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,” I said

low.” “Do you plan to let him manipulate you forever?”

upsetting him.” We fell silent for

of the Murphys in my

at him and asked, “When

he gave me a long, unnerving

had ordered some hot tea for

toward me and asked, Would you like to resolve the situation?”

brought it up, I sensed he must have

Somehow, I trusted him.

some arrangements,”

let you know when

play along.” “Thank you!” It was dark outside when I left the

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

the Murphys there, I

to figure out

bomb, and the constant anxiety was eating at

I took