He Chose the So-Called Sister Chapter 282: What Reason?

What was his reason?

He was afraid of his precious first love being labeled the other woman. He was terrified people would suspect their divorce was caused by a third party.

The moment they divorced, those rumors would start.

So, was Gilbert planning to trap her in this marriage forever?

All for Julia's reputation?

And since when did Yelena get married? What the hell was going on?

Hector, that guy who looked like a total playboy, wasn't the type Yelena would ever go for.

But Yelena's expression...

They were almost out of time!

"I don't want anything. Not a single penny. I'll even pay back every cent I ever spent on him. Even if I have to do that, I still want the divorce!"

Adam adjusted his glasses. "Plans change. If they're setting a trap, they're going all in."

His words rang true immediately. Just as the hearing was about to resume, the doors opened.

Everyone recognized Hector's face the moment he walked in, and their gossip-hungry eyes lit up instantly.

Hector's gaze swept the room until it landed on Yelena.

"Yelena, you remember what I told you before. This time, it's your—"

Before Hector could finish his sentence, Yelena suddenly screamed and bolted out of the room like a madwoman.

Sherry's face went pale with fear. So Yelena really did know this guy. Terrified something had happened to her friend, she ran after her.

"Yelena, wait, listen to me, it's not what you think..."

The moment Sherry grabbed her arm, Yelena shoved her away, and Sherry fell hard to the floor.

At that moment, Sherry was genuinely panicked. Her worst fear was coming true.

She had expected Julia to target Lucas. After all, with Julia's personality, she looked down on Sherry's friends.

Didn't matter how capable they were; in Julia's eyes, they were just working-class nobodies who couldn't amount to anything. She wouldn't even bother with them.

Even if Julia were desperate, Sherry thought she'd go after Max and the others, since they were so close to Lucas.

They were all potential targets. It never, ever occurred to her that the target would be Yelena.

And when did she even get married?

Sherry had always respected Yelena's privacy, knowing she hated having her personal life put on display.

She respected that. If Yelena didn't want to talk about something, Sherry wouldn't pry. When they'd talked about Gilbert, if Yelena had wanted to share her own story, she would have.

The way she'd acted clearly meant she didn't want to talk about that man.

Maybe something even worse had happened to her.

Adam helped Sherry to her feet. "Looks like we both walked into a trap. It's my fault for not following Lucas' instructions."

He'd sent his people to find Lucas. He'd been too worried about his friend.

And that meant his intel was delayed. He hadn't been able to look after Sherry properly.

Because Adam knew Lucas.

Unless he was deliberately testing Sherry, letting her handle things herself, he only stepped in when she couldn't manage.

Lucas understood that if Sherry couldn't prove her own worth, she'd start feeling useless. Over time, she'd think she couldn't do anything right, that she was a failure.

So, within his control, Lucas always let Sherry fight her own battles.

But today was clearly an exception.

Before he'd left, Lucas had told Adam clearly, "No matter what happens, prioritize Sherry. Make sure she gets the divorce."

He said he'd have enough people with him. Nothing would go wrong.

Adam had been so worried because he couldn't reach his friend.

He knew Lucas was at his destination, but he couldn't get a precise location.

That had never happened before. No word for so long. Even Lucas' own men didn't know exactly where he was.

That's why Adam had lost his cool.

"It's my fault. I should have trusted my gut. I knew something was off with Yelena."

Her personality was still the same, boisterous and outgoing. But sometimes she'd just space out.

Sherry chalked it up to them getting older, Yelena having more on her mind.

She never imagined... this.

If Sherry had insisted on digging, even if Yelena got mad, maybe today wouldn't have happened.

"It's not your fault. I didn't think this through. I never imagined Julia would try to stop my divorce."

If she'd known Julia had that angle, she wouldn't have been caught so completely off guard.

Adam's assistant ran over. "Yelena made it home safely."

Sherry breathed a sigh of relief.

She needed to get to the bottom of this. What the hell was going on?

Spotting Hector, Sherry walked towards him. Adam followed, worried she might get herself into trouble.

Strangely enough, she recalled how he'd acted so nice to her before, saying all those bizarre things in the movie theater—she let it go in one ear and out the other.