Trick Him Into Divorce, Then Flee With His Unknow Kid

Chapter 174: Chapter 174 The New Owner of New Hope

As the call ended, Rose clenched her fingers, watching the blood gradually return to her pale hands. Color slowly spread back into her fingertips.

The icy chill coursing through her body finally began to fade.

It seemed she no longer had anything holding her back.

Just before leaving the country, Trevor had given her exactly the reassurance she needed.

Rose was grateful to him.

At a time like this, helping her was, in many ways, equivalent to standing against Ryan.

She wouldn’t forget that debt.

Afterward, Rose made a trip to G.S.

She brought the transfer agreement and contract documents with her. Caleb had already arranged for a lawyer to be on standby.

The group reviewed the paperwork repeatedly, examining every clause word by word.

They were extremely cautious.

"Kingswell Group’s legal team is ruthless," Caleb said. "You have to be careful with any document that comes from them."

He was worried Ryan might have hidden a trap somewhere.

In their line of work, contractual loopholes were everywhere.

Sometimes a single word—or even a punctuation mark—could become a legal minefield.

Ryan had been merciless toward Rose before. There was no guarantee he wouldn’t remain that way until the very end.

Once New Hope was in Rose’s hands, its value would inevitably soar. Caleb wanted to make sure the Knight family would never have an opportunity to interfere.

Rose chuckled. "Not bad. You’re even more cautious than I am."

Caleb shrugged. "What choice do I have? Taking a prize like New Hope away from the Knight family is practically like seeing a ghost in broad daylight. One mistake and it’ll slip through our fingers. We need to hold on tight."

The Knight family was infamous for devouring everything in its path without leaving so much as a bone behind.

For Rose, acquiring New Hope was like walking away with a mountain of gold.

If word got out, people would probably assume she possessed extraordinary connections, unmatched cunning, and impeccable strategy.

Rose couldn’t disagree.

Originally, she had thought one lawyer would be enough.

Caleb, however, had insisted on bringing three.

Now all three sat together, reviewing the documents clause by clause.

Finally, after several rounds of verification, one of them said, "There are no issues at all. The agreement clearly states that New Hope will operate as an independent company. Eighty percent of Mr. Knight’s shares are being transferred to Ms. Bennett immediately, and the remaining shares will automatically transfer to her after one year without any additional procedures."

Caleb blinked in surprise. "He’s actually giving it to you?"

Rose asked, "How long will the transfer process take?"

One of the lawyers replied, "It’ll take some time. Kingswell’s legal department works quickly, but even so, it will take at least two or three days."

Rose fell silent.

What did that mean?

The incident had only happened today, yet Ryan had already produced all the transfer documents.

Caleb seemed to reach the same conclusion.

"Did he plan to give this to you before everything happened?" he asked. "If so, why didn’t he do it earlier?"

Rose stared quietly at Ryan’s signature.

The answer didn’t matter anymore.

After confirming everything was in order, she signed the documents.

The revelation of her marriage to Ryan eventually caused a minor stir within their social circle.

People who had remained silent on Whats App for years suddenly appeared one after another.

Among the flood of messages, Rose spotted one from Jordan.

Jordan Dutch: ?

Just a single question mark.

Rose could practically feel the shattered remnants of his dignity through the screen.

There was also a missed call from him.

She ignored both.

After all, he had chosen to make a fool of himself. Why should she help him save face now?

Several calls from unknown numbers came in as well.

She didn’t answer them.

Then came a barrage of text messages.

[Rose, she’s your sister. Don’t make things difficult for your own family. Go talk some sense into her. Didn’t you benefit when she was successful? Stop throwing a tantrum.]

[Look at the mess you’ve caused! Your sister has been humiliated and ridiculed these past few days. Everyone thinks she’s the other woman! You need to clear this up immediately!]

[How did I end up with a daughter who’s so ungrateful and heartless?]

Rose immediately recognized Logan.

She used to wonder why he could be so cruel toward her.

He loved his stepdaughter a thousand times more than he had ever loved her.

Now she knew why.

She wasn’t his biological daughter.

But then another thought struck her.

Even knowing she wasn’t his biological child, he still intended to squeeze every last bit of value from her for the sake of his stepdaughter.

Rose replied with a single sentence: "Then have her come and kneel before me."

After sending it, she blocked him.

Rose didn’t return to Moon Lake Villa.

Instead, she spent her time in G.S.’s pharmaceutical extraction laboratory.

Meanwhile, both Samantha’s malicious trademark registration and her involvement with a married man were quietly suppressed before the stories could spread too far.

There was no need to guess who was responsible.

*****

Monday arrived.

Rose headed to New Hope.

The news of New Hope’s change in ownership remained strictly confidential within the industry.

At present, only a handful of senior executives involved in the transition were aware of it.

As soon as Rose arrived downstairs, William from New Hope called.

"Mrs. Bennett—ah, no, President Bennett. I was just in a meeting. I’ll come down immediately to greet you."

The internal restructuring had already sent shockwaves through the company.

General Manager William was practically breaking into a cold sweat over the explosive situation.

Only a few days earlier, he had witnessed Ryan publicly embrace Rose and announce her identity at the Knight family celebration.

Even now, he stumbled over how to address her.

Fortunately, William was a shrewd man.

Now that Rose would officially become New Hope’s owner, it would be inappropriate to address her merely as President Knight’s wife.

Calling her President Bennett was far more respectful.

Rose sensed his nervousness and smiled.

"It’s fine. I’ll come up myself. There’s no need to be so tense. Let’s handle everything as usual."

William immediately sighed in relief.

He hadn’t expected the legitimate Mrs. Knight to be so approachable.

She was certainly much easier to deal with than... a certain member of the R&D department.

At the front desk—likely following instructions from William or another executive—

Rose was personally escorted to the elevator.

She couldn’t help feeling slightly nostalgic.

The last time she had visited, she’d been treated like an unwanted guest.

Now the reception couldn’t have been more different.

She also needed to familiarize herself with New Hope’s operations and gain a better understanding of its departments.

The entire top floor was dedicated to executive offices.

Covering nearly 13,000 square feet, it was divided into several separate sections.

Rose remembered that New Hope hadn’t previously assigned any departments to this floor.

Everything had been located downstairs.

Yet when she arrived, she discovered that the entire left wing had been allocated to the R&D Department.

They had moved directly onto the executive floor?

Rose couldn’t help wondering why such an unusual arrangement had been made.

Curious, she headed in that direction.

After all, this would officially become her company tomorrow.

There was no harm in taking a look around.

Just as she arrived, a large group of people emerged from the department.

Leading them was none other than Samantha.

The moment Samantha saw Rose appear on a floor that ordinary employees were forbidden to access, her expression changed.

The events of a few days earlier had affected her deeply.

Aster had not pursued the matter further, and Ryan had never told her how he intended to resolve it.

Worse still, ever since Ryan’s relationship with Rose had been exposed, the attitudes of New Hope’s senior executives had subtly changed.

They were no longer as deferential as before.

While they remained polite on the surface, the admiration and flattery once reserved for the boss’s future wife had disappeared.

Although most employees still had no idea what had happened, Samantha felt the difference keenly.

And in her mind, there was only one person responsible for it all.

Rose.

So when she saw Rose standing there, Samantha’s face immediately turned cold.

"Has security become so incompetent that anyone can wander in here?" she said sharply.

"This is a restricted area. Call security and have the intruder escorted out immediately."