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?

you at that time, and I won’t make excuses for him. But… I

all this time, you must have seen the changes in Lucas. He is slowly opening his heart to you. If you

silent for a few seconds and then let out a self-deprecating laugh. “Opening up to me? Does that really matter? The moment Verena calls, he leaves me without a

didn’t know what

after this month and my birthday, you both still chose to divorce, I wouldn’t stop you. And…

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never resisted any of Harold’s requests, whether it was having dinner with her, picking her up, or accompanying her to

had naively thought that

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 couldn’t refuse Harold because of the bet. Reflecting on this, Belinda silently rebuked

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 he said this, Harold’s sense of resignation

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