My Ex-Wife Is A Big Shot In Disguise by Lindsay Lewis

Chapter 7

Chapter 1 Divorce

“Let’s get a divorce.” They had been married for three years, and this was the second thing Leo Palmer said to her.

The first time he spoke to her was on their wedding night.

She had twirled in front of him in a white wedding gown while holding up the wide flared skirt. With a broad smile on her face, she had asked him if she looked good.

She certainly had not expected his reply.

“The wedding is over. I will have someone send you abroad,” Leo had said.

After that, she was sent overseas alone for three years.

She never expected to receive such a sentence right after returning to the country.

A divorce on their wedding anniversary.

“Must we get divorced?” she asked. Madison Hale didn’t look up. Her long hair covered her face, hiding all emotions in her eyes and face.

Only her slightly trembling voice could be heard, which carried a hint of tears. “Can we discuss it?” she added.

Leo stared at her with his dark eyes for a long time. When he spoke, his cool voice was devoid of any extra emotions. “You know, if it weren’t for my grandfather being critically ill, I wouldn’t have married you in the first place.”

Three years ago, Leo’s grandfather, Edgar Palmer, fell seriously ill. His dying wish was to see Leo get married and start a family.

The marriage did not belong to Madison originally. Madison was a girl whom the Hale family had mistakenly brought back. At eighteen, Madison had been informed that the real heiress, Sally Hale, had returned to the family. And she, Madison, had been the one who had occupied Sally’s rightful place.

Everything Madison had enjoyed should have belonged to Sally. The love of the parents, the indulgence from an elder brother, and even the marriage that had been arranged with Leo since birth.

But Edgar said the foundation of marriage is love. Madison and Leo grew up together. Even if her identity was false, it was still a fact that they had grown up together. Thus, Edgar insisted that Leo marry her. The marriage arrangement remained true since the Hale family still recognized her as one of their family.

That was how she and Leo got married.

But Sally was diagnosed with a two-way emotional disorder and couldn’t stand hearing any mention of Madison. She could not bear seeing Madison even more. After learning about the marriage, Sally attempted suicide and insisted on Leo accompanying her, or she would kick up a fuss.

To prevent Sally’s condition from worsening, Leo sent Madison abroad on the second day of their marriage and left her there without contacting her at all. It was only now that she returned.

Leo handed her a contract. “I’ve already had the lawyer draft the divorce papers. Take a look at them. If you have no objections, just sign them.”

Madison took the papers from him with her head down. “Can you give me some time to think about it?” she asked.

Leo looked at her. Her thick bangs covered her eyes. Living alone in a foreign country seemed to have made her personality more reclusive.

“If there’s anything unsatisfactory regarding assets, feel free to mention it. This villa will be transferred to your name. I’ll give you a week,” he added.

After saying that, he left the master bedroom.

As his fingers grasped the doorknob, he glanced back at the room. The woman’s slender shoulders trembled slightly as she held onto the divorce papers. She did not move at all.

Leo’s expression darkened as he closed the door.

The room fell completely silent.

After a moment, a burst of cheers erupted.

“Good riddance! I’m finally divorced!” Madison exclaimed.

She looked at the divorce agreement in her hand and was finally unable to hold back her laughter. Her shoulders shook even more, apparently.

In the three years since she was sent abroad, she received no messages of concern from the Hale family and not a word of comfort from her husband-in-name.

Even when she was stalked and almost died out there, she still couldn’t get through to Leo’s phone.

Any love she had for Leo was long gone and buried.

After signing the papers happily, she rolled around on the bed. Her bangs fell from her face with her long hair. There was no trace of grievance on her beautiful face.

Just as she was about to finish tidying up her luggage, the phone rang.

Madison answered the call with a sweet voice. “Hello, Joe.”

The voice on the other end got straight to the point. “Madison, the group of people who tried to kidnap you at the airport when you returned to the country has been caught. It was related to that stalking case from three years ago. Unfortunately, the clues all point to your adoptive parents and also… your husband-in-name.” Chapter 2 Birthday

Madison remained silent for a moment.

After a while, she spoke casually. “Well, thankfully, nothing happened to me, and I’m lucky to have found you all. Since they raised me, I will let it go.”

She would consider it a repayment to them for years of raising her.

“Madison…”

It seemed like the person on the other end still wanted to say something, but there was a sudden knock on the door.

Madison ignored the person outside the door and continued talking on the phone. “Joe, I know what you want to say. But I don’t want to stir up trouble now. I just want nothing to do with them in the future!”

Not to mention that nothing came out of the kidnapping incident, even if there were clues, the Hale family and Leo could easily deny being involved in it. Without substantial evidence, it would be more trouble than it was worth.

Moreover, considering the character of the Hale family, if they knew Madison’s biological parents belonged to the Daves family, they would likely use raising her for twenty years as a reason to demand stuff from the Daves family continuously.

Thus, Madison just wanted to divorce as soon as possible and to sever ties with the Hale family completely. Even if her identity were known to the Hale family in the future, it wouldn’t cause trouble for her brothers.

The knocking on the door became urgent.

Madison decided not to speak further on the matter. “Alright, Joe. I have something on. Let’s talk later.”

She hung up the call.

She didn’t open the door immediately. When the knocking became even more impatient, she slowly combed through her unsightly bangs and walked over lazily.

When the door opened, the man who was standing outside still had his hand raised. His face showed obvious impatience.

Madison raised her eyes and spoke in a gentle voice, “Is there anything else?”

It was only four words, but it conveyed a sense of distance.

Leo unconsciously furrowed his eyebrows. He dropped his hand and spoke indifferently, “Tomorrow is Sally’s birthday. There’s a party at the Hale family. Make time. I’ll come back in the afternoon to bring you there.”

Madison blinked.

‘Sally,’ she thought, scoffing silently. ‘He called her so affectionately.’

She smiled. “Alright. Is there anything else?”

Leo looked at her. Her black hair hid her beautiful face, and he could not detect any emotions from her. It seemed as though she calmly accepted the decision.

A strange sense of frustration welled up in him. As he was about to turn around, he said, “There’s nothing else. Rest early.”

“Hold on,” Madison called him.

She entered the room and quickly returned. She was holding onto the divorce papers he had given her just minutes ago and handing them to him.

“I’ve already signed them. You can take care of the procedures when you have time. As for the papers, you can send them to me after that. My address is on the last page,” Madison told him.

Leo had been absent on the day that they registered their marriage. With his capability, it should be an even more straightforward task now that they were getting a divorce.

Leo looked at the documents she was holding out to him. He shifted his gaze to her overly calm face and saw no sadness or grief.

His Adam’s apple darted. His voice became hoarse. “Didn’t we agree to wait a few days?”

“Whether we wait or not, the result is the same, right?” she asked.

them to Leo. “Besides, tomorrow is Sally’s birthday. She

caught off guard and

his head, he

questioned. His voice was soft, so Madison couldn’t

“Nothing,” he said.

and

back. “You

slammed shut in front of the

looked at the tightly closed

He glanced at the

a call from the Hale family the

marriage between her and Leo, trying to be subtle as

the Hale family and straightforwardly stated, “Ramona, Leo

them Dad and Mum. If it weren’t for the alliance with the Palmer family and the reputation of both families, Madison might have been

even if she hadn’t been kicked out then, her life during those years had not

had already signed the divorce agreement, Ramona’s tone, which had been cautiously polite, changed instantly. Ramona became arrogant and contemptuous and spoke as though she was generous, doing Madison a favor. “It’s

her gaze, concealing the coldness in her eyes. She

giving the order, Ramona should have hung up as

and with a hint of warning, “Edgar was confused in the past and made a mistake by insisting you and Leo be together. But now, aren’t we back on the right track? Madison, don’t be upset over this. Your status is low, and you aren’t compatible with the Palmer family. If it weren’t for your fortunate adoption by our family for a few years, you probably wouldn’t have had the

and Ramona also used their raising her as a means of manipulating her. However, back then, Madison was just a baby. If it weren’t for the earthquake and being mistakenly carried off by a nurse at the hospital, she would have been the pampered

understand,” Madison responded calmly as she finished

of hers in the villa. She entered this place with a single suitcase and would leave

and hung

a

He directly called Madison. Two succinct

Chapter 3 The Front Passenger’s Seat

deliberately dragged

until Leo’s second call that she came out of

his slightly frowned brows eased somewhat. He turned and adjusted the gift box on

rear door of the car and got in, she explained, “Sorry for keeping you waiting. I took

hands on the steering wheel tightened. “Are you going to the party dressed like this?” he

bewildered noise. She lowered her head to look at her outfit. She asked, “Is there something wrong with this? It

box on the front

a luxury fashion label. Even the packaging was elaborate. Madison immediately

a show of hesitation, she put the gift box back. “It’s a gift for Sally. If I wear it, it would

fingers were tapping on the steering wheel. At her words, his movement paused. “We haven’t announced the divorce yet. Do you intend to disgrace the Palmer family by showing

“But…” Madison began.

prepared for Sally. This is a gift from the brand, and I forgot it in the car,” Leo

but to take the gift box

of her skin. The skirt shimmered under the light as

clearly indicated that the dress was not her size,

the rear car door, she suddenly found that

came from inside the

eyebrows. “Isn’t that

seat was reserved for one’s girlfriend. If there was no girlfriend, it was for someone with a

“So, treating me as a driver is

not what I meant,” she said

make it clear

She won’t mind such trivial matters. Get in the car.

it. “Then I won’t go. I don’t think Sally would want to see me

about to leave. The car honked at her, followed by

rear

slid into the car while holding her dress. Since the size wasn’t right and the dress’s design was elaborate, tidying up took her a

car and drove, “Is the dress not

use some pins to fix it

the car

wearing a seatbelt in the back seat, and her head bumped directly into the

to kill me, he shouldn’t resort to this!’ Madison

the seatbelt and fastened it. She glanced at the scenery outside the car

she occupied the position of his wife, and everyone knew she liked Leo. Under those circumstances, killing her to make way for Sally would be more convenient. Now that Madison had signed the divorce

to resolve the divorce as soon

Has our divorce been finalized?” she asked

Chapter 4 Adopted Daughter

increased, and Leo’s voice seemed to be distorted by the noisy wind outside.

Madison thought. ‘It’s not like I am

shook her head, looking serious. “It should be

lifted slightly, and the car speed gradually

She did

already signed the divorce papers. Tonight, she would settle things with the Hale family. After that, she would have no

car stopped

Hale family’s status in high society gradually became more prominent. Many people fawned over and flattered them. By this moment, the luxury cars of the visiting guests had almost occupied all available parking

looked up, Leo, who was dressed in a suit, was already walking toward the lawn where the party was

cast their eyes in

Gifts piled up high next to the five-layer cake. Under the lights and everyone’s gaze, Leo

was like a scene from a romantic film that

now would seem very indiscreet. Thus, Madison, who was following Leo,

could disappear into the crowd, Leo suddenly stopped walking

pause at the most exciting part,

He looked at Madison, who was standing in front of the crowd. His eyebrows furrowed.

guests turned to Madison at once. Murmurs

looks familiar, but I feel

the Hale family mistakenly carried home from the hospital after being abandoned by her biological parents. She’s the one the Hale family kindly raised as Sally’s real sister. But

her face back here? If I were her, I would have jumped off a building already. I would have been too embarrassed to live. How

spoke one after another. The looks they cast

but Madison, who was close, heard them clear

stood calmly there as though she couldn’t hear those unpleasant things said about her and did not walk

stood up when Leo spoke. She walked gracefully

the country without informing her adoptive parents. How impolite and uncultivated!’ In everyone’s minds, Madison’s image went down another

a call with Ramona this morning. Maybe she was afraid you wouldn’t be happy, so she didn’t tell

to her adoptive parents. Instead of calling them Mom and Dad as she used to, she now referred to

I have a companion and

expression, Madison took a small gift box

a gift for me. Thank you, Madison!” Sally took it, joyfully hugging

Madison froze entirely.

Chapter 5 The Ill-Fitting Gown

and was about to push away Sally, Sally suddenly had a slight

“Madison, is this dress a bit loose? It looks kind

attending an evening party meant

displays meant to show

edition haute couture from which brand and which set of jewelry belonged to which designer. If someone wore an outdated dress, they would be immediately ostracized, not to

obviously categorized as embarrassing and

them started

a fitting dress. How could she

a decent dress to wear. Look at her hairstyle. It’s so old-fashioned. No wonder Mr. Palmer doesn’t like her! I

the others were saying, Sally complained to

watched

explain. “I didn’t have time to ask for Madison’s measurements. I thought both of you had similar figures, so I had the designer tailor it according to your size. I didn’t expect it to be ill-fitting.

The gossiping abruptly stopped.

couldn’t maintain her

the mocking gazes from the people around her, as if they were saying she was fatter

the matter of the dress. Sally had set her eyes on it when Sprince’s spring-summer collection was released. It had not been available for sale yet and could only be

was the

unexpectedly, Leo not only gave the dress to Madison

complained to Leo, “I see. You should be more attentive

his gaze and looked at Madison. He gave

had several dresses sent over by Leo this time, with different sizes. If you

intended

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