Divorce and Freedom No More Homemaker for Him novel Chapter 367

Chapter 367 Divorce is Divorce

Chapter 367 Divorce is Divorce

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Martin gave Eric a cold look. Eric froze at once and dared not say another word. He then looked at Ayla. His daughter-in-law didn’t seem to care about what he had said. Her presence was steady and strong.

It was the first time Eric realized how formidable she was. He backed off at once, avoiding the eyes of his wife and daughter.

Ayla had planned to talk about the divorce only after Martin arrived. She had argued with Carmen earlier, but Martin had clearly taken her side. She needed to explain herself.

She nodded to Martin first, then spoke calmly. “I came late today, but I’d told Martin beforehand, and I do care about his birthday. I’ll say it again—I didn’t come here to start a fight. But things blew up, and that’s not just on me. Bria accused me without knowing the facts. Carmen humiliated me in front of everyone. Troy stood there and did nothing. He even took their side. I won’t accept that, so of course I spoke up.”

She turned to Eric and asked, “Mr. Winston, you expect me to swallow all of this and stay quiet. I have to ask, why? Let’s put aside the fact that I once saved Martin’s life. I am his lifesaver. But all you see is that my background is not as good as yours. If that’s not cruel, what is? No gratitude at all. That kind of family value is already broken.”

“And because of your family background, you’ve always looked down on me. I asked Martin today, and no one forced Troy to marry me. He chose this on his own. If it was his choice, then marriage is something both people agree to. So why should I have to take bullying from your whole family? Isn’t that just using power to push people around? And you call that good family values?

“I stood here and took your insults in public. And all of you stayed silent, watched me suffer. or even agreed with them. Is that proper family values?”

After those sharp questions, no one dared speak

Eric’s face turned pale. He had tried to lecture her, but Ayla had pushed back point by point. And worse, he knew she was right.

Ayla looked around the room. Then she glanced at Troy. She had seen the anger in his eyes. She knew him too well. He always felt wronged he gave even a little and didn’t get what he wanted back. He couldn’t stand it. He could not and being exposed.

She let out a short, cold laugh and took a document from her pocket. A divorce certificate.

Troy’s pupils shrank. “Ayla!”

She ignored him, holding the paper up for everyone to see, and said clearly, “I came today to

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tell you all one thing. Troy and I got divorced a month ago.

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“The reason for a divorce is between the two people involved, but after it was finalized, I did inform my family and friends. As for this family that was Troy’s responsibility. But he hid it from you. Not only that, over the past month, he has kept harassing me.”

She paused, making sure every word landed. “To avoid any future misunderstanding, I have to say this clearly in front of all of you. I have nothing to do with Troy anymore. I have no intention of getting back together. And I will never turn things back.

“For the past three years, Troy and I were husband and wife. That was my choice. I’d accepted everything that came with it, so I won’t bring up the past again. But now, whatever bond we had is gone. From today on, we go our separate ways.”

Ayla looked at Troy’s pale, frozen face, and felt nothing. The love she once had for him had already faded, piece by piece, every time he turned away and left her behind.

From now on, she only wanted to move forward.

“This could have been handled calmly,” she said. “But you refused. You kept ignoring what I wanted and wouldn’t stop bothering me. I did this today so everyone would know what really happened. If you still care about your dignity, then control yourself. Divorced means divorced.”

Her voice stayed steady. “Martin is here,” she continued. “Troy, make a promise to Martin.”

Now that everyone knew the truth, Troy would have to think twice before continuing to harass her. Public pressure mattered.

It was no longer a divorce that no one knew about. No more fake apologies where she was the only witness. No more protecting his pride while she took all the damage.

Troy froze completely.

Ever since Ayla had taken out the divorce certificate, he hadn’t reacted much. He stared at the paper in her hand as if it were the most hateful thing in the world.

One sentence echoed in his mind over and over Divorced means divorced.

So this was her real reason for coming so late. She had never planned to reconcile. She chose Martin’s birthday, when all the relatives were present, to announce the divorce in person. Every word she said was meant to cut ties with him completely.

Was Ayla trying to humiliate him?

She knew how much he cared about his image. How could she do this?

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Did she really hate him that much?

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Lately, Troy had often remembered how kind Ayla used to be to him. The woman standing here now felt cold, distant, and final. She was nothing like the Ayla who once loved him.

Did she ever truly love him at all?

Bria was stunned once again.

Ayla wasn’t holding back anymore. She was tearing everything open.

That morning, Bria had heard Ayla would come later and thought she might still be reluctant to let Troy go. But now, every sentence Ayla spoke felt like a sharp slap across Troy’s face.

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