The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

hapter 377 Divorce Papers and Quiet Goodbyes

James’s eyes were red, but not because he cared about the money or the assets.

He loved her. He could give her everything he had without blinking.

What gutted him was knowing that after today, their marriage certificate would become a divorce decree. Lily would no longer be his wife. That thought cut deeper than any blade.

Lily’s own sorrow had lodged in her chest like a stone.

She took several deep breaths to steady her voice before she finally spoke. “James, I’ve signed. Let’s… let’s go get the divorce certificate.”

“Alright.”

James said nothing else. He took the signed documents and walked out of her room without looking back.

Watching the cold, distant line of his back, Lily felt her tears slip free again.

Terrified he might turn around and see them, she quickly turned her face and wiped them away.

She kept reminding herself – she’d just finalized a divorce and walked away with wealth most people couldn’t earn in a hundred lifetimes. What was there to be upset about?

What was she hoping for?

He wanted the divorce. He wanted it quickly. She should be doing everything she could to make it easier for him.

Worried about keeping him waiting, she forced her emotions down, grabbed her documents, and hurried

out.

James drove. Lily instinctively sat in the backseat.

Neither of them spoke on the way.

The road felt long, but also too short.

end. But eventually, James’s car came

come to register a marriage today –

in line, Lily silently wished time would

minutes passed like

the clerk, their marriage certificate was replaced

It was light.

1/3

light, it felt like the slightest breeze could carry it

James’s hand,

He almost dropped

in his eyes gave

–

shattered whatever composure he had

long time before he managed to speak, his voice flat and distant.

“No need.”

she didn’t feel right accepting his

she didn’t plan on

to return to the Luke family estate to pack a few things, and then

told her last night that Jackson was recovering well and

that Jackson was the youngest heir of the Scott family. She thought he was just an

apart, they had finally

if she said goodbye to him face–to–face, they’d

She didn’t want to

she planned to leave him some money – enough to finish school

town, she’d let him know she’d left

meet again

stop by the Luke house first and pack a few things. I’ve decided to go on a

“I’ll take you.”

to the marriage bureau with

she’d

maybe their marriage had been too stifling. She needed some space before coming back to Jackson and starting