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Chadwick walked in quickly, bringing the scent
of jasmine perfume.
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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.
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Chadwick looked unhappy. He thought he had
made a nice gesture, but I didn’t appreciate it.
“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
- me. 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.
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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?”
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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.”
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
horitation
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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.
