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Chapter 9
Adeline nodded without objection and waited until Brent’s figure completely disappeared before returning to the bedroom. Just as she lay down, her phone, placed on the bedside table, lit up. She glanced at it and saw that it was a message from Mariah.
She opened it and saw screenshots of Mariah and Brent’s chat history.
Mariah: “Brent, today I found some love letters I wrote to you in the past. Do you want to come over
and take a look? If you don’t want to, I’ll burn them.”
Brent’s response was quick, consisting of only five words.
Brent, “Don’t burn it, wait for me.”
Although Brent said he would come back soon, in reality, he did not return for the next two days.
No explanation, and no phone call.
Fortunately, Adeline no longer cared about his whereabouts.
On the last day of the divorce cooling–off period, she finally dialed Mr. Reilly’s phone number.
“Has one month passed? Is the program completed?”
“Yes, you can go and collect the divorce certificate now,” Mr. Reilly’s voice came through the
phone, filled with genuine happiness. “Ms. Nolan, congratulations on starting a new life from now
on.”
“Thank you.”
A month passed, and finally, a hint of a genuine smile appeared on Adeline’s face. Just as she hung
up the phone, the ringtone sounded again. Looking at the three words “Devon” on the phone screen, her mind couldn’t help but recall the words Brent had said earlier.
“You stayed away from that place called Devon later.”
“I was a man; I understood what men were thinking.”
His words were still lingering in her ears, but her hands continued to move without hesitation as
she pressed the answer button directly, “Devon.”
She didn’t want to give up her social life and dreams just because of one sentence from Brent, especially since they would have no relationship once the divorce certificate was in hand. Why should she stop moving forward just because of his words?
Soon, her thoughts were brought back by Devon’s voice, “Adele, the month is up, can you leave on
time?”
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Adeline’s voice concealed an undeniable joy as she replied, “Yes, I can leave today.”
“Okay, I waited for you.”
Devon’s voice fell, and the phone was hung up. Adeline changed her clothes and prepared to go out
to collect the divorce certificate. Just as she reached the door, it suddenly swung open, revealing Brent standing outside in a black coat. He looked at her with a surprised expression on his face, his
smile fading.
He vaguely remembered that it had been a long time since he had seen her smile so happily.
“So happy, where are we going?” Just as the words fell, Brent seemed to suddenly remember something, a hint of laughter in his eyes. “Are we going to the hospital for an ultrasound? I’ll
accompany you.”
Adeline hesitated for a moment, just about to explain, when Brent had already taken her into the
car.
Just as he was about to start the vehicle, Adeline couldn’t hold back any longer and was ready to tell
the truth as it was, but unfortunately, his phone in his arms rang.
Caller: Mariah.
He hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he chose to get out of the car and answer the phone.
Adeline sat quietly in the car, watching him as he turned away from her and said something she
couldn’t hear. It didn’t take long before he came back again.
“Adele, I have something to attend to, I’ll be back soon. Can you go by yourself and bring the report
back for me to have a look, okay?”
In the usual tone of coaxing children,
watched his vehicle drive away.
he didn’t say anything and obediently got out of the car, then
Then he hailed a taxi, not heading to the hospital, but to the courthouse.
Half an hour later, Adeline returned to the villa with two freshly printed divorce certificates.
After she placed the book that belonged to Brent on the table in the living room, she sent him a
message.
“I went to get the things and put them on the table.”
After the message was sent, they quickly replied, with a tone of usual indulgence.
“When I come back, let’s check the baby’s condition together.”
Seeing this sentence, Adeline laughed at herself, without explaining or replying, she just took out
her SIM card, snapped it in half, and threw it into the trash can, all in one breath.
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Her luggage had already been packed and now she just needed to take it away directly.
As she dragged her suitcase out of the Wilson family’s villa, she took one last look at the house she
had lived in for three years.
“Brent, from now on, you and I are both free.”
“Goodbye.”
The sound fell, and she turned and walked away, never looking back.
