Awakening Love Reborn to Be His Duchess (Elowen Hale) novel Chapter 302

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Chapter 302 The Final Break

It sounded as if Elspeth were announcing something perfectly ordinary.

Fimshed

“Well, it’s pretty simple. Let’s settle this right here at Duskmoor Manor. We sign the separation papers, and after that we each go our own way. Maybe we’ll both be happier once everything is

over.”

The moment she finished speaking, her matron stepped forward and carefully produced two neatly copied separation papers.

Only then did Elowen realize what had been happening.

For the past few days, Elspeth had seemed relaxed and cheerful, almost unusually so. But while everyone else thought she was simply enjoying her stay, she had quietly made a decision that would change everything.

She had even prepared the separation papers ahead of time.

And Elowen had not noticed a thing.

Alistair stared at the thin sheets of paper. He stood there motionless, unable to take a step forward.

After a long moment, he lifted his head and looked at Elspeth. Desperation roughened his voice.

“Elspeth… can’t we talk this through? Please don’t end things like this. If you’re angry, yell at me, hit me if you want, just don’t walk away like this.”

He was a tall man with a solid build, but at that moment his eyes were bloodshot, the rims dark with strain.

Elspeth’s voice was cold.

“I’m not about to slap you, Alistair. That would only make me look like some hysterical shrew. Every time you pushed me until I lost my temper, somehow I ended up looking like the crazy one. I was the one people said had a bad temper. I was the violent one. I’m done letting that happen.”

“But-”

He tried to say more, but Elspeth cut him off immediately.

“Just sign it. Alistair, don’t make me lose the last bit of respect I still have left for you.”

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His jaw tightened and he stepped back.

Finished

“No. I’m not signing it. Elspeth, just take a few days to calm down. I’ll sort everything out, and then I’ll come get you myself.”

His last words came out through clenched teeth and carried the faint edge of a warning.

He gave Elowen a brief nod of courtesy before turning and walking out. Elspeth glared at his retreating back, her whole body shaking with anger.

“Pathetic. Is that really what a man is supposed to be?”

Alistair paused briefly at the far end of the hall, but he did not turn around. A moment later he disappeared from sight, with Lydia hurrying after him.

On the carriage ride back, Lydia shifted closer to Alistair and carefully studied his face.

She hesitated for a moment before speaking.

“Alistair,” she said gently, “she made herself pretty clear today. Why won’t you sign the separation papers? Honestly, it might be better for both of you. Sometimes letting go is the only way to move on.”

Alistair looked exhausted.

“We’ve been married for decades, Lydia. I can’t just throw the marriage away like it means nothing. We have two sons who are already grown and living their own lives. If we separate now, what do you think people will say? What kind of man will they think I am?”

For just a moment, something sharp flickered in Lydia’s eyes, a trace of resentment and jealousy that vanished almost immediately.

“I know this must be difficult for you,” she said softly. “But your wife seemed completely determined today. I doubt she’ll change her mind. If she really means it… does that mean it’s over between you two?”

Alistair let out a long sigh.

“I don’t know. She’s always been stubborn. Once she decides something, she rarely changes her mind. If she’s truly made up her mind… what could I possibly do to stop her?”

He could not continue speaking. He closed his eyes and turned his face away.

Lydia watched him quietly, her mind racing. She muttered under her breath.

“As long as she doesn’t walk away with the fortune…”

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Alistair did not catch what she said. He raised his tired, bloodshot eyes.

“What did you say?”

She immediately smiled, looking every bit like a caring cousin.

Finished

“Nothing important. I just mean that after so many years together, of course you still care about her. Let’s go back and talk it through carefully. Maybe we can figure out a way to win her back. She might still change her mind.”

Alistair looked completely drained.

He simply murmured, “Mm,” then leaned his head against the carriage wall and stayed silent.

Back at the manor, Alistair made up his mind to find another place for Lydia and her daughter to live.

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