Called Off the Wedding, Left Him Bankrupt novel Chapter 237

It was painfully obvious Cynthia was distancing herself from Benedict, making it clear to everyone that she was single now—no partner, no strings attached.

The group chat fell silent again.

Not long after, Janice chimed in.

“I’ll be coming solo too, just like you, Cyndi. No plus one. @Cynthia, Cyndi, we can keep each other company.”

Cynthia read the message, a cold smirk flickering across her lips. She typed back a quick reply.

“Sure.”

If she hadn’t already learned about Benedict’s little games behind the scenes, she might have thought Janice was actually trying to be friendly.

But if Janice wanted to put on a show, Cynthia was more than willing to play along.

Janice’s message seemed to break the tension, and soon the group chat was buzzing again.

Janice didn’t post anything else in the chat, but instead, sent Cynthia a private message.

“Cyndi, did you and Benedict have a fight?”

Cynthia replied, “A fight? Try a break-up. We’re done.”

Janice immediately responded with a shocked emoji.

“No way! Didn’t you and Benedict just have your wedding recently? I had to be out of the country for work, so I missed it. How did things fall apart so fast? After all these years together—there must be some misunderstanding, right?”

Cynthia shot back, “He cheated. What’s the point of staying together after that?”

Janice didn’t bother typing a reply this time—she called instead.

Cynthia arched an eyebrow, accepted the call, and put her phone on speaker.

Janice’s concerned voice came through right away.

“Cyndi, are you serious? Benedict cheated on you? That just doesn’t sound like him. He adores you—are you sure this isn’t some kind of mistake?”

A chill flickered in Cynthia’s eyes.

“Janice, did Benedict ask you to talk me into forgiving him?”

Janice hurried to deny it.

“Of course not! I just think it’s a shame, after all these years together, to let it end like this. Are you really willing to just hand him over to someone else?”

The corner of Cynthia’s mouth twitched, her voice suddenly brimming with confidence—almost smug.

“Janice, breaking up is just a strategy. It’s temporary.”

Janice didn’t respond for a while, and when she did, her tone was tentative, as if she didn’t quite understand.

“Cyndi, I’m not sure what you mean.”

Cynthia replied offhandedly, her tone casual.

“A man who cheats once will do it again. There’s only one way to cure him—let him be with the other woman. When the excitement fades, that’s when I’ll take him back. Not only do I get Benedict back, but that woman will know how it feels to lose what she thought she’d won.”