kate reported her father to the police, Hilda became distant and cold towards her daughter.

But she didn't want to admit it vocally. She had to find a scapegoat to blame for her trouble right now, and Kate was the perfect woman for it.

"Son, you have to find a way to hurt her back! I don't care! We need to ensure she suffers after ruining our life like this!" Mary yelled viciously, thinking that Kate must've been laughing at their misery right now.

Matt suddenly remembered Mr. Graham Hubbard, Kate's divorce lawyer. 

He was obviously whipped towards Kate, just like Henry, and it seemed that he wanted Kate all for himself.

Matt guessed that Graham wanted to use him for his plan, whatever that was. And he didn't mind at all.

He didn't mind breaking Kate and Henry's relationship as long as he got the money. So he said, "Don't worry, Mom. We will get rich in probably a few months. We just have to be patient."

"Really? How?"

"Someone wants me to ruin Kate's relationship with her new man. He will pay me a lot for that, and I'm ready," Matt said. He didn't want to tell Mary about his one thousand dollars a month from Graham because he knew his mother would ask for it. "But I have to return home for now. Kate will send an eviction notice, and I can't find a job here."

"But I'm also broke! How am I supposed to feed you?"

"Don't worry, Mom. I'll find a job in our hometown. It should be easier. I just want a place to stay for now."

"… promise me that we will become rich soon, Son," Mary sighed. "I'm so tired of this. I just want to be rich, so I can find my handsome and young soulmate in my old days."

"Don't worry, Mom. Your son never lies. We will be rich no matter what."

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