A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 194:

Belinda offered a calm smile and nodded. “If I didn’t earn it, I shouldn’t claim it.” Then, with quiet resolve, she signed the papers.

Seeing her determination, the staff member sighed but said nothing further. Kristopher placed a dismissive check for one hundred thousand before the clerk. “She’s made up her mind. Don’t fuss over it,” he said, believing that Belinda’s sacrifice meant they would simply remarry later and that the current split would be undone.

With that assumption, he signed without hesitation. Their marriage certificate was then surrendered and destroyed.

As the document burned in the courthouse safe, Belinda felt a surge of relief. This had been her final wish before she passed away. Now, even if her health failed tomorrow, she would have no regrets.

She gently placed the divorce papers in her bag, stepped outside, and felt a wave of relief wash over her.

Kristopher walked out behind her, holding his own certificate. In a voice meant only for her, he murmured, “Take care of yourself during this time. About remarrying…”

face him, a sarcastic smile forming on her lips. “Kristopher, who said anything about

uncertainly. “Didn’t

that we could

fell

he seized Belinda’s wrist, his grip so tight that it threatened to crush her bones.

not pretend I misled you, okay? I was deliberately vague about remarriage because I wanted to avoid further complications. You brought it up, and I avoided a straightforward answer. But even if I had outright said I wouldn’t remarry, would it have stopped

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icy resolve. “You were trying to extricate Miss Miller from her predicament, to

further at her words. Slowly,

wrenching her hand free and stepping

rueful smile as he watched her defensive posture. He inhaled deeply. “If you’re so set