Chapter 195 Maggie's Biological Father Appears
During Maggie's unconsciousness, the divorce case between Isabella and James had already gone to court.
At the first court session, James intentionally skipped it.
James's lack of cooperation and avoidance of Isabella at crucial moments made this divorce case far from easy to conclude.
Olivia was very worried about Isabella's marriage.
Maggie asked, "Olivia, is James willing to negotiate a settlement?"
"James is willing to negotiate, but the condition is that Isabella cannot take anything with her, and she has to give two out of our three houses to James. This is simply outrageous," Olivia replied.
Olivia grew angrier as she spoke, "James, who used to seem honest, turned out to be selfish, hypocritical, and very greedy. His previous goodness was all a pretense, with the aim of coveting my house."
James's demands would anger anyone.
It was extremely shocking.
Isabella quickly answered a phone call and, upon seeing Olivia bringing up James again, said, "Mom, please don't bring up these annoying matters. Let Maggie rest well. It's late, so let's go back first."
Isabella told Maggie, "Rest well. We'll head back now and come to see you another day."
"Okay," Maggie said.，"Let me know if you need any help."
"Sure," Isabella replied. Deep down, she didn't want to expose her troubled marriage to others. The usually proud Isabella couldn't accept sympathy from others.
Isabella and Olivia left the hospital, and Olivia asked, "Who called just now?"
"Lawyer Thomas," Isabella replied, "James is unwilling to cooperate, making the divorce a bit difficult."
James had always insisted that he still had feelings for Isabella and was unwilling to divorce, aiming to delay the process.
Divorce proceedings were extremely time-consuming and draining, especially with the new marriage policies in place. If one party didn't cooperate, divorce became even more challenging.
Olivia cursed through gritted teeth. "James wants to delay you. It's impossible, Isabella. Do you understand your family's assets? How much money has James earned over the years? How much savings does he have, do you know?"
"Mom, don't worry. James's attempt to transfer assets won't be easy. Before filing for divorce, I had already investigated all the assets James tried to transfer." Isabella reassured.
Even though Isabella had been a full-time homemaker for eight years, she was not foolish. Upon discovering James's extramarital affair, she consulted a lawyer about these matters.
"That's good," the usually assertive Olivia said, "We're not afraid of the Anderson family. With your father and me supporting you, we will ensure that James can't take any assets with him. He can leave."
With Olivia's support, Isabella had the energy and resources to negotiate with James.
"Thank you, Mom."
In the hospital room, after Fiorello finished his tasks, he came to switch shifts with Arya and had William take her home.
Arya had been staying in the Cityhomes West community recently, helping to take care of Maggie and the household with Fiorello.
Arya had seen William before, but she only thought of him as Fiorello's colleague and didn't think much more of it.
When they arrived at the Cityhomes West community, Arya got out of the car and said, "William, thank you."
"No problem, Ms. Stark, no need to be polite," William smiled. "Should I walk you inside the community?"
"No need, you can drop me off right here. It's late; you should head back, too. Don't keep your family waiting." Arya replied.
"Alright, Ms. Stark. Take care and stay safe. I'm off," William said as he left.
Watching William leave, Arya then turned and walked into the community. After taking a few steps, a car's headlights shone in her eyes, making it hard for her to see.
After a while, a well-dressed middle-aged woman approached Arya.
"Arya Stark, long time no see. Why do you look so much older?" the woman said mockingly.
Upon seeing the person clearly, Arya was extremely shocked. "Ashley White."
Although they were of similar age, Ashley had aged gracefully. Standing next to Arya, their differences in temperament were apparent. Arya, who had been worrying about Maggie for the past month, looked even more worn out and aged.
Ashley looked Arya up and down, sneering, "If Mark Jackson saw you like this, he would surely be disgusted."
At the mention of Mark's name, sadness welled up in Arya.
Emotionally charged, Arya asked, "Why are you here? I had nothing to do with Mark over twenty years ago. Why did you come looking for me?"
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