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.

a part of them wished it would never end. But eventually, James’s car came to a halt outside the Civil

to register a marriage today – but there were several couples lining up

silently wished

ten minutes passed like

their marriage certificate was replaced

It was light.

1/3

felt like the

hand, it felt

almost

in his eyes

–

pain so raw, it shattered

a long time before he managed to speak, his voice flat and distant. “Lily, are you going back

“No need.”

divorced, she didn’t

on

return to the Luke family estate to pack a few

night that Jackson was recovering well and would be discharged in a few

heir of the Scott family. She thought he was just an ordinary student, struggling to

apart, they had finally found each other again.

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

final farewell. She didn’t want to turn it into something

to leave him some money – enough to

that quiet, remote town, she’d let him

meet

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

“I’ll take you.”

that after their divorce, she’d run straight to the marriage bureau

imagined she’d

stifling. She needed some space before coming back