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.

using my parents to blackmail me,”

plan to let him manipulate you forever?”

be humiliated than risk upsetting him.” We

thought of the Murphys in my

a long pause, I looked at him and asked, “When did you get

me a

had ordered some hot tea for me, which the

and asked, Would you like to resolve the situation?” “As long as

I sensed he

Somehow, I trusted him.

some arrangements,”

know when

to do is play along.” “Thank you!” It was dark outside when

gave me some brief instructions at the door, and we got I didn’t head home

there, I

out how

a ticking time bomb, and the

anxiety, I took a detour through the bustling