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Chadwick walked in quickly, bringing the
scent of jasmine perfume.
I frowned.
It wasn’t his cologne, but Charlotte’s.
They must have been standing too close.
He handed me a box and opened it.
Inside was a Van Cleef & Arpels carnelian
pendant.
I glanced at it.
He always used this trick. After an argument,
he would give me a gift, and that would be
the end of it.
The next day, everything would be fine.
He must not remember that this was the
fourth time he’d given me the same gift.
Chadwick looked unhappy. He thought he had
made a nice gesture, but I didn’t appreciate
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“Did you sign it? Or are there any assets you
want to split?”
I didn’t understand why Chadwick was
stalling. We didn’t have any assets to split.
We had signed an agreement before the
marriage.
I owed that to Chadwick’s friend, Ryan.
As his friend, it was normal that he didn’t like
- He wanted to get Chadwick and
Charlotte together.
When we got married, he suggested a prenuptial agreement so that if Chadwick dumped me, I wouldn’t have a legitimate
reason to ask for his property.
Now, it made my divorce easier.
Chadwick just needed to sign it.
“Charlotte came back, so we’re throwing her
a welcome party.”
“Okay.”
“Then why are you causing trouble?”
“How does you throwing her a welcome party
have anything to do with our divorce?”
It was the first time I had snapped at
Chadwick. He looked shocked, then sneered.
“You’re upset because I didn’t invite you to
Charlotte’s welcome party, and now you’re
doing this? Are you trying to play hard to
get?”
“Why wouldn’t I invite you? Don’t you know?
You always made Charlotte uncomfortable.
Why would I bring you?”
He was angry and accusatory. I didn’t want to
argue. “Since there are no assets to split, just
sign it.”
Silence filled the air.
Chadwick finally spoke through gritted teeth.
“I know you’re upset that I didn’t take you, so
we’ll throw a party tomorrow night and invite
them to our house. Remember to prepare the
dishes, and Charlotte doesn’t eat cilantro, so
don’t put it in.”
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After giving his orders, Chadwick left.
I rubbed my forehead.
He treated me like a maid and a cook!
After eating, I looked at the button on the
court app and selected the trial filing option
without hesitation.
I was grateful for the new rule, which allowed me to avoid the cooling-off period and the
signing process.
Now, I just had to wait for the court to
process my application on Monday. I could be
divorced in 24 hours, or at most, in two
weeks.
