Chapter 240

The contract clearly stated that all marital assets belonged to the wife.

Not only that, but everything after divorce was also thought through carefully.

You could tell that Theo put a lot of effort into this. He had even looked up a lot of relevant laws.

Many of the terms and conditions overlapped with their prenuptial agreement.

Stella's eyes welled up with tears, "Grandpa."

Theo patted Stella's hand, his voice gentle and affectionate, "You're touched again, aren't you? Go back and talk it over with your in-laws. Let's meet tomorrow at noon. What do you think? At least I'll know what's going on and won't let you be taken advantage of."

Theo's love ran incredibly deep.

All these years, Theo never gave up searching for his granddaughter. After finding her, he gave all his love to Stella.

Forget everything else—just this love alone was enough to move anyone.

Stella returned home with red-rimmed eyes. Without hiding anything, she took out the contract directly.

Matthew's family was waiting there.

After seeing it, Mia wasn't angry at all. Instead, she felt quite relieved, "Theo really cares about you. Look, he thought through every single detail. Don't worry, if you two ever split up, the custody of the children will definitely go to you."

As a mother, Mia knew best who could give the children a good life.

Forget everything else—Matthew still had Raina in his heart.

What if he lost his mind and married Raina, who then mistreated the children?

Regarding custody of the children, Mia completely agreed, "Don't worry, if you two ever divorce, not only will the baby in your belly be yours, but we'll be yours too. We'll help you take care of the children and won't acknowledge Matthew as our son anymore."

Matthew felt helpless.

Sometimes he really couldn't figure out whose parents Mia and Aiden actually were.

Aiden also took a look and nodded in agreement, "Then let's head back tonight. We still need to meet with Theo tomorrow."

Soon, Mia and the others left.

Late at night, Matthew thought for a moment, "Are you sure we're definitely getting divorced?"

Stella froze, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

No matter what, the baby in her belly could hear them talking. She didn't want to discuss divorce.

But Stella's silence seemed like confirmation to Matthew.

His face darkened. He rolled over and pinned Stella beneath him, staring at her intensely, "You really are full of surprises. What are you really thinking? Or are you planning to take all the assets after the divorce?"

From the very beginning, he understood one thing—when Stella married him, it was because she couldn't afford to raise the child, so they got together.

But now things were different. She had become a wealthy young lady. Was it still about the money? Wasn't there any feeling at all?

For some reason, his heart felt heavy.

Matthew placed his hand on Stella's cheek, his voice cold, "Listen carefully. I don't care what happens later, but right now you're my wife. If you cheat or have other ideas, don't blame me for not being nice."

"Alright, it's late now. Go to sleep."

Stella pushed Matthew away and turned around, pulling the blanket over her head.

Honestly, whether she would have other ideas or not, she didn't know either.

Of course, it also depended on the situation between Matthew and Raina.

The next day at noon, in a private room at a five-star hotel, the parents from both sides met for the first time, very warmly.

Theo was the elder, sitting at the head seat. After brief pleasantries, he got straight to the point.

With a wave of his hand, he took out the wedding gift list, "As you know, I only have this one granddaughter, so naturally I want to give her the very best. This is the gift list. You don't need to feel any pressure."

Any single item was enough to make people's jaws drop.

Real estate, land deeds, company shares, and so much jewelry.

Mia and Aiden were worldly people, so seeing these things didn't surprise them. What shocked them was that Theo was so generous, laying it all out openly like this.

You have to understand that marriages between wealthy families involved mutual caution. Some gifts weren't put out in the open but kept as private assets.

Theo doing this was clearly being straightforward.

Mia didn't hesitate either, exchanging a glance with Aiden.

Aiden understood and took out what they had prepared, "Theo, we can see you care deeply for Stella, and we can't fall short either. These are our gifts. When they hold their wedding, we'll transfer 10% of our shares to Stella's name, and we'll also transfer 10% to the baby in her belly."

As soon as these words came out, there were gasps all around.

This gift was incredibly generous.

Those were company shares! Whether for the child or Stella, according to custom, they would give 1% at most.

No one expected them to be so generous, offering 20% of shares right off the bat.

You have to know that the prenuptial agreement between Stella and Matthew wasn't a secret. If they divorced, it would mean Stella would hold almost as many shares as Matthew.

Theo thought for a moment, "Better take the shares back. These things are too valuable."

"How can we do that? This is our sincerity. Rest assured, we treat Stella like our own daughter. No matter what happens, she'll always be the daughter I care about most."

Hearing Mia's words, Theo felt warm inside and his eyes welled up, "Honestly, since finding Stella, what I worry about most is her being wronged. Hearing you say this puts my mind at ease."

Theo had weathered so many storms in his life—he was the best judge of character.

Right now, what he cared about most was Stella, worried she might be wronged. But hearing these words completely put his mind at ease.

He gave Aiden a hearty laugh, "Stella is so lucky to have such kind in-laws. From now on, we're all one family. Let's discuss the wedding details now."

The baby was about to be born—who knew if there was time for a wedding, but they needed to start planning.

The elders from both families began discussing.

In comparison, Stella and Matthew seemed like outsiders, as if what was being discussed had nothing to do with them.

As a pregnant woman, Stella got hungry easily and kept eating.

Matthew stayed by her side, sometimes helping her with food, sometimes peeling shrimp for her.