Awakened Housewife Ignore Betrayer's Begs (Scarlett) novel Chapter 432

Chapter 432 The Final Week’s Bargain

Chapter 432 The Final Week’s Bargain

At the same time, he slowly took a cigarette from his pocket.

He lit it and deliberately blew a cloud of smoke toward Scarlett’s face.

The smoke hit her, and she coughed instinctively, her eyes stinging.

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Seeing her frown, Vincent finally spoke, his voice rough. “So you’re really set on going through with the divorce?”

Scarlett gave a slow nod. “Yes, I am.”

Compared to the raw emotion she’d shown before, she seemed calmer now-almost detached.

But hearing him ask whether she was sure still left her feeling strangely hollow.

There was a time when he wouldn’t have bothered to ask at all.

Vincent watched her, taking in her resolved expression, and felt a sharp, sudden ache in his chest.

After a long pause, he said quietly, “There’s only one week left until the waiting period is over. If you agree to one thing during these last few days, we can end this civilly.”

He sounded so serious that Scarlett immediately thought of what he’d hinted at before-about being together “one last time”.

Even though she suspected that was what he meant, she made herself ask, “What is it?”

The cigarette was still burning. Seeing Scarlett’s eyes begin to water from the smoke, Vincent dropped it to the pavement and crushed it under his shoe.

Then he stepped closer to her. “Let’s live together like we used to-just for a little while.”

As soon as the words were out, Scarlett wanted to refuse.

But before she could, Vincent added, “I won’t treat you the way I did before. I’ll act like a real husband-the way a normal couple would. When the week is up, if you still want the divorce, we’ll go through with it. No more games.”

Scarlett looked at him with a faint, bitter smile. “And why should I believe you?”

“The paperwork is already filed,” Vincent replied evenly. “What reason would I have to stall

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now?”

Scarlett fell silent, considering.

Seeing her hesitate, he went on, his tone softening yet carrying an edge. “But you should keep in mind—even with the papers in motion, if one party refuses to cooperate, things can still get complicated.”

He was smiling, but the threat beneath his words was clear.

Scarlett stared at him, hurt and confusion mixing in her eyes. “Does it really have to be like this?”

Vincent turned away briefly, shutting his eyes as if steadying himself. When he looked back, his expression was firm. “Like I said-agree to this one request, and when the time comes, we part ways cleanly.”

Scarlett’s face paled. The resentment inside her seemed to deepen with every

Why did he always have to push things this way? Why couldn’t he just let go?

But this was Vincent. Once he set his mind on something, he rarely let it go.

word.

A cold, quiet laugh escaped her. “I’ll need more than your word. We put it in writing.”

“Fine,” Vincent agreed without hesitation.

His quick compliance only made the situation feel more absurd to her.

She didn’t answer as he continued, “Then starting now, you stay with me. You move back into the house at Ravenshade Villa. We share a room, and—”

Scarlett cut him off, her voice tight. “Vincent, anything but that. If you force that, you might as well just kill me.”

There was a desperate, almost reckless edge to her tone.

Vincent paused. He remembered how, not so long ago, she had wanted nothing more than that very thing—and now she couldn’t even stand the thought of it.

She used to plead with him to be close.

In the end, he didn’t press further. He simply gave a low “Alright,” accepting her condition.

As Vincent turned and headed toward the car, Scarlett followed silently behind.

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Each step felt heavy, as though she were walking through wet sand, but she had no choice.

At this point, she didn’t dare-and didn’t have the strength-to fight him directly.

All she wanted was a clean break from this marriage in name only.

A clean ending, so she wouldn’t drag her family or anyone else into the mess.

With that thought, she clenched her jaw and quickened her steps.

Just one week. She could get through it-and then it would finally be over.

Once inside the car, Scarlett slid into the back seat. Vanessa was already seated on the far side.

They kept their distance, the space between them feeling more like a canyon than a car seat.

The interior was quiet, heavy with unspoken words.

From the rearview mirror, Vincent occasionally glanced at his wife and daughter in the back- sitting like strangers, each lost in their own world.

Scarlett turned to look out the window, watching the streetlights blur past in streaks of gold. But her mind was somewhere else entirely, far beyond the glass and the moving night outside.

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