Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 112 An Unpleasant Inquiry I looked at him baffled.

“Wasn’t the divorce trial scheduled for today? Why wasn’t there a hearing today? Why’d you cancel it?” He stared at me impassively, but his tone showed displeasure.

Had he gone to the courthouse? No one knew we had postponed the trial.

The only logical explanation.

was that he had been there.

“Something came up, so I had to reschedule it at the last minute,” I explained.

“Are you having second thoughts again?” His face grew stern.

“How could you even consider it after what he’s done?” I was much calmer than he was.

I took a few sips of my glass of lemonade and said, “I might not be able o get a divorce anytime soon.” to He fixed his eyes on my face.

“Why not?” “There’s nothing I can do.

parents to blackmail me,”

let him manipulate you forever?” “My hands are tied,

risk upsetting him.”

of the Murphys in my house infuriated

and asked,

me

tea for me,

like to resolve the situation?” “As long as my parents

brought it up, I sensed he must have

Somehow, I trusted him.

make some arrangements,” he

let you know

you!” It was dark outside when I left the

brief instructions at the door, and we got I didn’t head

there,

to figure out

bomb, and the constant anxiety was eating at

anxiety, I took a detour