Chapter & Just Sign the Divorce Agreement
Silence fell over m, and it was broken by a cold scoll. Yvette’s voice dripped with disdain as she used, “You better not regret this,
Tremained calm. Ever since the thought of divorce entered my mind, Thadehearsed this exact moment countless times. Every word she said was so far exactly as I had imagined. “Don’t worry I never go back on my word just sign the divance agreement, and we’ll set a date to file the papers. Today’s Wednesday, so—
Before I could finish, she abruptly hung up
I was speechless
Corisnuly? That wretched woman! She was always hanging egen mel
1 glanced at my woerh. As much as i wanted to deal with the direct, there were more pressing matters to attend to right now. The dierece could wait until tomorrow.
1 quickly fumbered up, grabbed my keys, and hoppeden minerale. The engine reared as I sped quickly to me destination
Before me, I pulled up at the side of a bustling street and scanned the tightly packed ims of shops. I waited patiently, my heart pounding with anticipation.
The scorching sommes heat hose down on me relently, so 1ked in a shaded area and settled in in a wait Time crowded by, but after two long hours, my patience was awarded–a man and a woman finally apprised in me line of sight.
Mirages hurlined sharply.
Then they were Metagend
| stayed in place, watching as they entered a nearby café. Once they were inside, I towed to a distance. They look a seat across from each other, and found a discreet corner where I could be them without being noted
The woman wore a pink dress, he bright eyes sparkling with an ined sham as she laughed and chatted with the man arrons from her. The man exuded a quiet air of elegance, looking polite, composed, and a perfect gentleman
In it wasn’t becise I was reborn. I wouldn’t have imagined the shocking things that would happen next.
cout a small vial from her pocket, glancing
The man suddenly exposed him and headed to the restroom. The moment he disappeared, the woman’s sweet smile vanished. She took out a perasionally towwed the restr
My fist elenched tightly as 1 swiftly took my phone, angling the camera toward her.
The woman unscrewed the cap and poured the colorless liquid hom the vial into the man’s coffee. With practice ease, she stirred it thoroughly. Then, she slipped the vial back into her pocket. Her expression returned to one of innocence as she waited for the man to t
When the man returned, the woman immediately jumped up with a playful pout before picking the coffee and handing to him.
The mum was obviously charmed by her attention and was about to take a sip of his coīne.
“You taught me that once a dink leaves your sight, you shouldn’t drink it. Have you forgotten?” I asked.”
When they beard my voice, the man and woman turned toward me as our gazes locked, the man frome for a split second,
his expresation instantly turned cold
Long time no ser, Kenny
Kenny Kanderton meened “Where’s your precious. Tveite? Aren’t you always glued to her side“”
at my best friend’s markington.
Kerry and
up together. We were inseparable, like bother. But a year ago, we had a falling out because I chose in many Yvette. He had warned me repeatedly and called me a Beverlicker, saying I was chasing someone who didn’t care about me
He had been fight all along had been the ultimate bootlicher for her. In my past life, I was stubborn and stupid, and I didn’t listen to him. I pushed away my best friend, who was sincere to
for the sake of a worn. Up until Kerry’s death, I never reconciled with him.
The person responsible for his death was standing right beloce me. It was his neighbor, Lilian Smuth
In my past life, star drugged him and had men force themselves on him even collected his nude photos and videos to post them online and blackmailed him into paying hat off every
Eventually. Leung disesvered that thour photos and videos had been posted online from the start. Already deep in debt from loan sharks, the pressure broke him, and he jumped from a building in and his life.
een worked with guilt and regret, wishing Trouundo wverything and being him back.
Ishamelessly sat down next to Beray andthuen amarmover bhabaulda.
“Veetle’s nothing. If I want to get out and have some fan, l’idol. As for you….” I glanced at Lilian and swered. “This thing sitting opposito us is nothing but scom.”
(1) once sweet date dated “What do you mean by that? We don’t even know each other. Why are you insulting one?”
both
pending and
now exactly what you just did Don’t you have any sense of goalessing him sa familiarly. You don’t deserve it
Lilian looked a late fustered, best dan kapret berwell to remain calm. “Teny, who is this? Why is he accusing me out of moderna?”
However, Krury Texpression komediately changed as he glanced at be. We were less for so many years, and he knew I wouldn’t make hauelest amusations.
Tpulled out my phone and playedthe video) imadedearlier. Kenny’s face prew duket as he watched, hichowtanwing demper andkisanger thing with virty second..
Wet Lillian new Huda indes, she quickly stood up in panic todler. But before she could make it very far, Kenity grabbed her arm and holdhes in place.
ritippedhim fim leshing svt plonmally İntral, fortuned to me and rdulysaid, “Owen, please call the palky.”
Adlercongelating with the polarisawestigation, Kening aulį leakedlunur together. His face temained gi in the entire time.
tedwith me I thought she likedua atal that she was por salig nie. Luckily, pai were their.‘
Wath the weight bittedali ny chest, I finally felt a sense starlet Alus, it traildchange hang’s tate, dilihat man benki change my owij haal
Werchanged plans and laughed.
“been good to you this pair you?“Kenny asked
1 shook my head horndy
He suddenly rewice. “What happened? Did that won at you badly?
Betme I could say anything, his expression turned serious. ” it’s a fight, I’m not taking you in. I won’t waste my breath trying to help you, only for you to against bootlicking. That’s my stance on the matter.”
“I don’t want to be a bootlichten anymore. I’m actually getting a dreefrom wete
Komplexe, his eyes wide with disbelie
you to end up in the same mess. I’m
“What? mae poti serious?” Tually bring her? Didn’t you say that from hey face and body alone, you could love her forever, no matter what she does?“
Chapter 5 A Doormal No More
Yvette had meth, fais skin, konglegs, a slim saisi, and a generous chest
In my paste, I was completely infatuandwichher right snill my bitter end.
Doked at Kemer and santhankle. “Deeryone goes through a wild, reckless phase. Now she has another man, and it wordtë’t be right to keep pushing for something that was never then.
Kenne lietot a sharpere what? That merch actually
I shook my head anderplated. She was ahead in love with someone bedare un pot married so, techosically, it’s not cheating”
1 was the crip who realizedrow Tate. From what Eknes, she did‘) chear on me even after ten years of mucrlap
Hei pince charming was also in love with someoneabe Dern though she wanted nothing more than tomake hörghers, she knew where radicans the line,
starting the third you of our mintage, our problems por wese. I also del 1). So, who knows what happened after that
Kenny’s Dare Tuned redhom anger. “That’s reen wense! She hadumeme de 1ked but mill married you! And even kept you ashackup? She’s getting what she deserves
Kenny Buddenly had a realization. “She wenever a podprsen tentat with. You’re different, though, at least you’ve prostor vidi pour feelings.
Echickedandander this shoulden lighthe “You’re obymudy right fimm now on, I’m driting pral ecrigane and everything else, apart from the people Dramabent
The people whodich) live me would eventually leave. The ones who didwnld e
Twould ends protect the things Boned aboan. I didn’t care about everythingche
Kenm sighed. “That’s ponbably for the best. But fell me, is that really the only reinon you’re getting a divore? Or is three mine to ??
Kerity stared at me, his eyes wide, and let out a surprised pap. “Which one do you think is more believable? You saying that or me winning a ten million dollar lomery noday!”
1 could help but laugh but honest, it was the muth.
sayThe completeh let go. After all, I did love her deeply once. But won’t be moved by her mate.
khat are ma vien in about You’ve known hi ho just a few years How deeply can you ove someone in that short time Kenny immediately calledmeouE DON
I paused, unable prome up with an anove. Seeing my beutation, he didn’t push any further and just sighed.
“Wat warem İtka post thing you’re leaving Yvette. I’ve been telling you to do that for so long. There are millions of women in the world, and none of them are as hadasi four four–leaf cloves ace hard to find, but three–leaf clovers are everywhere, right?
“You’re good–looking, name from a good family, and you’re a good gay. You’ve got women lining up for you, but you hirer a terrible taste. You don’t pick the good ones burgo for the prod
Attar Kenny tamed, he witched topic. “So, what’s your plan alter your divorce?”
I thought be a mamere, then und “Get a pb, build a carent, live my life the way Tmart.
Kenir unmediately grinned when he heard my answer. “You finally thought things through, huh? You should have been focusing on your cart all al
“Los were alwar top of the class back in school, light years ahead of me. The teachers used to say that you were going to be an elite among the elite.”
Kenny sighed. “But you wasted it all and hung onto that cotten woman. You threw away your talent, andit’s maddening but enough about that I now someone who’s hiring for what
1711 introduce you tohum kamolow.”
and Tyette’s maney, though the probably wouldn’t offer it away once the divorce was final, I wouldn’t have any income to fall back on, 1 eded to find work.but
for a while lange, but eventually, we had to cut the conversation that because of the meeting tomater. Just before we headed to our own home, Kenny suddenly asked, “Owen, do you still keep untouch with Lib
fame, my chet tightened, and sharp che seiled in my heart.
That kama daly like a belonged in another biletine.
Kenny sygedagain and patted my sluzolder. “If it weren’t for her, post never would’ve married Yvette and been stackint s miserable situation. If she knew you were doing.”
Kerový sparkly realized he had a devoted to dange the subject being
to sleep
Once (demarked to any room. I coullet sleep a wink, by the time I finally diced off, I was jolted amake by the loud, janting sound of my phone singing.
1 pineday teeth i budian and answered without checking the caller ID: “Whethe lock incalling at this hou
My picry mudcleared a little, and glanced at the dock. It was 5:30 am, and my annuyatum imped
text, and ter vodce was low. “I dream that you wanting yourself endocant that you died. You died horribly.”
(flaring op “You’ve por satte skorialin with mir dy lag, don’t you? Is that why you’re having these weirddreams? Daiden, what’s the point of calling me if i
rry, it was true that I umbed to calllan. I neededliet bi take rate of any att
Lucas alter and well, andher
“Where did you keep the nordicine? Andelete’s the picker?“
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edieates dhe claimed the bal Maple it was just an excuse to get an
I was about is ignore bed and hangup, butilen Yvette sweetly whiland, “Owen, my stomach batin.”
Draglin 5 & Dosment No More
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instantly owned There was a memes in her voice, and despite everything 1 worried about her
The reds are in the seemed drawer of the TV cabinet in the living room. The pitcher’s in the kitchen cabinet. Take two pills at a time, nothing more.” “play.“Yeplied obediently
Theadber remung amand downstairs, rummaging for the things she needed
Then, hit me. What was I doing? I slapped myself on the cheek. What did any of this have to do with me?
“yester, we’ve going in divorce soon. From now on, let’s keep some distance. Don’t come to me with things like this anymore. Actually, don’t come to me about anything at all. Also, you woke meup sleep, so you at me for national damages
The moment
that, I heard her sport on the other end of the line. Then, she arrogantly said, “You want me to compensate you?”
Į solled: “Of course From the moment I matted you, you’ve been living off me. I’ve been the one doing all the giving. You wasted the best years of my life. Shouldn’t you be compensating
At that, Yerine became even
. “Your best years? You’r
u’re a grown man, what best years are you talking about? Sounds like
you’re just obsessed with money.”
1 pomodly replied. “That’s right. Leave about money, and only like money. It’s a heller a lot better than you. What do you even have? A bunch of annoying quirks, picky about food and prople, DCB., Oh, and you can’t even have kids”
tiny past life, I had been the dutiful, self–acting basehusband but what did I have to show for in the end Nothing–absolutely nothing.
This time around, I wocht at least have mätry.
She death and shouted, “Owen Yated
Tould tell the was about to say something rusty, so I hung up
up without hesitation. I closed my eyes and tried to sleep, but before I could even set my phone down, she called again.
Onen mate, Thing upwilled a wrond thought
, she was always the new hanging up on me. Now, the tables had turned
bruthinile, I čiché’t have to tiptoe and declines and to maintain our marriage. I didn’t need worry about whether she would get tired of me from man, I wasn’t going to be anyone’s bootlicken ever again. Iwould love to self and be up
e or find me annoying.
