When Love Breaks (Josephine) novel Chapter 161

"Hah, did you really think no one would find out? I knew from the very first day you bought into the company."

Joe's voice was filled with confidence, laced with a hint of mockery.

"You own at least 17% of the shares, right? I know you're trying to sell them off, so I blocked the final step to keep you from cashing out completely.

"The only reason these shares are worth anything today is because of Zayn's hard work. Now that you're no longer a Forbes, do you think you can just walk away with them? Not a chance."

Josephine exclaimed in disbelief, "Uncle Joe, I bought these shares with my own money!"

"Your own money? Hah!" Joe sneered. "Josephine, do you take me for a fool? When you married into the Forbes family, you had, what, a few dozen million at most?

"Where did you get the money to acquire that many shares? Don't tell me it wasn't from Zayn. You were just buying Forbes shares with the Forbes money."

His voice was cold, devoid of the fatherly concern he once showed her. Now, there was nothing but provocation and ridicule, as if he were speaking to an enemy.

"Just do as I said, and we can still part on good terms. I don't want to make things ugly."

That last statement carried an unmistakable threat.

But Joe had truly underestimated Josephine.

For three years, she had played the perfect Mrs. Forbes—a respectful daughter-in-law, a considerate wife. To them, she might have seemed obedient and easy to control.

But in reality, she was soft on the outside, yet unyielding within. The more someone pressured her, the more she resisted.

She hadn't cared much about the money in the first place. If Joe had spoken to her nicely and reasoned with her, she might have actually relented and handed over her shares to help offset the Forbes Group's losses.

But now that he had chosen to threaten her, he wouldn't be getting a single cent.

"Sorry, Uncle Joe, but what's mine is mine. And just so you know, I've already hired William to handle the legal proceedings. Everything will be notarized within a week. By then, the court will make a fair ruling on whether this money belongs to me or Zayn. There's no point in arguing about it now."

With that, she hung up without waiting for his response.