Our Anniversary, You Chose Her – I Chose Divorce

Chapter 9: So, He Really Doesn’t Love Her

When they arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau, the entrance was already crowded with cars.

Chloe Reed tried to get out but found the car door was still locked. Her voice was hoarse. "Open the door."

Walker Grant kept one hand on the steering wheel, his entire being radiating an icy chill. The atmosphere inside the car was exceptionally oppressive.

Just then, his phone rang. He took it out, glanced at it, and answered, "Hello?"

After a moment, he hung up and said to Chloe Reed, "Something came up at work. I have to go on a business trip for a few days. We’ll handle this when I get back."

"Let’s do it now," Chloe Reed insisted, looking at him. "I don’t want to wait."

But Walker Grant said, "Even if we file the papers now, we still have to wait for the mandatory cooling-off period. A few more days won’t make a difference."

that, he unlocked the

"Get out."

and get it done now. It won’t take

walked to the curb, and hailed a taxi before leaving

Reed closed her eyes,

alone in the car for a long time, so long that

from her stupor by a

grab a bite," came the voice of her best friend,

pick me

something was wrong with her tone, Iris Yates agreed

she heard a knock on the car window, Chloe Reed finally opened the door and got out. Her legs were a little numb. She immediately threw her arms around Iris

and Walker Grant’s anniversary? Did it go so badly that