Chapter 4
“But… No more jokes about a divorce, alright? Camilla, listen to
- me. You shouldn’t bring up a divorce so easily. If you get a
divorce right after marrying him, it won’t do any good to
anyone’s reputation, especially yours.
“It’s not that big a deal today. Camilla, could you let him slide
this time? You’re the bigger person here. When he comes back,
we’ll scold him so harshly until he cries. Trust me–we’re on your
side. Just… don’t talk about getting a divorce again, OK?”
Finding Jadeana’s words grating, Camilla looked up at Jadeana
and then slowly withdrew her hand.
Regardless of what Jadeana said, she knew Jadeana still favored
Edward. She turned around and said firmly, “No.”
Looking around, she noticed the displeased looks on those
people’s faces and quickly organized what she was about to say
inwardly.
Then she said, neither humble nor pushy, “I know how much
his promise to Elijah means to him, and I totally get it. But it
doesn’t mean I deserve to be treated like this. I made it very clear
to him before he left today that as long as he stepped out, we’d
get a divorce. The fact that he’s at the hospital instead of here
right now suggests deep down, he doesn’t want me. Getting a
divorce as soon as possible is good for us both.”
If she got a divorce, she could spend the rest of her life having
fun. If she didn’t, she’d be disgusted every day, seeing him
waiting on Aurora and Nicholas hand and foot.
It was such an easy choice, and she had figured it all out a long
time ago. After saying this, she sat on a chair slowly and met
their complicated gazes, totally unfazed.
Then she continued, “Before getting married to Edward, I
repeatedly said that I didn’t want this marriage. But you all
thought it was too late to call it off. What did you say to me back
then? You promised that I’d be his priority after our marriage,
but he still cares about Aurora so much even to this day. As his
wife, I can’t stand seeing him choosing the other woman over
me.”
She seemed both angry and helpless.
“The last thing he’d do is break his promise to Elijah, but his
promises to me obviously mean nothing to him. He takes
meticulous care of Aurora and Nicholas and ignores me as if I
were invisible. You can say whatever you want. It won’t change
the fact that he left me for them on our wedding night. Don’t
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you think they should be a family? Just leave me alone. I really
think I deserve someone better.”
Some of the people here came prepared with speeches, wanting
to talk her out of it. But after hearing her words, they just
parted their lips but didn’t know what to say.
She looked around. Upon seeing the looks on their faces, she
knew they were more or less swayed.
Then she continued, appealing to their empathy, “Most of you
have daughters, and I believe you can relate. If you think this is
acceptable and still try to talk me out of it, think about it–how
would you feel if your daughter’s husband left her for another
woman on their wedding night?”
Edward’s grandfather William Paxton was a bit uneasy after hearing her words. He looked up and stared at her, his gaze
complex.
She noticed his gaze and met his eyes with a smile, not flinching
at all.
He sighed, stood up with his cane, and slowly walked toward
her. Then he patted her shoulder with his weathered hand.
