Divorced and Pregnant My New Life with a Billionaire Drives My Ex Crazy novel Chapter 517

By the time the news broke, everyone in the country had heard that Conrad had died overseas. The whole media landscape went wild, running the story on a constant loop. Reporters crowded around Hawthorne Hall, cameras flashing, hungry for any scrap of new information. Turn on the TV, open your phone, scroll through social media… every headline was about Sullivan Group’s Conrad, the supposed assassination, the chaos abroad.

There was no time for Wiona to fall apart. Alongside Annette, she took charge of the Sullivan household, standing firm at the center of it all. She directed the security team, making sure Hawthorne Hall was locked up tighter than ever. “Not even a mosquito gets through, understand?” she ordered.

Within a single day, security caught over a dozen paparazzi trying to sneak onto the grounds. Thankfully, the estate’s protection was the best money could buy, and despite the storm outside, things inside Hawthorne Hall stayed calm.

Then, Conrad’s ashes arrived. Peter, Korey, and the other bodyguards who had been with him overseas brought them home. Korey’s face was pale, grief written in every line as he carried the urn and faced Wiona and Annette.

“Mr. Sullivan left instructions… if he didn’t make it, his funeral should happen quickly. He wanted it private, low-key. He already chose where he’d be buried, next to his father and grandfather. Please… I’m sorry for your loss.”

The staff around them struggled to keep their composure, tears slipping down their faces as they tried to stay quiet. Conrad had always been a good boss. He paid people well, treated them right, and ran the estate so everyone could do their jobs in peace. For years, this place had only two masters. Even when the family grew, no one made unreasonable demands. It was an easy life, peaceful, almost like a family. Now, just as things were starting to feel truly warm and safe, everything shattered.

No one knew what would happen to Hawthorne Hall now. They didn’t know what would happen to themselves, either.

Annette listened to the soft crying all around her, but she couldn’t shed a single tear. Her face was blank. She squeezed Wiona’s hand, her grip trembling. Wiona felt the tremor and only bowed her head in helpless guilt.

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