[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce":3,"chapter-our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-189":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Our Anniversary, You Chose Her – I Chose Divorce",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1663000,2128,"Chapter 189: Preston Vance is Assassinated","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-189",189,"\u003Cp>Once it was acquired, the company would lose all its autonomy, transforming from an independent entity into just another department of the Grant Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t keen on agreeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Grant Corporation had made it clear: if they didn’t agree to the acquisition, Grant would pull its funding and cancel all future collaborations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss was at his wit’s end and, in the end, could only agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the acquisition of the voice-acting company was in full swing, Walker Grant had already arrived at the restaurant where Chloe Reed and her party were dining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bodyguards secretly protecting Chloe Reed reported her location to him in real time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had entered a private room, so Walker Grant, his face grim, requested the one right next to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spacious private room felt vast and empty. Its soundproofing wasn’t very good, and faint sounds drifted through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, he could hear her cheerful laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant sat in his chair, listening to the laughter coming from the other side of the wall. The fire in his chest burned hotter and hotter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Laughing so happily for another man?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Has she forgotten that she once said she loved him most of all?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand resting on his thigh clenched into a fist, his expression growing darker by the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the course of the meal, Iris Yates got a good sense of Preston Vance’s character. He was easygoing and lacked the arrogant attitude so common among the elite. He even cracked a few jokes, and before she knew it, their rapport had grown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t help but say, \"We’re all friends now, so let’s drop the formal ’Mr.’ and ’Miss.’ Can’t you two just call each other by your first names?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed faltered. ’Are we really friends yet?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Preston Vance just smiled warmly and nodded. \"You’re right. I agree it feels a bit too formal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iris Yates nodded. \"Exactly! Chloe, what do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed looked into her friend’s sparkling eyes and suddenly understood what she was up to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said sternly, \"Iris, don’t mess around. Mr. Vance and I are just business partners.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your words wound me,\" Preston Vance suddenly said, looking earnest. \"We’ve met so many times. Can’t we be considered friends?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh...\" Chloe Reed was at a loss for a moment before finally relenting. \"Alright, I won’t call you that anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iris Yates chuckled to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner, they left the restaurant together. A valet pulled the car up, walked over, and handed the keys to Preston Vance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone let their guard down, the valet flicked his wrist, suddenly brandishing a dagger and lunging straight for Preston Vance’s chest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It all happened so fast that no one had time to react!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preston Vance, however, reacted in a flash, sidestepping the attack. His gentle expression turned grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his first strike miss, the valet’s gaze turned viciously to the person beside Preston, and he raised his arm to strike again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the person beside Preston Vance was Chloe Reed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AH, Chloe, look out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iris Yates shrieked from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock washed over Preston Vance’s face. He scrambled to pull Chloe Reed away, but his earlier dodge had put too much distance between them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed’s mind went blank for a moment, and her body froze. Her brain screamed at her to run, but her limbs refused to obey!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the dagger was about to plunge into her chest, she was suddenly yanked back a step, and the next instant, the valet was sent flying by a swift kick!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar, crisp scent enveloped Chloe Reed as Walker Grant’s deep voice sounded by her ear, \"Hold him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several bodyguards appeared out of nowhere and immediately restrained the valet.\u003C\u002Fp>",622,"2026-06-06T12:35:59.743Z",1,"novelbin.me","8a32cf2d98221f4e57da14511fdfe9ab80751351df3f7767403d112b90c073e4","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-190","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-250",518,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Four-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-cover.jpg"]