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.

my parents to blackmail

to stoop so low.” “Do you plan to let him manipulate

be humiliated than risk upsetting him.” We fell silent

thought of the Murphys in my house

pause, I looked at him and asked, “When did you get back?” “Last night,” he said

he gave me a long,

tea for

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

it up, I sensed he

Somehow, I trusted him.

make some

know when

along.” “Thank you!” It

door, and we

Murphys there, I

to figure out how

ticking time bomb, and the constant

my anxiety, I took