At exactly 9am the next day, Tobias was standing in front of the civil court, ready and willing to sign those divorce papers.
The divorce was set to take place at the same courtroom he and Amara had their wedding in. It was ironic how things ended up this way.
As he stood in front of the large doors that led into the courtroom, Tobias had no expression on his face. He had made sure to put on his cold and emotionless mask before heading out and now, he wasn't going to remove it unless he was absolutely alone.
Without hesitating, he opened the door and walked in, not surprised at the sight that greeted him.
Sitting at the center of the court room, looking prim and proper, was his wife, or rather soon to be ex-wife, Amara. And beside her was the one person he had developed a hatred for overnight. Lorenzo.
Lorenzo was dressed in a suit and looked every bit a gentleman that he claimed to be, with a charming smile and a hand on top of Amara's as if he was trying to comfort her.
The sight alone was enough to make Tobias's blood boil, and he had to use every bit of willpower in him not to go up there and punch the man.
“Both parties are officially present, shall we now begin the signing process?” The judge announced and just like that, everyone snapped out of their own little worlds and turned to face him.
Amara didn’t bother looking in Tobias’s direction as she nodded. “Yes,”
“Alright,” the judge began, pulling out the files. “Since both parties have agreed to divorce, all that’s left is the signing. Please come forward and put your official signatures down.”
Both Amara and Tobias stood up and in seconds, they both stood in front of the divorce papers, pens held in between their fingers and ready to be used.
Amara didn’t hesitate to sign the Papers. Tobias was a bit slower. If he was hesitating, it didn’t show in his expression. His eyes were cold and unfeeling, and he had no emotions on his face whatsoever.
But despite that, it took him a minute to sign the divorce papers, a minute he used to stare at his signature as if he was hoping something would happen.
He knew nothing was going to happen, but still, he wanted to hold onto a whatever little and vague hope that danced around his mind for some reason. However, his little hope was dashed the moment the judge spoke.
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