Brettley took a deep breath. In the end, he still took the item that he had prepared earlier from his pocket and placed it on the table.
Alice raised her head and immediately noticed the words ‘Divorce Agreement’ written.
Alice’s eyes widened. She instinctively retreated backward.
“No ! I don’ t want to! I won’t sign it! I don’ t want a divorce!
Brettley furrowed his brows, looking at the face of the woman he once was obsessed with. He had mixed feelings.
“Brettley! “
Alice grabbed the hem of his pants. She choked, “I’m not divorcing you. I don’t want a divorce! We have had a relationship for so many years. How could you bear to let it go just like that?”
Brettley closed his eyes. “I have also considered this decision for a long time.”
He had asked himself countless times. Was he still going to continue this?
When the person that he loved the most has become someone he loathed the most. No matter how many chances you gave her, she was not willing to change. Should he still continue on that way?
Should he continue on like what Bethan said, constantly tolerating and indulging in her?
“Brettley.”
Alice was crying so badly she was gasping for air. “I only have you! You can’t treat me this way! You can’t treat me this way! You have treated me so badly before, but I did not mind it. I loved you with all my heart. Why are you not willing to give me another chance this time? Brettley…”
She helplessly grabbed the hem of his pants. “Give me another chance. I’ll be good. Do whatever you like with Bethan. I won’t interfere. If you want me to apologize to Bethan, I’ll kneel and prostrate myself before her!
“As long as you… you don’t divorce me and don’t chase me away…”
Alice’s lowly attitude was stinging to Brettley’s eyes.
Brettley closed his eyes and was silent for a very long time. In the end, he still could not help but sigh.
“Alice, just sign the papers. This is only the divorce agreement. As long as I don’t proceed with the divorce procedures, you and I are still husband and wife. If you really can do as you said, to turn over a new leaf and not treat my female employees with such tactics… I can destroy the agreement.”
Alice lifted her head. She looked at Brettley in a daze. “
Y-You’re not lying to me, are you?”
Brettley looked at her face. The face that he once loved the most. In the end, he still could not bear to say words that were too cruel and harsh.
“I’m not lying to you.”
Alice looked at Brettley’s face closely. She could sense a hint of unwillingness in Brettley’s eyes.
Alice understood clearly.
Once she signed the divorce papers, in the future, if she did something that Brettley could no longer tolerate. There would be no room for redemption in their marriage anymore.
However, if she were to not sign the papers, Brettley would only hate her more.
At that thought, Alice bit her lips and picked up the pen on the coffee table. She pulled the divorce papers over and signed her name on them.
Brettley was a little surprised at Alice’s swift movements.
He was already prepared that she would not sign the divorce papers. After all, when she hysterically pleaded at him a moment ago made him feel that she was not willing to give up so easily.
However, he did not expect that not only was she willing to let it go, but she also agreed to it so swiftly.
Once Alice signed her name on the papers, Alice passed the divorce papers to Brettley.
“Brettley, I really know that I did wrong. This matter is my fault too. I’m willing to go with you to apologize to Bethan. I’m also willing to accept all your punishment. You’re right. With our relationship, even if I have signed the papers, you would not continue to proceed with the next steps, right?”
Looking at Alice’s tear-stricken face. Brettley lifted his hand and accepted the divorce papers.
“Alice.”
He looked at her. “You should know that I brought up divorce because I ‘m very disappointed in you. If… you could change. I would not let you leave me so easily too.”
Upon his words, Alice’s tears started to fall again. “Brettley…”
She buried herself in Brettley’s arms with tears streaming down her face.
“Believe me. I will change! “
Brettley sighed and looked at the woman being buried in his arms. He wanted to raise his hand and pat her back comfortingly. However, he raised his hand and it stopped in mid-air. He could not find a way to bring his hand down.
In the end, Brettley could only sigh, “Alice, I have protected you for far too long. I really hope there is no next time.”
“There won’t be.”
Alice buried herself in Brettley’s arms. In a place where he could not see her face, she narrowed her eyes fiercely.
The only reason she agreed to sign the divorce papers was just to pacify Brettley for the time being.
In a few days, when this matter had died down, she had to find a chance to secretly get the divorce paper back!
Worse comes to worst, she would burn the place where Brettley kept the divorce paper down!
By then, if the divorce paper went missing, Brettley would not be able to divorce her too.
Theo and the mysterious person agreed to meet at the Bamboo Palace at 8 p.m.
At 7:30 p.m., Bethan and Theo were already there. Both of them had different views of Bethan’s new design, so on the way there, they kept debating on this.
In the private box of the restaurant, they were still debating about it. They lost track of time.
At 8 p.m., the door of the private box was opened.
When Jude appeared by the entrance, Bethan and Theo were still in a heated discussion.
Theo sighed helplessly, “Then you should rather just add a skull. It would make it seem more dispirited.”
Bethan pursed her lips. “You don’t understand. You can’t just simply use the skull element. At least, to me. The skull element represents evil and coldness. Also, something that still exists but should have long died.”
Theo rolled his eyes. He wanted to say something else when he raised his head and noticed a man by the entrance.
He immediately stood up. “A–Are you… the mysterious man that helped me previously?”
Jude paused a little. He smiled. “That’s me.”
Bethan also subconsciously lifted her head.
When her eyes fell on Jude, she furrowed her brows and paused a little.
She has seen this man before. He was Brettley’s best friend, Jude Smith.
Back then, she used to hear other people say that the distribution of powers in Banyan City could be divided into two.
One half belonged to Brettley, the other half belonged to Jude.
Still, Jude and Brettley were good friends who knew each other when they were still students.
Looking at Jude, Bethan furrowed her brows. “You were the one… that helped Theo previously?”
Jude nodded. “Of course.”
Then, he entered the room and sat down opposite Theo and Bethan.
“If it was not me, then who? Brettley?”
Bethan’s eyes slightly darkened a little.
Before Jude arrived, she truly thought that Brettley was the one that helped Theo.
Bethan lifted her head and looked at Jude. “Mr. Smith, why did you help Theo?”
According to what Theo said…
He could quickly locate Mr. Walter’s men in Banyan City and found out where Mr. Walter was hiding was all thanks to Jude.
Even, Jude was the one who helped get Old Mr.Gordon to come to check up on Irene’s leg.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.