Scarlett's POV:
"Then sign it."
The lawyer sighed and pushed the divorce agreement to me.
I picked up the fountain pen, turned to the last page, and signed my name.Then, I pushed the divorce agreement to Charles, looked into his bloodshot eyes, and said, "It's your turn."
"You seem pretty eager to get rid of me, don't you?" Charles asked through gritted teeth.
"I don't see why we should delay it any longer." I put the pen in his hand.
Charles clicked his teeth and slammed the pen on the table.
"But I don't like to be dominated by others!" I stared at him with wide eyes.
What did he mean? Was he insane? He was the one who proposed the divorce.
How was he the dominated one in this scenario? Was I wrong to go along with his delaying tactics all this time?
"Charles, we don't have all day, and we're not the only ones with business here.Other people are waiting outside.Just sign the damn papers."
Next thing I knew, Rita was walking over to us and handing Charles the pen.
Judging from the anxious expression on her face, I could tell that among the three of us, she was the one suffering the most at the moment.
Charles clenched his fists and refused to take the pen.
He did not even raise his head to look at Rita.
He just fixed his cold eyes on me.
The lawyer swept his gaze on the three of us and then smiled meaningfully as if he understood what was happening.
"Charles, please..." Rita begged in a broken voice.
I bet she would give anything right now to be able to sign the papers for Charles.
Then, my phone rang and broke the silence.
It was Alice calling.
At the same time, Charles's phone rang.
Michael was calling him.
What was going on? Why were Alice and Michael calling us? As a million bad things raced through my head, my heart burst into a full gallop.
I picked up.
"Hello, mom? What's up? What? Grandma was rushed to the hospital?"
"I'll be right there."
Charles and I hung up almost at the same time.
Then, he grabbed my hand and towed me out of the law office.
"Charles!"
Rita ran after us.
and walked to Rita with
the office without
screamed his name, I doubt that he would have
leaving the law office, he turned to me and said, "Meet me outside.We'll go to the
office, I saw Charles push Rita into his
"Gol"
scared Rita to
life, and as the driver pulled into traffic, Rita rolled down her window and watched
again, rage and grief twisted her
jaw told me that she was not happy about what happened in the law
advanced stages, Rita seemed way too energetic
godly endurance to be able to go
to
He grabbed my hand.
his grip, but I found that the harder I struggled,
and let him nervously hold my
honest, I needed
the life of a woman that mattered to us both might be in
not the time to
we arrived at
to
the door, we heard Christine's
I saw Michael
big smile
not look like someone who had
"The watermelon tastes good."
beamed like it was the first time that she ever tasted
surely, all the
they stage this little show to prevent us from going through with the divorce formalities? If that were the case, then I supposed I was out
flashed Charles an
saying, "Hey, I don't have
he pushed the door open and walked
"Grandma?"
Christine with
My dear
that she opened her arms and beckoned me
whether
not seem to be sick at
fact, she was her usual
Michael quickly tugged the hem of Christine's hospital gown and gave her a
registered what Michael was trying to
and held her head
not to cross my
is aching again.I have to lie
"Are you okay?"
me want to pretend that I
Christine lie down, and I tucked
been so worried about you and Charles lately that it made
concern and glanced
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