Chapter 10 Deciding to Confess Everything
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I looked at the two people in front of me, my face expressionless as I said, “Seven years ago, I overheard Dad saying he didn’t like Reagan. He wanted you two to cut ties, so he thought the best way to do that was to send Reagan away. I knew Reagan had always wanted to study design, so I persuaded Dad to send her abroad.”
Seeing the flames burning in Maverick’s eyes, I continued slowly, “After Reagan left, I deliberately stayed by your side, accompanying you through those difficult times, and then persuaded Dad to allow us to get married. Reagan, our marriage … was something I stole.”
Before I could finish, Maverick grabbed a glass from the table and hurled it at me.
“I told you to shut up! Don’t say these things in front of Grandpa.”
His movement was too fast. I tilted my head slightly, and the glass grazed my cheek before shattering against the wall behind me with a loud crash.
Shards of glass scattered across the floor, but none touched me.
Even Robert hadn’t known the truth until now.
Witnessing Maverick’s outburst, the old man angrily intervened, “You brat! How could you raise your hand against Stephanie? No matter what she’s done, haven’t you seen how she’s devoted herself to you all these years? What’s so great about that other woman? How can you still be obsessed with her after all this time? Don’t think I’m blind–I saw you leaving with her from my birthday banquet last night!”
“Grandpa, this is between Stephanie and me.”
Maverick calmed down and took his seat. He stared at me coldly.
“Don’t think that saying these things in front of me will make me forgive you.”
“I don’t need your forgiveness.”
I smiled faintly and pulled a divorce agreement from my bag
The last signed copy had been left at Maverick’s place, but he’d never countersigned it. Knowing him, he’d probably thrown it away long ago.
“Maverick, I want a divorce. This time, it’s real–no threats, no games.”
I handed him the pen and said, “I’ve already signed. You just need to sign, and we’ll be free of each other forever.”
Maverick’s face grew darker by the minute as he saw how serious I was.
“Stephanie, don’t think that I don’t dare to sign!”
He almost gritted his teeth while saying that.
I nodded and replied, “I know, go ahead and sign it. Sign it, and you can finally be with Reagan. You can marry her, let her openly become Mrs. Stone. Isn’t that what you’ve always dreamed of?”
My tone remained calm throughout as if discussing something that had nothing to do with me.
Robert wanted to intervene, but he stopped himself several times.
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Chapter 10 Deciding to Confess Everything
I knew he respected me. He had always respected me, so even though he wanted me to stay, he never spoke
- up.
I was grateful to him, grateful for his care over the years.
In the Stone family, he had been my only source of warmth.
Maverick stared at me, but he refused to take the pen.
I stood and shoved the pen into his hand.
“You should hate me, Maverick. I schemed to drive the woman you loved out of the country and manipulated my way into marrying you. How could a venomous, calculating woman like me ever deserve the esteemed Mr. Stone? If you can tolerate this, then you’re truly spineless.”
I provoked him with words, and Maverick fell for it every time.
He clenched the pen in his hand as if he wanted to crush it. He threatened, “Stephanie, remember, all of this today is what you asked for, don’t regret it!”
Mm.” I nodded firmly. “I won’t. Not ever.”
“And don’t come crying to me later, begging me not to divorce you! I won’t give in again!”
I continued nodding. “Okay, don’t worry, I won’t, Maverick.”
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In the past, I had no self–respect. He was everything in my life.
But from that moment on, I was reborn.
I would live for myself. I no longer cared about Maverick.
