Back in Time: Unshackling From Love

Chapter 122

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“Divorce?” Eduard was flabbergasted. He almost dropped his teacup.

Careful, Grandpa!” Mikayla went over to steady his cup, setting it down on the coffee table. Soothing his chest, she tried to ease his shock.

“Stop the act. If you really didn’t want to upset Eduard, you shouldn’t have done something that nonsensicall” Matilda quipped.

“Shut up,” Stephen Interrupted. “Dad, you can’t let Mikayla have it her way this time. If it weren’t for us, I bet she and Jerome would have been divorced by now! We went to look for him today, and Matilda found their divorce agreement.”

“Kay, is this true?” Eduard asked sternly. Mikayla sniffed, replying, “Grandpa, I’ve been wanting to tell you this, but I didn’t want you to worry, so…”

“Why did you want a divorce?” Eduard pestered. He remembered Mikayla bringing it up as a joke last time, but he thought she mentioned it out of spite after quarreling with Jerome. Who’d expect her to actually file a divorce with him?

Frankly, Mikayla was exhausted by the same question everyone had asked. Yet, she had to come up with a plausible excuse for Eduard, whom she respected a lot.

didn’t like me, so it’s torturous for both of us

be compatible with each other! People back then stuck with their spouses for the rest of their lives even though they didn’t meet their spouses before marriage!” Matilda retorted. “Plus, you

him, it doesn’t imply that I cannot divorce him if I’m not happy. Don’t

rebuked.

was at a loss for words.

to your Aunt Matilda like that?” Stephen was fuming. “You’ve only been married for some time, and it’s not like the Millers are torturing you. I certainly don’t understand what you’re not happy with. In fact, you’re just spoiled and reckless. You just want to cause trouble for

torturing me, I’ll be fine? What on earth is that logic?” Mikayla snapped. “If Louisa got stuck in an unhappy relationship, will

Stephen was rendered speechless.

“Stephen, Matilda, you should

this.”

say, but we absolutely don’t agree with the divorce!*

family. Finding a match for Louisa by. then

attitude. “Go back. I know what I’m doing.” Reluctantly, Stephen

making the decision to marry Jerome, but I really mean the divorce. I’m not