Love the Second Time Around Novel

Chapter 39 Compromising Over And Again

“Do you guys know each other?” I asked, slightly baffled.

Looking overjoyed, Benjamin answered, “We’ve met once, and we had a great time chatting. Am I right, Mr. Keaton?”

I only became more bewildered than before. Why does that sound more like a threat even though Benjamin sounded nice?

What was weirder was the trace of panic that I saw flashing across Julius’ eyes.

Something was definitely up between the two. However, I chose to believe Benjamin since he was, after all, introduced by James, and his relationship with Dominic must be pretty close too.

Whatever. As long as I can get a divorce and get all the problems solved, anything’s fine.

“Tell me, what do you want today? Please speak your mind today so that the next time it’ll be at the court when we meet. It’s incredibly annoying to do a meet-up so often like this.”

I had to say it felt different with a professional sitting beside me.

Julius frowned and seemed somewhat infuriated. Nevertheless, he did not say anything else and only pulled out two sheets of paper from his briefcase.

At that instance, I saw what they were. On the heading were two words: Divorce Agreement.

I did not expect Benjamin to guess it right.

As Julius passed me one set, he said, “If there are no issues, then we can proceed to sign the papers and head down to the Registry Office after this.”

In place of me, Benjamin helped to receive the papers from Julius.

There was as though a surge of being snobbish and acting all high and mighty within me, and to be honest, it was a great feeling.

about matters regarding matrimonial assets—cars, housing, and savings—in front of

house Julius bought. As a celebratory act, we had both forked out money to do some minor renovations

pretense to rely on himself had my parents coaxed and made

rejections, my dad ultimately still forked out money to buy a mid-range car that looked presentable

were none. Julius was not fond of me ever since after our wedding night. Thus, we would only spend our own

from those, I would also buy some daily necessities at times, but those were small amounts that I

I deliberately

that he had once asked for fifty hundred thousand

at him to find that Julius’ expression

what both of you have said, there aren’t any problems except for one point. Mr. Keaton, as the wrong party in this marriage due to your extramarital affair,

 Does that mean I don’t have to fork out money, and instead,

to it, I was proven wrong. Not only did he not reject that, but he had also agreed to it readily and even said he could pay a hundred thousand

a huge surprise! Is this really Julius in front of me? Or perhaps Benjamin’s authority and dominance

I not have to fork out

caused to my client is only worth a hundred thousand? How about this; I won’t ask for too much either. We’ll settle at five

have turned! At

along felt like a submissive

your request for a divorce, and I’ve agreed to the compensation too!

stunned. Does he think that I’m the one who ordered Benjamin to do all

figured it was no big deal if he thought that way. After all, Benjamin was fighting for my rights. Furthermore, Julius did not seem to feel he was overboard when he had asked me for five

Benjamin lightly tapped my shoulders and calmly replied, “Mr. Keaton, this seems like a huge sum, but

always sign the papers first, and you can do the

could not believe Benjamin would know every detail of Julius so well, including where he worked

Julius’

the table too tightly that

agree to the terms I’ve mentioned, I can draft two new sets of the divorce agreements and print them

on, leaving Julius no time to