Love You Like I Used To Forget It (Millie Bridge) novel Chapter 204

Chapter 204

Moving on, Mark requested the judge to grant me the divorce on the grounds that my marriage with Irvin was *beyond repair.

Of course, Irvin strongly opposed this. He insisted that our marriage was fine and that we just had a misunderstanding.

He claimed that I was the only family he had left in this world. He then insisted that he loved only me and that he couldn’t be without me, not even in death.

I scoffed loudly at the absurdity of it.

Just a few days ago, he had scolded me over Julianne. Then, he had frantically carried her away. So how could he say with such confidence that I was the only one he had and loved? I really couldn’t understand his thoughts..

Also, what did he mean when he said he didn’t have any family? He constantly brought up how Julianne was like a siste to him. Putting that aside, she technically was his stepmother now, and a stepmother was still family!

Irvin looked at me when he heard me scoff.

His eyes were filled with deep affection as he exclaimed, “I know I’m in the wrong for everything I’ve done to you. And I know I treated you poorly because I’ve misjudged you before. But I swear I won’t do that ever again. So please, just give me another chance! Just one!”

Irvin was exceptionally good–looking, and his eyes were especially mesmerizing. With just one look, they could draw people in. On top of that, he had been so committed to his martyr act these past few days that he looked especially worn down.

Everyone couldn’t help feeling sympathy for him when they saw him.

Divorce judges tended to favor reconciliation. And, of course, Irvin had sounded heartfelt and regretful. He also sounded as though he genuinely wanted to salvage his marriage, which was technically true.

Seeing this, Judge Trudy suggested we try mediation outside of court, and the jury agreed as well.

One of them even said, “Not all couples are a match made in heaven, so most marriages need a lot of commitment and effort to work. You shouldn’t be so quick to get a divorce.”

“That’s right,” another chimed in. “And while beauty is only skin deep, at the end of the day, it is still advantageous to be born with good looks. So, you should also consider yourself lucky that you’re married to someone blessed with them.”

I didn’t say anything in response. Instead, I left it to Mark to present the evidence of our broken marriage.

The first piece was of Irvin and Julianne’s relationship after she returned from abroad. Photos illustrated how Irvin openly pampered her. It was also shown how they did things that should be exclusively reserved between lovers while under the guise of being “siblings“.

Irvin felt guilty when he saw the photos. Despite this, he still tried to defend himself.

“Babe, please. I had done all those things while under the impression that you had drugged Lianne. I know I was foolish, and I swear I will never do that again. I also know you’re upset and want to punish, and I’ll take whatever punishment you see fit. Just please, don’t divorce me, okay?”

He believed his relationship with Julianne was purely platonic. He also felt there could never be anything more between them other than sibling affection. Hence, regardless of how intimate they were, he merely thought he

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was spending money on her.

Irvin also knew he was foolish and was at fault. That being said, he felt he didn’t deserve such a drastic “consequence, especially when he planned on spending the rest of his life making it up to me.

+25 BONUS

Everyone present shared the same sentiment as him. They felt this alone wasn’t a good enough reason for a divorce.

Members of the jury were about to speak up when the next piece of evidence was presented. It was from the time I had been kidnapped and subsequently pushed off a cliff.

Up first were photos of the police recovering me from the water.

Next, Mark played a recording. It was of the urgent call the hospital had made to Irvin. Everyone present heard how he coldly said he didn’t have time to come and sign my treatment consent forms.

Lastly, pictures of the state I had been in and the injuries I had sustained post–fall were shown. Various medical devices and tubes were attached to my body.

When I saw the pictures, I involuntarily began trembling. It was as though I had been instantly transported back to that moment. Everything I had felt then came back in a rush–the excruciating pain, the helplessness…

I didn’t even realize my tears were flowing uncontrollably.