Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 56:

The City Hall was bustling with people today. It was easy for onlookers to tell that Norah and Derek were a couple seeking a divorce, while Madeline stood shamelessly as the other woman.

Their presence at the entrance quickly became the center of attention, drawing more and more people to watch the unfolding drama.

As soon as Norah stopped talking, numerous people spun around, muffling their giggles behind their hands. In the eyes of many, Madeline, the unmistakable other woman, was a figure of disdain, regardless of her beauty.

Norah and Madeline were striking in their own ways. Norah was stunningly gorgeous, while Madeline had a more delicate appeal.

The crowd secretly envied Derek for being in the company of these two attractive women.

“Miss Wilson, if you’re unwilling to sign, just be upfront. Why resort to embarrassing both Derek and me?” Madeline asked, visibly upset. “Derek didn’t ask for more. After all, you’re not exactly in need. Why insist on holding onto those assets?”

Norah responded with a scoff. “Whether I need them or not is for me to decide. I’m merely claiming what’s rightfully mine.”

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Norah cursed Derek’s shamelessness silently. The nerve of him wanting to reclaim what he had promised her back when he asked her to sign the divorce papers! Yes, she was wealthy enough to give up on what he had promised her, but she was reluctant to let go of it without a fight.

Norah refused to let Derek have his way, especially given his repeated unwillingness to finalize the divorce swiftly.

“Mr. Carter, I once thought you were a man of integrity. Now you’re withdrawing from your promises? Ugh!” Norah grimaced.

villa he had intended for Norah: “Mr. Carter, you ought

foolishly before. Now, it’s time I claim what’s

resolved not to walk away empty-handed. With all her efforts in waking him from the coma and

this standoff?” Madeline clung to

the situation. “Norah, let’s not escalate this. The court’s involvement changes nothing. The

Norah’s gaze grew sharp.

sense why Derek remained unfazed upon receiving the summons. Did he have a contingency in place? However, he was the one caught in

well aware of my demands. These possessions are trivial to you. Why

initial offer to Norah, which included thirty million dollars, three properties, and a car—amounting to a third of his assets—as a gesture of compensation for her efforts

have been involved with someone else long before, and that he was oblivious, infuriated him. Why should

really

patience? You’re the one seeking a divorce so you can be with your lover, yet you’re reluctant to honor what we had agreed upon previously. Derek, it turns

gaze fell, shadowed with turmoil. “Two years into our marriage, I realize I’ve never

with the delays. Are we finalizing

paper, and I’ll go

feigned concern, addressing Norah, “Miss Wilson, just sign it,

Derek just relent? Derek, your actions

stature, the Carter family paled

again! I once had you completely under my thumb. You never dared defy

a steely gaze at Derek. His words reminded her of her routine existence among his family members. Whether in his villa or at Carter Manor, she conducted herself with the humility of a

since you signed the divorce papers! Shall

made sense now why Derek had once described Norah as merely