Love the Second Time Around

Chapter 39 Compromising Over And Again

“Do you guys know each other?” I asked, slightly baffled.

I only became more bewildered than before. Why does that sound more like a threat even though Benjamin sounded nice?

What was weirder was the trace of panic that I saw flashing across Julius’ eyes.

Something was definitely up between the two. However, I chose to believe Benjamin since he was, after all, introduced by James, and his relationship with Dominic must be pretty close too.

Whatever. As long as I can get a divorce and get all the problems solved, anything’s fine.

“Tell me, what do you want today? Please speak your mind today so that the next time it’ll be at the court when we meet. It’s incredibly annoying to do a meet-up so often like this.”

I had to say it felt different with a professional sitting beside me.

Julius frowned and seemed somewhat infuriated. Nevertheless, he did not say anything else and only pulled out two sheets of paper from his briefcase.

At that instance, I saw what they were. On the heading were two words: Divorce Agreement.

I did not expect Benjamin to guess it right.

As Julius passed me one set, he said, “If there are no issues, then we can proceed to sign the papers and head down to the Registry Office after this.”

In place of me, Benjamin helped to receive the papers from Julius.

There was as though a surge of being snobbish and acting all high and mighty within me, and to be honest, it was a great feeling.

After reviewing it, Benjamin asked me about matters regarding matrimonial assets—cars, housing, and savings—in front of Julius.

our marriage, we had stayed in the house Julius bought. As a celebratory act, we had both forked out money to do some minor renovations to the house before our

car, we bought it with my dad’s money. Back then, Julius’ faked righteousness and pretense to rely on himself had my parents coaxed and made

ultimately still forked out money

since

those, I would also buy some daily necessities at times, but those were small amounts that I did not

of it. Did I get it right, Julius?” I deliberately questioned him

had to remember that he had once asked for fifty hundred

at him to find that Julius’ expression froze a little as he

and with a solemn expression, he continued, “Based on what both of you have said, there aren’t any problems except for one point. Mr. Keaton, as the wrong party in this marriage due to your extramarital affair, my client has requested compensation for her

to Benjamin’s words. Does that mean I don’t have to fork out

only did he not reject that, but he had also agreed to

of me? Or perhaps Benjamin’s authority

I was very contented. Not only did I not have to fork out money for the

caused to my client is only worth a hundred thousand? How about this; I won’t ask for too much either. We’ll settle at five hundred thousand. That’s also the amount you’ve originally asked for, so I deemed

have turned! At that moment, Benjamin was

front of me had all along felt like

snarled, “Liliana! I’ve agreed to your request for a divorce, and I’ve agreed to the compensation too! Don’t you

stunned. Does he think that I’m the one who ordered Benjamin to do

he thought that way. After all, Benjamin was fighting for my rights. Furthermore, Julius did not seem to feel he was overboard when he had asked me for five

my shoulders and calmly replied, “Mr. Keaton, this seems like a huge sum, but

can always sign the papers

know every detail of Julius

Julius’ face paled

he had clenched into the table too tightly that

two new sets of the divorce agreements and print them out right

on, leaving Julius no