Love You Enough to Leave You novel Chapter 290

Chapter 290 The Divorce

Standing just outside the Civil Affairs Bureau, Amelia stared blankly at the divorce certificate in her hand. To her, the piece of paper seemed somewhat dreadful, for some reason.

When Oscar reached out to stroke her hair, Amelia lifted her head and gazed at the man with her sad eyes. At that moment, it was clear to her that Oscar had officially become her ex-husband.

“What are you thinking about?” Troubled by Amelia’s sorrowful look, Oscar wanted to cradle her cheek, but she quickly evaded his hand.

“Oscar, now that we’re officially divorced, I wish you all the best in marrying Ms. Yard. However, I don’t think it’s necessary for me to attend your wedding,” stated Amelia before forcing a smile at Oscar.

“No matter what, you’ll always be my wife!” promised Oscar with sheer determination in his eyes.

In response to that, Amelia said nothing but smiled wryly. Since their marriage had already ended, she could only assume that Oscar was kidding.

“I’ve already asked Kurt to send my things over to Tiffany’s place. I’ll be staying with her tonight, and hopefully, I can get myself a new place tomorrow.” Amelia quickly changed the subject while avoiding Oscar’s deep gaze as if it was a black hole ready to suck her in.

Still, the man continued fixing his gaze on her. “I’ve already transferred the city apartment to your name, so you can move there anytime if you don’t feel like staying at the villa. I’m sure you’ll feel right at home.”

“Sure.” Amelia was slightly stunned but still refused to look at her ex-husband. The two lived together at the apartment for five years, so naturally, every inch of the place would remind her of Oscar. Although Amelia was unsure if she would ever have the chance to return there, it would always have a special place in her heart.

“Promise that you’ll call me if you ever need anything, okay?” Seemingly in a good mood, Oscar gave his ex-wife a half-smile.

When Amelia saw Oscar’s nonchalant demeanor, she could not help but wonder if the man was even slightly troubled by their divorce. Has he been looking forward to this day? We just lost our marriage, so why doesn’t he look sad at all?

As much as Amelia wanted to question Oscar, she knew well that it was pointless to do so.

“I have to go now. Tiff is probably waiting for me.”

“I can give you a ride,” offered Oscar casually with his hands in the pockets.

“You don’t have to do that. I can get there just fine on my own.” Amelia waved her hand and refused the offer, for deep down, she knew that it was best to avoid further contact with Oscar. If she allowed the man to care for her in any way, she feared that she would fall for him once again.

“I insist. Come on, get in the car.” Oscar showed no sign of backing down, however.

After taking two steps back, Amelia looked intently at her ex-husband as if her eyes could beg him to let her go. “Oscar, we are divorced!”

In response to that, Oscar only raised a brow. The look on his face seemed like it was saying, “Yeah, I know we’re divorced, but so what?”

“Please just forget about me, Oscar! I’m begging you! We’re divorced now, so you don’t owe me anything. Do you understand that? Stop caring for me like that! You’re only making this harder for me. Please! Don’t give me hope,” pleaded Amelia half-cryingly with the certificate still in her hand.

“But I want you to have hope for us. Think of it as a short getaway. We’ll be back together in no time. You’ll see,” promised Oscar after stepping forward to hold his ex-wife tightly by the hand.

Amelia was nothing but dumbfounded when she heard the man’s seemingly ridiculous words. She could not believe how her ex-husband acted as if nothing had happened when they had both signed the papers for divorce.

Convinced that Oscar did not love her as much as she thought, Amelia shook her head in disappointment. Maybe it was all just in my head; Maybe I never really mattered to him. He would never have just let me go like that if he genuinely cared about me. I suppose that can be a good thing. It’s a relief to know that he can move on just fine without me. Now I can leave this city without any worries.

Still and all, Amelia insisted on getting her own ride. “I’m leaving.”

“Get in now, or I’ll be forced to carry you in.”

Like an arguing couple, the two then had a staring contest before Amelia finally gave in.

Seeing his ex-wife making her way into the car, Oscar smirked while he got into the driver’s seat.

As usual, Oscar fastened Amelia’s seatbelt for her before running his fingers over her cheek. “Sit tight.”

Touching her caressed cheek, Amelia could not help being stupefied by Oscar’s gentle gesture. The fact that her ex-husband treated her like always made her feel like the divorce certificate she just got was nothing but a big fat joke. Actually, they did not even have to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to sign the papers, for the attorneys could have taken care of everything. Oscar was only there because Amelia asked him to go with her.

“Since you’ve already signed the papers, two suburban villas and several apartments will be transferred to your name. The profits from the stocks will also be credited to your account regularly. Even if you decided that you don’t want to work anymore, you shouldn’t have any financial problem taking care of yourself or Tony,” reminded Oscar with his eyes on the road.

To that, Amelia opened her mouth, but not a word came out of it. She wanted to tell Oscar that he did not have to do all that because she planned on closing all her accounts before leaving the city. In order to cut all ties with the Clintons, Amelia was ready to disappear.

However, she just could not bring herself to tell Oscar that it was over for them and that they were nobody to each other.