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“You’re right to want to avoid the issue, aren’t you?”
He stared at me intently, as if trying to see straight through my eyes into the depths of my heart.
I shifted uncomfortably. “What am I avoiding?”
“You know exactly what I’m talking about.”
“Scarlett, I know you’re not a coward. Hiding here won’t solve anything.”
“I hope you can face what’s in your heart and live the life you truly
want.”
It wasn’t until I left the West that I realized I’d forgotten to ask him how he knew what kind of person I was.
I moved to a new city and used the money my mom left me to open a vet clinic. I also rescued stray cats, treating them and then finding them homes.
I hoped that no more kittens in this world would die from illness.
As for Ethan, I submitted evidence of his betrayal to the law firm and filed for divorce.
Ethan quickly tracked down my new address.
“Scarlett, what’s the meaning of this? Are you dead set on divorcing me?”
“Yes.”
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“But Scarlett, I’ve never betrayed you. It’s normal for a man to have some social obligations. And Melody’s young, it’s natural she doesn’t know better. Of course I have to look after her more.““But I never wanted anything with her. You’re the only one in my heart.”
“Stop this nonsense. I’m giving you one last chance. Come back with me now, and we’ll pretend none of this ever happened.”
I was about to argue when his phone rang. He picked it up irritably, ready to hang up, but hesitated when he saw the name.
I caught a glimpse. It was Melody.
He hung up anyway.
But the phone kept ringing persistently. Just as he was about to lose it and turn off his phone, a new call came in. It was Mrs. Montgomery.
He tossed out a “Think it over carefully” and left in a hurry.
But Ethan didn’t give me a chance to “think it over carefully.”
He actually agreed to the divorce.
When I got the divorce papers in my hands, it still felt surreal.
I made an appointment for the divorce registration as quickly as I could.
As soon as the cooling–off period ended, I went with Ethan to get our divorce certificate. The moment I walked out of the registry office with the certificate in hand, I felt like I had come back to life.
For the rest of my life, I want to live for myself.
Melody was actually waiting outside the registry office. Her belly
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swollen with pregnancy, she looked at me with contempt. As soon as Ethan came out, she quickly stepped forward and linked her arm with his.Ethan shifted uncomfortably, pushing her hand away. I chuckled softly as I got into my car, ready to leave. She shot me another venomous glare before turning to help Ethan open his car door.
Not wanting to waste any more time with them, I turned the steering wheel and drove straight out of the courthouse parking lot.
