Chapter 372:

“Harold, please hear me out,” Belinda urged softly.

She paused, a subtle smile tugging at the corner of her lips, before continuing, “After your birthday, Lucas and I are planning to get a divorce. Therefore, there’s no need to tell everyone that I’m your daughter-in-law at your birthday banquet. Announcing it one day and declaring a divorce the next would be humiliating. It’s better to say nothing at all. Let the identity of Lucas’ wife remain a mystery—it might be for the best.”

Belinda maintained a composed demeanor, but inside, her emotions were in turmoil. Each word she spoke made her feel pain.

As Harold listened, his expression turned grim. He realized that she was right. He had promised—if Belinda and Lucas still wanted a divorce after his birthday, he would not stand in their way. Belinda’s words just now suggested she had made her decision.

Was it the recent events that had driven her to this resolute decision?

at that time, and I won’t make

changes in Lucas. He is slowly opening his

a self-deprecating laugh. “Opening up to me? Does that really matter? The moment

a moment, he didn’t know what to say. Then, as if struck by

haven’t told you. I made a wager with Lucas. The agreement was that if, after this month and my birthday, you both still chose to

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it was having dinner with her, picking her up, or accompanying her

had naively thought that perhaps Lucas was engaging in

had forced Lucas and Verena to break up, Lucas had become rebellious, often defying Harold’s wishes. So, whenever Lucas mentioned things like “My father asked me to come,” Belinda found herself questioning whether he was merely using Harold as an excuse. After all, she believed if Lucas truly didn’t want to comply, Harold couldn’t force him. But what she hadn’t anticipated was… It turned out Lucas simply

honestly don’t know what else I could do. I thought I had a good plan, but then the mouse incident happened—you had nightmares all night because of that—and I felt sorry for it.” As

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