I didn’t want to waste time with him, telling
him to see me at the courthouse tomorrow, I
left.
The next morning, I saw Gregory waiting at
the courthouse.
I admired that aspect of him.
He was always punctual and kept his
promises.
I took out the marriage certificate and other
documents, gesturing for him to enter.
“You have your marriage certificate?”
<
Gregory looked at me solemnly, answering my
question with another,
“You know, don’t you?”
11
I realized he was referring to Liam, and
nodded.
“Yes, I know.”
I not only knew Liam was his son but also
that he’d gotten a vasectomy before our
wedding for Linda Claire.
I glanced at Gregory, again asking,
“Do you have everything?”
Gregory quietly pulled out his ID and marriage
certificate.
I looked away and got a number.
Gregory kept rubbing the marriage certificate
in his hands, whispering,
“I’m sorry, Bethany. I know it’s useless to say
anything now.”
“But it wasn’t intentional.”
<
Seeing my silence, he became more urgent,
“I have no feelings for Claire anymore, it was
just an accident. She called saying she was
leaving the country and wanted me to see
her.”
“We had too much to drink that day…no
protection.”
“She found out she was pregnant after she
left. When I knew, the baby was already born.
Bethany, the child is innocent. But I really love
you.”
“I know, I have nothing now, and I hid this
from you, still marrying you, it seems like I
only wanted your money. Otherwise, your
wouldn’t have specifically written the property
division in the divorce agreement.”
“But I signed it, didn’t I? I never intended to
take your money. Bethany, can you forgive
me?”
“Give me another chance, okay? When my
career takes off, I’ll cherish you forever.”
“You know I value my commitments.”
I looked calmly at Gregory, and smiled softly.
He did value his commitments.
In my past life, I supported his business, and
he became a multimillionaire.
He did live up to his words, always treating.
me well.
Did he love me? Maybe he did.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have treated me well
for decades.
Did he want my money?
I think so.
Otherwise, without me, without my family
supporting him, he couldn’t have succeeded
so easily.
For someone as selfish as Gregory, love and
greed didn’t seem mutually exclusive.
Seeing my smile, Gregory tried to speak.
again.
It was our turn.
I snatched the documents from him and
handed them to the clerk.
The clerk asked about the reason for divorce.
I calmly stated,
“He’s infertile.”
“He had a child with his first love, and got a
vasectomy before marrying me.”
Hearing this, Gregory froze.
The clerk couldn’t help but look at Gregory.
Even after the clerk handed over the papers,
Gregory remained dazed.
I handed him his documents.
“See you in a month, I’ll send you the date.”
12
After filing for divorce, I felt reborn.
Even my work motivation increased.
Anya told me that Linda Claire’s fashion show
went ahead.
Gregory had helped her with the funding.
く
Apparently, he’d taken out a loan..
“Wow, I thought Gregory was so good to you,
that he was your soulmate. Turns out he’s
nice to everyone.”
I didn’t respond.
Gregory always thought that those around me
disapproved of our relationship.
That wasn’t entirely true.
