Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 125 Liberated Leaving the courthouse felt liberating.

Before I could say goodbye to Adrian, Matthew burst out.

He rushed down the steps toward where I was standing.

Everyone instinctively shielded me in the middle.

He appeared sad and resentful.

Some of his friends held him back.

He stared at me with sorrow.

“Hon…” He couldn’t say it.

My heart dropped as well.

give me “Chlo, don’t go… Please, Chlo, give me a chance.

I just want to talk to you for a few minutes!” He tried to get away from the people holding him, and his eyes begged me.

“Chlo, give me another chance to talk to you! Even if these are our parting words, honey, we still haven’t said a lot.

I’m begging you!” *Don’t call me that.

You’ve lost that privilege.

Besides, I don’t believe there’s anything left for us to discuss, ” I replied.

“No, Chlo, there’s something I need to say.

Please, don’t hold me back! What’s going on?” Matthew begged, looking at me and the surrounding crowd.

asked them to

the group surrounding me, struggling with his words, “Can we find a place to sit

can tell me here.” I firmly rejected

forget the fresh scars on my

walked slowly toward me, clearly debating how to broach the

pause, he finally said, “Chlo… can we not get a divorce?” 2 “What do you think?”

“I–I feel like none of this

a nightmare! How did it come to this? I don’t

our daughter? I never wanted

stay married?

for

let her grow up without a complete family!” 1 looked at him in astonishment,

court had already decided, and he was telling me we shouldn’t separate? Was he out of his mind?

remained was a profound sense of

had been asking myself one

mind back then? What did I see in him? Aside from a smooth–talking mouth, he had

I couldn’t help it.

up from

it’s time to face reality! Weren’t you eagerly expecting this day?”

I was

afraid you’d leave

thought, if you had nothing, you wouldn’t leave me!”

What a shameless excuse.

this chance was a

wasn’t that I had lost my

It was him.

have knocked his head somewhere!

Matthew.

I’d still divorce you

entire decade to see