Chapter 236

If she hadn't gotten cancer.

A month wouldn't matter. She could wait.

But her life was slipping away.

She didn't have another month to waste.

It had already been over two weeks since the diagnosis. She had just a little over five months left.

If she let things drag on a month's delay for the agreement to go into effect, another month to prepare the divorce papers, then waiting through the mandatory reflection period, another month-by the time she finally held the divorce certificate in her hand, three months would have vanished. She'd be left with just two months to herself.

Jessica sat there, helpless, her hands clutching the divorce papers so tightly her knuckles turned white, then slowly let them fall to her lap.

Timothy's brow furrowed in irritation. Did she really want to leave him this badly? She's not just making a scene, is she?

No, he didn't buy it for a second.

She was mute, an orphan, used to living in this tiny apartment before they got married.

life had changed

could she ever

was tired of him after seven years, she'd never let

let her walk away? She was mute-what right did

made a mistake, and I've already

closer

Jessica was easy to

nearly as easy as

He welcomed a

refused to believe he couldn't win

She was unraveling- expressionless, not even resisting

his fingers through hers, his posture uncharacteristically

upset, I'll take you home. I'll have the lawyer come to you, and you

stared blankly

When he looked at someone like that, it was easy to mistake it for tenderness—just a

But she was furious.

could a man

one moment,

all an act. And yet, for seven years, she'd

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